Patent ID: 8285982
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for customizing electronic mail messages by a computing device, comprising: providing a plug-in to a desktop electronic mail message program; and executing programming instructions from the plug-in to generate a virtual toolbar, independent of a native toolbar of the electronic mail message program, for display within the electronic mail message program, the virtual toolbar including at least one virtual button for selecting content including graphics for inclusion in an electronic mail message, at least a portion of the content being downloadable from a remote server, and the at least one virtual button being associated with at least one item or one category of available content, wherein the virtual tool bar has at least five or more virtual buttons, where a title on the virtual button is changeable from time to time by a content server in communication with the device with the resident electronic mail message program without initiation of any commands by the user the device, and where upon selection of a first virtual button, the installed plug-in retrieves a listing of content associated with the selected first virtual button from the content server and displays the available selections to the user of the device, and the displayed listing of content is retrievable by the installed plug-in when selected by the user of the device.