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TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to an Internet browsing system and method,
and more particularly to an Internet browsing system and method that
provides a user with the ability to have multiple identities and establish
different reputations for each identity on the Internet.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Internet users routinely have to register at a site before they can access
information and materials offered by that site. Web site operators can
utilize this information for purposes that are not always in the best
interest of the user. For example, news media sites can track the material
accessed by individual readers and vendors can track the purchases of
individual buyers. In some cases, the user may favor such tracking because
it allows suppliers to direct to the user materials that the user would
like to see or buy. However, in other cases the user may want to keep
their identity private.
Related to the registration issue is the mechanism known as "cookies".
Cookies were originally established to provide a simple mechanism for
users to access their favorite web sites without having to go through the
lengthy process of identifying themselves every time they visit. For
instance, upon visiting a site, a user may be asked to reveal their name
and perhaps some personal or financial information required to gain access
to that site in the future. The site will then place a cookie or client
identifier containing this information on your system. The user's identity
may not be known to the web site operators, but the operators can still
track the interactions of the user with the site by the identification
information. This allows web site operators to track the movement of the
user across the Internet and build detailed profiles of their interests,
spending habits and lifestyles. Although most browsers now allow a user to
approve or reject the requests for cookies, the process tends to be
annoying and time consuming. Furthermore, when the user allows access
through the cookie mechanism, there is the possibility that at some time
later the user's identity may come about and the history of the user's
browsing activity become associated with the user's true identity.
Additionally, different web sites under different names may use
information acquired through the cookies mechanism in one site with
registration in another site, and associate the user with certain
attributes that the user intended to keep private.
In electronic commerce applications participants have incentives to build a
good reputation. Participants with better reputations avail themselves to
more business. For example, the feedback mechanism implemented by ebay.com
helps buyers decide whether they are taking into account the past history
of the seller. In other applications, sellers rely on credit history of
buyers in deciding what prospective client will be acceptable. In some
commerce applications, buyers get volume discounts so they have an
incentive to identify themselves when involved in a business transaction.
In all of the above transactions, the true identity of the business or
individual may still be hidden but the reputations established via the
"cookie" or some other user identification mechanism.
In certain electronic commerce transactions, some negotiation precedes an
agreement on the price. Buyers may wish that information about place of
residence, occupation, ethnicity, etc. is kept private, since such
information may weaken the buyer's buying position to the seller if the
seller is aware that a buyer may pay a higher price. Similarly, past
history may weaken the buyer's bargaining position, so it would be better
to hide such history during these transactions.
Accordingly, there is a strong need in the art for a system and/or method
for an Internet user to establish multiple identities and multiple
reputations corresponding to those identities from a single computer
system.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a system and
method is provided that allows a single user to maintain on the user's
personal machine multiple identities for browsing on the Internet and
establish multiple reputations corresponding to the multiple identities.
The system includes a multiple identity browser that allows a user to
create and select from amongst a plurality of identities. The multiple
identity browser includes a list of free e-mail web sites for establishing
e-mail addresses corresponding to the plurality of identities. The user
can also create and store user names and passwords that the user utilizes
at various web sites. An automatic cookie management module is provided
that manipulates and stores cookie data sets corresponding to each of a
plurality of identities in a multiple identity database module. The cookie
management module sets the current cookie data set corresponding to the
current identity set by the user in the multiple identity browser. The
cookie management module also stores search history for each identity and
sets the current search history to the current identity set by the user in
the multiple identity browser.
In a preferred aspect of the invention, the system is provided with an
e-mail receiving module. The e-mail receiving module allows a user to
send, retrieve and view e-mail messages corresponding to different e-mail
addresses associated with different identities. The user can choose to
associate an e-mail address with a specific identity. chosen from amongst
a plurality of free e-mail web sites. The e-mail receiving module can
automatically look up a registered e-mail address located in free e-mail
site, login to that site and retrieve and display that e-mail message
without any interaction from the user. The system also includes a warning
system that monitors the use of identities and provides the user with
correct usages of identities in different sites and applications. The
warning system can also inform a user if e-mail messages that are being
sent have been sent by another identity, so that the integrity of each
identity is maintained.
