Method and apparatus for context-sensitive exchange of electronic information
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsScot MacLellan, Luigi Pichetti, Rosario Gangemi
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for context-sensitive exchange of electronic information, is provided. One implementation involves maintaining multiple signatures for a sender; associating each signature with a recipient address or communication content pattern described based on a rule; sending an electronic communication to a recipient address by automatically selecting a most appropriate signature among the multiple signatures based on the recipient address or content pattern in the communication; and including the selected signature in the electronic communication.
Claims1
A method for context-sensitive exchange of electronic communication, the electronic communication comprising a header and a body, the method comprising:
- maintaining multiple signatures for a sender;
- associating each signature with communication content pattern described based on a rule;
- sending an electronic communication to a recipient address by automatically selecting a most appropriate signature among the multiple signatures based on content pattern comprising text in the body of the electronic communication;
- and
- including the selected signature in the electronic communication.
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