Storage of selected e-mails including attachments in document management system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for storing the content of a selected email along with an attachment to the selected e-mail in a container that is managed by a document management system, comprising:
- providing a user-actuated control in an e-mail application;
receiving information indicating that the user-actuated control has been activated;
in response to the receiving, copying the content and the attachment in a new container that is separate from the e-mail; and
indexing the container in the document management system.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system are provided for storing selected e-mails, including the content of the e-mail and attachments, in a document management system. A user initiates storage of the e-mail by a user-actuated control that is added to the interface of his e-mail application. The e-mail is then copied, indexed and stored in a separate document in the document management system, and attachments to the e-mail are embedded in the separate document. The font and graphics of the e-mail may be stored in the separate document as they as they appeared in the original document. The text of the e-mail may be stored in the binary format that is native to a word processor associated with the document management system.
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27 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for storing the content of a selected email along with an attachment to the selected e-mail in a container that is managed by a document management system, comprising:
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providing a user-actuated control in an e-mail application;
receiving information indicating that the user-actuated control has been activated;
in response to the receiving, copying the content and the attachment in a new container that is separate from the e-mail; and
indexing the container in the document management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable medium containing a computer program that causes a computer loaded with that program and other software to implement the following process:
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providing a user-actuated control in an e-mail application;
receiving information indicating that the user-actuated control has been activated;
in response to the receiving, copying the content and the attachment in a new container that is separate from the e-mail; and
indexing the container in the document management system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system for storing the content of a selected e-mail including an attachment to the selected e-mail in a container that is managed by a management system, comprising mass storage containing:
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an e-mail application, a document management application a word processing application; and
a software routine that implements the following process when loaded;
providing a user-actuated control in an e-mail application;
receiving information indicating that the user-actuated control has been activated;
in response to the receiving, copying the content and the attachment in a new container that is separate from the e-mail; and
indexing the container in the document management system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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