US6460074B1
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Electronic mail system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2000-02-10
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Granted: 2002-10-01
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Expires: 2020-02-10
Abstract
Abstract An electronic mail system includes an electronic mail utility with a message creation interface responsive to user input to create an electronic mail message. A reconsideration prompting module is operative to extract one or more intended information elements from the message created using the electronic mail utility and to present them to the user in a display area. The reconsideration prompting module includes a reconsideration prompting control responsive to user input to confirm reconsideration of the meaning of intended information elements from the created message before sending the message. A network interface is operatively connected to a network and responsive to messages approved by the reconsideration prompting module.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin E. Fishkin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:31
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/107
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
An electronic mail system, comprising: an electronic mail utility including a message creation interface responsive to user input to create an electronic mail message, and a protection module responsive to the electronic mail utility and operative to interpret a relationship between contents of a plurality of predetermined information fields from the message created using the electronic mail utility and to selectively prevent otherwise proper transmission of the message based on the interpretation of the relationship between information in the information fields.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
An electronic mail system, comprising: an electronic mail utility including a message creation interface responsive to user input to create an electronic mail message, and a protection module responsive to the electronic mail utility and operative to interpret a relationship between contents of a plurality of predetermined information fields from the message created using the electronic mail utility and to selectively prevent otherwise proper transmission of the message based on the interpretation of the relationship between information in the information fields.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the predetermined information fields include both a recipient identifier and an attachment identifier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
An electronic mail system application extension, comprising: an interface to an electronic mail utility including a message creation interface responsive to user input to create an electronic mail message, and a protection module responsive to the electronic mail utility via the interface and operative to interpret a relationship between contents of a plurality of predetermined information fields from the message created using the electronic mail utility and to selectively prevent otherwise proper transmission of the message based on the interpretation of the relationship between information in the information fields.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
89 words
An electronic mail system application extension, comprising: an interface to an electronic mail utility including a message creation interface responsive to user input to create an electronic mail message, and a protection module responsive to the electronic mail utility via the interface and operative to interpret a relationship between contents of a plurality of predetermined information fields from the message created using the electronic mail utility and to selectively prevent otherwise proper transmission of the message based on the interpretation of the relationship between information in the information fields.
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