OUT-OF-OFFICE NOTIFICATION MECHANISM FOR EMAIL CLIENTS
First Claim
1. A method for an out-of-office message notification system to notify at least one sender who has sent an email in a pre-defined time span prior to a start time associated with an out-of-office notification being set by a user, the method comprising:
- identifying an unresponded email within a plurality of unresponded emails in an inbox received within the pre-defined time span prior to the start time associated with the out-of-office notification being set by a user; and
sending an out-of-office message notification to the sender associated with the unresponded email.
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Abstract
A method for an out-of-office message notification system to notify at least one sender who has sent an email in a pre-defined time span prior to a start time associated with an out-of-office notification being set by a user is provided. The method may include identifying an unresponded email within a plurality of unresponded emails in an inbox received within the predefined time span prior to the start time associated with the out-of-office notification being set by a user. The method may also include sending an out-of-office message notification to the sender associated with the unresponded email.
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1. A method for an out-of-office message notification system to notify at least one sender who has sent an email in a pre-defined time span prior to a start time associated with an out-of-office notification being set by a user, the method comprising:
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identifying an unresponded email within a plurality of unresponded emails in an inbox received within the pre-defined time span prior to the start time associated with the out-of-office notification being set by a user; and sending an out-of-office message notification to the sender associated with the unresponded email. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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