System and method for enabling an external-system view of email attachments
US8805934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/107
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for enabling viewing of email attachments through a system external to the email application itself In one embodiment, the email application creates categories and the email attachments are accordingly categorized. These categories are mapped into a format understandable by the external system, and provided to the external system in such format. In one embodiment, the email application appears as a file system to the operating system of a user's computer. The created categories are provided to the operating system as the “folders” in the file system. In one embodiment, the file system seen by the external system is a virtual file system, and any sub-categories and/or email attachment themselves are provided to the external system upon a specific request.
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