System for automatically establishing a link between an electronic mail item and a remotely stored reference through a place mark inserted into the item
US5418908A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 23, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/107
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention allows the inclusion of a place mark in an electronic mail item. The place mark serves to identify and link an on-line reference to the mail item. When a user sends the mail item to a recipient, the place mark but not the reference goes with the item. Upon receipt, the recipient may select the place mark during review of the mail item and the on-line reference will be automatically called and displayed. Upon completing review of the reference, the recipient may transfer control from the on-line reference to the mail item without having to back out of the reference and then initiate the electronic mail.
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