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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:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L'Heureux, San Carlos, CA (US);
Craig Hackerd, Gilroy, CA (US);
Assignee:
Earthlink, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/445 ; G06F 1/310 ; G06F 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/445 ; G06F 1/310 ; G06F 1/516 ;
Abstract
A data formatting method for embedding diverse data types in an electronic mail message includes the step of forming a network compliant electronic mail message header. Command blocks representing diverse data types are also generated. The command blocks representing the diverse data types are combined with a network compliant electronic mail message header into an electronic mail message. The electronic mail message is constructed to conform to network standards such that the command blocks representing the diverse data types are processed as textual information.