Patents by Inventor Venkataramappa Vishwanath

Venkataramappa Vishwanath has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus to avoid duplicate electronic mail documents resulting from forwarding of an electronic mail document
    Publication number: 20050198579
    Abstract: A display interface at a sending terminal including the conventional means enabling the sender of an electronic mail document to specify recipients to receive the document, but, in addition, provides means enabling the forwarder of the electronic mail document to determine whether a recipient has previously received the electronic mail document. An inventory of duplicate mail recipients is provided to the forwarder of the document in the form of a hidden list of recipients who have previously received the E-mail document. This hidden list is updated as the document is forwarded. The forwarder can select to forward the duplicate mail or discard the duplicate mail automatically. This invention also allows the forwarder of the E-mail document to remove recipients from a distribution list who have previously received the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bhargav Perepa, Sujatha Perepa, Shyamala Vishwanath, Venkataramappa Vishwanath