IP Library Granted Patent US 12,231,384
Granted Patent B2
US 12,231,384 · App. 17/825,620 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Reminder notification for permission/access to links in electronic mail transmissions

Inventor: Ananda H P (Pune, IN)
Assignee: Avaya Management L.P.
H04L51/21G06F16/955H04L51/08H04L51/42
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,231,384
App. No.
17/825,620
Filed
May 26, 2022
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2447
USPC
709/206
Abstract

A method for notifying a sender of an email communication having a link provided therein, to include permission for accessing the link includes receiving an indication of a completion of a formation of an email communication. The method also includes identifying at least one link provided within the email communication. The method further includes sending a notification to the sender that the at least one link is provided within the email communication.

Claims (34)

1. A method for notifying a sender of an email communication having a link provided therein, to include permission for accessing the link, comprising:

receiving an indication of a completion of a formation of an email communication;

identifying at least one link provided within an attachment document of the email communication by parsing the attachment document of the email communication for identifying characters of the at least one link; and

sending a notification to the sender that the at least one link is provided within the attachment document of the email communication,

wherein the email communication is part of an email thread including an original forwarded email communication and notification is sent to a sender of the original forwarded email communication that at least one link is provided within an attachment document of the original forwarded email communication.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising prompting the sender to provide permission for accessing the at least one link.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising receiving the permission for accessing the at least one link.

4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising providing the permission for accessing the at least one link in the email communication.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the permission for accessing the at least one link includes a read permission and a write permission.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving an indication of a completion of an email communication includes receiving a send command.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the identifying characters include ftp://, tftp://or scp://.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the notification is a popup notification.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising providing a template for the sender to compose the email communication.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein sending the notification to the sender that the at least one link is provided within the email communication includes sending an audible notification.

11. A system for notifying a sender of an email communication having a link provided therein, to include permission for accessing the link, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor, coupled to the memory, operative to:

receive an indication of a completion of a formation of an email communication;

identify at least one link provided within an attachment document of the email communication by parsing the attachment document of the email communication for identifying characters of the at least one link; and

send a notification to the sender that the at least one link is provided within the attachment document of the email communication,

wherein the email communication is part of an email thread including an original forwarded email communication and notification is sent to a sender of the original forwarded email communication that at least one link is provided within an attachment document of the original forwarded email communication.

12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is operative to prompt the sender to provide permission for accessing the at least one link.

13. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is operative to receive the permission for accessing the at least one link.

14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is operative to provide the permission for accessing the at least one link in the email communication.

15. The system according to claim 11 , wherein receiving an indication of a completion of an email communication includes receiving a send command.

16. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the identifying characters include ftp://, tftp://or scp://.

17. A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution, cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving an indication of a completion of a formation of an email communication;

identifying at least one link provided within an attachment document of the email communication by parsing the attachment document of the email communication for identifying characters of the at least one link; and

sending a notification to a sender that the at least one link is provided within the attachment document of the email communication,

wherein the email communication is part of an email thread including an original forwarded email communication and notification is sent to a sender of the original forwarded email communication that at least one link is provided within an attachment document of the original forwarded email communication.

18. The computer-readable storage device according to claim 17 , wherein receiving an indication of a completion of an email communication includes receiving a send command.

19. The computer-readable storage device according to claim 17 , wherein the identifying characters include ftp://, tftp://or scp://.

20. The computer-readable storage device according to claim 17 , wherein the notification is a popup notification.

Assignments (7)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2025
From: AVAYA LLC; AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071778/0717 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT – SUPPLEMENT NO. 9 Recorded May 27, 2025
From: AVAYA LLC; AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071395/0200 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (REEL/FRAME 61087/0386) Recorded May 18, 2023
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.; AVAYA INC.; INTELLISIST, INC.; AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 063690/0359 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 4, 2023
From: AVAYA INC.; AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.; INTELLISIST, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063542/0662 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 3, 2023
From: AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.; AVAYA INC.; INTELLISIST, INC.; KNOAHSOFT INC.
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB [COLLATERAL AGENT]
Reel/Frame 063742/0001 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 5, 2022
From: AVAYA INC.; INTELLISIST, INC.; AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.; AVAYA CABINET SOLUTIONS LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061087/0386 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2022
From: H P, ANANDA
To: AVAYA MANAGEMENT L.P.
Reel/Frame 060202/0764 →