Thus, according to one aspect of the present invention, a system that
provides a user with the ability to establish multiple identities while
browsing on the Internet is provided. The system includes a multiple
identity web browser module adapted to allow the user to establish
multiple identities on a single client computer and an automatic cookie
management module adapted to manipulate a plurality of cookie data sets
corresponding to a plurality of established identities and set a current
cookie data set to correspond to a current identity, such that a web site
visited by the current identity has access only to the current cookie data
set.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention an Internet
browsing methodology is provided. The methodology includes the steps of
establishing a plurality of identities on a single computer, establishing
a plurality of reputations corresponding to the plurality of identities by
browsing activity on the Internet under each of the plurality of
identities, each identity having a corresponding cookie data set and a
corresponding search history, saving each of the cookie data sets and the
search histories corresponding to each of the plurality of identities in a
memory associated with the single computer, selecting a current identity
from amongst the plurality of identities and setting a current cookie data
set and a current search history with the cookie data set and the search
history corresponding to the selected current identity.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention, a method
for browsing the Internet is provided. The browsing methodology includes
the steps of establishing a plurality of identities on a single computer,
establishing a plurality of e-mail addresses corresponding to the
plurality of identities, at least one of the e-mail addresses located from
a list of e-mail web sites, retrieving e-mail messages from the at least
one of the e-mail addresses located from the list of e-mail web sites by
providing e-mail login information to the site and transferring the e-mail
message to the single computer and displaying the list of e-mail messages
on the single computer.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention an Internet
browser system is provided. The system includes a computer adapted to be
employed by a user for establishing multiple identities over the Internet.
The computer provides access to one or more web sites for establishing a
cookie data set for a chosen identity, wherein the computer is further
operable to limit a web site access to the cookie data set associated with
the current chosen identity selected by the user.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention a server is
provided that includes a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and
a network interface coupled to the processor for transmitting and
receiving data with at least one remote computer system. An automatic
cookie management module is stored in the memory. The automatic cookie
management module is adapted to manipulate a plurality of cookie data sets
corresponding to a plurality of established identities and set a current
cookie data set to correspond to a current identity.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention an
electronic signal adapted to be transmitted between at least two computers
is provided. The electronic signal includes an algorithm for selecting
amongst a plurality of identities on the Internet. The algorithm provides
a cookie data set corresponding to a chosen identity from the plurality of
identities.
In accordance with yet another aspect of the present invention a system
that provides a user with the ability to establish multiple identities
while browsing on the Internet is provided. The system includes means for
establishing a plurality of identities on a single client computer and
means for manipulating a plurality of cookie data sets corresponding to
the plurality of established identities and setting a current cookie data
set to correspond to a current identity, such that a web site visited by
the current identity has access only to the current cookie data set.
In accordance with still yet another aspect of the present invention, a
system that provides a user with the ability to establish multiple
identities while browsing on the Internet is provided. The system includes
a multiple identity web browser module adapted to allow the user to
establish multiple identities on a single client computer, an automatic
cookie management module adapted to manipulate a plurality of cookie data
sets corresponding to a plurality of established identities and set a
current cookie data set to correspond to a current identity, such that a
web site visited by the current identity has access only to the current
cookie data set, an e-mail receiving module adapted to display e-mail
messages from e-mail addresses corresponding to the plurality of
established identities and a multiple identity database module adapted to
store cookie data sets and search history data corresponding to each of
the plurality of established identities.
