Apparatus and method for selecting closing information and stationery for an electronic mail message based on the intended recipient
First Claim
1. A method of formatting an electronic mail message, comprising:
- storing one or more recipient profiles, wherein the one or more recipient profiles identify an electronic mail message format for a corresponding recipient;
identifying a recipient of an electronic mail message; and
formatting the electronic mail message based on a recipient profile corresponding to the identified recipient.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for selecting closing information and stationery for an electronic mail message based on the intended recipient are provided. The apparatus and method allow a user to define closing information and/or stationery for individual recipients, groups of recipients, domain name categories, and the like. In this way, when the user composes a new electronic mail message and enters the electronic mail address of the recipient, the electronic mail program of the present invention automatically determines which closing information and stationery to use with the new electronic mail message. If the user has not designated the closing information and/or stationery for a particular recipient, a default closing information and/or stationery may be used instead. Likewise, if there are a plurality of recipients having different closing information and/or stationery settings, a default closing information and/or stationery setting may be used. Alternatively, if there are a plurality of recipients, each recipient may receive a different version of the electronic mail message having the same composed content but different closing information and/or stationery.
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1. A method of formatting an electronic mail message, comprising:
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storing one or more recipient profiles, wherein the one or more recipient profiles identify an electronic mail message format for a corresponding recipient;
identifying a recipient of an electronic mail message; and
formatting the electronic mail message based on a recipient profile corresponding to the identified recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of customizing an electronic mail message based on settings for an intended recipient, comprising:
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receiving an electronic mail message;
identifying at least one recipient of the electronic mail message;
identifying at least one electronic mail message format for the at least one recipient; and
reformatting the electronic mail message based on the at least one electronic mail message format. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of customizing an electronic mail message based on settings for an intended recipient, comprising:
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storing electronic mail format settings for a plurality of possible recipients, the electronic mail format settings designating an electronic mail format for a recipient that is different from an electronic mail format of another recipient;
generating an electronic mail message for at least one designated recipient of the plurality of possible recipients; and
customizing the electronic mail message according to the electronic mail format settings for the recipient.
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22. An apparatus for customizing an electronic mail message based on settings for an intended recipient, comprising:
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an interface that receives an electronic mail message; and
an electronic mail message formatting device coupled to the interface that identifies at least one recipient of the electronic mail message, identifies at least one electronic mail message format for the at least one recipient, and reformats the electronic mail message based on the at least one electronic mail message format. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for customizing an electronic mail message based on settings for an intended recipient, comprising:
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first instructions for receiving an electronic mail message;
second instructions for identifying at least one recipient of the electronic mail message;
third instructions for identifying at least one electronic mail message format for the at least one recipient; and
fourth instructions for reformatting the electronic mail message based on the at least one electronic mail message format. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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