Selection of email attachment storage location
First Claim
1. A method for selection of an email attachment storage location, comprising:
- storing preferences of email users for online storage locations;
extracting details of an email sender and recipients for an email message to be sent with an attachment file;
comparing the email sender and recipients with the stored preferences for online storage locations to select a common online storage location for the sender and recipients,wherein if there is more than one common online storage location, providing the email sender with a choice of online storage locations for selection,wherein if there are no common online storage locations, the method including;
creating an account at an online storage location for any recipients which do not have an account at the location; and
sending the newly created account information to the recipients and using the online storage location as the selected online storage location;
uploading the attachment file to the selected online storage location; and
adding an address of the attachment file at the selected online storage location to the email message.
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Abstract
When an email server has a message from a sender to multiple recipients with an attachment file, an attachment application is activated. The attachment application stores preferences of email users for online storage locations. The method carried out extracts details of an email sender and recipients for the email message to be sent with an attachment file and compares the email sender and recipients with the stored preferences for online storage locations to select a common online storage location for the sender and recipients. A directory is created at the common online storage location for uploading the attachment file to the selected online storage location and the address of the attachment file at the selected online storage location is added to the email message. If a common online storage location is not available, a new account can be generated for the recipients at an online storage location.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for selection of an email attachment storage location, comprising:
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storing preferences of email users for online storage locations; extracting details of an email sender and recipients for an email message to be sent with an attachment file; comparing the email sender and recipients with the stored preferences for online storage locations to select a common online storage location for the sender and recipients, wherein if there is more than one common online storage location, providing the email sender with a choice of online storage locations for selection, wherein if there are no common online storage locations, the method including;
creating an account at an online storage location for any recipients which do not have an account at the location; and
sending the newly created account information to the recipients and using the online storage location as the selected online storage location;uploading the attachment file to the selected online storage location; and adding an address of the attachment file at the selected online storage location to the email message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising:
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computer usable program code stored on a tangible storage medium that when executed by a processor is operable to store preferences of email users for online storage locations; computer usable program code stored on a tangible storage medium that when executed by a processor is operable to extract details of an email sender and recipients for an email message to be sent with an attachment file; computer usable program code stored on a tangible storage medium that when executed by a processor is operable to compare the email sender and recipients with the stored preferences for online storage locations to select a common online storage location for the sender and recipients, wherein if there is more than one common online storage location, said computer usable code provides the email sender with a choice of online storage locations for selection, wherein if there are no common online storage locations, the computer usable code creates an account at an online storage location for any recipients which do not have an account at the location; and
sends the newly created account information to the recipients and using the online storage location as the selected online storage location;computer usable program code stored on a tangible storage medium that when executed by a processor is operable to upload the attachment file to the selected online storage location; and computer usable program code stored on a tangible storage medium that when executed by a processor is operable to add an address of the attachment file at the selected online storage location to the email message.
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10. A system for selection of an email attachment storage location in the form of a hardware server, comprising:
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a processor; a data storage for storing preferences of email users for online storage locations;
an extracting module for extracting details of an email sender and recipients for an email message to be sent with an attachment file;a comparing module for comparing the email sender and recipients with the stored preferences for online storage locations to select a common online storage location for the sender and recipients; an option module for providing selection options to an email application if there is more than one common online storage location; account generating module for creating an account at an online storage location for any recipients which do not have an account at the location and for sending newly created account information to the recipients; a creating module for creating a directory and uploading the attachment file to the selected online storage location; and an update module for adding an address of the attachment file at the selected online storage location to the email message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for selection of an email attachment storage location, comprising:
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means for storing preferences of email users for online storage locations; means for extracting details of an email sender and recipients for an email message to be sent with an attachment file; means for comparing the email sender and recipients with the stored preferences for online storage locations; means for, if there is more than one common online storage location, the email sender is provided with a choice of online storage locations for selection, means for, if there are no common online storage locations, creating an account at an online storage location for any recipients which do not have an account at the location; and
sending the newly created account information to the recipients and using the online storage location as the selected online storage location;means for, responsive to the means for comparing, for selecting a common online storage location for the sender and recipients; means for uploading the attachment file to the selected online storage location; and means for adding an address of the attachment file at the selected online storage location to the email message.
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Specification