Email collaboration manager
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a communication interface to receive electronic messages; and
a processing unit coupled to the communication interface, the processing unit configured toreceive an electronic message intended for a first party,log a stripped version of the electronic message in a first record associated with the first party,strip any attachment from the electronic message, andseparately store the attachment in a database and associate the attachment with the first record,monitor a subsequent change to the first record,maintain a monitor alert list associated with the first record that includes one or more users that are to be notified of the change in the first record, andnotify the one or more users of the change in the first record by sending a notification message to the one or more users, wherein the notification message is a separate message from the electronic message.
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Abstract
A collaboration management system and method is provided for logging, monitoring, alerting, and striping attachments from communications to and from a client/contact into a single record. The collaboration management system receives electronic messages from the one or more devices, strips a first electronic message of a header and content, and stores the content in a record associated with an electronic address in the first electronic message. Additionally, any attachment is stripped from the first electronic message, stored separately from the content, and associated with the record. A single copy of an attachment is maintained and linked to one or more records. A list of users of that should be notified of changes to the record is maintained and a notification is sent to users of a change in the record if the user is in a notification list associated with the record.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface to receive electronic messages; and a processing unit coupled to the communication interface, the processing unit configured to receive an electronic message intended for a first party, log a stripped version of the electronic message in a first record associated with the first party, strip any attachment from the electronic message, and separately store the attachment in a database and associate the attachment with the first record, monitor a subsequent change to the first record, maintain a monitor alert list associated with the first record that includes one or more users that are to be notified of the change in the first record, and notify the one or more users of the change in the first record by sending a notification message to the one or more users, wherein the notification message is a separate message from the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method operational on a computer for aggregating and sharing electronic messages, comprising:
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receiving electronic messages from one or more remote sources; stripping a first electronic message of a header and a content; storing the content in a first record associated with one or more intended receivers of the first electronic message; monitoring a subsequent change to the first record; maintaining a monitor alert list associated with the first record that includes one or more users that are to be notified of the change in the first record; and notifying the one or more users of the change in the first record by sending a notification message to the one or more users, wherein the notification message is a separate message from the first electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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17. The method of 16 further comprising:
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stripping any attachment from the electronic message; storing the attachment separately from the content; and associating the attachment with the first record.
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22. A system comprising:
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one or more devices operating electronic mail applications, the electronic mail applications configurable to copy electronic messages to and from particular electronic addresses to a centralized collaboration server; and the centralized collaboration server including a processing unit configured to receive electronic messages from the one or more devices, strip a first electronic message of a header and a content, store the content in a first record associated with an electronic address of an intended receiver of the first electronic message, strip any attachment from the first electronic message, store the attachment separately from the content, associate the attachment with the first record, monitor a subsequent change to the first record, maintain a monitor alert list of one or more users that should be notified of changes to the first record, and notify the one or more users of the change in the first record by sending a notification message to the one or more users, wherein the notification message is a separate message from the first electronic message.
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