Technique for dynamically generating an address book in a distributed electronic mail system
US6189026A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/01
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a computer implemented method an address book is dynamically generated in a distributed mail service system. The distributed mail service system includes a plurality of client computers connected to a mail service system via a network. Mail messages are stored in message files of the mail service system. Each mail message is parsed and indexed to generate a full-text index of the mail service system. An address book mail message is generated, each address book mail message including address information. The address book mail messages are stored in the message files, and parsed and indexed into the full-text index file. A query is composed using a particular one of the plurality of client computer systems to search the full-text index to locate and retrieve selected ones of the address book mail messages as the dynamic address book.
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