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1. A process comprising:
- displaying to a user other than a recipient of an email, by a computer system, the email, the email comprising a plurality of sections;
associating, by the computer system, the plurality of sections with a plurality of agents, wherein each section from the plurality of sections is associated with at least one agent from the plurality of agents;
receiving, by the computer system, input indicating a plurality of selected sections from among the plurality of sections;
embedding, by the computer system, a respective background script in the email for each of the selected sections, each background script being launchable after the recipient opens the email, each background script, when launched, for;
detecting which section from the plurality of sections the recipient is accessing;
fetching contact information for the at least one agent associated with the section that the recipient is accessing;
determining one or more communication media to contact the at least one agent associated with the section that the recipient is accessing; and
activating the one or more communication media to contact the at least one agent based on the section that the recipient is accessing.
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Abstract
A computerized system determines when a viewer is viewing a certain portion of an electronic document. Depending on the portion of the document being viewed, the system determines whether various agents are available to assist the viewer and provides options to the viewer for communicating with one or more of the agents.
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1. A process comprising:
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displaying to a user other than a recipient of an email, by a computer system, the email, the email comprising a plurality of sections; associating, by the computer system, the plurality of sections with a plurality of agents, wherein each section from the plurality of sections is associated with at least one agent from the plurality of agents; receiving, by the computer system, input indicating a plurality of selected sections from among the plurality of sections; embedding, by the computer system, a respective background script in the email for each of the selected sections, each background script being launchable after the recipient opens the email, each background script, when launched, for; detecting which section from the plurality of sections the recipient is accessing; fetching contact information for the at least one agent associated with the section that the recipient is accessing; determining one or more communication media to contact the at least one agent associated with the section that the recipient is accessing; and activating the one or more communication media to contact the at least one agent based on the section that the recipient is accessing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A process comprising:
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displaying, by a computer system, an email having sections; associating, by the computer system, each section with a corresponding agent, the corresponding agent comprising one or more individuals; receiving, by the computer system, input indicating a plurality of selected sections from among the sections; embedding, by the computer system, a respective background script in the email for each of the selected sections, each background script being launchable after a recipient opens the email, each background script, when launched, for; detecting which section the recipient is accessing; fetching contact information for the corresponding agent of the section the recipient is accessing; determining a communication medium to contact the corresponding agent of the section the recipient is accessing; and activating the communication medium to contact the corresponding agent of the section the recipient is accessing.
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10. A system, comprising:
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an email program for displaying, to a user other than a recipient of an email, the email, the email comprising sections; a processor configured to associate each section with a respective agent; the processor configured to receive input indicating a plurality of selected sections from among the sections of the email; and the processor configured to embed a respective background script in the email for each of the selected sections, each background script being launchable after the recipient opens the email, each background script, when launched, for; detecting which section the recipient is accessing; fetching contact information for the corresponding agent of the section the recipient is accessing; determining an available communication medium to contact the corresponding agent of the section the recipient is accessing; and activating the available communication medium to contact the corresponding agent of the section the recipient is accessing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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