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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsDaniel Danker, Peter T. Barrett
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Reducing the amount of input required by a user to enter an electronic message. When an electronic message is received, one or more language expressions associated with the electronic message are displayed to a user. The user may select one or more of the language expressions and have the full text of all the selected language expressions included in a reply electronic message. Icons, which represent a user's capability to engage in an electronic messaging session, may also be displayed. When a user changes their capability to engage in an electronic messaging session, for instance when they go offline, a command may be sent to other users. This command may take the form of a character sequence not normally occurring in written language, which is interpreted by network devices and changes the display of the icon associated with a the user who went offline.
A computer program product for use in a network system including at least two network devices network connectable so as to be capable of performing electronic mail operations, the computer program product comprising:
A first network device in a network that includes at two network devices, including the first network device and at least one other network device, which are network connectable so as to be capable of performing electronic mail operations, one of the at least two network devices being a television, the first network device comprising:
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