Method for automated management of received messages
OwnerBruno Bozionek, Rainer Zimmermanninventors
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Abstract
A method and computer software program for the automated management of received messages, particularly E-mail messages, wherein a repeat presentation time, possibly a priority criterion, and a category are issued for an E-mail message after it has been opened, and the E-mail message is optionally saved in a central task folder or in accordance with the attributes in corresponding directories.
Claims9
A method for managing received messages, the method comprising the steps of:
- setting up a task in a task folder;
- transferring data of a message which has been read into the task folder;
- automatically preassigning and appending criteria with default values, the criteria including at least one of repeat presentation time, answering priority information and category information, with the repeat presentation time specifying a time at which a reader plans to answer the message;
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- automatically transferring and saving the message including the appended criteria in one of a central task folder and a subfolder.
A computer software program for executing a method for managing received messages, when loaded into a memory of a data processing device, wherein the method includes the steps of:
- setting up a task in a task folder;
- transferring data of a message which has been read into the task folder;
- automatically pre-assigning and appending criteria with default values, the criteria including at least one of repeat presentation time, answering priority information and category information, with the repeat presentation times specifying a time at which a reader plans to answer the message;
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- automatically transferring and saving the message, including the appended criteria, in one of a central task folder and a subfolder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.