Patent ID: 8965983
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for summarizing changes to a document within an electronic message, comprising: determining changes that are made to a document; automatically creating a summary of the changes that are made to the document that includes live summary information comprising reviewers currently reviewing the document, one of editors currently editing the document or editors who have edited the document, and one of who has approved the document or who needs to approve the document, wherein the live information is automatically updated when the live information changes; creating an electronic message that includes the summary of the changes made to the document including the live information for display with the electronic message; sending the electronic message to at least one recipient; and updating the live summary information including information associated with: the reviewers currently reviewing the document and a review stage of the document, the one of editors currently editing the document or editors who have edited the document, and the one of who has approved the document or who needs to approve the document after sending the electronic message such that updated live summary information is displayed with the display of the electronic message on a display that is associated with the at least one recipient.