Patent ID: 7315880

Claim:
A graphical user interface on a computer, comprising: a web mail reply form that includes: one or more address fields; an input area for inputting a reply message; and a plurality of response options selectable by a user; wherein: in response to selection of a reply response option by the user when the one or more address fields correspond to a reply-to-all response or a forward response, one or more of the address fields in the reply form are changed while maintaining the reply message in the input area; in response to selection of a reply-to-all response option by the user when the one or more address fields correspond to a reply response or a forward response, one or more of the address fields in the reply form are changed while maintaining the reply message in the input area; and in response to selection of a forward response option by the user when the one or more address fields correspond to a reply response or a reply-to-all response, one or more of the address fields in the reply form are changed while maintaining the reply message in the input area.