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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Daniel P Meyer, Downingtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Unisys Corporation, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
709206 ;
Abstract
A method for use in a messaging system having a database of stored messages, wherein the stored messages include or are associated with corresponding attributes, the desired format of which is subject to change over time, comprises the steps of determining whether a stored message is formatted in accordance with a current message format prescribed for use in the messaging system; and redelivering the stored message if it is not formatted in accordance with the current format. An effect of the redelivery is to update the format of the message to the current format.