ATTACHMENT MARKUP AND MESSAGE TRANSMISSION
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1. A method for editing an attachment included in an email message, comprising:
- detecting an attachment in an email message;
generating a request for one or more services associated with the attachment;
receiving the one or more services associated with the attachment, wherein the one or more services includes a markup service;
launching a markup application associated with the markup service within the email message, wherein the markup application allows one or more edits to be made to the attachment within the email message; and
displaying a modified attachment within the email message, wherein the modified attachment comprises the one or more edits.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a technique for editing an attachment included in an email message. The attachment is displayed within a message body of the email message and can be edited directly within the message body. Specifically, the technique involves launching a markup application that generates an editable version of the attachment within the message body. The markup application allows a user to make edits to the editable version of the attachment without leaving the email message.
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1. A method for editing an attachment included in an email message, comprising:
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detecting an attachment in an email message; generating a request for one or more services associated with the attachment; receiving the one or more services associated with the attachment, wherein the one or more services includes a markup service; launching a markup application associated with the markup service within the email message, wherein the markup application allows one or more edits to be made to the attachment within the email message; and displaying a modified attachment within the email message, wherein the modified attachment comprises the one or more edits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for editing an attachment included in an email message, comprising:
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a processor; and a storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause an email client to; detect an attachment in an email message; generate a request for one or more services associated with the attachment; receive the one or more services associated with the attachment, wherein the one or more services includes a markup service; launch a markup application associated with the markup service within the email message, wherein the markup application allows one or more edits to be made to the attachment within the email message; and display a modified attachment within the email message, wherein the modified attachment comprises the one or more edits. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor included in a client device, cause an email client of the client device to edit an attachment included in an email message, by carrying out steps that include:
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detecting an attachment in an email message; generating a request for one or more services associated with the attachment; receiving the one or more services associated with the attachment, wherein the one or more services includes a markup service; launching a markup application associated with the markup service within the email message, wherein the markup application allows one or more edits to be made to the attachment within the email message; and displaying a modified attachment within the email message, wherein the modified attachment comprises the one or more edits. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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