Patent ID: 7275214
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A recipient selection window being displayed on a display device of a sender communication terminal, said display device coupled to an input device via a processor, said input device configured to accept input from a user for determining recipients of an electronic mail (e-mail) message, said recipient selection window concurrently comprising: an address list section displaying an electronic mail address book that includes at least one individual name of an individual and at least one group name of a mailing group; a first destination section for specifying recipients of the e-mail message; a first destination button for placing a selected name in the destination section in response to the destination button being clicked by the user, said selected name identifying a recipient of the e-mail message and being an individual name that is highlighted in the address list section or a group name that is highlighted in the address list section; an addition recipient button for placing an addition operation symbol (+) in the destination section in response to the addition recipient button being clicked by the user, said addition operation symbol configured to cause an individual name or a group name appearing immediately to the right of the addition operation symbol to be added to individual or group names appearing to the left of the addition operation symbol; and a subtraction recipient button for placing a subtraction operation symbol (−) in the destination section in response to the subtraction recipient button being clicked by the user, said subtraction operation symbol configured to cause an individual name or a game name appearing immediately to the right of the subtraction operation symbol to be removed from individual or group names appearing to the left of the subtraction operation symbol.