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Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011

Filed:

May. 22, 2008
Applicants:

Stefan B. Edlund, San Jose, CA (US);

Joshua W. Hui, San Jose, CA (US);

Christopher M. Johnson, Oakland, CA (US);

Inventors:

Stefan B. Edlund, San Jose, CA (US);

Joshua W. Hui, San Jose, CA (US);

Christopher M. Johnson, Oakland, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and system for supervising electronic text messages in an enterprise allows for storing organizational information related to the enterprise, identifying a source and a target of the electronic text message, invoking communication screens between the identified source and target, each of the invoked communication screens being determined by the organizational information for the identified source and target, analyzing the electronic text message by a set of rules corresponding to said invoked communication screens to provide a supervisory score, and applying supervisory action to the electronic text message based on the supervisory score, including any of blocking transmission, redirecting the electronic text message to a supervisor or a supervisory file, and copying the electronic text message to the supervisory file.


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