US 10,375,001 B2Granted

Performing predefined actions based on scheduled user events in response to incoming email messages

AssigneeCA, Inc.

InventorsPavel Zlatnik, Daniel Samek, Hana Doubkova

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Abstract

A computing device, such as a network server or user terminal, automatically performs one or more predefined actions on inbound email messages responsive to receiving the inbound email messages. However, rather than base the performance of the actions on information manually provided to an email application by the user, the computing device retrieves event-related information stored in one or more calendar applications communicatively connected to the email application. The computing device then utilizes that information to perform the predefined actions. One example of such an action is automatically generating and sending an autoreply email message to the sender of the inbound email message.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

receiving, at an email application executing on a computing device, an incoming email message sent to a user;
in response to receiving the incoming email message, retrieving, by the email application, information associated with scheduled events currently active for the user, including by:
generating a message to be sent to a calendar application associated with the user, wherein the message is generated in a format associated with the calendar application, wherein the format associated with the calendar application is different than a format associated with the email application;
and
sending the message to the calendar application, wherein the message requests information on currently active events for the user;
receiving, by the email application from the calendar application, a response message that includes event information for a currently active event for the user;
based on the currently active event, selecting, by the email application, a predetermined action to be performed by the email application when processing the incoming email message;
and
processing the incoming email message, including by performing the predetermined action.

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A computing device, comprising:

a communication interface circuit configured to receive an incoming email message sent to a user, wherein an email application executing on the computing device is communicatively interfaced to a calendar application associated with the user;
a processor;
and
a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to cause the email application to:
in response to receiving the incoming email message, retrieve, from the calendar application, information associated with scheduled events currently active for the user, including by:
generating a message to be sent to the calendar application, wherein the message is generated in a format associated with the calendar application, wherein the format associated with the calendar application is different than a format associated with the email application;
and
sending the message to the calendar application, wherein the message requests information on currently active events for the user;
receive, from the calendar application, a response message that includes event information for a currently active event for the user;
based on the currently active event, select a predetermined action to be performed by the email application when processing the incoming email message;
and
process the incoming email message, including by performing the predetermined action.

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non-transitory, computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that are executable by a computing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at an email application executing on the computing device, an incoming email message sent to a user;
in response to receiving the incoming email message, retrieving information associated with scheduled events currently active for the user, including by:
generating a message to be sent to a calendar application associated with the user, wherein the message is generated in a format associated with the calendar application, wherein the format associated with the calendar application is different than a format associated with the email application;
and
sending the message to the calendar application, wherein the message requests information on currently active events for the user;
receiving, from the calendar application, a response message that includes event information for a currently active event for the user;
based on the currently active event, selecting a predetermined action to be performed by the email application when processing the incoming email message;
and
processing the incoming email message, including by performing the predetermined action.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/871,221Filed 15 Jan 2018 · continuation
Priority: 10 Mar 2014
Published: US 2018/0139163 A117 May 2018
Granted: 6 Aug 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

H04L 51/18
Characterised by the inclusion of specific contents: commands or executable codes
H04L 51/02
User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail: using…
H04L
Digital communication

Family

Application14/203,357Parent of this continuation · filed 10 Mar 2014
US 2018/0139163 A1Pre-grant publication · published 17 May 2018
US 9,882,853 B1Parent of this continuation
US 10,375,001 B2This patent

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