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Locating previously communicated electronic messages

  • US 10,062,055 B2
  • Filed: 08/09/2016
  • Issued: 08/28/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for locating previously communicated electronic messages, comprising:

  • providing, in a window of a particular electronic message, a locator feature including a list of identifiers, the list of identifiers including only identifiers of a plurality of parties to the particular electronic message;

    receiving a request, from a first party of the plurality of parties, to locate at least one previously communicated electronic message having as a party thereto a second party, of the plurality of parties, to which the at least one selected identifier corresponds, the request being input by selection of at least one identifier from the list, wherein the at least one identifier corresponds to the second party;

    performing a search of at least one electronic database for the at least one previously communicated electronic message comprising a previously communicated electronic message having the second party as a party thereto;

    locating, based on the search, the at least one previously communicated electronic message;

    sending an alert based on the locating to the first party and the second party;

    receiving a first acceptance notification from the second party in response to the alert, by receiving a selection of an electronic message of the at least one previously communicated electronic message; and

    presenting, to the first party and the second party, the selected electronic message of the at least one previously communicated electronic message to the first party and the second party in response to the received acceptance notification;

    wherein the sending a first alert based on the locating comprises displaying a list of the located at least one previously-communicated electronic message; and

    wherein the presenting, to the first party and the second party, the selected electronic message comprises presenting the selected one of the at least one previously communicated electronic message.

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