Relational view of electronic objects
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJohn R. Hind, Hiroyuki Miyamoto, Abdolreza Salahshour
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for organizing and viewing electronic objects (such as incoming electronic mail messages, documents, and so forth) according to relationships among the objects. Objects may be organized according to user-selectable, node-specific criteria These criteria may be dynamically learned, based upon a particular user's behavior, using the disclosed techniques.
Claims16
A method for providing a relational view of electronic objects, comprising steps of:
- obtaining organizing rules for organizing electronic objects;
- applying the obtained organizing rules against one or more electronic objects, yielding organized electronic objects;
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- rendering the organized electronic objects.
A system for providing a relational view of electronic objects, comprising:
- means for obtaining organizing rules for organizing electronic objects, wherein the organizing rules specify node-specific organizing criteria for a multi-level index;
- means for applying the obtained organizing rules against one or more electronic objects, yielding organized electronic objects;
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- means for rendering the organized electronic objects.
A computer program product for providing a relational view of electronic objects, the computer program product embodied on one or more computer-readable media and comprising:
- computer-readable program code means for obtaining organizing rules for organizing electronic objects, wherein the organizing rules specify node-specific organizing criteria for a multi-level index;
- computer-readable program code means for applying the obtained organizing rules against one or more electronic objects, yielding organized electronic objects;
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- computer-readable program code means for rendering the organized electronic objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.