Email system with action required and follow-up features
AssigneeKyndryl, Inc.
InventorsCesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, Desilda Toska
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a computing device, input from a sender of an email, the input defining the email as having a task associated with it; inserting, by the computing device, code into the email, the code defining a selectable object in the email; sending, by the computing device, the email to one or more recipients; receiving, by the computing device, input indicating a selection of the selectable object by one of the one or more recipients; assigning, by the computing device, the one of the one or more recipients as an owner of the task; and sending, by the computing device, a notification email to the sender and the one or more recipients, the notification email indicating the owner of the task.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device operating an email server, input from a sender of an email, the input defining the email as having an email related task associated with it, responsive to the sender of the email identifying the email as having an action required, the action required associated with the email related task of the email;
- inserting, by the email server of the computing device, code into the email, the code defining a selectable object in the email, the selectable object associated with the email related task, wherein the selectable object corresponds to one of task ownership and task status;
- sending, by the email server of the computing device, the email to one or more recipients;
- receiving, by the email server of the computing device, input indicating a selection of the selectable object by one of the one or more recipients;
- assigning, by the email server of the computing device, the one of the one or more recipients as an owner of the email related task, responsive to one of the one or more recipients selecting the task ownership selectable object in the email;
- and
- sending, by the email server of the computing device, a notification email to the sender and the one or more recipients, the notification email indicating the owner of the email related task.
A computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage media having program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable to:
- receive input from a sender of an email, the input defining the email as having an email related task associated with it, responsive to the sender of the email identifying the email as having an action required, the action required associated with the email related task of the email;
- insert code into the email, the code defining a selectable object in the email, the selectable object associated with the email related task, wherein the selectable object corresponds to one of task ownership and task status;
- send the email to one or more recipients;
- receive input indicating a selection of the selectable object by one of the one or more recipients;
- assign the one of the one or more recipients as an owner of the email related task, responsive to one of the one or more recipients selecting the task ownership selectable object in the email;
- and
- send a notification email to the sender and the one or more recipients, the notification email indicating the owner of the email related task.
A system comprising:
- a processor, a computer readable memory, one or more computer readable storage media, and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions executable to:
- receive input from a sender of an email, the input defining the email as having an email related task associated with it, responsive to the sender of the email identifying the email as having an action required, the action required associated with the email related task of the email;
- insert code into the email, the code defining a selectable object in the email, the selectable object associated with the email related task, wherein the selectable object corresponds to one of task ownership and task status;
- send the email to one or more recipients;
- receive input indicating a selection of the selectable object by one of the one or more recipients;
- assign the one of the one or more recipients as an owner of the email related task responsive to one of the one or more recipients selecting the task ownership selectable object in the email;
- and
- send a notification email to the sender and the one or more recipients, the notification email indicating the owner of the email related task.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.