System and method for in-place editing of an electronic mail message using a separate program
Patent 5818447 Issued on October 6, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 6, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 6, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSystem and method having programmable containers with functionality for managing objects Method and system for referring to and binding to objects using identifier objects Method and system for merging menus of application programs Patent #: 5706458 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 660019 filed on 06/06/1996US Classes:715/752, Interactive email709/206, Demand based messaging715/516, Matching application process to displayed data type715/524, Detecting format code change715/853Hierarchy or network structureExaminersPrimary: Feild, Joseph H.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06T 001/00AbstractAn 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 mail note provides a view port in which the word processor displays and edits the body of the email message. The word processor provides its formatting and editing features in the context of the mail note. OLE menu merging provides both email and word processing interoperability while editing the message. Programming interfaces between the mail note and the word processor allow the mail note to translate message data back and forth between the word processor's format and the format imposed by the email client. This ensures that messages created with the word processor can be read by other email clients.Other References
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