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US 7,743,105 B2Granted
System, method and program for selecting recipients of an e-mail
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsFrederic Bauchot, Gerard Marmigere, Francois-Xavier Drouet
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Abstract
System, method and program product executed at a workstation for selecting recipients of an e-mail. The workstation displays an initial list of potential recipients of said e-mail. A user identifies to the workstation a first type of recipient to receive the e-mail. The initial list including at least one recipient of the first type. A user identifies to the workstation a second type of recipient not to receive the e-mail. The initial list including at least one recipient of the second type. The workstation automatically determining a final list of recipients to receive the e-mail. The final list is the recipients of the initial list which are the first type but not the second type.
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A method executed at a workstation for selecting recipients of an e-mail, said method comprising the steps of:
- said workstation displaying an initial list of potential recipients of said e-mail;
- identifying to said workstation a first subset portion of text of said e-mail;
- identifying to said workstation a first type of recipient to receive the first subset portion of said e-mail, said initial list including at least one recipient of said first type;
- identifying to said workstation a second type of recipient not to receive the first subset portion of said e-mail;
- said workstation determining if said initial list of recipients to receive said e-mail includes a recipient of said second type;
- said workstation automatically determining a final list of recipients to receive the first subset portion of said e-mail, said final list being the potential recipients of said initial list which are said first type but not said second type;
- identifying to said workstation a second subset portion of text of said e-mail;
- identifying to said workstation a third type of recipient to receive the second subset portion of said e-mail, said initial list including at least one recipient of said third type;
- identifying to said workstation a fourth type of recipient not to receive the second subset portion of said e-mail;
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- said workstation automatically determining another final list of recipients to receive the second subset portion of said e-mail, said another final list being the potential recipients of said initial list which are said third type but not said fourth type.
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A system for selecting recipients of an e-mail, said system comprising:
- means for displaying an initial list of potential recipients of said e-mail;
- means for identifying to said workstation a first subset portion of text of said e-mail;
- means for identifying a first type of recipient to receive the first subset portion of said e-mail, said initial list including at least one recipient of said first type;
- means for identifying a second type of recipient not to receive the first subset portion of said e-mail;
- means for determining a final list of recipients to receive the first subset portion of said e-mail, said final list being the potential recipients of said initial list which are said first type but not said second type;
- means for identifying to said workstation a second subset portion of text of said e-mail;
- means for identifying to said workstation a third type of recipient to receive the second subset portion of said e-mail, said initial list including at least one recipient of said third type;
- means for identifying to said workstation a fourth type of recipient not to receive the second subset portion of said e-mail;
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- means for determining another final list of recipients to receive the second subset portion of said e-mail, said another final list being the potential recipients of said initial list which are said third type but not said fourth type.
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A computer program product for execution at a workstation to assist a user in selecting recipients of an e-mail, said computer program product comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium;
- first program instructions to display an initial list of potential recipients of said e-mail;
- second program instructions for identifying to said workstation a first subset portion of text of said e-mail;
- third program instructions to allow the user to identify a first type of recipient to receive the first subset portion of said e-mail, said initial list including at least one recipient of said first type;
- fourth program instructions to allow a user to identify a second type of recipient not to receive the first subset portion of said e-mail;
- fifth program instructions to automatically determine a final list of recipients to receive the first subset portion of said e-mail, said final list being the potential recipients of said initial list which are said first type but not said second type;
- sixth program instructions for identifying to said workstation a second subset portion of text of said e-mail;
- seventh program instructions for identifying to said workstation a third type of recipient to receive the second subset portion of said e-mail, said initial list including at least one recipient of said third type;
- eighth program instructions for identifying to said workstation a fourth type of recipient not to receive the second subset portion of said e-mail;
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- ninth program instructions for determining another final list of recipients to receive the second subset portion of said e-mail, said another final list being the potential recipients of said initial list which are said third type but not said fourth type, and wherein said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth program instructions are stored on said medium.
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A method executed at a workstation for selecting recipients of an e-mail, said method comprising the steps of:
- said workstation displaying an initial list of potential recipients of said e-mail;
- identifying to said workstation a plurality of different portions of text of said e-mail;
- identifying to said workstation a first type of recipient group to receive a selected portion of the plurality of different portions of said text of said e-mail, said initial list including at least one recipient of said first type, wherein the recipient group comprises a plurality of individual recipients;
- identifying to said workstation a second type of recipient not to receive said selected portion of said e-mail, said initial list including at least one recipient of said second type;
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- automatically determining a final list of recipients to receive said selected portion of said e-mail, said final list being the recipients of said initial list which are said first type but not said second type.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.