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Internet messaging system and method for use in computer networks

  • US 6,484,196 B1
  • Filed: 03/20/1998
  • Issued: 11/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for threaded messaging of a message representation between participants including a sender and at least one recipient using a network of computers, comprising:

  • a memory configured to store a message table and a plurality of messages;

    the message table including threading information for each message comprising parent, child, thread level and thread ID fields;

    each message including respective threading information and a plurality of participants; and

    a delivery structure configured to deliver a representation of the message to the designated recipients, the delivery structure further configured to instantly display the representations in an open format wherein the delivery structure is configured to display the representations on a private message board that only shows communications sent to and by the recipient and which can be viewed only by the recipient, and wherein the messages do not need to be selected to be read by dynamically generating HTML representations of the messages.

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