System for the management of files and mail attachments
First Claim
1. A system for managing files that have been received by a user as an attachment to an e-mail, comprising:
- a system for detaching a file from an e-mail;
a system for storing the detached file;
a system for creating a system file link with the detached file that includes details relating to a storage location and an identity of the e-mail from which the file was detached;
a system for re-establishing a link between the file and the e-mail in response to a request of the user to locate the e-mail;
a system for monitoring a change in the location of the e-mail; and
a system for updating the system file link with a new location of the e-mail in response to a change in the location of the e-mail.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a system for managing files and mail attachments. A system for managing files received by a user as an attachment to an e-mail in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes: a system for detaching a file from an e-mail; a system for storing the detached file; a system for creating a system file link with the detached file that includes details relating to a storage location and an identity of the e-mail from which the file was detached; a system for re-establishing a link between the file and the e-mail in response to a request of the user to locate the e-mail; a system for monitoring a change in the location of the e-mail; and a system for updating the system file link with a new location of the e-mail in response to a change in the location of the e-mail.
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7 Claims
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1. A system for managing files that have been received by a user as an attachment to an e-mail, comprising:
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a system for detaching a file from an e-mail; a system for storing the detached file; a system for creating a system file link with the detached file that includes details relating to a storage location and an identity of the e-mail from which the file was detached; a system for re-establishing a link between the file and the e-mail in response to a request of the user to locate the e-mail; a system for monitoring a change in the location of the e-mail; and a system for updating the system file link with a new location of the e-mail in response to a change in the location of the e-mail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program stored on computer readable medium, which when executed, manages comprising instructions for managing files that have been received by a user as an attachment to an e-mail, comprising program code for:
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detaching a file from an e-mail and storing the file; creating a system file link with the detached file that includes details relating to a storage location and an identity of the e-mail from which the file was detached; re-establishing a link between the detached file and the e-mail in response to a request of the user to locate the e-mail; monitoring a change in the location of the e-mail; and updating the system file link with a new location of the e-mail in response to a change in the location of the e-mail.
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