Handling a multimedia object associated with an electronic message
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1. A method of automatically saving communicated multimedia objects to a repository for subsequent use, the method comprising:
- in response to a sent electronic message and a received electronic message, identifying an embedded multimedia object or an attached multimedia object;
separating the embedded multimedia object or the attached multimedia object from the electronic message;
automatically saving the separated multimedia object to a repository for subsequent use by a user; and
enabling the user to select the multimedia object from the repository for subsequent use.
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Abstract
Automatically saving communicated multimedia objects to a repository for subsequent use includes in response to a sent electronic message and a received electronic message, identifying an embedded multimedia object or an attached multimedia object. The embedded multimedia object or the attached multimedia object is separated from the electronic message. The separated multimedia object is automatically saved to a repository for subsequent use by a user and the user is able to select the multimedia object from the repository for subsequent use.
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1. A method of automatically saving communicated multimedia objects to a repository for subsequent use, the method comprising:
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in response to a sent electronic message and a received electronic message, identifying an embedded multimedia object or an attached multimedia object;
separating the embedded multimedia object or the attached multimedia object from the electronic message;
automatically saving the separated multimedia object to a repository for subsequent use by a user; and
enabling the user to select the multimedia object from the repository for subsequent use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus comprising a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a machine result in at least the following:
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in response to a sent electronic message and a received electronic message, identifying an embedded multimedia object or an attached multimedia object;
separating the embedded multimedia object or the attached multimedia object from the electronic message;
automatically saving the separated multimedia object to a repository for subsequent use by a user; and
enabling the user to select the multimedia object from the repository for subsequent use.
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26. A system for automatically saving communicated multimedia objects to a repository for subsequent use comprising:
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in response to a sent electronic message and a received electronic message, means for identifying an embedded multimedia object or an attached multimedia object;
means for separating the embedded multimedia object or the attached multimedia object from the electronic message;
means for automatically saving the separated multimedia object to a repository for subsequent use by a user; and
means for enabling the user to select the multimedia object from the repository for subsequent use.
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