US 12,278,797 B2
Email-based transactions with forms
John P. Killoran, Jr., Albuquerque, NM (US); and Gina Katharine Von Damm, Davis, CA (US)
Assigned to WORKDAY, INC., Pleasanton, CA (US)
Filed by WORKDAY, INC., Pleasanton, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/374,746.
Application 18/374,746 is a continuation of application No. 17/983,060, filed on Nov. 8, 2022, abandoned.
Application 17/983,060 is a continuation of application No. 16/423,897, filed on May 28, 2019, granted, now 11,496,431, issued on Nov. 8, 2022.
Application 16/423,897 is a continuation of application No. 15/354,833, filed on Nov. 17, 2016, granted, now 10,305,839, issued on May 28, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/256,478, filed on Nov. 17, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0106787 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 51/42 (2022.01); H04L 51/18 (2022.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 67/14 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/42 (2022.05) [H04L 51/18 (2013.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.05); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a server, a network request from a client device;
generating, by the server, an electronic message including a digital form with a plurality of input fields and a response link, wherein the digital form is configured to be completed by a registered individual who is a member of a group to provide task status information;
transmitting, by the server, the electronic message to the client device;
receiving, at the server, a response message generated through selection of the response link on the client device, the response message including data entered into one or more input fields of the digital form indicating progress of performance of a task, and a token based on the response link;
validating, by the server, the token; and
executing, by the server, a process using the data, wherein executing the process comprises updating a shared task information database with the task status information, the shared task information database collaboratively maintained by and accessible to other registered individuals in the collaborative group.