E-mail awareness enhancement
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRhonda L. Childress, Pamela A. Nesbitt, Lisa Seacat DeLuca
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Abstract
A method for preserving e-mail messages. It is determined, by a processor, whether an event has occurred with respect to an e-mail message, wherein an occurrence of the event results in a consequence activity with respect to the e-mail message. Responsive to determining that the event has occurred, it is determined, by the processor, whether criteria is satisfied, wherein the criteria relates to a status of an e-mail user. Responsive to determining that the criteria is satisfied, the consequence activity is prevented notwithstanding that the event has occurred.
Claims24
A computer implemented method for preserving the functionality of an e-mail account containing e-mail messages for an e-mail user, comprising:
- determining, by a processor, whether an event has occurred with respect to the email account, wherein an occurrence of the event results in a consequence activity with respect to the e-mail account, wherein the consequence activity will reduce the functionality of the email account;
- responsive to determining that the event has occurred, determining, by the processor, whether criteria is satisfied, wherein the criteria relates to an absent status of the e-mail user;
- and
- responsive to determining that the criteria is satisfied and that the e-mail user is absent, preventing the consequence activity which reduces the functionality of the email account notwithstanding that the event has occurred.
A computer program product for preserving the functionality of an email account containing e-mail messages for an e-mail user, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable, tangible storage device and computer usable program code stored on the computer-readable, tangible storage device for:
- determining, by a processor, whether an event has occurred with respect to the email account, wherein an occurrence of the event results in a consequence activity with respect to the e-mail account, wherein the consequence activity will reduce the functionality of the email account;
- responsive to determining that the event has occurred, determining, by the processor, whether criteria is satisfied, wherein the criteria relates to an absent status of the e-mail user;
- and
- responsive to determining that the criteria is satisfied and that the e-mail user is absent, preventing the consequence activity which reduces the functionality of the email account notwithstanding that the event has occurred.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a memory storing instructions, and
- at least one processing unit for executing the instructions for preserving the functionality of an e-mail account containing e-mail messages for an e-mail user, the at least one processing unit executing the instructions to:
- determine whether an event has occurred with respect to the email account, wherein an occurrence of the event results in a consequence activity with respect to the e-mail account, wherein the consequence activity will reduce the functionality of the email account;
- responsive to determining that the event has occurred, determine whether criteria is satisfied, wherein the criteria relates to an absent status of the e-mail user;
- and
- responsive to determining that the criteria is satisfied and that the e-mail user is absent, prevent the consequence activity which reduces the functionality of the email account notwithstanding that the event has occurred.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.