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System and method for feeding e-mail with calendar data

  • US 6,604,079 B1
  • Filed: 03/20/2000
  • Issued: 08/05/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for automatically augmenting e-mail messages with calendar data, said system comprising:

  • a. a client locator which locates a data representation of a client initiating an e-mail request;

    b. a contact locator which locates a data representation of a contact selected by said client;

    c. an events locator which locates a data representation of said client'"'"'s events;

    d. an attendees locator which locates a data representation of attendees for a given event;

    e. a matcher to determine if an attendee and a contact are the same;

    f. a mail processor to extract available calendar data from a given event and to build a client initiated e-mail message;

    g. a mail transport agent, and an e-mail request handler which upon receiving e-mail requests from the client uses elements a-g to locate client events where the contact was an attendee, extract the calendar data from a found event, augments said client initiated e-mail message with the extracted calendar data, and send the e-mail request to the contact.

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