Method and system to file relayed e-mails
First Claim
1. A system to file relayed e-mails, the system including:
- a parsing module to parse a relayed e-mail to obtain addressing information from an e-mail header and body, and to extract the addressing information from the parsed relayed e-mail;
a memory to store the addressing information;
a participant list module to generate a participant list from the stored addressing information, and to provide the participant list to a user to enable the user to select a participant from the participant list, the participant list generated after the addressing information has been obtained and extracted from the relayed e-mail and including a plurality of participants; and
a filing module to file the relayed e-mail based on the selected participant,the parsing module, the participant list module and the filing module including computer instructions executed by at least one computer processor.
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Abstract
A method and a system to file relayed e-mails is provided. The method includes receiving an e-mail, the e-mail including addressing information in an e-mail header and an the e-mail body. The e-mail is parsed to obtain the addressing information from the e-mail header and the e-mail body, after which the addressing information is extracted from the parsed e-mail. This formation is stored and used to generate a participant list, which is provided to the user. The user relies on this participant list to file e-mails in e-mail folders associated with a participant that the user selects from the participant list. The participant list is presented to a user to enable the user to select a participant from the participant list.
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34 Claims
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1. A system to file relayed e-mails, the system including:
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a parsing module to parse a relayed e-mail to obtain addressing information from an e-mail header and body, and to extract the addressing information from the parsed relayed e-mail; a memory to store the addressing information; a participant list module to generate a participant list from the stored addressing information, and to provide the participant list to a user to enable the user to select a participant from the participant list, the participant list generated after the addressing information has been obtained and extracted from the relayed e-mail and including a plurality of participants; and a filing module to file the relayed e-mail based on the selected participant, the parsing module, the participant list module and the filing module including computer instructions executed by at least one computer processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method to file relayed e-mails, the method including:
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using one or more computer processors for receiving an e-mail, the e-mail including addressing information in an e-mail header and an e-mail body; parsing the e-mail to obtain addressing information from the e-mail header and the e-mail body; extracting the addressing information from the parsed e-mail; storing the addressing information; generating a participant list from the extracted addressing information, the participant list including a plurality of participants prioritized according to a predetermined criterion; providing the participant list to a user to enable the user to select a participant from the participant list; and filing the e-mail based on the selected participant. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system to file relayed e-mails, the system including:
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parsing means for parsing an e-mail to obtain addressing information from an e-mail header and body, and extracting the addressing information from the parsed e-mail; storage means for storing the addressing information; information generating means for generating a participant list from the stored addressing information, and providing the participant list to a user to enable the user to select a participant from the participant list, the participant list having a plurality of participants including at least one e-mail sender and one e-mail recipient; and filtering means for filing the e-mail based on the selected participant. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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