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Method and apparatus for summarization of threads in electronic mail

  • US 7,849,147 B2
  • Filed: 03/16/2008
  • Issued: 12/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a computer system operatively coupled to a network and capable of executing a communication process for sending and receiving electronic mail documents, a method comprising:

  • (A) preprocessing an electronic mail document to selectively remove electronic mail features prior to document summarization;

    (B) summarizing the electronic mail document and storing the results therefrom in a summary document; and

    (C) identifying an ancestor document of the electronic mail document, if any;

    (D) preprocessing the ancestor document to selectively remove electronic mail features;

    (E) summarizing the ancestor document and adding results thereof to the summary document;

    (F) repeating (C) through (E) until all ancestor documents of the electronic mail document have been summarized; and

    (G) summarizing the summary document once all ancestor documents of the electronic mail document have been summarized.

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