Patent ID: 7328241
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing information regarding a piece of electronic mail (e-mail), comprising: processing a data set containing transmission data associated with the e-mail so as to determine one or more steps in a propagation history of the e-mail, the transmission data including identifiers of a sender of the e-mail and of one or more recipients of at least a portion of the e-mail; and graphically displaying the propagation history superimposed as a pathway on a chart showing a relationship among at least some of: the sender and the one or more recipients, wherein the chart includes a plurality of nodes, each of which nodes represents a single person selected from the group consisting of: the sender and the one or more recipients, and wherein the relationship includes a hierarchical relationship among at least some of: the sender and the one or more recipients, and wherein displaying comprises displaying the propagation history superimposed as the pathway on the chart showing the hierarchical relationship.