System and method for creating e-mail object attributes
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsGilford F. Martino, Frank J. Robyck, John F. McGraw JR.
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Abstract
Attributes are associated with E-mail objects by initializing a context window to include one or more action items for associating attributes with objects in a note; a display is responsive to user selection of an object for displaying the context window; responsive to user selection of an action item, selectable attributes are displayed in an object attributes window; and responsive to user selection of one or more attributes from the object attributes window, selected attributes are associate in the note with the object.
Claims22
A method for creating E-mail objects, comprising the steps of:
- initializing a context window to include one or more action items for associating attributes with objects in a note;
- responsive to user selection of an object, displaying said context window;
- responsive to user selection of said action item, displaying an object attributes window including a plurality of selectable attributes;
- and
- responsive to user selection of one or more attributes from said object attributes window, associating selected attributes with said object.
System for creating E-mail objects, comprising:
- a context window initialized to include one or more action items for associating attributes with objects in a note;
- a display responsive to user selection of an object, for displaying said context window;
- first code responsive to user selection of said action item for displaying an object attributes window including a plurality of selectable attributes;
- and
- second code responsive to user selection of one or more attributes from said object attributes window for associating in said note selected attributes with said object.
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform method steps for creating E-mail objects, said method steps comprising:
- initializing a context window to include one or more action items for associating attributes with objects in a note;
- responsive to user selection of an object, displaying said context window;
- responsive to user selection of said action item, displaying an object attributes window including a plurality of selectable attributes;
- and
- responsive to user selection of one or more attributes from said object attributes window, associating selected attributes with said object.
A computer program product or computer program element for creating E-mail objects according to method steps comprising:
- initializing a context window to include one or more action items for associating attributes with objects in a note;
- responsive to user selection of an object, displaying said context window;
- responsive to user selection of said action item, displaying an object attributes window including a plurality of selectable attributes;
- and
- responsive to user selection of one or more attributes from said object attributes window, associating selected attributes with said object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.