Mail program for processing multiple e-mail messages

Abstract

A mail program allows a user to simultaneously process multiple email messages ( 130, 150 ) to separate recipients or groups of recipients. A primary email has a primary message ( 130 ) to be sent, and a secondary email has a floater or secondary message ( 150 ). The secondary email is associated with the primary email, but directed to a different set of recipients than the primary email.

1 . A mail program comprising: 
 a first email ( 100 ) having a first message ( 130 ) with at least one primary recipient; and,    a second email ( 150 ) having a second message with at least one secondary recipient, the second email associated with the first email.    
   
   
       2 . The mail program of  claim 1 , wherein the second email is processed by the mail program simultaneously with the first email.  
   
   
       3 . The mail program of  claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one secondary recipient(s) are different than the at least one primary recipient(s).  
   
   
       4 . The mail program of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one secondary recipient(s) are the same as the at least one primary recipient(s).  
   
   
       5 . The mail program of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of primary recipients, wherein the at least one secondary recipient is one of the plurality of primary recipients.  
   
   
       6 . The mail program of  claim 1 , wherein the first message and the second message are created by a sender and simultaneously transmitted by the mail program.  
   
   
       7 . The mail program of  claim 1 , wherein the first message and the second message are simultaneously received by the mail program for one of the primary recipient and secondary recipient.  
   
   
       8 . The mail program of  claim 1 , wherein the first email and the second email are transmitted to each of the at least one primary recipient and the at least one secondary recipient as a single electronic mail.  
   
   
       9 . The mail program of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one secondary recipients receives the first message and the second message.  
   
   
       10 . The mail program of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one primary recipient receives the first message, but not the second message.  
   
   
       11 . The mail program of  claim 1 , wherein said mail program comprises a mail service.  
   
   
       12 . The mail program of  claim 1 , wherein said mail program comprises a mail client.  
   
   
       13 . An email ( 100 ) comprising: 
 a primary window having a primary message ( 130 ,  302 ) with at least one primary recipient; and,    a secondary window having a secondary message ( 150 ,  304 ) with at least one secondary recipient, the secondary window separate from and associated with the primary window.    
   
   
       14 . The email of  claim 13 , wherein each of the at least one recipient(s) are different than the at least one primary recipient(s).  
   
   
       15 . The email of  claim 13 , wherein the secondary window is sent to, but not displayed to, the primary recipient.  
   
   
       16 . The email of  claim 13 , further comprising a primary tab associated with the primary window and a secondary tab associated with the secondary window, wherein the primary and secondary tabs enable the selective display of the primary window and secondary window.  
   
   
       17 . A software application having instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute the steps comprising the steps of: 
 processing a primary email ( 100 ) having at least one primary recipient; and,    processing a secondary email ( 150 ) having at least one secondary recipient, the secondary email associated with the primary email and processed simultaneously with the processing of the primary message.    
   
   
       18 . The software application of  claim 17 , wherein each of the at least one secondary recipient(s) are different than the at least one primary recipient.  
   
   
       19 . The software application of  claim 17 , wherein said processing the primary email comprises generating the primary email and said processing the secondary message comprises generating the secondary email.  
   
   
       20 . The software application of  claim 17 , wherein said processing the primary email comprises receiving the primary email and said processing the secondary email comprises receiving the secondary email.