Generation and retrieval of report information
First Claim
1. A method for use in an information management system, the method comprising:
- storing information in a database that describes a plurality of individuals in a group including an email address and one or more tasks that are associated with each of the individuals in the group;
receiving a first email message, wherein a subject field of the first email message includes an action type parameter that indicates a request for a report;
determining whether to respond to the request for the report based on the action type parameter and an email address from which the first email message was sent; and
in response to a determination to respond to the request for the report, generating the report, and sending a second email message to the email address from which the first email message was sent, wherein the second email message includes the report;
wherein the report is based on emails received from the individuals in the group that indicate a status of completion of the one or more tasks assigned to the one or more individuals in the group.
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Abstract
An information management system may store information related to tasks to be performed by workers in an organization. Workers in the organization may communicate with the information management system using email messages. The information management system may not require a login or authentication procedure, and workers may interact with the information management system without the need to log in to the information management system. The information management system may receive an email message from a worker that indicates a request for a report. The information management system may determine whether to transmit the report to the worker based on whether the worker is appropriately registered with the information management system, and/or whether the worker has administrative privileges. The information management system, in response to a positive determination, may transmit the report to the email address from which the requesting email message was sent.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for use in an information management system, the method comprising:
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storing information in a database that describes a plurality of individuals in a group including an email address and one or more tasks that are associated with each of the individuals in the group; receiving a first email message, wherein a subject field of the first email message includes an action type parameter that indicates a request for a report; determining whether to respond to the request for the report based on the action type parameter and an email address from which the first email message was sent; and in response to a determination to respond to the request for the report, generating the report, and sending a second email message to the email address from which the first email message was sent, wherein the second email message includes the report;
wherein the report is based on emails received from the individuals in the group that indicate a status of completion of the one or more tasks assigned to the one or more individuals in the group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An information management system comprising:
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at least one communications interface configured to receive a first email message, wherein a message body of the first email message includes an action type parameter that indicates a request for a report; a database configured to store information that describes one or individuals in a group and one or more tasks assigned to the individuals in the group; at least one processor configured to determine whether to respond to the request for the report based on the action type parameter and an email address from which the first email message was sent; wherein the at least one communications interface is further configured to send, in response to a determination to respond to the request for the report, a second email message to the email address from which the first email message was sent, wherein the second email message includes the report;
wherein the report is based on emails received from the individuals in the group that indicate a status of completion of the one or more tasks assigned to the individuals in the group. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by at least one processor in an information management system, will cause the at least one processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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storing information in a database that describes one or more individuals in a group, and comprises, for each of the individuals in the group, an email address associated with each individual and one or more tasks that are assigned to individuals in the group; receiving a first email message, wherein a subject field of the first email message includes an action type parameter that indicates a request for a report; determining whether to respond to the request for the report based on the action type parameter and an email address from which the first email message was sent; and in response to a determination to respond to the request for the report, sending a second email message to the email address from which the first email message was sent, wherein the second email message includes the report;
wherein the report is based on emails received from the individuals in the group that indicate a status of completion of the one or more tasks assigned to the individuals in the group. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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