Patent ID: 8001197
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of routing an email message, the computer-implemented method comprising: executing, in a processor, computer program instructions that, when executed, perform a process comprising: receiving an email message for a first recipient, wherein the first recipient is represented in a TO field of the email message; receiving a first indicator for a second recipient of the email message, wherein the first indicator defines a relationship between the first recipient and the second recipient, and wherein the first indicator is represented in a CC field of the email message; resolving the first indicator at a remote server by referring to an organization chart of a business enterprise to determine a role of the second recipient in the business enterprise with respect to the first recipient; obtaining an address for the second recipient by utilizing the first indicator; and transmitting the email message to the first recipient and the second recipient.