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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:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1998
Andrew W. Shuman, Seattle, WA (US);
Se-Wai Lee, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eric L. Van Doren, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A form for displaying an electronic message item includes an information object that highlights important information about the message. The information displayed in the information object is automatically derived by examining the message properties that constitute the message item. The examination of the message properties includes applying a series of if-then statements to predetermined message properties. If the results of one or more of the if-then tests are true, the program composes one or more information items that reflect the state of the message item. The program will also examine data external to the message item. The information items are composed in a natural language format and are prioritized prior to being displayed in the information object.