Electronic mail software with modular integrated authoring/reading software components
US7076730B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Electronic mail software includes a main email component and a number installable components. The installable components include authoring/reading components for creating/reading different kinds of documents and mailbox components for listing different kinds of messages or for listing messages in different styles. The main email component provides an underlying graphical user interface for functions directly associated with the storage and transfer of electronic mail messages, and also handles all data bundling and unbundling required to transform a message created by an authoring component into a MIME compliant message. The authoring/reading components act like applications embedded within the email program and allow specific types of documents such as spreadsheets, graphics, databases, etc. to be created from within the email program and emailed directly. The authoring/reading components also allow received documents to be read without the difficulties traditionally associated with attaching binary files to an email letter. The authoring components of the invention pass data to the main email component which packages the data as a MIME compliant message. When the message is recei…
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