Method and apparatus for storing email messages
AssigneeTJ²Z Patent Licensing and Tech Transfer, LLC
InventorsTimothy J. Ziolkowski, Kent L. Baker
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Abstract
A method for saving an email to an electronic storage location is disclosed. A topic identifier located in the email is used to locate a storage location on the electronic storage device for saving the email message. Emails relating to the same topics of interest may be stored in the same storage location.
Claims20
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program for saving an email, the computer program comprising instructions that cause a processor to:
- determine if an email comprises a topic identifier;
- if the email comprises a topic identifier:
- determine a suggested storage location based on the topic identifier;
- generate an email file comprising information from the email;
- prompt a user to save the email file at the suggested storage location;
- receive a user input from the user to save the email file at the suggested storage location or at a user-selected storage location;
- and
- save the email file based on the user input;
- and
- if the email does not comprise a topic identifier:
- generate an email file comprising information from the email;
- prompt the user to provide a user-selected storage location;
- receive a user input from the user to save the email file at the user-selected storage location;
- and
- save the email file at the user-selected storage location.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program for saving an email, the computer program comprising instructions that cause a processor to:
- monitor a folder of an email program for new emails;
- upon receipt of a new email in the folder, prompt a user to save the new email;
- receive a first user input from the user to save the new email;
- determine if the new email comprises a topic identifier;
- if the new email comprises a topic identifier, determine a suggested storage location in a database separate from the email program based on the topic identifier;
- generate an email file comprising information from the new email;
- prompt the user to save the email file at the suggested storage location or to provide a user-selected storage location in the database;
- receive a second user input from the user to save the email file at the suggested storage location or at the user-selected storage location;
- and
- save the email file according to the second user input.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program for saving an email, the computer program comprising instructions that cause a processor to:
- prompt a user to save an email located in a folder of an email program;
- and
- upon receipt of a first user input to proceed with saving the email:
- scan the email for a topic identifier;
- if the email comprises a topic identifier, identify a storage location in a database separate from the email program based on the topic identifier;
- generate an email file comprising information from the email;
- prompt the user to save the email file at the identified storage location or to provide a user-selected storage location in the database;
- and
- upon receipt of a second user input to save the email file at the suggested storage location or at the user-selected storage location, save the email file according to the second user input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.