SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTOMATICALLY CREATING AN OBJECT FROM AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE IN RESPONSE TO USER INPUT

• US 20130097252A1
• Filed: 06/06/2012
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Markham, Blake Whitlow, Wakamatsu, Ken
• Application Number:
  US13/490,390
• Publication Number:
  US 20130097252A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating an object from an electronic message in response to user input. These mechanisms and methods for creating an object from an electronic message in response to user input can enable an automated technique for users to create an object from an electronic message. The ability to provide automated creation of objects from electronic messages may allow users to avoid manually creating an object storing information associated with an electronic message.

Claims

1. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method, the method comprising:

receiving a first selection of an electronic message by a user;

receiving a second selection by the user of an option to create an object from the electronic message; and

automatically creating the object from the electronic message, in response to the second selection.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the first selection and the second selection are made by the user using an interface of an electronic message client.

3. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the electronic message client is located on a device of the user.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the first selection and the second selection are received by an on-demand database service.

5. The computer program product of claim 4, wherein the first selection and the second selection are received by the on-demand database service in the form of a package including the electronic message.

6. The computer program product of claim 4, therein the object is automatically created by the on-demand database service.

7. The computer program product of claim 1 therein the object is a record in a table.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the object is of a predetermined type.

9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the object stores information retrieved from at least one predetermined portion of the electronic message.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the at least one predetermined portion includes attachments to the electronic message.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the information stored in the object includes the attachments.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the at least one predetermined portion includes a header of the electronic message.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the information stored in the object includes an identifier of a receiver of the electronic message.

14. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the option selected second by the user indicates an available location for storing the object.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising storing the object in the available location.

16. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the option selected second by the user has a plurality of sub-options, such that the second selection by the user includes selection of one of the sub-options.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein each of the sub-options is indicative of a different available location for storing the object.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the available locations for storing the object are determined based on permissions of the user.

19. A method, comprising:

receiving a first selection of an electronic message by a user;

receiving a second selection by the user of an option to create an object from the electronic message; and

automatically creating the object from the electronic message, in response to the second selection.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor for;

receiving a first selection of an electronic message by a user;

receiving a second selection by the user of an option to create an object from the electronic message; and

automatically creating the object from the electronic message, in response to the second selection.

21. A method for transmitting code, comprising:

transmitting code for receiving a first selection of an electronic message by a user;

transmitting code for receiving a second selection by the user of an option to create an object from the electronic message; and

transmitting code for automatically creating the object from the electronic message, in response to the second selection.