Automated selection and inclusion of a message signature
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating communication of electronic messages, the method comprising:
- enabling, via a user interface of a message communication device, a first message configuration to be used when replying to a first electronic message received from a source internal to a particular organization, the first message configuration including a first text, wherein the particular organization represents a category, users internal to the particular organization are included in the category and users external to the particular organization are not included in the category, and the category is one of personal, customer, and supplier;
enabling, via the user interface of the message communication device, a second message configuration to be used when replying to a second electronic message received from a source external to the particular organization, the second message configuration including a second text;
storing the first message configuration and the second message configuration;
receiving a message from a source;
after receiving the message, receiving, from a user of the message communication device, a third text, wherein the third text is a new reply electronic message corresponding to the received message, and the third text is different than text of the received message; and
automatically appending one of the first text of the first message configuration or the second text of the second message configuration to the third text for the new reply electronic message based on the source of the received message associated with the new reply electronic message.
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Abstract
A system and method for the creation and automated selection and inclusion an automated signature text with an electronic message, wherein the automated selection of the automated signature text is dependent on attributes of the message, the designated recipients, or attributes of the designated recipients as compared to the sender'"'"'s attributes, such as the encoding type and/or transport method selected for the electronic message or the location of the recipient without the need for multiple user profiles or manual editing by the sender. At least one of a plurality of automated signature texts is associated with at least one encoding type of a plurality of encoding types, at least one message transport type, or with at least one predetermined recipient attribute or the outcome of a comparison of the recipient attribute with the sender'"'"'s attributes. The appropriate automated signature text is inserted prior to encoding of the message for transport.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating communication of electronic messages, the method comprising:
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enabling, via a user interface of a message communication device, a first message configuration to be used when replying to a first electronic message received from a source internal to a particular organization, the first message configuration including a first text, wherein the particular organization represents a category, users internal to the particular organization are included in the category and users external to the particular organization are not included in the category, and the category is one of personal, customer, and supplier; enabling, via the user interface of the message communication device, a second message configuration to be used when replying to a second electronic message received from a source external to the particular organization, the second message configuration including a second text; storing the first message configuration and the second message configuration; receiving a message from a source; after receiving the message, receiving, from a user of the message communication device, a third text, wherein the third text is a new reply electronic message corresponding to the received message, and the third text is different than text of the received message; and automatically appending one of the first text of the first message configuration or the second text of the second message configuration to the third text for the new reply electronic message based on the source of the received message associated with the new reply electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A message communication device configured to:
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enable, via a user interface, a first message configuration to be used when replying to a first electronic message received from a source internal to a particular organization, the first message configuration including a first text, wherein the particular organization represents a category, users internal to the particular organization are included in the category and users external to the particular organization are not included in the category, and the category is one of personal, customer, and supplier; enable, via the user interface, a second message configuration to be used when replying to a second electronic message received from a source external to the particular organization, the second message configuration including a second text; store the first message configuration and the second message configuration; receive a message from a source; after receiving the message, receive, from a user of the message communication device, a third text, wherein the third text is a new reply electronic message corresponding to the received message, and the third text is different than text of the received message; and automatically append one of the first text of the first message configuration or the second text of the second message configuration to the third text for the new reply electronic message based on the source of the received message associated with the new reply electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable program stored thereon, wherein the program instructs a microprocessor to:
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enable, via a user interface of a message communication device, a first message configuration to be used when replying to a first electronic message received from a source internal to a particular organization, the first message configuration including a first text, wherein the particular organization represents a category, users internal to the particular organization are included in the category and users external to the particular organization are not included in the category, and the category is one of personal, customer, and supplier; enable, via the user interface of the message communication device, a second message configuration to be used when replying to a second electronic message received from a source external to the particular organization, the second message configuration including a second text; store the first message configuration and the second message configuration; receive a message from a source; after receiving the message, receive, from a user of the message communication device, a third text, wherein the third text is a new reply electronic message corresponding to the received message, and the third text is different than text of the received message; and automatically append one of the first text of the first message configuration or the second text of the second message configuration to the third text for the new reply electronic message based on the source of the received message associated with the new reply electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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