METHOD OF ASSOCIATING ATTRIBUTES AND SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS THEREOF
Is provided herein a method of automatically associating attributes with email attachments and graphically displaying the email with respective attachments in a generally rectilinear fashion and in graphical relationship. Emails and attachments are also separated, sorted and displayed in conjunction with other documents having at least one commonality.
1 . A method of associating email and attachments with attributes, the method comprising:
associating a first attribute with an email and at least one attachment associated therewith;
wherein the attribute associated with the email is also associated with the at least one attachment to establish a commonality between the email and the at least one attachment.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising
associating a second attribute with the email; and
associating a third attribute with the at least one attachment.
3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
selecting the second attribute; and
displaying documents, and the email, associated with the selected second attribute in a generally rectilinear fashion.
4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
displaying the at least one attachment on a basis of an action performed by a user in respect with the displayed email.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the at least one attachment is displayable in a generally rectilinear fashion associated with the third attribute.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the at least one attachment is adapted to be displayable on an attachments axis graphically associated with the email to which it relates.
7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the at least one attachment is adapted to be displayable on an attachments axis graphically dissociated from the email to which it relates.
8 . A method of separating an email from its attachment, the method comprising:
receiving an email with at least one attachment;
associating an attribute with the email and the at least one attachment;
dissociating the at least one attachment from the email;
displaying the email without the at least one attachment; and
displaying the at least one attachment in graphical relation with the email on a basis of an action performed by a user.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the email is displayed with an attachment notification element when the email is displayed without the at least one attachment.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the dissociation of the at least one attachment includes the creation of a distinct information element associated with the at least one attachment.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the email is displayed on a first axis of documents and the at least one attachment is displayable on a second axis of documents.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the second axis of documents is displayable in graphical relationship with the email on the first axis of documents.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the second axis of documents is displayable abutting or intersecting the email on the first axis of documents.
14 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations of separating an email from its attachment, the operations comprising:
receiving an email with at least one attachment;
associating an attribute with the email and the at least one attachment;
dissociating the at least one attachment from the email;
displaying the email without the at least one attachment; and
displaying the at least one attachment in graphical relation with the email on a basis of an action performed by a user.
15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the email is displayed with an attachment notification element when the email is displayed without the at least one attachment.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the dissociation of the at least one attachment includes the creation of a distinct information element associated with the at least one attachment.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the email is displayed on a first axis of documents and the at least one attachment is displayable on a second axis of documents.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the second axis of documents is displayable in graphical relationship with the email on the first axis of documents.
19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the second axis of documents is displayable abutting or intersecting the email on the first axis of documents.