Electronic message organization via social groups
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsAndrzej Turski, Lili Cheng, Michael Anthony Affronti, Shane Williams
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Abstract
A mechanism for automatically organizing electronic messages is described herein. Social groups of a particular user that may be representative of topics, people, projects, and the like can be automatically learned based at least in part upon historical correspondence of the user. Moreover, messages can be automatically prioritized based at least in part upon historical correspondence patterns. Electronic messages may be presented to the user in accordance with group information and how important the messages are to the user.
Claims20
A computing system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform acts comprising:
- receiving an indication that a user of a computing device has selected a social group in an electronic communications application, the social group comprises a plurality of members, the plurality of members include the user;
- and
- responsive to receiving the indication, and in a graphical user interface of the electronic communications application:
- causing a portion of a message transmitted from a member of the social group to the user to be displayed on a display of the computing device, the message transmitted by way of the electronic communications application;
- and
- causing a portion of a feed of the member of the social group to be simultaneously displayed on the display with the message, the feed being from a social networking application.
A method comprising:
- receiving an indication that a user of a computing device has selected, in a graphical user interface of an electronic communications application, a social group, the social group comprises a plurality of members, the plurality of members include the user of the computing device;
- and
- responsive to receiving the indication, causing at least the following items to be displayed on a display of the computing device:
- a portion of a message transmitted by a member of the social group to the user of the computing device;
- and
- a portion of a feed of the member of the social group, the feed being from a social networking application.
Computer-readable memory comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform acts comprising:
- receiving an indication that a user of a computing device has selected a social group from amongst a plurality of social groups displayed in a graphical user interface of an electronic communications application, the social group comprises a plurality of members, the plurality of members include the user;
- responsive to receiving the indication, causing a portion of a message and a portion of a social feed to be displayed on a display of the computing device in the graphical user interface of the electronic communications application, the message from a member of the social group, the feed being for the member and from a social networking application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.