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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:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2001
Ian E. Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark A. Howard, San Francisco, CA (US);
Trevor F. Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Victoria M. E. Bellotti, San Francisco, CA (US);
Karen Marcelo, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ian E. Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark A. Howard, San Francisco, CA (US);
Trevor F. Smith, San Francisco, CA (US);
Victoria M. E. Bellotti, San Francisco, CA (US);
Karen Marcelo, San Francisco, CA (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and article of manufacture for performing computation on an electronic message without the involvement of a user is provided. By including a command instruction in an electronic message which identifies an application provider for performing the computation and includes parameters and values to indicate what information is to be provided to the application provider, the message can be sent by a user and computation can be performed without the involvement of the user. The method, system, and article of manufacture is designed to intercept the message, control the computation, modify the message, and deliver it to the intended recipients.