Patent ID: 7155725
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for coordinating messages between an internal e-mail account of a service and an external e-mail account comprising: retrieving specified e-mail messages from said external e-mail account and storing a copy of said messages in said internal e-mail account, wherein: mapping internal identification (“ID”) codes assigned to said e-mail messages by said internal e-mail account to external ID codes assigned to said e-mail messages by said external e-mail account; detecting that an operation has been performed on a particular e-mail message on said internal account; determining an external ID code for said particular message based on said mapping; and transmitting an update to update said external account, said update including said external ID code to identify said particular e-mail message and an indication of said operation performed in said internal account; wherein mapping further comprises: storing said internal ID codes assigned to said e-mail messages by said internal e-mail account in a table with said external ID codes assigned to said e-mail messages by said external e-mail account, wherein each row of said table has one internal ID code and one external ID code associated with said internal ID code.