Changes to documents are automatically summarized in electronic messages
First Claim
1. A method for summarizing changes to a document within an electronic message, comprising:
- determining changes that are made to a document;
automatically creating a summary of the changes that are made to the document that includes live summary information comprising reviewers currently reviewing the document, one of editors currently editing the document or editors who have edited the document, and one of who has approved the document or who needs to approve the document, wherein the live information is automatically updated when the live information changes;
creating an electronic message that includes the summary of the changes made to the document including the live information for display with the electronic message;
sending the electronic message to at least one recipient; and
updating the live summary information including information associated with;
the reviewers currently reviewing the document and a review stage of the document, the one of editors currently editing the document or editors who have edited the document, and the one of who has approved the document or who needs to approve the document after sending the electronic message such that updated live summary information is displayed with the display of the electronic message on a display that is associated with the at least one recipient.
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Abstract
Changes made to a document are automatically summarized within an electronic message. The changes may be made to a document that is being collaborated on. For example, the document may be an attachment to an electronic message, a link to a shared document that is contained within the electronic message and/or a document that is being shared between a different users. The document may be any type of file to which changes/comments are made, such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, slides, and the like. A reviewer may make many different types of changes to the document (e.g. deleting/adding content, adding comments, and the like). After making any changes to the document, a summary of the changes is automatically inserted into an electronic message that is then sent to one or more recipients. Live information relating to the document may also be displayed with one or more electronic messages.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for summarizing changes to a document within an electronic message, comprising:
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determining changes that are made to a document; automatically creating a summary of the changes that are made to the document that includes live summary information comprising reviewers currently reviewing the document, one of editors currently editing the document or editors who have edited the document, and one of who has approved the document or who needs to approve the document, wherein the live information is automatically updated when the live information changes; creating an electronic message that includes the summary of the changes made to the document including the live information for display with the electronic message; sending the electronic message to at least one recipient; and updating the live summary information including information associated with;
the reviewers currently reviewing the document and a review stage of the document, the one of editors currently editing the document or editors who have edited the document, and the one of who has approved the document or who needs to approve the document after sending the electronic message such that updated live summary information is displayed with the display of the electronic message on a display that is associated with the at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable storage medium, excluding a signal, storing computer-executable instructions for summarizing changes to an attachment of electronic messages, comprising:
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receiving an electronic message that includes an attached document; determining changes that are made to the attached document; automatically creating a summary of the changes that are made to the document; creating an electronic message that includes the summary of the changes made to the document and live summary information for display with the electronic message that is automatically updated when the live information changes, wherein the live summary information includes reviewers currently reviewing the document, one of editors currently editing the document or editors who have edited the document, and one of who has approved the document or who needs to approve the document; sending the electronic message to at least one recipient; and updating the live summary information including information associated with;
the reviewers currently reviewing the document and a review stage of the document, the one of editors currently editing the document or editors who have edited the document, and the one of who has approved the document or who needs to approve the document after sending the electronic message such that updated live summary information is displayed with the display of the electronic message on a display that is associated with the at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for summarizing changes to an attachment of electronic messages, comprising:
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a network connection that is configured to connect to a network; a processor, memory, and a computer-readable storage medium; an operating environment stored on the computer-readable storage medium, excluding a signal, and executing on the processor; a messaging application that receives an electronic message including an attachment; and a summary manager operating in conjunction with the operating environment that is configured to perform actions comprising; determining changes that are made to the attachment; automatically creating a summary of the changes that are made to the attachment; creating a summary of live information that is included within an electronic message that is automatically updated when the live information changes, wherein the live information includes reviewers currently reviewing the document, one of editors currently editing the document or editors who have edited the document, and one of who has approved the document or who needs to approve the document; inserting the summary of the changes and the summary of live information within the electronic message for display with the electronic message; sending the electronic message to at least one recipient; and updating the summary of live information including information associated with;
the reviewers currently reviewing the document and a review stage of the document, the one of editors currently editing the document or editors who have edited the document, and the one of who has approved the document or who needs to approve the document after sending the electronic message such that updated live summary information is displayed with the display of the electronic message on a display that is associated with the at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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