Integrated web based email system and document storage manager
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1. A Web site that allows a user from a client to transmit and receive emails and organize files, comprising:
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B) a Web based email system having the ability to transmit and receive emails and attached files between a plurality of clients connected to a global computer network and the ability to store and access emails and files with the storage area; and
C) a document storage manager having the ability to transmit and receive files between a client and the ability to store and access files with the storage area, wherein, without transmitting the files to a client, the Web based email system has the ability to access files stored in the storage area by the document storage manager.
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Abstract
The invention integrates the functions of a Web based email system and a document storage manager on a Web site by including a Web site storage area used to store files that may then be accessed by both functions. In one embodiment, a user on a client may access a Web site and transmit emails with attached files via a Web based email system where the attached files were organized and managed by a document storage manager. In another embodiment, the user on a client may access and manage files via a document storage manager where the files were received as attachments to emails by a Web based email system.
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1. A Web site that allows a user from a client to transmit and receive emails and organize files, comprising:
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A) a Web site storage area for storing emails and files;
B) a Web based email system having the ability to transmit and receive emails and attached files between a plurality of clients connected to a global computer network and the ability to store and access emails and files with the storage area; and
C) a document storage manager having the ability to transmit and receive files between a client and the ability to store and access files with the storage area, wherein, without transmitting the files to a client, the Web based email system has the ability to access files stored in the storage area by the document storage manager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A Web site that allows a user from a client to transmit and receive emails and organize files, comprising:
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A) a Web site storage area for storing emails and files;
B) a Web based email system having the ability to transmit and receive emails and attached files between a plurality of clients connected to a global computer network and the ability to store and access emails and files with the storage area; and
C) a document storage manager having the ability to transmit and receive files between a client and the ability to store and access files with the storage area, wherein, without transmitting the files to a client, the document storage manager has the ability to access files stored in the storage area by the Web based email system. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A Web site that allows a user from a client to transmit and receive emails and organize files, comprising:
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A) a Web site storage area for storing emails and files;
B) a Web based email system having the ability to transmit and receive emails and attached files between a plurality of clients connected to a global computer network and the ability to store and access emails and files with the storage area; and
C) a document storage manager having the ability to transmit and receive files between a client and the ability to store and access files with the storage area, wherein, without transmitting the files to a client, the Web based email system has the ability to access files stored in the storage area by the document storage manager and the document storage manager has the ability to access files stored in the storage area by the Web based email system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A process for a user to manage files at a Web site using an integrated document storage manager and a Web based email system, comprising the steps of:
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A) a user logging onto a Web site on a global computer network from a client, wherein the Web site includes an integrated document storage manager and a Web based email system;
B) the user selecting an email with an attached file that was delivered to the user via the Web based email system;
C) storing the file in the Web site storage area; and
D) the user accessing the attached email file with the document storage manager, wherein the file was not transmitted to the client. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A process for a user to manage files at a Web site using an integrated document storage manager and a Web based email system, comprising the steps of:
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A) a user creating a file on a client;
B) the user logging onto a Web site on a global computer network from the client;
C) the user storing the file in a Web site storage area using a document storage manager;
D) the user creating an email using a Web based email system;
E) the user selecting a recipient;
F) the user selecting the file from the Web site storage area to attach to the email; and
G) the user transmitting the email with the attached file to the selected recipient. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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