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Patent US7707255 - Automatic grouping of electronic mail - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAutomatic sorting and grouping of electronic mail items in an electronic mail system is provided. An automatic mail grouping property may be selected for electronic mail received, sent or stored in a variety of storage folders. For a given mail location (e.g., received mail, sent mail, or a given mail...http://www.google.com/patents/US7707255?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7707255 - Automatic grouping of electronic mailAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7707255 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/848,774Publication dateApr 27, 2010Filing dateMay 19, 2004Priority dateJul 1, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS8150930, US20050004989, US20100191818, US20120215866Publication number10848774, 848774, US 7707255 B2, US 7707255B2, US-B2-7707255, US7707255 B2, US7707255B2InventorsJesse Clay Satterfield, Jensen M. Harris, Martijn E. van Tilburg, William A. Avery, Bruce D. WiedemannOriginal AssigneeMicrosoft CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (252), Non-Patent Citations (225), Referenced by (58), Classifications (6), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetAutomatic grouping of electronic mail
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