Adaptive indexing technique for use with electronic objects
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1. A method for indicating criteria used for organizing electronic objects, comprising steps of:
- selecting, by a user, an element of an electronic object in a manner consistent with defined selection settings; and
concluding, responsive to the selecting, that the user has indicated a criterion for organizing electronic objects.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for organizing and viewing electronic objects (such as incoming electronic mail messages, documents, and so forth) according to relationships among the objects. Objects may be organized according to user-selectable, node-specific criteria. These criteria may be dynamically learned, based upon a particular user'"'"'s behavior, using the disclosed techniques.
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1. A method for indicating criteria used for organizing electronic objects, comprising steps of:
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selecting, by a user, an element of an electronic object in a manner consistent with defined selection settings; and
concluding, responsive to the selecting, that the user has indicated a criterion for organizing electronic objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for indicating criteria used for organizing electronic objects, comprising:
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means for selecting, by a user, an element of an electronic object in a manner consistent with defined selection settings;
means for concluding, responsive to the means for selecting, that the user has indicated a criterion for organizing electronic objects; and
means for using the selected criterion to format a rule for organizing stored documents.
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19. A computer program product for indicating criteria used for organizing electronic objects, the computer program product embodied on one or more computer-readable media and comprising:
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computer-readable program code means for selecting, by a user, an element of an electronic object in a manner consistent with defined selection settings;
computer-readable program code means for concluding, responsive to the computer-readable program code means for selecting, that the user has indicated a criterion for organizing electronic objects; and
computer-readable program code means for using the selected criterion to format a rule for organizing stored documents.
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