Method and system for displaying email messages

Abstract

A computing device and method for displaying content such as email messages in a user interface including email message cards. Email messages in an email mailbox are accessed. The email messages are configured into a graphical display format, where the display format includes email message cards, each email message card representing a respective email message in the mailbox and including a portion of email contents of the email message. The graphical display format is communicated to a display device for display of the configured message cards.

1 - 23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . A method comprising:
 accessing, by a computing device, a set of email messages associated with an email mailbox;   analyzing, via the computing device, said set of email messages, and based on said analysis, identifying email content of each email message;   generating, by the computing device, a message card for each email message in said set of email messages, each message card comprising a portion of identified email content of a respective email message in said set of email messages;   configuring, via the computing device, a graphical display format of said message cards, said format providing an initial display of how each message card is displayed respective to other message cards, said format further providing a configuration that causes an action toolbar to be displayed within a displayed message card upon detection of interaction with said displayed message card, said action toolbar enabling interaction with all of a message card's corresponding email message's email content without having to open the email message or message card; and   communicating, by the computing device, the graphical display format to a display device, said communication causing each message card to display said portion of identified email content until said interaction occurs via said action toolbar.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising:
 analyzing the set of messages, and based on said analysis, identifying metadata related to the messages; and   causing said metadata to be displayed within each corresponding message's message card.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , further comprising:
 accessing, over a network, a whitelist comprising with domain information of known message senders;   comparing said metadata to domain information on said whitelist; and   modifying a message card when said metadata matches at least a portion of said domain information.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein said metadata comprises information selected from a group consisting of: domain identifier, date, sender identifier and an importance identifier. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising:
 detecting, based on said analysis of a message within said set of messages, settings indicating instructions for generating a message card for said message, said settings dictating types of information that are permitted to be included in said message card for said message.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein said settings comprise instructions set by a sender of a message prior to its transmission to said mailbox. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein said settings control at least one of a format of said message card, and color, size and content of the message card. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein a format of said message cards are based on display characteristics of said display device. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising:
 determining, based on said analysis, that a message comprises an attachment;   generating an image that is to be displayed within a message card for said message.   
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein, when said message comprises a plurality of attachments, navigation icons are generated and displayed within said message enabling navigation between the different attachments. 
     
     
         35 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium tangibly encoded with computer-executable instructions, that when executed by a computing device, perform a method comprising:
 accessing, by the computing device, a set of email messages associated with an email mailbox;   analyzing, via the computing device, said set of email messages, and based on said analysis, identifying email content of each email message;   generating, by the computing device, a message card for each email message in said set of email messages, each message card comprising a portion of identified email content of a respective email message in said set of email messages;   configuring, via the computing device, a graphical display format of said message cards, said format providing an initial display of how each message card is displayed respective to other message cards, said format further providing a configuration that causes an action toolbar to be displayed within a displayed message card upon detection of interaction with said displayed message card, said action toolbar enabling interaction with all of a message card's corresponding email message's email content without having to open the email message or message card; and   communicating, by the computing device, the graphical display format to a display device, said communication causing each message card to display said portion of identified email content until said interaction occurs via said action toolbar.   
     
     
         36 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 35 , further comprising:
 analyzing the set of messages, and based on said analysis, identifying metadata related to the messages; and   causing said metadata to be displayed within each corresponding message's message card.   
     
     
         37 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 36 , further comprising:
 accessing, over a network, a whitelist comprising with domain information of known message senders;   comparing said metadata to domain information on said whitelist; and   modifying a message card when said metadata matches at least a portion of said domain information.   
     
     
         38 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 36 , wherein said metadata comprises information selected from a group consisting of: domain identifier, date, sender identifier and an importance identifier. 
     
     
         39 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 35 , further comprising:
 detecting, based on said analysis of a message within said set of messages, settings indicating instructions for generating a message card for said message, said settings dictating types of information that are permitted to be included in said message card for said message.   
     
     
         40 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 39 , wherein said settings comprise instructions set by a sender of a message prior to its transmission to said mailbox, wherein said settings control at least one of a format of said message card, and color, size and content of the message card. 
     
     
         41 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 35 , wherein a format of said message cards are based on display characteristics of said display device. 
     
     
         42 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 35 , further comprising:
 determining, based on said analysis, that a message comprises an attachment;   generating an image that is to be displayed within a message card for said message.   
     
     
         43 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 35 , wherein, when said message comprises a plurality of attachments, navigation icons are generated and displayed within said message enabling navigation between the different attachments. 
     
     
         44 . A computing device comprising:
 a processor; and   a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic comprising:
 logic executed by the processor for accessing, by the computing device, a set of email messages associated with an email mailbox; 
 logic executed by the processor for analyzing, via the computing device, said set of email messages, and based on said analysis, identifying email content of each email message; 
 logic executed by the processor for generating, by the computing device, a message card for each email message in said set of email messages, each message card comprising a portion of identified email content of a respective email message in said set of email messages; 
 logic executed by the processor for configuring, via the computing device, a graphical display format of said message cards, said format providing an initial display of how each message card is displayed respective to other message cards, said format further providing a configuration that causes an action toolbar to be displayed within a displayed message card upon detection of interaction with said displayed message card, said action toolbar enabling interaction with all of a message card's corresponding email message's email content without having to open the email message or message card; and 
 logic executed by the processor for communicating, by the computing device, the graphical display format to a display device, said communication causing each message card to display said portion of identified email content until said interaction occurs via said action toolbar.