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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2005
Neil P. Adams, Waterloo, CA;
David Victor Macfarlane, Waterloo, CA;
Herbert A. Little, Waterloo, CA;
Neil P. Adams, Waterloo, CA;
David Victor MacFarlane, Waterloo, CA;
Herbert A. Little, Waterloo, CA;
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A system and method for the creation and automated selection and inclusion an automated signature text with an electronic message, wherein the automated selection of the automated signature text is dependent on attributes of the message, the designated recipients, or attributes of the designated recipients as compared to the sender's attributes, such as the encoding type and/or transport method selected for the electronic message or the location of the recipient without the need for multiple user profiles or manual editing by the sender. At least one of a plurality of automated signature texts is associated with at least one encoding type of a plurality of encoding types, at least one message transport type, or with at least one predeterined recipient attribute or the outcome of a comparison of the recipient attribute with the sender's attributes. The appropriate automated signature text is inserted prior to encoding of the message for transport.