Presenting and manipulating task items

A system for presenting and manipulating task items, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storage device including instructions that when executed by the processor cause the system to:
• establish communication between a computing device and a task management application, the task management application maintaining a task list with a user including a plurality of previously suggested task items accepted by the user;
• based on a plurality of past user-interactions with the task list, the task management application having stored contextual data associated with the past-user interactions in a relational store;
• create, by an assignor, a new task item within a productivity application in association with a due date and a document created with the productivity application, wherein the productivity application comprises one of a word processing application, a spreadsheet application, a presentation application and a note taking application, wherein the created task item is managed by the task management application that is distinct from the productivity application;
• assign, from within the productivity application, the task item to the user;
• store in the relational store managed by the task management application, in association with the assigned new task item, an assignor identification of the assignor, an assignee identification of the user, a productivity application identification of the productivity application, a document identification of the document and the due date;
• receive an indication, at a specific time, of a user-interaction by the user, with the productivity application associated with the task item;
• responsive to the indication, determine by the task management application, based on the specific time and based on the user profile that is predictive of when a task should be presented to the user, whether to currently display the new task item to the user;
• based on a determination that the new task item should not be currently displayed to the user, delay display of the new task item within the productivity application;
• and
• based on a determination that the new task item should be currently displayed to the user, cause, by the task management application, display of the new task item within the productivity application accessed by the user and include within the display of the new task item at least one of a name of the assignor based on the assignor identification in the relational store and the due date of the task item from the relational store.

A computer storage media including processor executable instructions for presenting and manipulating task items, comprising:

• establishing communication between a computing device and a task management application, the task management application maintaining a task list associated with a user including a plurality of previously suggested task items accepted by the user;
• based on a plurality of past user-interactions with the task list, the task management application having stored contextual data associated with the past-user interactions in a relational store;
• analyzing the stored contextual data, using machine learning, to develop a user profile of the user that is predictive of when a task item should be presented to the user;
• creating, by an assignor, a new task item within a productivity application in association with a due date and a document created with the productivity application, wherein the productivity application comprises one of a word processing application, a spreadsheet application, a presentation application and a note taking application, wherein the created task item is managed by the task management application that is distinct from the productivity application;
• assigning, from within the productivity application, the task item to the user;
• storing in the relational store managed by the task management application, in association with the assigned new task item, an assignor identification of the assignor, an assignee identification of the user, a productivity application identification of the productivity application, a document identification of the document and the due date;
• receiving an indication, at a specific time, of a user-interaction by the user with the productivity application associated with the new task item;
• responsive to the indication, the task management application determining, based on the specific time and based on the user profile that is predictive of when a task item should be presented to the user, whether to currently display the new task item to the user;
• based on determining that the new task item should not be currently displayed to the user, delaying display of the new task item within the productivity application;
• and
• based on determining that the new task item should be currently displayed to the user, causing, by the task management application, display of the new task item within the productivity application accessed by the user and including within the display of the new task item at least one of a name of the assignor based on the assignor identification in the relational store and the due date of the task item from the relational store.