System and method for response management in multiple email recipients
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1. A process to coordinate responses from multiple message recipients, the process comprising the steps of:
- determining that an email has multiple recipients;
opening the email; and
displaying a summary of a reply status.
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Abstract
The disclosed invention is an improvement to a demand-based messaging system that enables multiple message recipients to coordinate responses to the message. The improved messaging system comprises a messaging program that provides an interface through which a recipient can indicate an intent to reply to the message. The messaging program then transmits this intent to other messaging programs so that other recipients receive the intent as status information when they open the message
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1. A process to coordinate responses from multiple message recipients, the process comprising the steps of:
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determining that an email has multiple recipients;
opening the email; and
displaying a summary of a reply status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A program product, operable on a computer, to coordinate responses from multiple message recipients comprising:
a computer readable medium containing instructions for a computer to perform steps comprising;
determining that an email has multiple recipients;
responsive to determining that an email has multiple recipients, opening the email;
displaying a summary of a reply status;
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus to coordinate responses from multiple message recipients comprising:
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a computer connected to a network;
a program in the memory of the computer containing a plurality of instructions for causing the computer to;
determine that an email has multiple recipients;
responsive to determining that an email has multiple recipients, means to open the email;
display a summary of a reply status;
determine whether the user wants detailed reply information; and
responsive to determining that the user wants detailed reply information, obtain the detailed reply information from a reply history file. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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