Determining contextually relevant application templates associated with electronic message content

• US 10,505,875 B1
• Filed: 09/15/2015
• Issued: 12/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jenks, Jessica Nicole, Gigliotti, Samuel Scott, Hendricks, Catherine Ann
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheema, Umar
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wang, Hannah S
• Application Number:
  US14/855,340
• Time in Patent Office: 1,547 Days
• Field of Search: 709206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/279 Recognition of textual entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for determining contextually relevant application templates associated with electronic message content.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a first user device and from a second user device, a first electronic message comprising first message text;

determining that the first electronic message is associated with a contextual message thread including multiple electronic messages previously exchanged in connection with a first user profile and a second user profile included in a group of user profiles;

determining first contextual information from the first message text, the first contextual information including a first keyword indicative of a time-based user activity;

determining a first application template that corresponds to the first keyword, the first application template corresponding to a calendar application;

determining a second application template that corresponds to the first keyword, the second application template corresponding to an online dinner reservation application;

sending, by the first user device to the second user device, a second electronic message comprising second message text;

determining second contextual information from the second message text, the second contextual information including a second keyword indicative of a physical location;

determining that the second electronic message is part of the contextual message thread by determining that the first contextual information and the second contextual information are topically related;

generating a first application template instance corresponding to the first application template;

generating a second application template instance corresponding to the second application template;

populating the first application template instance with location data representative of the physical location;

determining a physical address associated with the physical location;

determining that the physical address is associated with the first user profile;

determining that the second application template is contextually irrelevant to the contextual message thread;

discarding the second application template instance without associating the second application template instance with the location data;

receiving, at the first user device, user input indicative of a time;

populating the first application template instance with data indicative of the time;

determining that the first application template instance is fully populated with data required to generate a calendar invite;

automatically generating the calendar invite using the data populated in the first application template instance; and

sending the calendar invite to the second user device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a third application template that corresponds to the first keyword, the third application template corresponding to a transportation service application;

generating a third application template instance corresponding to the third application template;

populating the third application template instance with the location data representative of the physical location;

sending, by the first user device to the second user device, a third electronic message comprising third message text;

determining third contextual information from the third message text;

determining that the third electronic message is part of the contextual message thread by determining that the third contextual information is topically related to the first contextual information and the second contextual information;

determining that the third contextual information indicates that the transportation service application should be launched; and

automatically launching the transportation service application on the first user device using data populated in the third application template instance.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the contextual message thread is a first contextual message thread, the method further comprising:

receiving, by the first user device and from a second user device, a third electronic message comprising third message text;

determining that the third electronic message is associated with a second contextual message thread including multiple electronic messages previously exchanged in connection with the first user profile and the second user profile;

determining third contextual information from the third message text, the third contextual information including the first keyword indicative of the time-based user activity;

sending, by the first user device to the second user device, a fourth electronic message comprising fourth message text;

determining fourth contextual information from the fourth message text, the fourth contextual information including a third keyword indicative of a geographic region;

determining that the fourth electronic message is part of the second contextual message thread by determining that the third contextual information and the fourth contextual information are topically related;

determining a first candidate location located within the geographic region and associated with the time-based user activity;

determining a second candidate location located within the geographic region and associated with the time-based user activity;

receiving user input indicative of a selection of the first candidate location;

generating a third application template instance corresponding to the first application template; and

populating the first application template instance with location data representative of the first candidate location.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a third electronic message comprising third electronic message text;

determining third contextual information from the third electronic message text, the fourth contextual information including a third keyword having a temporal connotation;

determining that the third electronic message is included in the contextual message thread by determining that the third contextual information is topically related to the first contextual information and the second contextual information; and

displaying a shared calendar indicating availability of a respective user associated with each of the first user profile and the second user profile,

wherein receiving the user input indicative of the time comprises determining that the user input corresponds to a user selection of an available timeslot in the shared calendar.

5. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a first user device and from a second user device, a first electronic message comprising first message content;

determining first contextual information from the first message content;

determining that the first contextual information corresponds to a first application template;

determining that the first contextual information corresponds to a second application template that is different than the first application template;

sending, by the first user device to the second user device, a second electronic message comprising second message content;

determining second contextual information from the second message content;

determining that the first electronic message and the second electronic message form part of a contextual message thread by determining that the first contextual information is contextually related to the second contextual information;

determining that the second contextual information corresponds to the first application template;

generating a first application template instance corresponding to the first application template;

determining a first application input based at least in part on the first contextual information;

determining a second application input based at least in part on the second contextual information;

associating the first application template instance with the first application input and the second application input;

generating a second application template instance corresponding to the second application template;

associating the second application template instance with the first application input and the second application input;

determining that the second application template instance was not selected;

discarding the second application template instance based at least in part on the determining that the second application template instance was not selected;

