DOCUMENT MANAGER INTEGRATION

• US 20100088382A1
• Filed: 08/27/2009
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Beau F. Mersereau, John A. Dragseth, Lee G. Roger, Son Nguyen
• Original Assignee: Beau F. Mersereau, John A. Dragseth, Lee G. Roger, Son Nguyen
• Inventors: Nguyen, Son, Mersereau, Beau F., Dragseth, John A., Lee, G. Roger
• Application Number:
  US12/549,307
• Publication Number:
  US 20100088382A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes

Abstract

A computer-implemented document management method is discussed. The method includes displaying in a messaging application a plurality of folders for storing electronic mail messages, analyzing content one or more of the electronic mail messages to locate identifiers associated with matters in a document management system, and generating a user-selectable object that, when selected, automatically causes the generation of a document management display for a user of the messaging application.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented document management method, comprising:

displaying in a computerized messaging application a plurality of folders for storing electronic mail messages;

analyzing content in one or more of the electronic mail messages to locate identifiers associated with matters in a document management system; and

generating a user-selectable object that, when selected, automatically causes the generation of a document management display for a user of the messaging application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-selectable object is displayed as one or more panes that replace one or more panes displaying emails or email content in the computerized messaging application.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying, with email folders of the computerized messaging application, folders directed to matters in the document management system, and adding an email message to a matter in the document management system that corresponds to a folder in response to a user dragging an email to the folder.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying, in the document management display a control that when selected displays a list of matters related to a matter with which the control is associated.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising displaying, in response to a user selection of the control, a second document management display for a second matter from the list.