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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:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1992
David K. Clark, Irving, TX (US);
Marvin L. Williams, Lewisville, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for notifying an originator when a recipient has accessed an isochronous mail object for a specified duration of time. A Document Relational Service (DRS) is provided that allows the originator to specify relationships of distributions with isochronous objects and other objects. These relationships allow the originator to be notified on an expenditure of time basis when particular combinations of objects have been accessed. The Document Relational Service allows the user to specify time ranges for particular objects in varying combinations. A time service monitors the duration of access time spent on specified objects. Fulfillment of all combinations and time criteria generates the confirmation notice.