Patent Document ID: 9098836
Application ID: 12947070

Base Claim:
1. A computer-based method, comprising: automatically identifying intention metadata associated with an attachment to an email based upon at least one of a body of the email or a header of the email, where the attachment comprises a text-based file or an image file and where the intention metadata indicates a sender intention for presentation of the attachment with a first portion of the attachment comprising a first portion of the text-based file or a first portion of the image file highlighted and with a second portion of the attachment comprising a second portion of the text-based file or a second portion of the image file highlighted; and applying the intention metadata to the attachment such that a recipient can identify the sender intention for the attachment, applying the intention metadata comprising applying the intention metadata to the attachment such that the sender intention for the attachment is displayed in the body of the email.

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Claim 3:
3. The method of claim 1 , automatically identifying the intention metadata comprising examining at least a portion of at least one of the body or the header.