Method and system for completing e-mail transmissions
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1. A method for completing an e-mail transmission, comprising:
- receiving a user input indicating that an e-mail message has been completed;
parsing said e-mail message for clues indicating that an attachment to said e-mail message is likely intended;
determining whether or not said attachment has been attached to said message; and
in response to determining that said attachment has not been attached to said e-mail message, generating a user prompt to indicate to a user that an attachment to said e-mail message is likely intended.
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Abstract
A method and system for completing e-mail transmissions detects when an e-mail user likely intends to provide an attachment and prompts the user to provide the attachment if it is not attached. A parser parses the e-mail message for keywords that indicate that the sender likely intends to provide an attachment, then the e-mail program prompts the user to provide the attachment if the attachment is not attached. The parser may also decompose sentences to provide matching of common phrases or meanings with phrases or meanings that indicate that the sender likely intends to provide an attachment.
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1. A method for completing an e-mail transmission, comprising:
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receiving a user input indicating that an e-mail message has been completed;
parsing said e-mail message for clues indicating that an attachment to said e-mail message is likely intended;
determining whether or not said attachment has been attached to said message; and
in response to determining that said attachment has not been attached to said e-mail message, generating a user prompt to indicate to a user that an attachment to said e-mail message is likely intended. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for completing an e-mail transmission, comprising:
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a memory for storing program instructions and data;
a processor coupled to said memory for executing said program instructions; and
a user input device coupled to said processor for receiving user input, wherein said program instructions include instructions for receiving a user input indicating that an e-mail message has been completed, parsing said e-mail message for clues indicating that an attachment to said e-mail message is likely intended, determining whether or not said attachment has been attached to said message, and in response to determining that said attachment has not been attached to said e-mail message, generating a user prompt to indicate to a user that an attachment to said e-mail message is likely intended. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A computer program product comprising signal-bearing media containing program instructions for execution within a general purpose computer, wherein said program instructions comprise program instructions for:
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receiving a user input indicating that an e-mail message has been completed, parsing said e-mail message for clues indicating that an attachment to said e-mail message is likely intended, determining whether or not said attachment has been attached to said message, and in response to determining that said attachment has not been attached to said e-mail message, generating a user prompt to indicate to a user that an attachment to said e-mail message is likely intended.
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