SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOLLOW-ON MESSAGE PROCESSING
First Claim
1. A computer program product comprising a computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations comprising:
- receive a follow-on command associated with an email received at an email client;
determine whether an email draft is in progress, wherein the email draft in progress is associated with the received email; and
interrupt access to the email client associated with the email draft in progress in response to the follow-on command.
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Abstract
A follow-on message processing system for an integrated information management application. The follow-on message processing system includes a client computer coupled to a network, an email client coupled to the client computer, and a follow-on message controller coupled to the email client. The email client receives an email and a follow-on command from another email client. The follow-on command is associated with the email received from the other email client. The follow-on message controller interrupts access to the email client in response to a determination that an email draft is in progress. The email draft in progress is associated with the received email.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer program product comprising a computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations comprising:
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receive a follow-on command associated with an email received at an email client; determine whether an email draft is in progress, wherein the email draft in progress is associated with the received email; and interrupt access to the email client associated with the email draft in progress in response to the follow-on command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A follow-on message processing system comprising:
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a client computer coupled to a network; an email client coupled to the client computer, the email client to receive an email and a follow-on command from another email client, wherein the follow-on command is associated with the email received from the other email client; a follow-on message controller coupled to the email client, the follow-on message controller to interrupt access to the email client in response to a determination that an email draft is in progress, wherein the email draft in progress is associated with the received email. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A follow-on email processing system comprising:
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a sender client computer coupled to a network; a sender email client coupled to the sender client computer, the sender email client to send an original email to one or more recipients; a sender follow-on message controller coupled to the sender email client, the sender follow-on message controller to send a follow-on command to the one or more recipients, wherein the follow-on command is associated with the original email; an email repository coupled to the network, the email repository to store the original email; a receiver client computer coupled to the network; a receiver email client coupled to the receiver client computer, the receiver email client to receive the original email and the follow-on command from the sender email client; a receiver follow-on message controller coupled to the receiver email client, the receiver follow-on message controller to interrupt user access to the receiver email client in response to the follow-on command and a determination that an email draft is in progress, wherein the email draft in progress is associated with the original email from the sender email client; and a receiver display device coupled to the receiver client computer, the receiver display device to display a follow-on notification to communicate the interrupted user access to a user. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method for implementing a follow-on message, the method comprising:
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receiving a follow-on command associated with an email received at the email client; determining whether an email draft is in progress, wherein the email draft in progress is associated with the received email; and interrupting access to the email client associated with the email draft in progress in response to receiving the follow-on command. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. An apparatus to provide a follow-on function for an email client, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving an email; means for receiving a follow-on command associated with the received email, wherein the follow-on command comprises an instruction to modify the received email; means for determining whether an email draft associated with the received email is in progress, wherein the email draft incorporates content of the received email; and means for at least temporarily preventing completion of the email draft during execution of the instruction to modify the received email during which the content of the received email within the email draft is modified. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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