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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7023586 | Communication apparatus and e-mail communication method A facsimile server connected to a mail server and a client over a network, and capable of sending and receiving an e-mail via the mail server. Certain data in a header of an e-mail to be sent to a recipient is used as identification data indicative of an origin of t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020848 | Comprehensive, multi-dimensional graphical user interface using picture metadata for navigating and retrieving pictures in a picture database A comprehensive, multi-dimensional graphical user interface (GUI) using metadata provides for multiple methods and displays for browsing and retrieving pictures in a picture database. The main level display 100, which is linked to other level displays has in ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013429 | Electronic mail transmission/reception system and electronic mail transmission/reception program In order to enable communication in which information is exchanged with friends and acquaintances, and a plurality of messages can be listed as on a bulletin board without being aware of electronic mail functions, an electronic mail transmission/reception system com... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6999989 | Methods for providing video enhanced electronic mail return receipts A method for providing electronic mail return receipts with video of the electronic mail recipient is disclosed. The electronic mail recipient opens an electronic mail message which initiates recording of the electronic mail recipient. The recording may be terminate... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6981254 | Delay timer for printing from the driver The present invention includes computer programs on computer-readable media that allows for controlling a computer system to perform a delayed operation such as, but not limited to, a print command, an e-mailing distribution, a software installation, a file transfer... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968185 | Mobile wireless presence and situation management system and method A method for adjusting the operating parameters of a wireless device for use in a wireless communication network begins by entering and storing situation settings. When a communication is received at the network for the wireless device, the presence of the wireless ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6963903 | Browser-based email system with user interface for audio/video capture A browser-based email system has a thin client connected to a host mail server. The thin client implements a browser. The host mail server provides pages to the thin client, which can be rendered by the browser to present an email service to a user. The thin client ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6952805 | System and method for automatically populating a dynamic resolution list The system and method of the present invention automatically provides dynamically generated completion information for facilitating user input of email addresses or contact information. This completion information is developed from a “data store” comprised of mu... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948130 | Appending signature to size limited message A messaging device (100) has a keyboard, keypad or other input device (150) that receives entry of a message. A processor (110), upon receipt of a command from the keyboard (150) instructs the messaging device (100) to append a sig... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938033 | System and method of using e-mail centered internet interaction The present invention allows an e-mail server to process requests for Web pages and forward copies of the requested Web pages as attachments to e-mail messages. In addition to providing copies of a first set of Web pages themselves, the present invention also copies... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6938212 | Web collaboration through synchronization The present invention provides a collaboration technique for synchronizing display scrolling and the locations of remote pointers in the windows of web browsers, independent of the types and the setups of the web browsers. An example embodiment of an information pro... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6938213 | Tracking user availability for participation in messaging sessions A method, system and program for tracking user availability are provided. Time estimates of a user availability are compiled for a separate user from among multiple users for participation in a messaging session. Then, the compiled time estimates of user availabilit... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6924800 | Shape production method and apparatus by window display To store and display shape data in different stages of a shaping operation to allow comparison and examination of plurality of operation plans to facilitate determination of a shape. A shape modification section modifies inputted shape data. The shape data for indiv... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910189 | Method, system, and computer program product for electronic messaging mail list management According to one aspect of the invention, sending an electronic message to two or more sets of recipients includes associating a first portion of an electronic message with a first set of one or more recipients. A second portion of the electronic message is associat... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907447 | Method and apparatus for providing an instant message notification An instant messaging client application is provided that receives requests to initiate instant messaging conversations and, in response to the requests, displays a notification window. The notification window includes information that may allow a user to decide whet... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6704015 | Methods and apparatus for providing a quality control management system A process control management and quality navigation are described which provides an intranet based approach to providing management with run and control charts for more effective tracking and management of quality related processes. The quality navigation... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6636240 | System and method for building dynamic e-mail distribution lists from multiple selected documents A Lotus Notes agent populates an addressee field of a new memo with, or creates a new distribution list from, a plurality of E-mail addresses dynamically generated from a plurality of documents selected by a user from a list of received E-mail documents i... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6628287 | Method and apparatus for consistent, responsive, and secure distributed simulation in a computer network environment A set of mechanisms provides consistency, responsiveness, and integrity, to allow high-realism in a distributed network simulation environment. Consistency is achieved by executing the same computation with the same inputs on multiple machines. Responsive... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6628306 | E-mail applications option to cc: secondary recipients without attachments An e-mail option that allows a user to "cc: without attachments" any electronic mail (e-mail) message. Thus, a sender can send an e-mail message to a primary recipient that includes an attachment and, contemporaneously, send a copy of the original e-mail ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6614450 | Information display system for scheduling the utilization of a facility An information display system is disclosed. The information display system includes a display connected to a controller and a network interface. The information display system is capable of changing the information processed by the system through a networ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6611275 | Method of and apparatus for communicating and scheduling change requests A method for communicating and scheduling maintenance requests, utilizing a program storage device readable by a server machine, which includes the steps of providing a maintenance request form having fields where information about a maintenance request c... | 08/26/2003 |
| 5856825 | Image voice synchronized multimedia mail system and method thereof A multimedia mail system and a method thereof generates a message including comments or notes on a background picture using voice and drawing data. The message is sent to a destination terminal using a mail system, and then is regenerated. The voice and d... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5818447 | System and method for in-place editing of an electronic mail message using a separate program An email client invokes a DocObject-enabled mail note to display an email message and related features of the user interface. The mail note, which is a DocObject container, creates a DocObject server by invoking a DocObject-enabled word processor. The mai... | 10/06/1998 |
