Methods for controlling display of electronic messages captured based on community rankings
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1. A method comprising:
- generating, by at least one processor and based on input from a community of users distributed across a network, a rule for capturing electronic messages based on degrees of separation between users;
receiving an electronic message;
comparing, by at least one processor, a degree of separation between a sender of the electronic message and a recipient of the electronic message to one or more conditions of the rule;
determining, by at least one processor and based on the comparison, that the electronic message satisfies the rule; and
suppressing delivery of the electronic message based on the determination that the electronic message satisfies the rule.
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Abstract
Managing instant messages may include receiving instant messages created by or on behalf of one or more message sources for delivery to an intended recipient. From among the received instant messages, qualifying instant messages may be identified that satisfy a capture rule, and two or more of the qualifying instant messages may be captured. The intended recipient may be informed of the captured instant messages unobtrusively, and also may be enabled to manage the captured instant messages.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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generating, by at least one processor and based on input from a community of users distributed across a network, a rule for capturing electronic messages based on degrees of separation between users; receiving an electronic message; comparing, by at least one processor, a degree of separation between a sender of the electronic message and a recipient of the electronic message to one or more conditions of the rule; determining, by at least one processor and based on the comparison, that the electronic message satisfies the rule; and suppressing delivery of the electronic message based on the determination that the electronic message satisfies the rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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generating, using at least one processor and based on input from a community of raters distributed across a network, a rule for capturing electronic messages; receiving an electronic message that contains message content; receiving, from at least one user of a community of users, one or more rankings for the message content of the electronic message;
comparing, using at least one processor, one or more attributes of the received electronic message to one or more conditions of the rule;determining, using at least one processor and based on the received one or more rankings for the message content of the electronic message, that the electronic message satisfies the rule; suppressing delivery of the message content of the electronic message based on the determination that the electronic message satisfies the rule; providing an option to a user to screen the electronic message based on the determination that the electronic message satisfies the rule; and
,enabling display of an unobtrusive indication that display of the message content of the electronic message has been suppressed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer system to:
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generate, based on input from a community of users distributed across a network, a rule for capturing electronic messages based on degrees of separation between users; receive an electronic message; compare a degree of separation between a sender of the electronic message and a recipient of the electronic message to one or more conditions of the rule; determine, based on the comparison, that the electronic message satisfies the rule; suppress display of the electronic message based on the determination that the electronic message satisfies the rule. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer system to:
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generate, based on input from a community of raters distributed across a network, a rule for capturing electronic messages; receive an electronic message that contains message content; receive, from at least one user of a community of users, one or more rankings for the message content of the electronic message; compare one or more attributes of the received electronic message to one or more conditions of the rule; determine, based on the received one or more rankings for the message content of the electronic message, that the electronic message satisfies the rule; suppress delivery of the message content of the electronic message based on the determination that the electronic message satisfies the rule; provide an option to a user to screen the electronic message based on the determination that the electronic message satisfies the rule; and
,enable display of an unobtrusive indication that display of the message content of the electronic message has been suppressed. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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