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System for managing and organizing stored electronic messages

  • US 6,725,228 B1
  • Filed: 10/31/2000
  • Issued: 04/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for organizing electronic messages comprising:

  • providing an electronic message, the electronic message comprising a plurality of properties;

    generating a plurality of shortcuts to the electronic message, each of the shortcuts comprising a record in a database, each record comprising a FolderId value associating the shortcut with a different one of a plurality of folders and a MessageId value associating the shortcut with the message wherein each of the records comprises a SortKey value, and the method comprises;

    identifying a sort field for at least one of the folders; and

    , for each of a plurality of shortcuts associated with the at least one of the folders setting the SortKey value based upon a value corresponding to the shortcut in the sort field wherein setting the SortKey value for each of the shortcuts comprises retrieving a most significant portion of a value for the sort field corresponding to the shortcut and basing the SortKey value on the most significant portion of the value for the sort field.

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