Acquisition of syndication feed items via an information workflow application
First Claim
1. A method of acquiring syndication feeds within an information workflow application, comprising:
- utilizing a synchronization manager of the information workflow application to establish a schedule for synchronizing electronic mail messages of remote electronic mail message servers and syndication feed items of remote syndication feed servers with an electronic mail message store of the information workflow application;
when specified by the synchronization schedule of the synchronization manager, accessing by the information workflow application a syndication feed of a remote syndication feed server to obtain a syndication feed item;
converting by the information workflow application the accessed syndication feed item to a format compatible with an electronic mail message user interface of the information workflow application; and
delivering the converted syndication feed item to the electronic mail message store.
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Abstract
Syndication feed resources, such as those adhering to the Really Simply Syndication (RSS) protocol are accessed, and syndication feed items are acquired from syndication feeds that are available. The syndication feed items are converted to a format compatible with an electronic mail module of an information workflow application so that the converted syndication feed items may be handled by the information workflow application as if they are electronic mail messages. The converted syndicated feed items may be assigned an account within the information workflow application and be synchronized according to the synchronization schedule set forth and may be delivered to the location that is also set forth including a mail folder where electronic mail messages are also placed. Additionally, the converted syndicated feed items may be displayed in a window or preview pane, forwarded, flagged, handled according to user-defined and application-defined mail rules for electronic mail messages, etc.
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1. A method of acquiring syndication feeds within an information workflow application, comprising:
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utilizing a synchronization manager of the information workflow application to establish a schedule for synchronizing electronic mail messages of remote electronic mail message servers and syndication feed items of remote syndication feed servers with an electronic mail message store of the information workflow application;
when specified by the synchronization schedule of the synchronization manager, accessing by the information workflow application a syndication feed of a remote syndication feed server to obtain a syndication feed item;
converting by the information workflow application the accessed syndication feed item to a format compatible with an electronic mail message user interface of the information workflow application; and
delivering the converted syndication feed item to the electronic mail message store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions encoded thereon for performing steps comprising:
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providing an information workflow application having an account manager for establishing an electronic mail message account and a syndication feed account, the syndication feed account specifying a set of syndication feeds and a delivery location for each syndication feed where the delivery location is within an electronic mail message store of the information workflow application;
in accordance with the syndication feed account, accessing each syndication feed to obtain syndication feed items for each syndication feed;
converting the syndication feed items into a format that is compatible with an electronic mail message user interface of the information workflow application;
delivering the syndication feed item to the delivery location of the electronic mail message store of the information workflow application in accordance with the syndication feed account; and
displaying the syndication feed item within the electronic mail message user interface of the information workflow application - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer system comprising:
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a display;
a network connection;
a storage device that is organized into a plurality of logical portions, one of the logical portions comprising an electronic mail message store;
a processor executing instructions to instantiate an information workflow application that includes an electronic mail message user interface, wherein the information workflow application instantiates tasks to access a syndication feed source through the network connection to obtain a syndication feed item, access an electronic mail message source to obtain an electronic mail message, convert the syndication feed item into a format that is compatible with the electronic mail message user interface, and deliver the converted syndication feed item and the electronic mail message to an electronic mail message store. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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