| US 7,552,178 B2 | ||
| System and method for response management in multiple email recipients | ||
| Yen-Fu Chen, Austin, Tex. (US); John Hans Handy-Bosma, Cedar Park, Tex. (US); Mei Yang Selvage, Austin, Tex. (US); and Keith Raymond Walker, Austin, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 19, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/922,270. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0041626 A1, Feb. 23, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 709—206 | 1 Claim |
| 1. A method for displaying a reply status and a history of an email, the method comprising:
displaying the email;
displaying an icon and a reply summary on the email, wherein the icon is a visual depiction that a recipient of the email
intends to reply to the email and the reply summary comprises a short text message informing a user that a recipient of the
email intends to reply to the email;
responsive to activating a get info button displayed on the email, displaying the reply status and the history in a window
on the email, wherein the history includes a plurality of activities regarding the email including a date and a time of each
of the plurality of activities;
responsive to activating a reply options icon, displaying a window on the email comprising an option for creating a reply
that includes the history of the email;
calling the reply to the email to indicate an intent to reply to the email by the user; and responsive to the calling of the
reply, updating the reply status and the history for other users that have the email open.
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