Recipient-determined method for sharing tasks in an advanced electronic messaging/workflow system
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1. A method for sharing tasks, comprising:
- identifying a covered user, wherein the covered user is assigned one or more tasks;
identifying a surrogate user that is associated with the covered user;
identifying an unfinished task from the one or more tasks assigned to the covered user;
creating a link for the surrogate user to the unfinished task assigned to the covered user; and
providing the ability for the surrogate user to access the unfinished task via the link.
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Abstract
A method for sharing tasks, comprising: identifying a covered user, wherein the covered user is assigned one or more tasks; identifying a surrogate user that is associated with the covered user; identifying an unfinished task from the one or more tasks assigned to the covered user; creating a link for the surrogate user to the unfinished task assigned to the covered user; and providing the ability for the surrogate user to access the unfinished task via the link.
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45 Claims
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1. A method for sharing tasks, comprising:
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identifying a covered user, wherein the covered user is assigned one or more tasks;
identifying a surrogate user that is associated with the covered user;
identifying an unfinished task from the one or more tasks assigned to the covered user;
creating a link for the surrogate user to the unfinished task assigned to the covered user; and
providing the ability for the surrogate user to access the unfinished task via the link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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19. A method for sharing tasks, comprising:
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identifying a covered user and a surrogate user;
identifying an unfinished task assigned to the covered user;
creating a link for the surrogate user to the unfinished task assigned to the covered user;
indicating progress made on the unfinished task; and
removing the link to the unfinished task upon completion of the task.
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34. A method for sharing tasks, comprising:
- identifying a covered user and a surrogate user;
identifying a plurality of unfinished tasks assigned to the covered user;
creating a link for the surrogate user to the plurality of unfinished tasks assigned to the covered user;
removing the link to the selected task upon completion of the task; and
sending a covered work message to the covered user when the surrogate user completes the selected task.
- identifying a covered user and a surrogate user;
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43. A method for sharing tasks, comprising:
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identifying a covered user and a surrogate user;
identifying an unfinished task assigned to the covered user;
assigning a security class to the surrogate user;
checking the security class assigned to the surrogate user;
creating a link for the surrogate user to the unfinished task assigned to the covered user;
removing the link to the unfinished task upon completion of the task; and
sending a covered work message to the covered user when the surrogate user completes the unfinished task. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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45. A computer routine for sharing tasks, comprising:
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a first routine for identifying a covered user and a surrogate user;
a second routine for identifying an unfinished task assigned to the covered user;
a third routine for creating a link for the surrogate user to the unfinished task assigned to the covered user;
a fourth routine for periodically indicating progress made on the unfinished task;
a fifth routine for removing the link to the unfinished task upon completion of the task; and
a sixth routine for sending a covered work message to the covered user when the surrogate user completes the unfinished task.
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