Using organizational rank to facilitate electronic communication
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsLance M. Bagby, Ajay Kumar
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Abstract
A system for electronic communications. Receiving a sender identifier and a recipient identifier. A first message is received from the sender identifier to send to the recipient identifier. Determining the relative ranking of the sender and the recipient. In response to determining that the recipient has a higher relative ranking than the sender, determining whether the first message contains an action item. In response to determining that the first message contains an action item, transmitting a second message to the sender. In response to receiving an indication from the sender to send the first message, sending the first message from the sender identifier to the recipient identifier.
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A method for electronic communications, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a computer, a sender identifier and a recipient identifier;
- receiving, by the computer, a first message from the sender identifier to send to the recipient identifier;
- determining, by the computer, a relative ranking of the sender and the recipient;
- in response to determining, by the computer, that the recipient has a higher relative ranking than the sender, determining, by the computer, whether the first message contains an action item;
- in response to determining, by the computer, that the first message contains an action item, transmitting a second message to the sender;
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- in response to receiving, by the computer, an indication from the sender to send the first message, sending, by the computer, the first message from the sender identifier to the recipient identifier.
A computer program product for electronic communications, the computer program product comprising:
- one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to receive, by a computer, a sender identifier and a recipient identifier;
- program instructions to receive, by the computer, a first message from the sender identifier to send to the recipient identifier;
- program instructions to determine, by the computer, the relative ranking of the sender and the recipient;
- program instructions, in response to determining, by the computer, that the recipient has a higher relative ranking than the sender, to determine, by the computer, whether the first message contains an action item;
- program instructions, in response to determining, by the computer, that the first message contains an action item, to transmit a second message to the sender;
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- program instructions, in response to receiving, by the computer, an indication from the sender to send the first message, to send, by the computer, the first message from the sender identifier to the recipient identifier.
A computer system for electronic communications, the computer system comprising:
- one or more computer processors;
- one or more computer readable storage media;
- program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to receive, by a computer, a sender identifier and a recipient identifier;
- program instructions to receive, by the computer, a first message from the sender identifier to send to the recipient identifier;
- program instructions to determine, by the computer, the relative ranking of the sender and the recipient;
- program instructions, in response to determining, by the computer, that the recipient has a higher relative ranking than the sender, to determine, by the computer, whether the first message contains an action item;
- program instructions, in response to determining, by the computer, that the first message contains an action item, to transmit a second message to the sender;
- and
- program instructions, in response to receiving, by the computer, an indication from the sender to send the first message, to send, by the computer, the first message from the sender identifier to the recipient identifier.
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