To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention
then, comprises the features hereinafter fully described and particularly
pointed out in the claims. The following description and the annexed
drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative embodiments of the
invention. These embodiments are indicative, however, of but a few of the
various ways in which the principles of the invention may be employed and
the present invention is intended to include all such embodiments and
their equivalents. Other objects, advantages and novel features of the
invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of
the invention when considered in conjunction with the drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1a is a schematic illustration of a client computer operatively
coupled to a server computer system in accordance with one aspect of the
present invention;
FIG. 1b illustrates a block diagram of a client computer in accordance with
one aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of the present invention residing on the
client computer in accordance with one aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 3a illustrates a multiple identity browser providing an "Identity"
menu with a "Get List" option in accordance with one aspect of the present
invention;
FIG. 3b illustrates an "Identity List" screen in accordance with one aspect
of the present invention;
FIG. 3c illustrates an "Identity Information" screen in accordance with one
aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 4a illustrates a multiple identity browser providing an "Identity"
menu with an "Add New" option in accordance with one aspect of the present
invention;
FIG. 4b illustrates an "Enter New Identity Information" screen in
accordance with one aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 5a illustrates a multiple identity browser providing an "Identity"
menu with a "Set Id" option in accordance with one aspect of the present
invention;
FIG. 5b illustrates an "Identity List" screen for setting the current
identity in accordance with one aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 6a illustrates a multiple identity browser providing a "Users" menu
with a "Users List" option in accordance with one aspect of the present
invention;
FIG. 6b illustrates an "Identity Users List" screen in accordance with one
aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 6c illustrates a "Users History" screen in accordance with one aspect
of the present invention;
FIG. 7a illustrates a multiple identity browser providing a "Users" menu
with a "Add User" option in accordance with one aspect of the present
invention;
FIG. 7b illustrates an "Identity User Entry List" screen in accordance with
one aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 8a illustrates a multiple identity browser providing a "Mail" menu
with a "Default" option in accordance with one aspect of the present
invention;
FIG. 8b illustrates a "Default E-Mail Account" screen in accordance with
one aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 9a illustrates a multiple identity browser providing a "Mail" menu
with a "Get Mail" option in accordance with one aspect of the present
invention;
FIG. 9b illustrates a "Select E-Mail Account" screen in accordance with one
aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 9c illustrates a "Mail Check List" screen in accordance with one
aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 10a illustrates a multiple identity browser providing a "Mail" menu
with a "Setup" option in accordance with one aspect of the present
invention;
FIG. 10b illustrates a "Setup New E-Mail Account" screen in accordance with
one aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 11 illustrates operation of an automatic cookie management module in
accordance with one aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 12 illustrates a flow chart of one particular methodology of the
operation of an automatic cookie management module in accordance with one
aspect of the present invention;
FIG. 13 illustrates a flow chart of one particular methodology of the
operation of an e-mail receiving module in accordance with one aspect of
the present invention;
FIG. 14 illustrates an "E-mail List" screen in accordance with one aspect
of the present invention;
FIG. 15a is a schematic illustration of the present invention residing on a
server in accordance with one aspect of the present invention; and
FIG. 15b illustrates a block diagram of a server in accordance with one
aspect of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is now described with reference to the drawings,
wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements
throughout. The present invention is described with reference to a system
and method for establishing multiple identities on the Internet and
maintaining those identities on a single computer system. It should be
understood that the description of these embodiments are merely
illustrative and that they should not be taken in a limiting sense.
FIG. 1a illustrates a schematic block diagram that depicts an environment
of interest to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A client
computer system 35 is shown connected to a central server computer system
25 that is part of the Internet 60. The client computer system 35 and
server 25 are connected via an Internet connection 55 using a public
switched phone network, for example, such as those provided by a local or
regional telephone operating company. The Internet connection 55 may also
be provided by dedicated data lines, Personal Communication Systems
("PCS"), microwave, or satellite networks, for example, or any suitable
means. It is to be understood that the terms client and server are to be
construed in the broadest sense, and that all such constructions of the
terms are intended to fall within the scope of the hereto appended claims.
It is also to be understood that the term computer system is to be
construed in the broadest sense and can include such systems as a dummy
computer terminal connected to the Internet, a hand held portable device
connected to the Internet or a television system connected to the
Internet.
Turning now to FIG. 1b, a block diagram of the hardware components of the
client computer 35 is shown. In particular, the client computer 35
includes a central processor 70 for performing the various functions
described herein. A memory 75 is coupled to the processor 70 and stores
operating code and other data associated with the operations of the client
computer 35. A user interface 65 is also coupled to the processor 70 and
provides an interface through which the client computer 35 may be directly
programmed or accessed. The user interface 65 may, for example, may be an
alphanumeric keyboard and mouse. A network interface 80 coupled to the
processor 70 provides multiple connections for transceiving information
with various Internet sites over network cables (not shown).
