Electronic content sharing
Systems and methods are disclosed for sharing electronic content between a plurality of users. The electronic content can be accessed by the users through interactions with a virtual collaborative workspace. The members of a virtual collaborative workspace can be dependent upon the shared electronic content. Certain actions can be asked of various users with regard to the electronic content. Once the action has been performed, the electronic content can be routed to various other users in an automated fashion.
1. A method, performed by an electronic content sharing system having a memory and a processor, of sharing electronic content, the method comprising:
receiving, by the electronic content sharing system, electronic content;
receiving, by the electronic content sharing system, information identifying two or more recipients, wherein the two or more recipients are each to individually perform an electronic action in relation to (A) the electronic content, and (B) a transaction;
for the electronic content, assigning, by the electronic content sharing system, a document access level for each of the two or more recipients,
wherein each assigned document access level establishes permissions of a particular recipient among the two or more recipients for the electronic content, and
wherein the permission established via each assigned document access level are not based on a role of the particular recipient in the transaction;
communicating, by the electronic content sharing system and based on the assigned document access levels, the electronic content to the two or more recipients; and
when the electronic action is performed against the electronic content by a first subset of two or more recipients:
updating, by the electronic content sharing system, the electronic content to reflect the performed electronic action; and
communicating, by the electronic content sharing system, an indication of the updated electronic content to a second subset of the two or more recipients.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein assigning the document access level is based on a the of the transaction.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein an indication of the updated electronic content is automatically communicated to an originator associated with the electronic content in response to performance of the electronic action.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the electronic content is associated with an originator and the specific electronic action to be performed against the electronic content.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
communicating, by the electronic content sharing system, the electronic content to a secondary recipient, wherein the secondary recipient is identified by a transmitting recipient, wherein the transmitting recipient is one of the two or more recipients.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the electronic content communicated to the secondary recipient comprises a request by the transmitting recipient for the secondary recipient to perform a secondary recipient action.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
when the secondary recipient action is performed by the secondary recipient communicating, by the electronic content sharing system, an indication of the performed secondary recipient action only to the transmitting recipient.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic action comprises a request to: execute an electronic signature by a first recipient among the two or more recipients, wherein upon execution of the electronic action by the first recipient against the electronic content, the electronic signature uniquely identifies the first recipient from other recipients among the two or more recipients.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic action comprises a request to: agree to terms and conditions, supply information, or a combination thereof.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
displaying, by the electronic content sharing system, the electronic content to the two or more recipients; and
receiving, by the electronic content sharing system, an indication of performing the specific electronic action against the displayed electronic content from at least one recipient among the two or more recipients.
11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
when the electronic action is performed by the first subset of two or more recipients, displaying the updated electronic content to the second subset of the two or more recipients.
12. At least one non-transitory, computer-readable medium carrying instructions, which when executed by at least one data processor, performs operations for sharing electronic content, the operations comprising:
receiving, by an electronic content sharing system, electronic content;
receiving, by the electronic content sharing system, information identifying two or more recipients, wherein the two or more recipients are each to individually perform an electronic action in relation to (A) the electronic content, and (B) a transaction;
for the electronic content, assigning, by the electronic content sharing system, a document access level for each of the two or more recipients,
wherein each assigned document access level establishes permissions of a particular recipient among the two or more recipients for the electronic content, and
wherein the permissions established via each assigned document access level are not based on a role of the particular recipient in the transaction;
communicating, by the electronic content sharing system and based on the assigned document access levels, the electronic content to the two or more recipients; and
when the electronic action is performed against the electronic content by a first subset of two or more recipients:
updating, by the electronic content sharing system, the electronic content to reflect the performed electronic action; and
communicating, by the electronic content sharing system, an indication of the updated electronic content to a second subset of the two or more recipients.
13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise: communicating, by the electronic content sharing system, an indication of the updated electronic content to an originator associated with the electronic content.
14. The computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the electronic action comprises a request to: execute an electronic signature by a first recipient among the two or more recipients, wherein upon execution of the electronic action by the first recipient against the electronic content, the electronic signature uniquely identifies the first recipient from other recipients among the two or more recipients.
15. A method of sharing electronic content, performed by a computing system having at least one memory and at least one processor, the method comprising:
hosting, by the computing system, a workspace, wherein the workspace identifies:
multiple electronic documents selectably sharable with one or more workspace members;
for at least one electronic document in the workspace:
assigning a document access level for each of the one or more workspace members,
wherein each assigned document access level establishes permissions of a particular workspace member, and
wherein the permissions established via each assigned document access level are not based on a role of the particular workspace member in a transaction;
wherein a first of the assigned document access levels establishes permissions of a first workspace member for a first electronic document identified in the workspace and a second of the assigned document access levels establishes permissions of the first workspace member for a second electronic document identified in the workspace; and
controlling access to an electronic document identified in the workspace by a workspace member based on an assigned document access level of the workspace member for the electronic document.
16. The method of sharing electronic content of claim 15 , wherein the permissions established by the first document access level are different from the permissions established for the first workspace member by the second document access level.
17. The method of sharing electronic content of claim 15 , wherein the document access level comprises at least one of access to view the document and access to edit the document.
18. The method of sharing electronic content of claim 15 , further comprising:
facilitating a virtual introduction between two members in the workspace, wherein each of the two members is associated with a respective workspace.
19. The method of sharing electronic content of claim 15 , wherein hosting the workspace comprises:
hosting a plurality of share-centric loops, wherein each share-centric loop is accessible by each of a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of share-centric loops comprises one or more electronic documents accessible by each of the plurality of users.
20. The method of sharing electronic content of claim 19 , wherein accessibility to each of the share-centric loop is granted based on a sharing of the one or more electronic documents.