ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,267,290, issued on April 1, was assigned to WORKDAY INC. (Pleasanton, Calif.).
"Email based task management system" was invented by John P. Killoran Jr. (Albuquerque, N.M.), Gina Katharine Von Damm (Davis, Calif.), Dennis William Peek (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Angela Kirkman (Albuquerque, N.M.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic information system which enables email based transactions comprises an information database storing information regarding a plurality of individuals in a group and selections available to individuals in the group. A first email message with a mailto hyperlink having a plurality of fields including actionab...