PROVIDING CONTEXT IN AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A computerized messaging server in an electronic messaging system, comprising:
- a message module adapted to control a message database storing messages exchanged in the messaging system, each message comprising one or more message components having content; and
a context module adapted to control a context database storing a knowledge taxonomy having context categories and contexts associating content of the message components with the context categories.
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Abstract
A messaging system treats a set of related messages, such as an e-mail string between two or more people, as a message container having relational references to one or more submessages. A messaging server stores the messages and submessages as discrete message components having content. In addition, the messaging server includes a context module having a context database. The context module defines a knowledge taxonomy having context categories. The context module creates contexts by associating portions of content from the message components with the context categories. The context module also specifies rights and properties of end-users with respect to the context categories and contexts. The context module performs operations utilizing the contexts. The contexts thus allow an enterprise to structure information contained within its electronic messages.
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23 Claims
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1. A computerized messaging server in an electronic messaging system, comprising:
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a message module adapted to control a message database storing messages exchanged in the messaging system, each message comprising one or more message components having content; and
a context module adapted to control a context database storing a knowledge taxonomy having context categories and contexts associating content of the message components with the context categories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product having a computer-readable medium having computer program instructions tangibly embodied therein for providing an electronic message system, comprising:
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a messaging module adapted to control a message database storing messages exchanged in the messaging system, each message comprising one or more message components having content; and
a context module adapted to control a context database storing a knowledge taxonomy having context categories and contexts associating content of the message components with the context categories. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of utilizing contexts in an electronic messaging system, the messaging system exchanging messages comprising one or more message components having content, the method comprising:
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defining a knowledge taxonomy having context categories;
associating content of the message components with context categories of the knowledge taxonomy to create contexts; and
searching and/or sorting the content responsive to the contexts. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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