Patent ID: 9077672
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of enhancing an e-mail user interface by an e-mail application comprising: processing by the e-mail application an e-mail received by said e-mail application, said e-mail containing one or more instructions pertaining to actionable content on which a user is able to act without opening said e-mail, said instructions containing at least one URL; displaying a visual identifier for said e-mail on an inbox view listing of e-mails, said visual identifier identifying the presence and type of said one or more instructions; associating a trigger for activation by a user with said e-mail on said inbox view listing of e-mails, said trigger comprising a visual element that is uniquely associated with said e-mail at a location proximate to said e-mail in said inbox view listing of e-mails; upon activation by the user of the trigger, opening a temporary window over said inbox view solely for said e-mail, the temporary window being opened at a location proximate to said trigger to provide to the user a visual connection to said e-mail; rendering the actionable content and one or more user actionable control elements within said temporary window in accordance with said instructions, wherein actuation by said user of said one or more user actionable control elements causes an action related to said user actionable content to be performed and the action to be sent to a server without the user leaving said temporary window; and updating said actionable content to reflect said action so that changes to said actionable content are visible.