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Systems and methods for task assistance

  • US 10,423,932 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2014
  • Issued: 09/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing task assistance, comprising:

  • at a computing device having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs configured for execution by the one or more processors;

    displaying a user interface for an email application, including a plurality of email messages;

    identifying, within the plurality of email messages, a first email message that includes a description of a task to be performed by a user;

    in response to the identifying, automatically performing the following;

    identifying a business entity associated with the task using one or more words appearing in the description of the task and geographic information about the user;

    identifying information for performing the task with the identified business entity;

    formatting the identified information for performing the task with the identified business entity;

    determining whether the identified business entity is presently available to service the task according to a schedule of opening and closing times for the business entity, for each day of the week;

    when the business entity is available to service the task, displaying, in the first email message, an identification of the business entity and the identified information for performing the task with the business entity; and

    when the business entity is not available to service the task, refraining from displaying, in the first email message, the identification of the business entity and the identified information for performing the task with the business entity.

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