Patent ID: 9009242
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: defining, via at least one of a client electronic device and a server computer, by selecting on an interface a marked-read characteristic corresponding to an email from marked-read preferences, wherein the marked-read characteristic comprises e-mail content properties; determining, via at least one of the client electronic device and the server computer, a marked-read preview time based upon, at least in part, the marked-read characteristic; and designating, via at least one of the client electronic device and the server computer, the email as read based upon, at least in part, the marked-read preview time; defining by selecting on the interface a user action characteristic corresponding to an email, wherein a user action characteristic is an action performed by a user to select a marked-read preference corresponding to the email; and designating the e-mail as read based upon, at least in part, the user-action characteristic.