Structured Communication System and Method
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1. A system for categorization of messages communicated by users of a message exchange system, the message exchange system including at least one user agent, the categorization system comprising:
- a categorization server for supplying representations of categorization of information, one or more categorization and negotiation agents for categorizing the messages, said one or more categorization and negotiation agents each having a communication interface for connecting to one of another categorization and negotiation agent, the categorization server, or the at least one user client, wherein a categorized message is associated with a category belonging to the representations of categorization.
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Abstract
This invention presents a novel way in which electronic communication can be carried out, wherein the context of the communication is established by negotiation between the sender and receiver, whereby the communication can be properly categorized and filed.
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1. A system for categorization of messages communicated by users of a message exchange system, the message exchange system including at least one user agent, the categorization system comprising:
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a categorization server for supplying representations of categorization of information, one or more categorization and negotiation agents for categorizing the messages, said one or more categorization and negotiation agents each having a communication interface for connecting to one of another categorization and negotiation agent, the categorization server, or the at least one user client, wherein a categorized message is associated with a category belonging to the representations of categorization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A message exchange system, the system comprising:
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one or more user agents for users to exchange and manage messages;
one or more categorization and negotiation agents for categorizing the messages, each one of the one or more categorization and negotiation agents being connected to one of the one or more user agents, and a categorization server for supplying representations of categories to the one or more categorization and negotiation agents, said each one categorization and negotiation agent being operable to communicate with at least of one of said categorization server and another categorization and negotiation agent;
wherein a categorized message is associated with a category belonging to the representations of categories. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. In a system for exchanging messages among users of the system, the system including a message exchange server, a categorization server for supplying a listing of categories, and a user agent connected to the message exchange server, the user agent comprising:
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a user interface for the user to send and receive messages;
a categorization and negotiation subsystem connected to the user interface, said categorization and negotiation subsystem being selectively connectable to the categorization server and being configured to communicate with another user agent to negotiate a category for a message, the negotiated category being based on the listing of categories. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of categorizing information, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an initial representation of categorization of information, said representation including a plurality of categories, said initial representation being provided in a session of receiving the information from a sender;
negotiating with the sender to make a modification to said initial representation during said session for categorizing said received information;
associating a category with the received information, said category being negotiated based on the modified representation; and
providing said modified representation in subsequent sessions of receiving further information. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of transmitting messages in a message exchange system, the message exchange system including a user agent of a sender for transmitting a message to a receiver, and a categorization server for supplying a listing of categories, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining the listing of categories from the categorization server;
negotiating a category with the receiver, said category being selected based on the listing of categories;
associating the message with the category; and
sending the message associated with the category to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A computer readable medium containing computer program instructions for classifying messages sent over a communications network in a message exchange system, the message exchange system including a sender agent for sending a message, a receiver agent for receiving the message and a categorization server, said computer readable medium containing instructions for:
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obtaining the listing of categories from the categorization server;
negotiating a category to be associated with the message, said category being negotiated between the sender agent and one of the receiver agent and the categorization server based on the listing of categories;
associating the message with the category; and
sending the message associated with the category to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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