Patent ID: 8930469
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, implemented by physical and tangible computing functionality, for sharing attachment items, comprising: receiving an original Email message from a sender, the original Email message specifying an attachment item and a plurality of recipients, the original Email message further being associated with a sender code assigned to the sender; storing the attachment item; generating a recipient-specific code for each of the recipients specified in the original Email message, wherein each recipient-specific code is an access key that enables each recipient to securely assess the attachment item, to modify the attachment item, and to store a specific version of the attachment item that corresponds to the recipient-specific code; and sending a plurality of recipient-tailored Email messages to the recipients specified in the original Email message, the recipient-tailored Email messages containing Email content provided by the original Email message along with the generated recipient-specific codes associated with the specified recipients.