PRESENTING LINKS TO CONTENT AS ATTACHMENTS IN ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
First Claim
1. A method for presenting links to content within a body of an electronic message as attachments, comprising:
- detecting a link to content within a body of an electronic message;
including the linked content within an attachment area of the electronic message such that when the body of the electronic message is scrolled, the linked content within the attachment area remains within view; and
displaying the electronic message that includes the linked content within the attachment area of the electronic message.
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Abstract
A user receiving an electronic message is presented with linked content within an attachment area of the message for easier access than having to locate the link within the body of the message. Links to content that are placed within the body of a message are automatically detected and displayed as an attachment. When a user views the message, the linked content remains in view when scrolling the body of the message. The links may be to any type of content, such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, slides, websites and the like. The linked content may also be automatically downloaded such that the content is available offline.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for presenting links to content within a body of an electronic message as attachments, comprising:
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detecting a link to content within a body of an electronic message; including the linked content within an attachment area of the electronic message such that when the body of the electronic message is scrolled, the linked content within the attachment area remains within view; and displaying the electronic message that includes the linked content within the attachment area of the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for presenting links to content within a body of an electronic message as attachments, comprising:
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detecting a link to content within a body of an electronic message; including the linked content within an attachment area of the electronic message such that when the body of the electronic message is scrolled, the linked content within the attachment area remains statically positioned relative to a display of the electronic message; determining when to automatically download the linked content before the electronic message is displayed; and displaying the electronic message that includes the linked content within the attachment area of the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for presenting links to content within a body of an electronic message as attachments, comprising:
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a network connection that is configured to connect to a network; a processor, memory, and a computer-readable storage medium; an operating environment stored on the computer-readable storage medium and executing on the processor; a messaging application; and a link manager operating in conjunction with the messaging application that is configured to perform actions comprising; detecting a link to content within a body of an electronic message that is received by the messaging application; including the linked content within an attachment area of the electronic message such that when the body of the electronic message is scrolled, the linked content within the attachment area remains statically positioned relative to a display of the electronic message; determining when to automatically download the linked content before the electronic message is displayed; and displaying the electronic message that includes the linked content within the attachment area of the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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