Patent ID: 8510857
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. Within a system comprising a processor and a memory, a method of federating electronic mail (e-mail), the method comprising: via the processor, receiving a request from a first user to view at least one e-mail of a second user, the request comprising at least one identifier corresponding to the second user and a criteria indicating a subject matter of the e-mail; via the processor, receiving the e-mail; via the processor, parsing content of the e-mail after receiving the e-mail; via the processor, verifying whether the first user is authorized to access the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria, wherein verifying whether the first user is authorized to access the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria comprises determining whether any of the parsed content corresponds to the subject matter identified by the criteria; and responsive to determining that the first user is authorized to view the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria, via the processor, providing to the first user access to view at least one e-mail that satisfies the criteria, wherein providing to the first user access to view the e-mail that satisfies the criteria comprises identifying a first folder in an e-mail client of the first user in which to place the e-mail, the first folder being distinct from a second folder in which at least one other e-mail received by the first user is placed.