Method and system for notification of local action required to contents of electronic mail message

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7720923
APP PUB NO 20080301252A1
SERIAL NO

12190622

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The present invention provides a method and system to alert the recipient of an electronic message of some action that is required from the recipient. The invention also provides a method to alert the sender of the electronic message of the completion of the action required in the original electronic mail message. In the method of the present invention, the originator or recipient of an electronic mail message can choose to designate the message as one that requires an action by the message recipient. The recipient will notice the ‘Action Required’ icon and will be alerted to the fact that an action is required with this message. At the completion of the action, the sender of the original message will receive a notification that the requested action has been taken by the recipient.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gusler, Carl Phillip Austin, US 87 4154
Hamilton,, II Rick Allen Charlottesville, US 187 4355
Lipton, Steven Jay Flower Mound, US 24 743
Seaman, James Wesley Falls Church, US 81 3632

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