Patent ID: 8490001

Claim:
An electronic mail display method comprising: receiving in a computer system an electronic mail from a remote source, said electronic mail including a mail text and an attachment file separate from said mail text; acquiring in said computer system attachment position information, said attachment position information being separate from said mail text and comprising an x and y coordinate with respect to a reference location, said attachment position information indicating an attachment position within said mail text of said electronic mail with which said attachment file of the received electronic mail is associated; acquiring in said computer system attribute information regarding at least one attribute of said attachment file of said received electronic mail; storing in said computer system said acquired attachment position information associated with a corresponding identifier of said electronic mail; and responsive to a user instruction to display the electronic mail, displaying on a display apparatus of said computer system said mail text together with a graphic representing said attachment file of said electronic mail on a mail screen for displaying said electronic mail, said graphic representing said attachment file being displayed on said mail screen at a location within said mail text corresponding to said attachment position without opening said attachment file, said graphic representing said attachment file of said electronic mail being different depending on said attribute information of said attachment file, said graphic being selectable by the user to open said attachment file.