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Patent US8214444 - Email attachment management in a computer system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn e-mail management system that includes an e-mail browser having a time variance interface that provides for storage into a storage media of e-mail messages that have been received over time. The time variance interface of the e-mail browser also provides for retrieval, from the storage media, of the...http://www.google.com/patents/US8214444?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8214444 - Email attachment management in a computer systemAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8214444 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/955,831Publication dateJul 3, 2012Filing dateNov 29, 2010Priority dateJan 31, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7155481, US7844676, US8504634, US20010047389, US20070143431, US20110072097, US20120331071Publication number12955831, 955831, US 8214444 B2, US 8214444B2, US-B2-8214444, US8214444 B2, US8214444B2InventorsAnand Prahlad, Randy De Meno, Jeremy A. Schwartz, James J. McGuiganOriginal AssigneeCommvault Systems, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (374), Non-Patent Citations (40), Referenced by (15), Classifications (12), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetEmail attachment management in a computer system
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