Turning now to FIG. 2, the client computer 35 includes a multiple identity
browser module 90, an automatic cookie management module 100, a multiple
identity database module 110 and a mail receiving module 120. The multiple
identity web browser module 90 interfaces with the server 25 and
ultimately the Internet 60. The multiple identity web browser module 90
operates as any typical Internet browser storing current search history
data and receiving cookie data from certain Internet sites, which it
stores in its multiple identity database module 110. However, when the
user changes identity, the automatic cookie management module stores the
search history data and the cookie data for the previous identity and
updates the current search history data and the cookie data to reflect the
new identity, so that subsequently visited outside sites are no longer
aware of the previous identity, but only the new identity. The mail
receiving module 120 allows a user to access and send e-mail messages
through a variety of different identities and e-mail addresses associated
with these identities. Preferably, the modules are software programs
stored in the memory 75, which interface with both the Internet 60 and the
operating system residing on the client computer 35.
The present invention may be implemented via object oriented programming
techniques. In this case each component of the system could be an object
in a software routine or a component within an object. Object oriented
programming shifts the emphasis of software development away from function
decomposition and towards the recognition of units of software called
"objects" which encapsulate both data and functions. Object Oriented
Programming (OOP) objects are software entities comprising data structures
and operations on data. Together, these elements enable objects to model
virtually any real-world entity in terms of its characteristics,
represented by its data elements, and its behavior represented by its data
manipulation functions. In this way, objects can model concrete things
like people and computers, and they can model abstract concepts like
numbers or geometrical concepts.
The benefit of object technology arises out of three basic principles:
encapsulation, polymorphism and inheritance. Objects hide or encapsulate
the internal structure of their data and the algorithms by which their
functions work. Instead of exposing these implementation details, objects
present interfaces that represent their abstractions cleanly with no
extraneous information. Polymorphism takes encapsulation one step
further--the idea being many shapes, one interface. A software component
can make a request of another component without knowing exactly what that
component is. The component that receives the request interprets it and
figures out according to its variables and data how to execute the
request. The third principle is inheritance, which allows developers to
reuse pre-existing design and code. This capability allows developers to
avoid creating software from scratch. Rather, through inheritance,
developers derive subclasses that inherit behaviors which the developer
then customizes to meet particular needs.
In particular, an object includes, and is characterized by, a set of data
(e.g., attributes) and a set of operations (e.g., methods), that can
operate on the data. Generally, an object's data is ideally changed only
through the operation of the object's methods. Methods in an object are
invoked by passing a message to the object (e.g., message passing). The
message specifies a method name and an argument list. When the object
receives the message, code associated with the named method is executed
with the formal parameters of the method bound to the corresponding values
in the argument list. Methods and message passing in OOP are analogous to
procedures and procedure calls in procedure-oriented software
environments.
However, while procedures operate to modify and return passed parameters,
methods operate to modify the internal state of the associated objects (by
modifying the data contained therein). The combination of data and methods
in objects is called encapsulation. Encapsulation provides for the state
of an object to only be changed by well-defined methods associated with
the object. When the behavior of an object is confined to such
well-defined locations and interfaces, changes (e.g., code modifications)
in the object will have minimal impact on the other objects and elements
in the system.
Each object is an instance of some class. A class includes a set of data
attributes plus a set of allowable operations (e.g., methods) on the data
attributes. As mentioned above, OOP supports inheritance--a class (called
a subclass) may be derived from another class (called a base class, parent
class, etc.), where the subclass inherits the data attributes and methods
of the base class. The subclass may specialize the base class by adding
code which overrides the data and/or methods of the base class, or which
adds new data attributes and methods. Thus, inheritance represents a
mechanism by which abstractions are made increasingly concrete as
subclasses are created for greater levels of specialization.
The present invention can employ abstract classes, which are designs of
sets of objects that collaborate to carry out a set of responsibilities.
Frameworks are essentially groups of interconnected objects and classes
that provide a prefabricated structure for a working application. It
should also be appreciated that the automatic cookie management module 100
and the mail receiving module 120 could be implemented utilizing hardware
and/or software, and all such variations are intended to fall within the
appended claims included herein.
