Method for providing a best guess for an intended recipient of a message
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1. A computer program product for providing a best guess for a recipient of a message, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored therein, the computer program comprising:
- a computer program portion for identifying a pattern in the message;
a computer program portion for searching for the pattern in a pattern list comprising one or more patterns for each addressee in an address list;
a computer program portion for registering an addressee in a hit list when the pattern is in the pattern list; and
a computer program portion for determining a first addressee from the hit list and providing the first addressee as a best guess as a recipient of the message.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method for providing a best guess for a recipient of a message. The method includes identifying a pattern in the message; searching for the pattern in a pattern list comprising one or more patterns for each addressee in an address list; registering an addressee in a hit list when the pattern is in the pattern list; and determining a first addressee from the hit list and providing the first addressee as a best guess as a recipient of the message.
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1. A computer program product for providing a best guess for a recipient of a message, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored therein, the computer program comprising:
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a computer program portion for identifying a pattern in the message; a computer program portion for searching for the pattern in a pattern list comprising one or more patterns for each addressee in an address list; a computer program portion for registering an addressee in a hit list when the pattern is in the pattern list; and a computer program portion for determining a first addressee from the hit list and providing the first addressee as a best guess as a recipient of the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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(a) a first user interface for enabling recordation of a message; (b) an identification module for identifying a pattern in the message; (c) an address list comprising one or more records and a pattern list for recording the pattern and for associating the pattern with a record of the one or more records; and (d) a suggestion module for presenting the record associated with the pattern. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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