Prevention of sending messages by mistake
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsZhu Ming Dong, HaiFeng Li, Yong Quan Liang, Huapin Shen, Yu Jing Xie
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Abstract
Machine logic implemented techniques for preventing sending messages by mistake (with such “mistakes” including sending a message to an unintended recipient). One embodiment of the technique includes: detecting an intention of sending a message to a target user; responsive to detection of the intention, predicting a risk that the target user is not a desired recipient of the message; and providing a prompt responsive to the predicted risk being higher than a predetermined threshold.
Claims20
A method for preventing sending a message by mistake, comprising:
- detecting, by machine logic, a condition that a sender user is likely to perform actions that will send a message through a communication device and a communication network to at least a first recipient user;
- responsive to detection of the condition, determining a risk value corresponding to the risk that the first recipient user is not a desired recipient of the message;
- and
- responsive to the predicted risk being higher than a predetermined threshold, communicating to the sender user, through the communications device, an indication that the user may be in the process of sending the message to an undesired recipient.
A computer program product for preventing sending a message by mistake, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon:
- first program instructions programmed to detect, by machine logic, a condition that a sender user is likely to perform actions that will send a message through a communication device and a communication network to at least a first recipient user;
- second program instructions programmed to responsive to detection of the condition, determine a risk value corresponding to the risk that the first recipient user is not a desired recipient of the message;
- and
- third program instructions programmed to responsive to the predicted risk being higher than a predetermined threshold, communicate to the sender user, through the communications device, an indication that the user may be in the process of sending the message to an undesired recipient.
A computer system for preventing sending a message by mistake, the computer system comprising:
- a processor(s) set;
- and
- a computer readable storage medium;
- wherein:
- the processor set is structured, located, connected and/or programmed to run program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium;
- and
- the program instructions include:
- first program instructions programmed to detect, by machine logic, a condition that a sender user is likely to perform actions that will send a message through a communication device and a communication network to at least a first recipient user,
- second program instructions programmed to responsive to detection of the condition, determine a risk value corresponding to the risk that the first recipient user is not a desired recipient of the message, and
- third program instructions programmed to responsive to the predicted risk being higher than a predetermined threshold, communicate to the sender user, through the communications device, an indication that the user may be in the process of sending the message to an undesired recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.