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Communicating an E-mail from a sender to a plurality of recipients

US9578122B1 · kind B1 · utility

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15References

12Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Simon Lorenz · Geisenheim, DE
Oliver Steiner · Auckland, NZ
Rainer Wolafka · Bad Soden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 8, 2015
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 8, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L51/214
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An e-mail comprising general content is communicated from a sender to a plurality of recipients. The general content is identical for all recipients of the plurality of recipients. A definition of the plurality of recipients for the e-mail is received. The general content of the e-mail is received. A tag is inserted into the e-mail. The tag is indicative of personalized information designated for a recipient of the plurality of recipients. The e-mail is sent to the plurality of recipients. The general content is adapted with dynamically-generated content. The adaptation is based on the tag and based on the personalized information.

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