Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Handling various scenarios where an email recipient is not available
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Application No.: US16655321Application Date: 2019-10-17
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Publication No.: US10951565B2Publication Date: 2021-03-16
- Inventor: Wai Man Lee , Hon Chung Tang , Ka Chun Wong , Wing Kong Yip
- Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Michael O'Keefe
- Main IPC: H04L12/58
- IPC: H04L12/58 ; H04L29/08 ; G06Q10/10

Abstract:
A method for sending a plurality of alternate contact information associated with an online communication system. The method may include receiving an electronic message associated with the online communication system, wherein the electronic message is addressed to a recipient from a sender. The method may also include identifying a recipient inbox using a plurality of directory information associated with the received electronic message. The method may further include determining the identified recipient inbox satisfies at least one of a plurality of alternate contact criteria. The method may also include transmitting a plurality of alternate recipient contact information within a simple message transfer protocol (SMTP) response to the sender based on the plurality of determined alternate contact criteria being satisfied.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200099641A1 HANDLING VARIOUS SCENARIOS WHERE AN EMAIL RECIPIENT IS NOT AVAILABLE Public/Granted day:2020-03-26
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