Electronic routing slips for inter-organizational electronic mail
First Claim
1. A method for separating an email message from intra-organizational communications used to process that email message, the method comprising:
- receiving a first email message by an email client program executing at a client computing system;
selecting a route operation for the first email message; and
generating, in response to selecting the route operation, a second email message having therein an electronic representation of the first email message through which content of the first email message can be accessed by a viewer of the second email message.
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Abstract
A system and method for separating inter-organizational email from the intra-organizational processing of that email are described. An email message is received by an email client program executing at a client computing system. A route operation is selected for the email message. A routing slip is generated in response to the route operation. The routing slip includes an electronic representation of the email message and can be sent to other members of an organization bearing this representation. Each recipient of the routing slip can access the email message through the electronic representation. Information that becomes part of the routing slip remains separate from the contents of the email message. To reply to the email message, an unroute operation restores the email message from the routing slip. A reply to the email message can then be sent without any of the information in the routing slip appearing the reply.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for separating an email message from intra-organizational communications used to process that email message, the method comprising:
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receiving a first email message by an email client program executing at a client computing system;
selecting a route operation for the first email message; and
generating, in response to selecting the route operation, a second email message having therein an electronic representation of the first email message through which content of the first email message can be accessed by a viewer of the second email message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computing system, comprising:
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a processor;
memory; and
an electronic mail (email) client program stored in the memory and executed by the processor, the email client program receiving a first email message and generating a second email message having therein an electronic representation of the first email message in response to a selection of a route operation for the first email message, wherein content of the first email message is accessible by a viewer of the second email message through the electronic representation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for separating an email message from intra-organizational communications used to process that email message, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a first email message by an email client program executing at a client computing system;
means for selecting a route operation for the first email message; and
means for generating, in response to the selecting of the route operation, a second email message having therein an electronic representation of the first email message through which content of the first email message can be accessed by a viewer of the second email message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for use with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having embodied therein program code comprising:
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program code for receiving a first email message by an email client program executing at a client computing system;
program code for selecting a route operation for the first email message; and
program code for generating, in response to the selecting of the route operation, a second email message having therein an electronic representation of the first email message through which content of the first email message can be accessed by a viewer of the second email message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave for use with a computer system having a display and capable of generating a user interface through which a user may interact with the computer system, the computer data signal comprising:
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program code for receiving a first email message by an email client program executing at a client computing system;
program code for selecting a route operation for the first email message; and
program code for generating, in response to the selecting of the route operation, a second email message having therein an electronic representation of the first email message through which content of the first email message can be accessed by a viewer of the second email message. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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