Embedding actionable content in electronic communication
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPaul R. Bastide, Matthew E. Broomhall, Robert E. Loredo
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Abstract
Embedding actionable content in electronic communication comprises associating an embedding gadget with an electronic message and modifying the electronic message based on the embedding gadget.
Claims20
A non-transitory computer readable medium for embedding actionable content in an electronic communication, comprising computer readable program code, the computer readable program code comprising program instructions that, when executed, causes a processor to:
- embed content associated with actionable content from a network into a body of an electronic message by replacing at least a portion of the body of the electronic message with user-interactionable content and a specific service identifier;
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- responsive to a user selection of the user-interactionable content, present the user-interactionable content in the electronic message without navigating away from the electronic message, wherein the user-interactionable content comprises functionality within the electronic message based on the content retrieved from the network.
An embedding system comprising at least a processor and a memory for storing computer readable program code, the computer readable program code comprising program instructions that, when executed, causes the processor to:
- associate an embedding gadget with an electronic message, the embedding gadget being generated by the embedding system based on a determination that the electronic message is dissimilar from a number of previously-sent electronic messages, wherein the embedding gadget is user-selected;
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- modify the electronic message based on the embedding gadget, wherein modifying the electronic message based on the embedding gadget includes replacing at least a portion of a body of the electronic message with actionable content and a specific service identifier.
A method for embedding actionable content in electronic communication, comprising:
- generating an embedding gadget using an embedding gadget generator based on a determination that the electronic message is dissimilar from a number of previously-sent electronic messages;
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- associating the embedding gadget with an electronic message, the associating the embedded gadget comprising replacing at least a portion of the body of the electronic message with actionable content and a specific service identifier identified in the electronic message, wherein the specific service identifier comprises a unique identifier among all other identifiers used for electronic messages.
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