Patent ID: 6832244
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a computing system having a processor, storage and input and output devices, a email system comprising:email receiving means for receiving emails; a configurator for providing configuration data; an email header parser for parmine a header of such a received email to extract a subject sender, date, and domain responsive to the configuration data; an email body parser for parsing a body of such a received email to extract at least one keyword responsive to the configuration data; and a graphical output generator for generating a number of buttons representing respective ones of the emails, the buttons being arranged by the graphical output generator in arrays of rows and columns for displaying, such a button having graphical elements including least a colour pattern and symbol for identifying selected ones of the extracted keyword, sender, subject, date, and domain of the button's respective email, wherein the colours patterns and symbols and the ones of the extracted keyword, sender, subject, date and domain selected are responsive to the configuration data.