US Patent Application No: 2005/0055,627

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System and method for personalizing electronic mail messages

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Abstract

Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide an e-mail customization system that incorporates personalized images, including handwritten signatures, into existing e-mail messages. Specifically, the e-mail customization system generates customized software that integrates with existing e-mail systems that provides the ability to select different hand-written signatures. Once a signature is selected, the signature may be included in all e-mail sent from the user. A recipient capable of displaying HTML e-mail messages, views the e-mail message with the signature. This signature provides a readily discernable visual queue indicating the sender of the e-mail message. In case the recipient's e-mail system does not recognize HTML formatted messages, a clean copy of the e-mail message and an alternate text version of the image is added to the top of the HTML message. In addition, methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention include handwritten signatures into web-based e-mail systems and electronic greeting cards.

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SIGNATUREMAIL.COM, LLCNot Provided0

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Browne, H Lee Greenwich, CT 36 1646
Generous, Curtis Great Falls, VA 3 284
Lloyd, Michael Meridian, ID 13 161
Lycas, John Herndon, VA 2 147
Shepley, Christopher Washington, DC 5 177
Stidman, Sean Arlington, VA 2 147

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