System and method for determining presence based on an attribute of an electronic message

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that are executable by at least one processor of a device to cause the device to perform a method for determining a presence status of an electronic message recipient, the method comprising:

• acquiring an electronic message from a sender;
• determining an attribute of the electronic message;
• assigning an urgency level to the electronic message based on the determined attribute of the electronic message;
• determining a wait time period associated with the electronic message based on the urgency level assigned to the electronic message;
• providing the electronic message for delivery to a receiving device associated with the recipient;
• monitoring, within the wait time period, activity of the receiving device after the electronic message is delivered;
• obtaining, within the wait time period, activity data that corresponds to an input from the recipient to the receiving device, wherein the input is provided by the recipient after the electronic message is delivered and indicative of activities other than the recipient responding to the electronic message;
• determining whether the wait time period has expired;
• in response to determining that the wait time period has expired, determining a presence status of the recipient based on the determined attribute and the activity data, and;
• providing the determined presence status for delivery to a sender device associated with the sender.

A system for determining a presence status of an electronic message recipient, the system comprising:

• one or more memories having stored thereon computer-executable instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the stored instructions to:
• acquire an electronic message from a sender;
• determine an attribute of the electronic message;
• assign an urgency level to the electronic message based on the determined attribute of the electronic message;
• determine a wait time period associated with the electronic message based on the urgency level assigned to the electronic message;
• provide the electronic message for delivery to a receiving device associated with the recipient;
• monitor, within the wait time period, activity of the receiving device after the electronic message is delivered;
• obtain, within the wait time period, activity data that corresponds to an input from the recipient to the receiving device, wherein the input is provided by the recipient after the electronic message is delivered and indicative of activities other than the recipient responding to the electronic message;
• determine whether the wait time period has expired;
• in response to determining that the wait time period has expired, determine a presence status of the recipient based on the determined attribute and the activity data;
• and
• provide the determined presence status for delivery to a sender device associated with the sender.