Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120278281 | STORING METADATA INSIDE FILE TO REFERENCE SHARED VERSION OF FILE - A link to a shared version of a local file is inserted into metadata of the local file. The local file may be a copy of a shared file and/or a local file that is designated to be shared. For example, when a local file is uploaded to a shared location for collaboration, a link to the shared location is automatically inserted into metadata of the local file. A local copy of a shared file may be created by downloading the shared file to a local data store. A link to the shared location is automatically inserted into the locally stored. When the local file is opened, the link within the metadata may be used to access the version of the local file at the shared location. Changes made to the local file and/or shared version of the file may also be synchronized. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278401 | MAKING DOCUMENT CHANGES BY REPLYING TO ELECTRONIC MESSAGES - Document changes are sent within a body of an electronic message to reviewers that are collaborating on the document. The document may be any type of document to which changes/comments are made, such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, slides, and the like. A reviewer receiving the electronic message may accept/reject changes and/or make comments/modifications to the document changes that are contained within the electronic message. For example, a reviewer may edit the document changes that are included within the body of the electronic message to add a comment and/or make changes to the change. A reviewer may also have the option to accept/reject changes directly from within the electronic message. After making any changes, the reviewer replies to the electronic message and the changes that are included within the electronic message are applied to the document. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278404 | UPLOAD OF ATTACHMENT AND INSERTION OF LINK INTO ELECTRONIC MESSAGES - An option is presented with an electronic message to automatically upload and permission an attachment to the electronic message. A single click may be received to upload the attachment to a shared location (e.g. network share, online service, and the like). Permissions may be automatically set for the message recipients of the electronic message. For example, a default set of permissions and/or custom permissions may be set for each of the recipients listed on the To:/Cc:/Bcc: lines. A link to the shared location may also be automatically inserted into the electronic message along with or in place of the attachment. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278405 | UPLOADING ATTACHMENT TO SHARED LOCATION AND REPLACING WITH A LINK - The size of attachments to an electronic message are examined before the message is sent to determine if the attachments exceed a size threshold. When the size of the attachments exceed the threshold, one or more of the attachments are uploaded to a shared location that is accessible to the recipients of the message. A link replaces each attachment that was uploaded to the shared location. Permissions are automatically set at the shared location such that each of the recipients of the message are able to access the uploaded attachment. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278406 | MOST RECENTLY USED LIST FOR ATTACHING FILES TO MESSAGES - A user may select an attachment for an electronic message from a most recently used (MRU) list of files. For example, when a user is composing an electronic message, they may select a file to attach to the message from the MRU list. The recently used files that are included within the MRU list may be related to or more applications/locations and/or one or more computing devices. For example, the MRU list may include files accessed by one or more different authoring applications and/or files that have recently been accessed/created that are associated with the user. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278407 | AUTOMATIC UPLOADING OF ATTACHMENTS TO A SHARED LOCATION - Electronic messages are examined before they are sent to determine any attachments to the message. One or more of the attachments are automatically uploaded to a shared location that is accessible to the recipients of the message. A link replaces each attachment that was uploaded to the shared location. Permissions are automatically set at the shared location for each of the recipients of the message. | 11-01-2012 |
20120284357 | CLIENT CALCULATION OF LINKS TO NETWORK LOCATIONS OF FILES TO UPLOAD - A link to a file to be stored at a network location is calculated using a client before the file is uploaded to the network location. The client may calculate the link to the network location either while online or offline. In response to determining to upload a file, a link to the file at the network location is calculated before uploading the file. The created link may be a direct link that specifies the file at the network location as the destination of the link and/or a redirect link that when used redirects the user to the file at the network location. The link may be created using various information (e.g. a default location, filename, and/or a unique key). When online, the client may reserve a specific link with the network location before the file is uploaded. | 11-08-2012 |
20140173423 | MAKING DOCUMENT CHANGES BY REPLYING TO ELECTRONIC MESSAGES - Document changes are sent within a body of an electronic message to reviewers that are collaborating on the document. The document may be any type of document to which changes/comments are made, such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, slides, and the like. A reviewer receiving the electronic message may accept/reject changes and/or make comments/modifications to the document changes that are contained within the electronic message. For example, a reviewer may edit the document changes that are included within the body of the electronic message to add a comment and/or make changes to the change. A reviewer may also have the option to accept/reject changes directly from within the electronic message. After making any changes, the reviewer replies to the electronic message and the changes that are included within the electronic message are applied to the document. | 06-19-2014 |