Digital task management using an intermediary single-account issue inbox system
AssigneeAtlassian Pty Ltd.
InventorsNOAM BAR-ON, MARKUS TE GROTENHUIS
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Abstract
Techniques are presented herein for digital task management using an intermediary single-account issue inbox system. The techniques include receiving an email message related to a task, creating a task item related to the email message and assigning an initial digital state to the task item, adding the task item to a list of task items stored in the shared issue tracking system causing display of the list of task items that are associated with one digital state value, and enabling users to input state-change information, and in response to those requests, changing those states in the issue ticket system.
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A system, comprising:
- an intermediary single-account issue inbox system having intermediary single-account issue inbox system non-transient storage, the intermediary single-account issue inbox system being coupled to an electronic mail server and a shared issue tracking system and a shared issue tracking system via a network, executing using the one or more computing devices, the one or more computing devices being configured to execute intermediary single-account issue inbox system instructions, which, when execute cause the intermediary single-account issue inbox system to perform a process of:
- receiving an email message for a particular user account;
- in response to receiving the email message for the particular user account, creating a task item related to the email message and associated the task item with an initial state value, wherein each task item is a digital ticket in the shared issue tracking system, and the digital ticket has a digital state value associated with that task item, and associating the task items with the initial state value comprises setting the digital state value as the initial state value;
- adding the task items to a list of task items stored in the shared issue tracking system storage, the list of task items being related to the particular user account, wherein each task item has a digital state value associated with that task item, wherein the digital state value is selected from a plurality of possible digital state values, comprising at least one of the initial state value, a worklist state value, a follow up state value, and an archive state value;
- causing display of the list of task items with the initial state value related to the particular user account;
- causing display of user interaction controls for the list of task items with the initial state value;
- receiving a first state-change interaction indication for a first particular task item in the list of task items with the initial state value, wherein the first state-change interaction indication indicates a change in digital state value for the first particular task item from the initial state value to one of the archive state value, the follow up state value, or the worklist state value;
- in response to receiving the first state-change interaction indication, changing the state value of the first particular task item's digital state value in the shared issue tracking system storage as indicated in the first state-change interaction indication and sending to the shared issue tracking system digital communication related to the first state-change interaction indication for the first particular task item;
- receiving an indication to display a list of task items with the follow up state value;
- in response to receiving the indication to display the list of task items with the follow up state value, causing display of the list of task items with the follow up state value;
- receiving a second state-change interaction indication for a second particular task item in the list of task items with the follow up state value, wherein the second state-change interaction indication indicates a change in digital state for the second particular task item from the follow up state value to one of the archive state value, the initial state value, or the worklist state value;
- in response to receiving the second state-change interaction indication, changing the state value of the second particular task item's digital state value in the shared issue tracking system storage as indicated in the second state-change interaction indication and sending to the shared issue tracking system digital communication related to the second state-change interaction indication for the second particular task item;
- receiving an indication to display a list of task items with the worklist state value;
- in response to receiving the indication to display the list of task items with the worklist state value, causing display of the list of task items with the worklist state value;
- receiving a third state-change interaction indication for a third particular task item in the list of task items with the worklist state value, wherein the third state-change interaction indication indicates a change in digital state value for the third particular task item from the follow up state value to one of the archive state value, the initial state value, or the follow up state value;
- in response to receiving the third state-change interaction indication, changing the state value of the third particular task item's digital state value in the shared issue tracking system storage as indicated in the third state-change interaction indication and sending to the shared issue tracking system digital communication related to the third state-change interaction indication for the third particular task item;
- the shared issue tracking system with shared issue tracking system non-transient storage, coupled to the intermediary single-account issue inbox system via the network, executing using the one or more computing devices, the one or more computing devices being configured to execute shared issue tracking system instructions, which, when execute cause the shared issue tracking system to perform a third process of:
- receiving a particular state-change indication for a particular task item;
- in response to receiving the particular state-change indication for the particular task item, changing a digital issue tracking record associated with the particular task item in the shared issue tracking system storage to reflect the particular state-change indication for the particular task item.
A system, comprising:
- an intermediary single-account issue inbox system having intermediary single-account issue inbox system non-transient storage, the intermediary single-account issue inbox system being coupled to an electronic mail server and a shared issue tracking system via a network, executing using one or more computing devices, the one or more computing devices being configured to execute intermediary single-account issue inbox system instructions, which, when execute cause the intermediary single-account issue inbox system to perform a process of:
- receiving an email message from the electronic mail server for a particular user account;
- in response to receiving the email message for the particular user account, creating a task item related to the email message and assigning a digital state of the task item as an initial state value, wherein the task item is a digital ticket in the shared issue tracking system, and the digital ticket has a digital state value associated with the task item;
- adding the task item to a list of task items stored in the shared issue tracking system storage, the list of task items being related to the particular user account, wherein the digital state value is selected from a plurality of possible digital state values comprising at least one of the initial state value, a worklist state value, a follow up state value, and an archive state value;
- causing display of the list of task items that are associated with one digital state value of the plurality of possible digital state values, and related to the particular user account;
- causing display of user interaction controls for the list of task items;
- receiving a state-change interaction indication for a particular task item in the list of task items, wherein the state-change interaction indication indicates a change in digital state value for the particular task item from a first digital state value to a second digital state value, wherein the first digital state value and the second digital state value are distinct and are each selected from the plurality of possible digital state values;
- in response to receiving the state-change interaction indication, changing the state value of the particular task item's digital state value in digital ticket for the task item in the shared issue tracking system storage from the first digital state value to the second digital state value.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, using an intermediary single-account issue inbox system, an email message from an electronic mail server for a particular user account, the intermediary single-account issue inbox system being coupled to an electronic mail server and a shared issue tracking system via a network, and executing using one or more computing devices;
- in response to receiving the email message for the particular user account, creating, using the intermediary single-account issue inbox system, a task item related to the email message and assigning a digital state of the task item as an initial state value, wherein the task item is a digital ticket in the shared issue tracking system, and the digital ticket has a digital state value associated with the task item;
- adding, using the intermediary single-account issue inbox system, the task item to a list of task items stored in the shared issue tracking system storage, the list of task items being related to the particular user account, wherein the digital state value is selected from a plurality of possible digital state values comprising at least one of the initial state value, a worklist state value, a follow up state value, and an archive state value;
- causing display, using the intermediary single-account issue inbox system, of the list of task items that are associated with one digital state value of the plurality of possible digital state values, and related to the particular user account;
- causing display, using the intermediary single-account issue inbox system, of user interaction controls for the list of task items;
- receiving, using the intermediary single-account issue inbox system, a state-change interaction indication for a particular task item in the list of task items, wherein the state-change interaction indication indicates a change in digital state value for the particular task item from a first digital state value to a second digital state value, wherein the first digital state value and the second digital state value are distinct and are each selected from the plurality of possible digital state values;
- in response to receiving the state-change interaction indication, changing, using the intermediary single-account issue inbox system, the state value of the particular task item's digital state value in digital ticket for the task item in the shared issue tracking system storage from the first digital state value to the second digital state value,
- wherein the method is performed on the one or more computing devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.