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System and methods for multilevel electronic mail communication programs

  • US 20030088824A1
  • Filed: 11/08/2001
  • Published: 05/08/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for producing an electronic mail message to be distributed to email recipients on behalf of a participant within a communication program comprised of a hierarchy of participants, the system comprising:

  • a system content database storing system content items of predefined types that are available for use in said message;

    a user content database storing user content items of predefined types created by said communication program participants for use in said message; and

    a plurality of system tools for creating said message, said message including system content items and user content items, wherein access to respective sets of said tools for creating said message is provided to respective participants of said communication program such that each participant may contribute to the creation of said message in the manners provided by its respective set of tools, and wherein relationships are defined among related tools of the respective sets of said tools such that use of a given tool on behalf of a given participant may control uses of the given tool on behalf of lower affiliated participants within the hierarchy.

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