Patent ID: 9559999
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G06Q,H04L

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for reducing sending large scale emails, the method comprising: in response to a first email received from a sender to be sent to a plurality of recipients, determining a distribution cost of the first email based on content of the first email and the plurality of recipients, wherein the first email is a reply-all email in response to an earlier email of an email thread sent to the plurality of recipients; determining a number of reply-all emails in the email thread that were exchanged within a predetermined period of time; causing an email client application to present a first graphical user interface (GUI) page to the sender prompting a confirmation from the sender, the first GUI page including a size of the first email and a number of recipients, wherein the first GUI is presented when the distribution cost of the first email is above a first predetermined threshold, and when the number of reply-all emails in the email thread exceeds a second predetermined threshold; in response to a positive confirmation from the sender, transmitting the first email to the plurality of recipients; and deferring delivery of the first email for a second predetermined period of time if the number of reply-all emails exchanged within the predetermined past period of time exceeds the second predetermined threshold.