Apparatus and method for interactive email
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1. A method for generating email addresses of recipients of an email message comprising:
- receiving an email address comprising a group email address portion that corresponds to a predetermined plurality of candidate email recipients and an email address qualifier portion comprising a Boolean expression, the Boolean expression comprising at least one Boolean operator and at least one sub-expression;
identifying one or more recipients of the email message by evaluating the Boolean expression, each of the one or more recipients identified being both in the predetermined plurality of candidate recipients and satisfying one or more criteria represented by the Boolean expression; and
delivering the email message to the one or more recipients identified using their respective email addresses.
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Abstract
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to deliver to a community of users an email with a widget including a graphical user interface that solicits input. Solicited input is collected from the community of users via the widget. The email is revised to dynamically display at least a portion of the solicited input.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for generating email addresses of recipients of an email message comprising:
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receiving an email address comprising a group email address portion that corresponds to a predetermined plurality of candidate email recipients and an email address qualifier portion comprising a Boolean expression, the Boolean expression comprising at least one Boolean operator and at least one sub-expression; identifying one or more recipients of the email message by evaluating the Boolean expression, each of the one or more recipients identified being both in the predetermined plurality of candidate recipients and satisfying one or more criteria represented by the Boolean expression; and delivering the email message to the one or more recipients identified using their respective email addresses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions, which when executed by a computer system cause the computer system to:
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receive an email address comprising a group email address portion that corresponds to a predetermined plurality of candidate email recipients and an email address qualifier portion comprising a Boolean expression, the Boolean expression comprising at least one Boolean operator and at least one sub-expression; identify one or more recipients of the email message by evaluating the Boolean expression, each of the one or more recipients identified being both in the predetermined plurality of candidate recipients and satisfying one or more criteria represented by the Boolean expression; and deliver the email message to the one or more recipients identified using their respective email addresses. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for generating email addresses of recipients of an email message comprising:
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receiving an email address comprising an email address qualifier portion and a group email address portion that corresponds to a plurality of recipients of a previously sent email; identifying one or more recipients of the email message from among the plurality of recipients of the previously sent email using the email address qualifier portion, the email address qualifier portion indicative of one of; recipients who have responded to the previously sent email; recipients who have not responded to the previously sent email;
orrecipients who have responded to the previously sent email in a way as indicated in the email address qualifier portion; and delivering the email message to the one or more recipients identified using their respective email addresses.
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