Patent ID: 7571234
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting electronic data, the method comprising: receiving, at a communications system host, first electronic data transmitted from a first sender and addressed to an intended recipient, the first electronic data comprising a first electronic mail message; receiving, at the communications system host, second electronic data from a second sender and addressed to the intended recipient, the second electronic data comprising a second electronic mail message; determining attributes of at least one of the first electronic data and the second electronic data; endorsing the first electronic data or the second electronic data based on the determined attributes; modifying one of the first electronic data and the second electronic data with endorsement information, the endorsement information comprising presentable information that visually distinguishes endorsed messages from nonendorsed messages; and enabling access to the first electronic data and the second electronic data concurrently with the endorsement information that visually distinguishes the first electronic data from the second electronic data in a single electronic mail inbox, the electronic mail inbox configured to generate a separate user interface that displays content of electronic data in response to manipulation of the first electronic data or the second electronic data, wherein: