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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:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ken K Lin, West Chester, PA (US);
Michael S Lees, Coatesville, PA (US);
Gordon E Hegfield, Royersford, PA (US);
Bruce G Ernst, Lansdale, PA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
709217 ; 709200 ;
Abstract
An electronic messaging tracking system and method is provided that tracks messages in a single or multiprotocol messaging environment. Tracking entries are collected, stored and updated. Queries may be made regarding the status, travel path, and other criteria of any message. Queries need not include a unique identifier of the message. Users may access the message tracking system from an internal or external network.