Turning now to FIG. 3a, in accordance with one embodiment of the present
invention, a multiple identity browser 150 generated by the multiple
identity web browser model 90 is illustrated and includes a menu option
labeled as "Identity" 160. A user can select the "Identity" menu option
and select the "Get List" selection, for example, by highlighting it and
clicking with the computer mouse (not shown) or other type pointing or
selection device. In response, an "Identity List" menu 170 will pop up,
such as that illustrated in FIG. 3b. The "Identity List" menu 170 will
include all of the current identity names 172 in the system, the e-mail
address 174 associated with that identity name, and the type of identity
176 (e.g. personal, business, anonymous) associated with the identity
name. A user may delete an identity from the list by highlighting the
identity with the mouse and clicking on the "Delete Identity" button 179.
A user may update the identity information by highlighting the identity
with the mouse and clicking on the "Update Identity" button 178 to reveal
the "Identity Information" menu 180 as illustrated in FIG. 3c. The user
can change any of the identity information and update this information by
clicking on the "Update" button 198 with the computer mouse. The identity
information for this example includes: identity name 182, identity type
184, optional personal information 185, such as address 186, interests
188, telephone 190, gender 192, and income 194, and finally, the e-mail
address 196 the user wants associated with the identity name.
FIG. 4a illustrates the user selecting the "Identity" menu option 160 and
selecting the "Add New" selection by for example highlighting it and
clicking with the computer mouse. An "Enter New Identity Information" menu
200 will pop up, such as that illustrated in FIG. 4b. The user can enter
the identity information and enter this information into the system by
clicking on the "Enter" button 218 with the computer mouse. The identity
information for this example includes: identity name 202, identity type
204, optional personal information 206, such as address 208, interests
210, telephone, gender 212, and income 214, and finally, the e-mail
address 216 the user wants associated with the identity name. Importantly,
the user may click on the default box to use the default e-mail address
set up in the system, as will be described in greater detail later. The
user may click on the user specific box and enter an e-mail address in the
box below. Finally, the user may click on the free list box and select
from a list 217 of free e-mail web sites. If the user chooses from the
free list box and chooses from the list 217 of free e-mail web sites, the
system will contact the site and begin the registering process after the
user clicks on the "Enter" button 218.
FIG. 5a illustrates the user selecting the "Identity" menu option 160 and
selecting the "Set Id" selection by highlighting it and clicking with the
computer mouse. An "Identity List" menu 220 will pop up, such as that
illustrated in FIG. 5b. The "Identity List" menu 220 will include all of
the current identity names 222 in the system, the e-mail address 224
associated with that identity name, and the type of identity 226 (e.g.
personal, business, anonymous) associated with the identity name. A user
may select an identity for the current session or change the identity for
the current session from the list by highlighting the identity with the
mouse and clicking on the "Set Current Identity" button 228. A user may
keep the current identity by clicking on the "Cancel" button 229 or
clicking the back button (not shown) on the browser.
In a preferred aspect of the invention, a user may want to keep track of
all the user names and passwords that a user obtains at various Internet
sites where the user registers. Due to the fact that the user may register
at different sites or at the same sites under different identities,
keeping track of all the user names and passwords can become cumbersome.
In addition, the user may want to keep track of the transactions and
interaction history occurring at different sites under different
identities and under different user names, so that the user can maintain a
consistent reputation for a given identity.
Turning now to FIG. 6a, in accordance with one embodiment of the present
invention, the multiple identity browser 150 is illustrated that includes
a menu option labeled as "Users" 230. A user can select the "Users" menu
option and select the "User List" selection, for example, by highlighting
it and clicking with the computer mouse. A "User List" menu 240 will pop
up, such as that illustrated in FIG. 6b. The "User List" menu 240 will
include all of the current user names 242 in the system for the identity
currently set in the system, the web site address 244 associated with that
user name that the user has registered under using the current identity,
and the password 246 associated with the user name and the web site. The
operator may exit the box by clicking on the "Cancel" button 249 or
clicking the back button (not shown) on the browser. An operator may
review the history associated with transactions performed under the user
name and the web site by highlighting the user name with the mouse and
clicking on the "Review History" button 248 to reveal the "User History"
window 250 as illustrated in FIG. 6c. The user can change the history
information and update this information by clicking on the "Update" button
259 with the computer mouse. The history information for this example
includes: user name 252, web site 254, and history information 256. The
history information 256 includes a series of history transactions located
in a scroll down window 258 that can be modified, added to and deleted
from the history information 256.
