摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, a system, a data structure and a computer program product for restructuring an electronic mail message as a conversation. <P>SOLUTION: An electronic mail conversation item stores attribute values, which represent an attribute of the electronic mail message included in a corresponding electronic mail conversation and an attribute value of the corresponding electronic mail conversation. The attribute of the electronic mail conversation is changed by changing a stored attribute value i.e. generating a new electronic mail conversation or changing an existing electronic mail conversation when the electronic mail conversation is received; and executing a corresponding relational operation for all the electronic mail messages included in the electronic mail conversations when an execution for the relational operation for all the electronic mail messages is represented. The attribute value of the electronic mail conversation is provided to a user interface along with a portion of the included electronic mail message. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI</p> |