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Shared attachments

  • US 10,079,789 B2
  • Filed: 10/19/2015
  • Issued: 09/18/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of sharing attachments, comprising:

  • receiving a communication that includes an attachment, a unique communication identification (ID), a link pointing to a shared version of the attachment based on the unique communication ID, and an identification of a first and a second recipient;

    based on the communication, determining that the first recipient has document-sharing permissions and that the second recipient does not have document-sharing permissions;

    based on the sharing permissions of the first and second recipients and on the unique communication ID, provisioning a shared document workspace that includes the shared version of the attachment obtained from the communication;

    modifying the communication to a first-recipient communication, the first-recipient communication identifying only the first recipient and including the attachment and the link pointing to the shared version of the attachment now provisioned in the shared document workspace, and releasing the first-recipient communication to the first recipient; and

    modifying the communication to a second-recipient communication, the second-recipient communication identifying only the second recipient, including the attachment and excluding the link pointing to the shared version of the attachment now provisioned in the shared document workspace, and releasing the second-recipient communication to the second recipient.

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