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Creating or interpreting an electronic communication

US8307027B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 2007
Grant dateNov 6, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/258
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Among other disclosure, a computer-implemented method for creating an electronic communication includes identifying, for an electronic communication regarding multiple items that is to be sent, a default value that applies to at least one of the items. The method includes including the default value in a default component configured for holding multiple default values. The method includes identifying a data structure that is common to more than one of the multiple items. The method includes defining the data structure in a list component configured for holding multiple data structures. The method includes forwarding the electronic communication, including the default component and the list component.

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