Tracking conversation threads among electronic communications
First Claim
1. A method for identifying a conversation thread among electronic communications, the method comprising:
- identifying that a user accesses a first electronic communication from a plurality of electronic communications, wherein the plurality of electronic communications include;
received electronic communications, sent electronic communications, filed electronic communications, drafted electronic communications, and stored electronic communications;
analyzing meta-data of the first electronic communication to identify at least one unique identifier included in the meta-data of the first electronic communication;
wherein a unique identifier is a universally unique identifier (UUID);
wherein the UUID is further defined by a UUID specification that is identified by a variant value and a version value; and
wherein the at least one unique identifier includes a first UUID;
determining that the first electronic communication includes a portion of content copied from at least one other electronic communication based on identifying one or more UUIDs within the meta-data of the first electronic communication, wherein UUIDs are included in a database that includes cross-references between the plurality of electronic communications, the copied content, and the identified UUIDs;
identifying at least one additional electronic communication from the plurality of electronic communications, wherein an electronic communication is identified for each identified UUID based on the cross-references within the database;
displaying, to the user, a conversation thread that includes the at least one additional electronic communications respectively associated with a UUID identified within the meta-data of the first electronic communication;
receiving from the user, a selection of an electronic communication from the at least one additional electronic communications displayed as the conversation thread, wherein the selected electronic communication is a second electronic communication;
determining whether the user has authority to access the selected second electronic communication, wherein determining that the user has authority to access the selected second electronic communication is based on a log file of an electronic communication program, and wherein the log file identifies electronic communications accessed by the user; and
responsive to determining that the user accessing the first electronic communication has authority to access the selected second electronic communication, accessing the selected second electronic communication.
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Abstract
A method for identifying a conversation thread among electronic communications. The method includes a computer processor identifying that a user is accessing a first electronic communication from a plurality of electronic communications. The method further includes a computer processor analyzing meta-data of the first electronic communication to identify a unique identifier included in the meta-data. The method further includes a computer processor determining that the unique identifier is associated with content included in the first electronic communication that was copied from a second electronic communication. The method further includes a computer processor providing the user that is accessing the first electronic communication access to the second electronic communication.
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1 Claim
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1. A method for identifying a conversation thread among electronic communications, the method comprising:
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identifying that a user accesses a first electronic communication from a plurality of electronic communications, wherein the plurality of electronic communications include; received electronic communications, sent electronic communications, filed electronic communications, drafted electronic communications, and stored electronic communications; analyzing meta-data of the first electronic communication to identify at least one unique identifier included in the meta-data of the first electronic communication; wherein a unique identifier is a universally unique identifier (UUID); wherein the UUID is further defined by a UUID specification that is identified by a variant value and a version value; and wherein the at least one unique identifier includes a first UUID; determining that the first electronic communication includes a portion of content copied from at least one other electronic communication based on identifying one or more UUIDs within the meta-data of the first electronic communication, wherein UUIDs are included in a database that includes cross-references between the plurality of electronic communications, the copied content, and the identified UUIDs; identifying at least one additional electronic communication from the plurality of electronic communications, wherein an electronic communication is identified for each identified UUID based on the cross-references within the database; displaying, to the user, a conversation thread that includes the at least one additional electronic communications respectively associated with a UUID identified within the meta-data of the first electronic communication; receiving from the user, a selection of an electronic communication from the at least one additional electronic communications displayed as the conversation thread, wherein the selected electronic communication is a second electronic communication; determining whether the user has authority to access the selected second electronic communication, wherein determining that the user has authority to access the selected second electronic communication is based on a log file of an electronic communication program, and wherein the log file identifies electronic communications accessed by the user; and responsive to determining that the user accessing the first electronic communication has authority to access the selected second electronic communication, accessing the selected second electronic communication.
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