Patent ID: 7062536
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for processing replies received by a sender of an originating electronic message from a predetermined number of recipients of said originating electronic message, wherein said originating electronic message and said replies are email messages transmitted over a network, said method comprising: receiving said replies; associating each reply received to said originating electronic message; counting a number of replies received to said originating electronic message from said recipients; displaying at least a portion of said originating electronic message; displaying said number of replies received and said predetermined number of said recipients of said originating electronic message; enabling a display of at least a predetermined portion of each of said replies on a single screen display together with said portion of said originating electronic message; and creating an electronic link to each of said replies and inserting link indicia representing said electronic links into a display of said originating electronic message whereby said sender is enabled to determine when all of said predetermined number of replies have been received, and further enabling said sender to view selected ones of said received replies by selecting corresponding ones of said link indicia.