Method and System for Improved Electronic Task Flagging and Management
First Claim
1. A method for marking a mail item for recognition as a task item, comprising:
- associating a task flagging control with a mail item;
receiving a selection of the task flagging control; and
in response to receiving a selection of the task flagging control, automatically applying at least one property to the mail item, wherein applying the at least one property to the mail item comprises making the mail item available to at least one of the following;
a calendar application and a task application.
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Abstract
An improved method and system are provided for creating tasks and for inputting information associated with created tasks according to an electronic task management application or system. Electronic correspondence items may be flagged as tasks. Upon flagging an individual electronic correspondence item, a corresponding task is created for the flagged item, and the created task is then populated into and exposed by one or more applications used for displaying tasks such as a tasks application, calendar application, or electronic to-do list application. Properties such as task start dates and task categories may be applied to the created task, as desired.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for marking a mail item for recognition as a task item, comprising:
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associating a task flagging control with a mail item; receiving a selection of the task flagging control; and in response to receiving a selection of the task flagging control, automatically applying at least one property to the mail item, wherein applying the at least one property to the mail item comprises making the mail item available to at least one of the following;
a calendar application and a task application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium having a set of instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method for marking a mail item for recognition as a task item, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
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associating a task flagging control with a mail item; receiving a selection of the task flagging control, wherein receiving the selection of the task flagging control comprises receiving the selection from the context menu accessed via a quick flag box adjacent to the mail item; and in response to receiving a selection of the task flagging control, automatically applying at least one property to the mail. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for marking a mail item for recognition as a task item, the system comprising:
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a memory storage; and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is configured to; associate a task flagging control with the mail item displayed in a user interface, wherein the task flagging control comprises a context menu displaying selection options for customizing the mail item as the task item; receive a selection of the task flagging control from the context menu accessed via a quick flag box adjacent to the mail item; and apply, in response to receiving the selection of the task flagging control, at least one property to the mail item, wherein applying the at least one property to the mail item comprises; making the mail item available to at least one of the following;
a calendar application and a task application, andadding the mail item to a tasks list. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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