# US 2019/0173824 A1 · Reminder views in email applications > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0173824 A1 - Document ID: US20190173824A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/265,897 - Filed: 2019-02-01 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-14 - Assignees: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Applicants: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Inventors: Eva Britta Karolina Burlin; Chao-Chung Lin; David Claux; Kristian L.M. Andaker; Jason Todd Henderson; Russell Lee Simpson, JR.; Jasdeep Singh Chugh; Joseph P. McLaughlin; Jonathan D. Friedman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190173824A1 ## CPC - G06Q 10/107: Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing] - H04L 51/42: Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes - G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management - G06Q 10/109: Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Systems, methods, and software disclosed herein facilitate draft reminders. In at least one implementation, a primary view of an information management application is rendered. In various scenarios the primary view may include primary items, such as emails, events, tasks, or other types of items. When a reminder view is invoked, draft items are identified to include in the reminder view. The reminder view is then rendered in an overlaid manner with respect to the primary view and includes the draft items. ## Claims ### Claim 1 One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon for facilitating draft reminders that, when executed by a processing system, direct the processing system to at least: render a navigation panel in a user interface to an email application that includes a list of folders, including an inbox folder and a drafts folder; render an application bar having a plurality of options selectable to navigate to a plurality of different modules; render in the application bar a graphic drafts reminder option, wherein the graphic drafts reminder option is selectable for viewing a subset of draft emails selected from the draft emails in the drafts folder, in response to a selection of the graphic drafts reminder option, identify the subset of the draft emails based on a reminder criteria; when the inbox folder is selected, render a view of an inbox in the user interface that includes a list of emails in the inbox; and in response to the graphic drafts reminder option being selected, surface a drafts reminder view, overlaid with respect to the view of the inbox, that includes only the subset of the draft emails. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 1 wherein the program instructions further direct the processing system to maintain the view of the inbox while the subset of the draft emails is rendered on top of the view of the inbox. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 1 wherein the drafts reminder view is automatically invoked each time navigation is returned to an information module of a plurality of information modules. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 1 wherein a draft email is an email for which drafting commenced and the email was not sent. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 1 wherein the graphic drafts reminder option includes a count. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 1 wherein each of the subset of the draft emails comprises draft content composed therein and wherein the reminder view further comprises at least a portion of the draft content. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The one or more computer readable storage media of claim 1 wherein: the reminder criteria comprises a measure of urgency, a measure of recentness, and a measure of conversation activity associated with each of the draft emails; and the subset of the draft emails in the drafts reminder view are editable from within the drafts reminder view by selecting one or more of the subset of the draft emails in the drafts reminder view. ### Claim 8 A method for facilitating draft reminders comprising: rendering a navigation panel in a user interface to an email application that includes a list of folders, including an inbox folder and a drafts folder; rendering an application bar having a plurality of options selectable to navigate to a plurality of different modules; rendering in the application bar a graphic drafts reminder option, wherein the graphic drafts reminder option is selectable for viewing a subset of the draft emails selected from the draft emails in the drafts folder; in response to a selection of the graphic drafts reminder option, identifying the subset of the draft emails based on a reminder criteria; when the inbox folder is selected, rendering a view of an inbox in the user interface that includes a list of emails in the inbox; and in response to the graphic drafts reminder option being selected, surfacing a drafts reminder view, overlaid with respect to the view of the inbox, that includes only the subset of the draft emails. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8 wherein the drafts reminder view is automatically invoked on a periodic basis. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8 wherein the drafts reminder view is automatically invoked each time navigation is returned to an information module of a plurality of information modules. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8 wherein a draft email is an email for which drafting commenced and the email was not sent. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8 wherein the reminder criteria comprises a measure of urgency, a measure of recentness, and a measure of conversation activity associated with each of the draft emails. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8 wherein each of the subset of the draft emails comprises draft content composed therein and wherein the drafts reminder view further comprises at least a portion of the draft content rendered for display with respect to each of the subset of the draft emails. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8 wherein: to surface the drafts reminder view overlaid with respect to the view of the inbox, the view of the inbox is maintained in the user interface while the subset of the draft emails is rendered on top of the view of the inbox; and the subset of the draft emails in the drafts reminder view are editable from within the drafts reminder view by selecting one or more of the subset of the draft emails in the drafts reminder view. ### Claim 15 A computing apparatus comprising: one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media; a processing system operatively coupled with the one or more computer readable storage media; and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media that, when executed by the processing system, direct the computing apparatus system to at least: render a primary view of an information management application, the primary view comprising a plurality of emails in an inbox; render an application bar comprising a plurality of options selectable to navigate to a plurality of different modules and a graphic drafts reminder option; in response to a selection of the graphic drafts reminder option, identify, based on reminder criteria, a plurality of draft emails residing in a drafts folder to include in a drafts reminder view, each of the plurality of draft emails comprising draft content composed therein that was not sent, wherein the drafts reminder view is separate from the drafts folder; and in response to a selection of the graphic drafts reminder option, render the drafts reminder view in a manner accessible without navigating away from the primary view, the drafts reminder view comprising only the plurality of draft emails and at least a portion of the draft content composed with respect to each of the plurality of draft emails. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the drafts reminder view is automatically invoked on a periodic basis. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the drafts reminder view is overlaid with respect to the primary view, wherein the primary view is maintained in a user interface while the plurality of draft emails is rendered on top of the primary view; wherein the plurality of draft emails are editable from within the drafts reminder view by selecting one or more of the of draft emails in the drafts reminder view; and ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the drafts reminder view is automatically invoked each time navigation is returned to an information module of a plurality of information modules. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15 wherein: the reminder criteria comprises a measure of urgency, a measure of recentness, and a measure of conversation activity associated with each of the draft emails; and the graphic drafts reminder option includes a count. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising the processing system configured to execute the program instructions and a display that displays the drafts reminder view overlaid on the primary view.