Patent ID: 7979501

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for enhancing email message display, comprising: at a server having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: automatically identifying a view type of a plurality of view types of an email messaging display at a client device associated with an identified user, wherein the plurality of view types includes (i) an input box view type for viewing email messages in an email inbox of the identified user and (ii) at least one other view type for viewing email messages; sending email message information to the client device for display in the email messaging display at the client device in accordance with the identified view type; selecting an informational item from among a set of respective information sources corresponding to the identified view type and the identified user, the informational item including a user-selectable link to additional information corresponding to the selected informational item; and sending the informational item to the client device for concurrent display in the email messaging display with the email message information, wherein the displayed informational item includes said user-selectable link.