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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2000
Applicants:
Lorin Evan Ullmann, Austin, TX (US);
Joseph Kubik, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Lorin Evan Ullmann, Austin, TX (US);
Joseph Kubik, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An enhanced e-mail reader and composer having automatic addressing functions to create and manage chain groups for organizing chain-forwarded and chain-replied messages. The system and method allows users to receive chained messages, automatically create chain groups within their address book, associate chain message participants to chain groups, and to automatically address new messages to members of chain groups stored within their address book.