Method and device for removing junk e-mail messages
AssigneeStephen Y. Pang
InventorStephen Y. Pang
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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.
Claims19
A method for a computing platform including a display comprises:
- displaying a graphical user interface of an e-mail client program on the display, wherein the graphical user inter-face includes an inbox portion and a remove icon;
- displaying a subject field of a first unsolicited commercial e-mail message within the inbox portion of the graphical user interface of the e-mail client program on the display to an e-mail recipient;
- receiving a selection of the remove icon via the graphical user interface of the e-mail client program from the e-mail recipient in response to the e-mail recipient reviewing the subject field;
- and
- in response to the selection of the remove icon from the e-mail recipient, automatically:
- creating a remove e-mail message, wherein the remove e-mail message comprises a request to remove an e-mail address of a recipient of the first unsolicited commercial e-mail message from an e-mail distribution list;
- sending the remove e-mail message;
- deleting the first unsolicited commercial e-mail message from the inbox portion of the graphical user interface of the e-mail client program;
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- storing data in a log that indicates that the remove e-mail message was sent from the e-mail client program.
A method for a computer system including a display and a user input device comprises:
- displaying a graphical user interface of an e-mail client program on the display to a user, where in the graphical user interface includes a message portion and a user-selectable icon;
- displaying an e-mail message within the message portion of the graphical user interface of the e-mail client program on the display to the user;
- receiving a selection of the user-selectable icon via the graphical user interface of the e-mail client program with the user input device from the user after the user views the e-mail message within the message portion of the graphical user interface;
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- in response to the selection of the user-selectable icon, automatically:
- creating a responsive e-mail message, wherein the responsive e-mail message comprises a pre-determined message responsive to the e-mail message;
- sending the responsive e-mail message;
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- storing data in a log that indicates that the responsive e-mail message was sent from the e-mail client program.
A method for a computer system comprises:
- displaying a graphical user interface of an e-mail system on the display to a user, wherein the graphical user interface includes an portion representing an e-mail inbox and a user-selectable icon;
- displaying a portion of a first spam e-mail message within the portion of the graphical user interface representing the e-mail inbox of the e-mail system on the display to the user;
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- receiving a selection of the user-selectable icon on the graphical user interface from the user in response to the portion of the first a spam e-mail message displayed;
- wherein in response to the selection of the user-selectable icon, the e-mail system automatically:
- creates a remove e-mail message, wherein the remove e-mail message comprises a request to remove an e-mail address of a recipient of the first unsolicited commercial e-mail message from an e-mail distribution list;
- sends the remove e-mail message;
- deletes the first spam e-mail message from the portion of the graphical interface representing the e-mail inbox of the e-mail system;
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- stores data associated with the first spam e-mail message in a log.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.