Method and device for removing junk e-mail messages
OwnerStephen Y. Panginventor
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Abstract
A novel method for replying to unsolicited e-mail communication such as SPAM or the like. The method includes a variety of steps such as displaying an remove icon on a display, and receiving a selection of the remove icon from a user in response to the unsolicited e-mail communication. The method also includes creating an e-mail communication having a remove message, in response to the selection of the remove icon, the e-mail communication addressed to a reply e-mail address specified by the unsolicited e-mail communication. A step of sending the e-mail communication to the reply e-mail address also is included. These and possibly other steps can permanently remove a portion of unsolicited e-mail in an easy and cost effective manner.
Claims27
A method for automatically replying to and removing an unsolicited e-mail communication from a plurality of unsolicited e-mail communications comprises:
- displaying a graphical remove icon button on a display, the graphical remove icon button being a portion of a graphical user interface coupled to a browsing device;
- receiving a selection of the graphical remove icon button on the display from a user in response to the unsolicited e-mail communication;
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- in a response to the selection of the graphical remove icon button performing steps of automatically creating an e-mail communication having a remove message, the e-mail communication addressed to a reply e-mail address specified by the unsolicited e-mail communication that is free from selecting a reply icon button coupled to the browsing device by the user, and then automatically sending the e-mail communication to the reply e-mail address, and then automatically deleting the unsolicited e-mail communication based upon the selection of the graphical remove icon button.
A method for a computer system including a processor, a display, and a user input device, for requesting removal of a user e-mail address from an e-mail mailing list in response to a spam e-mail, the spam e-mail including removal instructions from the e-mail mailing list, the method comprising:
- displaying a remove icon button on the display within an e-mail client program, the remove icon button being coupled to a browsing device;
- receiving a selection of the remove icon button on the display from the user input device;
- in response to the selection of the remove icon button automatically performing steps of, automatically determining removal actions in response to the removal instructions, and then automatically performing the removal actions, and then automatically deleting the spam e-mail from an e-mail in-box based upon the response to the selection of the remove icon button from the user input device from a user.
A method for removing an e-mail address from a mailing list in response to unsolicited e-mail communications, the method comprising
- displaying the unsolicited e-mail communication from a plurality of e-mail communications on a display using an e-mail system;
- displaying a remove icon button coupled to a browsing device on the display;
- receiving a selection of the remove icon button from a user in response to the unsolicited e-mail communication;
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- automatically in response to the selection of the remove icon button, automatically creating an e-mail communication having a remove message, the e-mail communication addressed to a reply e-mail address specified by the unsolicited e-mail communication and, automatically using the e-mail system to send the e-mail communication, to the reply e-mail address based upon the selection of the remove icon button by the user.
A method for operating a computer system comprises:
- sending to a client computer an unsolicited e-mail communication for display on a display of the client computer;
- sending to the client computer a remove instruction with the unsolicited e-mail communication coupled to a browsing device for display on the display;
- receiving from the client computer, a user selection of the unsolicited e-mail communication on the display;
- thereafter receiving from the client computer, a user selection based upon the remove instruction using a selection from a remove icon coupled to the display;
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- automatically in response to receiving the user selection of the remove icon and to receiving the user selection of the unsolicited e-mail communication, automatically creating an e-mail message having a pre-determined message, the e-mail message addressed to an e-mail address associated with the unsolicited e-mail message and the remove instruction, automatically sending the e-mail message to the e-mail address, and automatically deleting the unsolicited e-mail message from an e-mail inbox.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.