EMAIL INTEGRATION WITH SHARED FOLDER BASED INTEGRATED WORKSPACES
FIG1 is a block diagram of an example system configuration for implementing shared folder backed integrated workspaces
FIG1 is a block diagram of an example system configuration 100 for implementing shared folder backed integrated workspaces, wherein electronic devices communicate through a network for purposes of exchanging content and other data. The system can be configured for use on a wide area network such as that illustrated in FIG1. However, the present principles are applicable to a wide variety of network configurations that facilitate the intercommunication of electronic devices. For example, each of the components of system 100 in FIG1 can be implemented in a localized or distributed fashion in a network.
block diagram
122
user interface module
136
workspace server
130
sharing module
1
embodiment
100
system
126
also include authenticator module
104
network
102
client devices
134
132
synchronization module
150
user account database
124
Account management module
120
communications interface
['1. A method comprising: generating, by an online content management system, a workspace graphical user interface representing a shared folder backed workspace that provides an integrated environment for manipulating content items in the shared folder and communicating with the authorized users of the shared folder, the workspace interface including representations of content items stored in the online shared folder and a message stream that includes messages generated by the authorized users of the shared folder; assigning a workspace email address to the shared folder; obtaining, by the online content management system, an email message addressed to the workspace email address from an email service of an authorized user of the workspace; and posting at least a portion of the email message as a new workspace message in the message stream.']