Deletion of unwanted reply messages in e-mail printing

摘要

Methods and systems receive an instruction to print an accumulation e-mail message through a graphic user interface of a computerized device. The accumulation e-mail comprises an original e-mail message and one or more reply e-mail messages made to the original e-mail message. The methods and systems automatically identify boundaries between the e-mail messages within the accumulation e-mail using the computerized device; automatically truncate the original e-mail message and one or more of the reply e-mail messages from the accumulation e-mail message to create a modified accumulation e-mail message using the computerized device; and automatically print the modified accumulation e-mail message using a printing device.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving an instruction to print an accumulation e-mail message through a graphic user interface of a computerized device, said accumulation e-mail comprising an original e-mail message and one or more reply e-mail messages made to said original e-mail message; in response to only said instruction to print, automatically identifying boundaries between said e-mail messages within said accumulation e-mail using said computerized device; in response to only said instruction to print, automatically truncating said original e-mail message and one or more of said reply e-mail messages from said accumulation e-mail message to create a modified accumulation e-mail message based on pre-established truncation rules and said boundaries using said computerized device; and in response to only said instruction to print, automatically printing said modified accumulation e-mail message using a printing device.