Method and apparatus providing personalized mailbox filters
US6301608A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/301
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic mailbox filters or sorts messages according to personalized or customized rules set by the owner of the mailbox through the use of address extensions. The addressee will assign an address extension to a prospective sender before the sender sends a message. The sender may use this address extension when addressing and sending a message to the addressee. The addressee can also provide a specific sender with multiple address extensions so that the sender could send messages relating to particular topics or projects. The addressee will maintain a look-up table of valid address extensions. This look-up table correlates address extensions with particular levels of priority. The addressee can change the priority associated with particular messages by reassigning the priority associated the corresponding address extension in the look-up table. Thus, even if a sender continues to use a particular address extension in the sending address, the mailbox may no longer treat such messages with the priority level expected by the sender.
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