System and method to avoid sending a message to the unintended recipient

A method of determining whether a message should be prevented from being sent to an unintended recipient, the method comprising:

• accessing a first conversation with a first recipient, the first conversation comprising messages transmitted via a network to or from the first recipient and first conversation time data;
• accessing a second conversation with a second recipient, the second conversation comprising messages transmitted via the network to or from the second recipient, and not transmitted to or from the first recipient, and second conversation time data;
• receiving, via input to a user interface, a request to transmit a message via the network to the first recipient, wherein the second recipient is not identified in the request to transmit the message;
• determining a first relevance score for the first recipient based on a first time gap based on the first conversation time data, wherein the first time gap is inversely proportional to the first relevance score;
• determining a second relevance score for the second recipient who is not identified in the request to transmit the message based on a second time gap based on the second conversation time data, wherein the second time gap is inversely proportional to the second relevance score;
• determining whether the first relevance score exceeds the second relevance score;
• in response to determining that the first relevance score exceeds the second relevance score, allowing transmission via the network of the message to the first recipient;
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• in response to determining that the first relevance score does not exceed the second relevance score, preventing transmission over the network of the message to the first recipient and providing an alert via the user interface indicating that the first conversation may not be correct.

A system for preventing a message from being sent to an unintended recipient, the system comprising:

• memory configured to store a first conversation with a first recipient and a second conversation with a second recipient, wherein, the first conversation comprising messages transmitted via a network to or from the first recipient and first conversation time data and the second conversation comprising messages transmitted via the network to or from the second recipient, and not transmitted to or from the first recipient, and second conversation time data;
• input/output circuitry configured to receive, via input to a user interface, a request to transmit a message via the network to the first recipient, wherein the second recipient is not identified in the request to transmit the message;
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• processing circuitry configured to:
• determine a first relevance score for the first recipient based on a first time gap based on the first conversation time data, wherein the first time gap is inversely proportional to the first relevance score;
• determine a second relevance score for the second recipient who is not identified in the request to transmit the message based on a second time gap based on the second conversation time data, wherein the second time gap is inversely proportional to the second relevance score;
• in response to determining that the first relevance score exceeds the second relevance score, allow transmission via the network of the message to the first recipient;
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• in response to determining that the first relevance score does not exceed the second relevance score, prevent transmission over the network of the message to the first recipient and cause an alert to be provided via the user interface indicating that the first conversation may not be correct.

A method of determining whether a message should be prevented from being sent to an unintended recipient, the method comprising:

• accessing a first conversation with a first recipient, the first conversation comprising messages transmitted via a network to or from the first recipient and first conversation time data;
• accessing a second conversation with a second recipient, the second conversation comprising messages transmitted via the network to or from the second recipient and not transmitted to or from the first recipient, and second conversation time data;
• receiving a request to transmit a message via the network to the first recipient, wherein the second recipient is not identified in the request to transmit the message;
• determining a first relevance score for the first recipient based on keywords or topics associated with the message and a first time gap based on the first conversation time data;
• determining a second relevance score for the second recipient who is not identified in the request to transmit the message based on the keywords or topics associated with the message and a second time gap based on the second conversation time data;
• determining whether the first relevance score exceeds the second relevance score;
• in response to determining that the first relevance score exceeds the second relevance score, allowing transmission via the network of the message in the first conversation;
• and
• in response to determining that the first relevance score does not exceed the second relevance score, preventing transmission over the network of the message in the first conversation and providing an alert via the user interface indicating that the first conversation may not be correct.