Browser-based email system with user interface for audio/video capture

In a browser-based email system, a met hod for capturing audio or video data for inclusion in an email message comprising:

• presenting a first user interface for entering an email message;
• presenting a second user interface having at least one control that enables recordation of the audio or video data and inclusion of the audio or video data in the email message;
• upon actuation of the control in the second user interface, submitting a request to a host mail server for a page that contains the email message with the audio or video data included the re in;
• and
• receiving a response from the host mail server, the response specifying the page that contains the email message with the audio or video data included therein.

In a browser-based email system, a method for capturing audio or video data for inclusion in an email message comprising:

• presenting a first user interface for entering an email message;
• presenting a second user interface having at least one control that enables recordation of the audio or video data and inclusion of the audio or video data in the email message;
• upon actuation of the control in the second user interface, submitting a request to a host mail server for a page that contains the email message with the audio or video data included therein;
• and
• receiving a response from the host mail server, the response specifying the page that contains the email message with a token included therein in lieu of the audio or video data.

One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a computing system to:

• present a first user interface for entering an email message;
• present a second user interface having at least one control that enables recordation of audio or video data and inclusion of the audio or video data in the email message;
• and
• upon actuation of the control in the second user interface, submit a request to a host mail server to receive a page that contains the email message with the audio or video data included therein.

One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a computing system to:

• present a first user interface for entering an email message;
• present a second user interface having at least one control that enables recordation of audio or video data and inclusion of the audio or video data in the email message;
• upon actuation of the control in the second user interface, submit a request to a host mail server for a page that contains the email message with the audio or video data included therein;
• and
• receive a response from the host mail server, the response specifying the page that contains the email message with the audio or video data included therein.

One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a computing system to:

• present a first user interface for entering an email message;
• present a second user interface having at least one control that enables recordation of audio or video data and inclusion of the audio or video data in the email message;
• upon actuation of the control in the second user interface, submit a request to a host mail server for a page that contains the email message with the audio or video data included therein;
• and
• receive a response from the host mail server, the response specifying the page that contains the email message with a token included therein in lieu of the audio or video data.

A thin client comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• a data input to receive a data stream;
• a browser program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the browser rendering pages written in a markup language to present a first user interface for reading and writing email messages;
• a second user interface stored in the memory and executable on the processor to enable capture of the data stream received at the data input for inclusion in an email message;
• and
• wherein upon a user command to add the data stream to the email message, the browser submits a request to a host mail server to receive a page that contains the email message with the data stream included therein.

A thin client comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• a data input to receive a data stream;
• a browser program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the browser rendering pages written in a markup language to present a first user interface for reading and writing email messages;
• a second user interface stored in the memory and executable on the processor to enable capture of the data stream received at the data input for inclusion in an email message;
• wherein upon a user command to add the data stream to the email message, the browser submits a request to a host mail server for a page that contains the email message with the data stream included therein;
• and
• wherein the browser receives a response specifying the page that contains the email message with the data stream included therein.

A thin client comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• a data input to receive a data stream;
• a browser program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the browser rendering pages written in a markup language to present a first user interface for reading and writing email messages;
• a second user interface stored in the memory and executable on the processor to enable capture of the data stream received at the data input for inclusion in an email message;
• wherein upon a user command to add the data stream to the email message, the browser submits a request to a host mail server for a page that contains the email message with the data stream included therein;
• and
• wherein the browser receives a response specifying the page that contains the email message with the token included therein.

In a browser-based email system, a method for capturing audio data for inclusion in an email message comprising:

• presenting a first user interface for entering an email message;
• presenting a second user interface having at least one control that enables recordation of the audio data and inclusion of the audio data in the email message;
• upon actuation of the control in the second user interface, submitting a request to a host mail server for a page that contains the email message with the audio data included therein;
• and
• receiving a response from the host mail server, the response specifying the page that contains the email message with the audio data included therein.

In a browser-based email system, a method for capturing video data for inclusion in an email message comprising:

• presenting a first user interface for entering an email message;
• presenting a second user interface having at least one control that enables recordation of the video data and inclusion of the video data in the email message;
• upon actuation of the control in the second user interface, submitting a request to a host mail server for a page that contains the email message with the video data included therein;
• and
• receiving a response from the host mail server, the response specifying the page that contains the email message with the video data included therein.

One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a computing system to:

• present a first user interface for entering an email message;
• present a second user interface having at least one control that enables recordation of audio data and inclusion of the audio data in the email message;
• upon actuation of the control in the second user interface, submit a request to a host mail server for a page that contains the email message with the audio data included therein;
• and
• receive a response from the host mail server, the response specifying the page that contains the email message with a token included therein in lieu of the audio data.

One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a computing system to:

• present a first user interface for entering an email message;
• present a second user interface having at least one control that enables recordation of video data and inclusion of the video data in the email message;
• upon actuation of the control in the second user interface, submit a request to a host mail server for a page that contains the email message with the video data included therein;
• and
• receive a response from the host mail server, the response specifying the page that contains the email message with a token included therein in lieu of the video data.