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EP0371605A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electronic mail systems

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1989-10-23
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-10-23
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Abstract

Abstract A method is disclosed for confirming selected activities of multiple electronic mail recipients. An indication of each item of electronic mail designated by a sender as requiring confirmation of the recipient's activities is stored within a confirmation log. The activities of each recipient are then monitored and a confirmation message is generated automatically in response to a determination that confirmation is required for a selected activity or recipient. Each confirmation message is then correlated with the stored indications of electronic mail objects within the confirmation log. Thereafter, the sender may display the contents of the confirmation log selectively by mail object or recipient to determine the status of multiple selected electronic mail objects. A notification of the receipt of a confirmation message may also be transmitted to the sender.

Inventors

  • 👤 John Gary Heyen
  • 👤 Chander Kasiraj
  • 👤 Timothy James Wolf

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 14:29
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/107; H; H04; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/21; H04L51/23; H04L51/234

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 107 words
A method for providing confirmation to a sender of the activities of a plurality of recipients of multiple electronic mail objects, the method comprising the steps of: designating a plurality of electronic mail objects for which confirmation of selected activities of the recipients thereof is desired; creating a confirmation log containing a stored indication of each of the designated electronic mail objects; transmitting the plurality of electronic mail objects; monitoring the activities of each recipient of the plurality of electronic mail objects; and automatically transmitting a confirmation message to the confirmation log in response to a selected activity by a recipient of a designated electronic mail object.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 107 words
A method for providing confirmation to a sender of the activities of a plurality of recipients of multiple electronic mail objects, the method comprising the steps of: designating a plurality of electronic mail objects for which confirmation of selected activities of the recipients thereof is desired; creating a confirmation log containing a stored indication of each of the designated electronic mail objects; transmitting the plurality of electronic mail objects; monitoring the activities of each recipient of the plurality of electronic mail objects; and automatically transmitting a confirmation message to the confirmation log in response to a selected activity by a recipient of a designated electronic mail object.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
A method as claimed in Claim 1, further including correlating each of the confirmation messages with the stored indication of each of the plurality of electronic mail objects within the confirmation log.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 20 words
A method as claimed in either preceding Claim, further including the step of displaying the confirmation log to the sender.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 37 words
A method as claimed in Claim 3, wherein the step of displaying the confirmation log to the sender further comprises the step of displaying a portion of the confirmation log relating to a selected electronic mail object.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 35 words
A method as claimed in Claim 3, wherein the step of displaying the confirmation log to the sender further comprises the step of displaying a portion of the confirmation log relating to a selected recipient.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 23 words
A method as claimed in any preceding Claim, further including the step of notifying the sender upon the receipt of a confirmation message.

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