Patent ID: 6999989

Claim:
A method for providing video enhanced electronic mail message return receipts between at least one electronic mail message originator and at least one electronic mail message recipient, the method comprising: receiving an electronic mail message which requires a video enhanced electronic mail message return receipt when received by the at least one electronic mail message recipient; providing the electronic mail message to the at least one electronic mail message recipient; determining when the at least one electronic mail message recipient starts reading the electronic mail message; starting a video capture of an electronic mail message recipient's reaction when the at least one electronic mail message recipient starts reading the electronic mail message; determining when the at least one electronic mail message recipient stops reading the electronic mail message; ending the video capture of the electronic mail message recipient's reaction when the at least one electronic mail message recipient stops reading the electronic mail message; attaching the captured video of the electronic mail message recipient's reaction as part of the video enhanced electronic mail message return receipt; and returning the video enhanced electronic mail message return receipt to the electronic mail message originator, wherein the electronic mail message originator views the electronic mail message recipient's reaction reading the electronic mail message.