APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZED EMAIL AND DATA MANAGEMENT

• US 20090182788A1
• Filed: 01/14/2009
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zenbe, Inc. (Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Zenbe, Inc. (Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kieffer, Robert, Stern, Peter, Alison, Tom, Chung, Alan
• Application Number:
  US12/353,740
• Publication Number:
  US 20090182788A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

An apparatus and method for customized email and data management is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a collaborative page is created to contain an email module configured to access one or more email accounts. Emails from the one or more email accounts are selected using an email selection criterion. The selected emails are processed to parse data based on a parsing rule. The emails and the parsed data are displayed on the collaborative page. The collaborative page is updated with new emails and the updated content.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

creating a collaborative page containing an email module, the email module being configured to access one or more email accounts;

selecting emails from the one or more email accounts using an email selection criterion;

parsing data on the selected emails based on a parsing rule;

displaying the emails and the parsed data on the collaborative page; and

updating the collaborative page as the emails and the parsed data update.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising sharing the collaborative page with one or more collaborators, wherein the one or more collaborators view and edit the collaborative page based on an access level to the collaborative page.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 further comprising inviting the one or more collaborators to the collaborative page by emails.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising archiving the collaborative page in a database.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the collaborative page is customized for selling an item.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the collaborative page is customized for a house hunting project.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the collaborative page is customized for coordinating a catering event.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the collaborative page is customized for coordinating technical support for a product.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the collaborative page is customized for online shopping to keep track of orders, order status, payment method, and payment history.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the collaborative page includes one or more of a calendar module, a map module, URL links, task list module, and a chat module.

11. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to perform:

creating a collaborative page containing an email module, the email module being configured to access one or more email accounts;

selecting emails from the one or more email accounts using an email selection criterion;

parsing data on the selected emails based on a parsing rule;

displaying the emails and the parsed data on the collaborative page; and

updating the collaborative page as the emails and the parsed data update.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11 having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform:

sharing the collaborative page with one or more collaborators, wherein the one or more collaborators view and edit the collaborative page based on an access level to the collaborative page.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12 having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform:

inviting the one or more collaborators to the collaborative page by emails.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 12 having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by a computer, cause said computer to further perform:

archiving the collaborative page in a database.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the collaborative page is customized for selling an item.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the collaborative page is customized for a house hunting project.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the collaborative page is customized for coordinating a catering event.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the collaborative page is customized for coordinating technical support for a product.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the collaborative page is customized for online shopping to keep track of orders, order status, payment method, and payment history.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the collaborative page includes one or more of a calendar module, a map module, URL links, task list module, and a chat module.