Recipient-determined method for sharing tasks in an advanced electronic messaging/workflow system
OwnerJoe Duffy, Rajeev Gangwar +2inventors
InventorsJoe Duffy, Rajeev Gangwar, Michael Vahldieck, Andy White
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Abstract
A method for sharing tasks, comprising: identifying a covered user, wherein the covered user is assigned one or more tasks; identifying a surrogate user that is associated with the covered user; identifying an unfinished task from the one or more tasks assigned to the covered user; creating a link for the surrogate user to the unfinished task assigned to the covered user; and providing the ability for the surrogate user to access the unfinished task via the link.
Claims45
A method for sharing tasks, comprising:
- identifying a covered user, wherein the covered user is assigned one or more tasks;
- identifying a surrogate user that is associated with the covered user;
- identifying an unfinished task from the one or more tasks assigned to the covered user;
- creating a link for the surrogate user to the unfinished task assigned to the covered user;
- and
- providing the ability for the surrogate user to access the unfinished task via the link.
A method for sharing tasks, comprising:
- identifying a covered user and a surrogate user;
- identifying an unfinished task assigned to the covered user;
- creating a link for the surrogate user to the unfinished task assigned to the covered user;
- indicating progress made on the unfinished task;
- and
- removing the link to the unfinished task upon completion of the task.
A method for sharing tasks, comprising:
- identifying a covered user and a surrogate user;
- identifying a plurality of unfinished tasks assigned to the covered user;
- creating a link for the surrogate user to the plurality of unfinished tasks assigned to the covered user;
- removing the link to the selected task upon completion of the task;
- and
- sending a covered work message to the covered user when the surrogate user completes the selected task.
A method for sharing tasks, comprising:
- identifying a covered user and a surrogate user;
- identifying an unfinished task assigned to the covered user;
- assigning a security class to the surrogate user;
- checking the security class assigned to the surrogate user;
- creating a link for the surrogate user to the unfinished task assigned to the covered user;
- removing the link to the unfinished task upon completion of the task;
- and
- sending a covered work message to the covered user when the surrogate user completes the unfinished task.
A computer routine for sharing tasks, comprising:
- a first routine for identifying a covered user and a surrogate user;
- a second routine for identifying an unfinished task assigned to the covered user;
- a third routine for creating a link for the surrogate user to the unfinished task assigned to the covered user;
- a fourth routine for periodically indicating progress made on the unfinished task;
- a fifth routine for removing the link to the unfinished task upon completion of the task;
- and
- a sixth routine for sending a covered work message to the covered user when the surrogate user completes the unfinished task.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.