Patent ID: 8032553

Claim:
A computer-implemented method, the method comprising: receiving, from a sender, a task oriented email, the task oriented email including an indication of a task, the indication being defined by the sender; identifying the task based on the indication; determining, based on user input, that the task should be created and the task oriented email integrated into a computer system; creating the task within the computer system from the task oriented email, wherein creating the task initiates a conversation; storing a task entry for the conversation in a database of the computer system, wherein the task entry includes: links to emails associated with the task, one or more links to documents associated with the task, and task data values that include a deadline for the task; integrating the task oriented email within the computer system; generating a link to the task oriented email as part of the conversation; receiving a second task oriented email associated with the task; generating a second link to the second task oriented email; updating the conversation to include the second link to the second task oriented email; determining participants of the conversation; detecting that the task is completed; and responsive to the detecting, creating a response email to the participants.