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Email enabled project management applications

  • US 8,204,949 B1
  • Filed: 09/28/2011
  • Issued: 06/19/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed on a computer processor, said method comprising:

  • receiving an email from a sender;

    authenticating said sender to an authentication database;

    identifying a first matter from said email, said email being a reply email to an original email transmitted by said matter database, said first matter being determined by evaluating said original email;

    determining that said sender has permission to update said first matter;

    looking up said first matter in a matter database, said matter database comprising matter records and activities related to said matter records;

    adding at least a portion of said email to said first matter in said database;

    determining a set of open activities for said first matter;

    evaluating the contents of said email to identify one of said open activities;

    updating said one of said open activities;

    identifying a first activity from said set of open activities by evaluating contents of said email, said first activity having a due date;

    associating an identifier with said first activity;

    updating said first activity with at least a portion of said contents, said updating comprising determining a completion date from said contents;

    said updating further comprising uploading an attached file from said email to said matter database, said attached file being associated with said first matter.

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