FIG. 7a illustrates the user selecting the "Users" menu option 230 and
selecting the "Add User" selection by highlighting it and clicking on it
with the computer mouse. A "User List Entry" menu 260 will pop up, such as
that illustrated in FIG. 7b. The "User List Entry" menu 260 will include
entry fields for the following: user name 262, registered web site 264,
password 266, history entry 268 and associated input window 270. The user
can enter the user information and enter this information into the system
by clicking on the "Enter" button 272 with the computer mouse. A user may
cancel the current user entry by clicking on the "Cancel" button 274 or
clicking the back button (not shown) on the browser. The operator may
review a list of all users for all identities by selecting the "Users"
menu option 230 and selecting the "All" selection by highlighting it and
clicking with the computer mouse.
In another preferred aspect of the invention, the mail receiving module 120
provides the user with the ability to send, receive and view e-mail from
any of the e-mail addresses associated with any of the identities. This is
advantageous to the user because the user can determine e-mail that the
user sent or received under different identities at the same time, so that
the user can customize e-mails and receive certain e-mail types, thus
enhancing the reputation of a particular identity. Furthermore, reviewing
e-mail from all identities at the same time facilitates the ease of use
and speed that the user can conduct transactions. The user may choose to
view only certain e-mail accounts or choose to review a check list of user
accounts, so that the user can more readily decide what e-mail account and
identity is appropriate for a given transaction.
Turning now to FIG. 8a, in accordance with one embodiment of the present
invention, the multiple identity browser 150 is illustrated that includes
a menu option labeled as "Mail" 280. A user can select the "Mail" menu
option and select the "Default" selection, for example, by highlighting it
and clicking with the computer mouse. A "Default E-mail Account" menu 290
will pop up, such as that illustrated in FIG. 8b. The "Default E-mail
Account" menu 290 will include the current default e-mail address for the
system. This is the address that will be associated with each identity
unless the operator specifies otherwise. The operator may modify the
default address by updating it in the window 292 and clicking on the
"Modify" button 294 or leave the default e-mail address by clicking on the
"Cancel" button 296.
FIG. 9a illustrates the user selecting the "Mail" menu option 280 and
selecting the "Get Mail" selection by highlighting it and clicking with
the computer mouse. A "Select E-mail Account" menu 300 will pop up, such
as that illustrated in FIG. 9b. The "Select E-mail Account" menu 300 will
include check box 302 for selecting the default e-mail address, the check
box 304 for selecting all the e-mail addresses for all the identities and
a check box 306 to select from the list of all the e-mail addresses for
all the identities. The operator can get mail by clicking on the "Get
Mail" button 310, and the e-mail that will be viewed will depend on which
of the e-mail addresses were selected (from selections 302, 304 and 306).
The operator can check the list of available e-mail addresses by user
identity by clicking on the "Check List" box 308. A "Mail Check List" menu
320 will then pop up, such as that illustrated in FIG. 9c. The "Mail Check
List" menu 320 includes an enable check box 322, an identity name 324, an
e-mail address 326 and an e-mail address location 328. The operator can
enable specific identities and corresponding e-mail addresses by clicking
on the e-mail enable check box 322 for that particular identity name and
then clicking on the "Apply" button 327. If the operator is satisfied with
the current selection, the operator may exit the "Mail Check List" menu by
clicking on the "Cancel" button 329.
FIG. 10a illustrates the user selecting the "Mail" menu option 280 and
selecting the "Setup" selection by highlighting it and clicking with the
computer mouse. A "Setup New E-mail Account" menu 330 will pop up, such as
that illustrated in FIG. 10b. The "Setup New E-Mail Account" menu 330 will
include the following: identity name 332, identity type 334, the e-mail
setup information 336, such as e-mail address 338, e-mail access location
340, e-mail login 342, e-mail password 344 and whether access 346 is to be
performed at login or at a "Get Mail" command. Once the information is
entered, the new e-mail account can be entered by clicking on the "Enter"
button 348. The system will then use the information to automatically
retrieve e-mail according to the system settings.
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