determining that the first application template instance is fully populated; and

executing application functionality that corresponds to the first application template without receiving user input to trigger the application functionality.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein determining that the first application template instance is fully populated comprises determining that the first application input and the second application input are sufficient to execute the application functionality.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining that one or more additional application inputs are required to execute the application functionality;

determining additional contextual information from additional message content included in one or more additional electronic messages;

determining that the one or more additional electronic messages form part of the contextual message thread by determining that the additional contextual information is contextually related to the first contextual information and the second contextual information;

determining the one or more additional application inputs based at least in part on the additional contextual information; and

associating the first application template instance with the one or more additional application inputs,

wherein executing the application functionality further comprises executing the application functionality further using the one or more additional application inputs.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein determining that the first contextual information is contextually related to the second contextual information comprises:

determining that the first contextual information comprises a first group of one or more words of the first message content that is indicative of a type of user activity; and

determining that the second contextual information comprises a second group of one or more words of the second message content that is contextually related to the type of user activity.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising determining that the first group of one or more words is indicative of the type of user activity by performing semantic processing of at least a portion of the first message content to determine that the first group of one or more words is semantically related to the type of user activity.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the type of user activity is a shopping activity, wherein determining that the second contextual information comprises the second group of one or more words contextually related to the type of user activity comprises determining that each word in the second group is indicative of a respective product, and wherein executing the application functionality comprises generating a shopping list based at least in part on a respective product identifier associated with each product.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein determining that the first application template instance is fully populated comprises:

determining that the first application input is a physical location;

determining that the second application input is a time; and

determining that a third application input is a list of invitees.

12. The method of claim 5, wherein determining the first application input comprises:

determining a first application input option based at least in part on a keyword included in the first contextual information;

determining a second application input option based at least in part on the keyword;

receiving user input from a first user profile associated with the contextual message thread that indicates a selection of the first application input option;

presenting an indication of the first application input option in a user interface associated with the contextual message thread;

determining that third contextual information included in a third electronic message forming part of the electronic message thread validates the first application option; and

selecting the first application input option as the first application input.

13. An electronic device, comprising:

at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor operatively coupled to the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to;

receive a first electronic message comprising first message content;

determine first contextual information from the first message content;

determine that the first contextual information corresponds to a first application template;

determine that the first contextual information corresponds to a second application template that is different than the first application template;

send a second electronic message comprising second message content;

determine second contextual information from the second message content;

determine that the first electronic message and the second electronic message form part of a contextual message thread by determining that the first contextual information is contextually related to the second contextual information;

determine that the second contextual information corresponds to the first application template;

generate a first application template instance corresponding to the first application template;

determine a first application input based at least in part on the first contextual information;

determine a second application input based at least in part on the second contextual information;

associate the first application template instance with the first application input and the second application input;

generate a second application template instance corresponding to the second application template;

associate the second application template instance with the first application input and the second application input;

determine that the second application template instance was not selected;

discard the second application template instance based at least in part on the determining that the second application template instance was not selected;

determine that the first application template instance is fully populated; and

execute application functionality that corresponds to the first application template without receiving user input to trigger the application functionality.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine that the first application template instance is fully populated by executing the computer-executable instructions to determine that the one or more application inputs are sufficient to execute the application functionality.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

determine that one or more additional application inputs are required to execute the application functionality;

determine additional contextual information from additional message content included in included in one or more additional electronic messages;

determine that the one or more additional electronic messages form part of the contextual message thread by determining that the additional contextual information is contextually related to the first contextual information and the second contextual information;

determine the one or more additional application inputs based at least in part on the additional contextual information; and

associate the first application template instance with the one or more additional application inputs,

wherein executing the application functionality further comprises executing the application functionality further using the one or more additional application inputs.

16. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine that the first contextual information is contextually related to the second contextual information by executing the computer-executable instructions to:

determine that the first contextual information comprises a first group of one or more words of the first electronic messaging content that is indicative of a type of user activity; and

determine that the second contextual information comprises a second group of one or more words of the second electronic message content that is contextually related to the type of user activity.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to determine that the first group of one or more words is indicative of the type of user activity by performing semantic processing of at least a portion of the first electronic message content to determine that the first group of one or more words is semantically related to the type of user activity.

18. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine that the first application template instance is fully populated by executing the computer-executable instructions to:

determine that the first application input is a physical location;

determine that the second application input is a time; and

determine that a third application input is a list of invitees.

19. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the first application input by executing the computer-executable instructions to:

determine a first application input option based at least in part on a keyword included in the first contextual information;

determine a second application input option based at least in part on the keyword;

receive user input from a first user profile associated with the contextual message thread that indicates a selection of the first application input option;

present an indication of the first application input option in a user interface associated with the contextual message thread;

determine that third contextual information included in a third electronic message forming part of the electronic message thread validates the first application option; and

select the first application input option as the first application input.