METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING A SELECTION STATUS FOR CONTACTS CONTAINED IN AN ELECTRONIC ADDRESS BOOK
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a selection status for contacts, said method comprising:
- generating a status indicator with respect to at least one contact item associated with an electronic address book, in order to indicate an action applicable to at least one contact item; and
graphically displaying said status indicator with respect to a selection status of said contact item and in association with said at least one contact item, wherein said status indicator indicates an identification of said selection status of at least one intended e-mail recipient.
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Abstract
A method and system for configuring a selection status with respect to one or more contact items in an e-mail address book is disclosed. The e-mail address book related to an e-mail editor includes the contact items from which a list of intended e-mail recipients can be selected for e-mailing via a number of actions (e.g., “To:”, “Cc:”, or “Bcc:”). A status indicator can be utilized to indicate actions applicable to each of the contact items in a current work flow. The status indicator can be displayed alongside each contact item from the address book that permits a user to easily identify the selection status related to the contact items at a glance when scrolling through the list of intended recipients.
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1. A method for configuring a selection status for contacts, said method comprising:
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generating a status indicator with respect to at least one contact item associated with an electronic address book, in order to indicate an action applicable to at least one contact item; and graphically displaying said status indicator with respect to a selection status of said contact item and in association with said at least one contact item, wherein said status indicator indicates an identification of said selection status of at least one intended e-mail recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for configuring a selection status for contacts, said system comprising:
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a processor; a data bus coupled to said processor; and a computer-usable medium embodying computer code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for; generating a status indicator with respect to at least one contact item associated with an electronic address book, in order to indicate an action applicable to at least one contact item; and graphically displaying said status indicator with respect to a selection status of said contact item and in association with said at least one contact item, wherein said status indicator indicates an identification of said selection status of at least one intended e-mail recipient. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer usable medium for configuring a selection status for contacts, said computer usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
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generating a status indicator with respect to at least one contact item associated with an electronic address book in order to indicate an action applicable to at least one contact item; and graphically displaying said status indicator with respect to a selection status of said contact item and in association with said at least one contact item, wherein said status indicator indicates an identification of said selection status of at least one intended e-mail recipient. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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