Patent ID: 8918467
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for use in an information management system, the method comprising: storing information in a database that describes a plurality of individuals in a group including an email address and one or more tasks that are associated with each of the individuals in the group; receiving a first email message, wherein a subject field of the first email message includes an action type parameter that indicates a request for a report; determining whether to respond to the request for the report based on the action type parameter and an email address from which the first email message was sent; and in response to a determination to respond to the request for the report, generating the report, and sending a second email message to the email address from which the first email message was sent, wherein the second email message includes the report; wherein the report is based on emails received from the individuals in the group that indicate a status of completion of the one or more tasks assigned to the one or more individuals in the group.