METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCORPORATING USER INTERACTION BASED PRESENCE IN EMAIL SYSTEMS
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a network arrangement, the network arrangement being configured to enable the apparatus to communicate across a network; and
an email arrangement, the email arrangement being arranged to cooperate with the network arrangement to send and to receive emails, wherein the email arrangement includes presence logic, the presence logic being arranged to monitor user interaction based presence with respect to a first email.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a network arrangement and an email arrangement. The network arrangement is configured to enable the apparatus to communicate across a network. The email arrangement cooperates with the network arrangement to send and to receive emails. The email arrangement includes presence logic that monitors user interaction based presence with respect to a first email.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a network arrangement, the network arrangement being configured to enable the apparatus to communicate across a network; and an email arrangement, the email arrangement being arranged to cooperate with the network arrangement to send and to receive emails, wherein the email arrangement includes presence logic, the presence logic being arranged to monitor user interaction based presence with respect to a first email. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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sending an email to at least a first recipient; obtaining a presence notification from the first recipient, the presence notification being arranged to identify a user interaction based presence associated with the first recipient with respect to the email; and presenting information associated with the user interaction based presence. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to:
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send an email to at least a first recipient; obtain a presence notification from the first recipient, the presence notification being arranged to identify a user interaction based presence associated with the first recipient with respect to the email; and present information associated with the user interaction based presence. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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means for sending an email to at least a first recipient; means for obtaining a presence notification from the first recipient, the presence notification being arranged to identify a user interaction based presence associated with the first recipient with respect to the email; and means for presenting information associated with the user interaction based presence.
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