Message-based keyword, phrase, and object processor and resource allocator

• US 10,554,606 B1
• Filed: 08/27/2015
• Issued: 02/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Original Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Inventors: Ledet, David Gerard
• Primary Examiner(s): Austin, Jamie H
• Application Number:
  US14/838,124
• Time in Patent Office: 1,622 Days
• Field of Search: 705 723, 705 722, 705 715, 705 717, 705 712, 705 713, 705 711
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3344 using natural language analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/606 by securing the transmission between two devices or processes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/226 Validation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063118 Staff planning in a project environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 : specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 : Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

Message-based keyword, phrase, and/or object processing and resource allocation may perform functionality related to the message data, such as keywords, phrases, and/or objects (e.g., images, video, etc.). Based on the keywords, phrases, and/or objects, emails may be modified, project plans may be updated, calendar events may be created, and/or various notifications may be sent to allocate and notify human resources accordingly.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

providing an application on a user device;

and executing the application to perform operations including;

intercepting an incoming message, by a computing system, and extracting data from the incoming message;

processing content of the extracted data, by the computing system, to determine keywords, phrases, and/or objects in the message;

searching a database to locate information corresponding to a project plan involving at least one recipient of the incoming message, the database automatically searched when one or more of the keywords, phrases, and/or objects is determined to exist in the message;

determining to perform one or more actions related to the project plan stored in the database, by the computing system, the one or more actions including identifying a potential problem in the project plan, by the computing system, based on the information located in the database search;

automatically modifying the message to include information identifying the potential problem in the project plan;

and sending the modified message to the at least one recipient, wherein the method further comprises;

creating a notification comprising event data based on the one or more determined actions;

and transmitting the notification to the at least one recipient to create an event including the one or more recipients.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein modifying the message further comprises deleting, and/or altering the content of the message.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein modifying the message comprises adding informational text to the message.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the informational text is modified by changing its font, type, size, and/or color to make the informational text stand out to a reader.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the keywords comprise a name or an action word.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein when an object in the message comprises an image or video, the processing of object comprises:

using optical character recognition (OCR), by the computing system, to determine keywords and/or phrases in the object.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the creation of an event comprises:

accessing a calendar application, by the computing system;

searching the calendar application, by the computing system, for a meeting time;

scheduling a meeting via the calendar application as the event, by the computing system, at the meeting time.

8. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program configured to cause at least one processor to:

intercept an incoming message and extract data from the incoming message;

process content of the extracted data to determine keywords, phrases, and/or objects in the message;

search a database to locate information corresponding to a project plan involving at least one recipient of the incoming message, the database automatically searched when one or more of the keywords, phrases, and/or objects is determined to exist in the message;

determine to perform one or more actions related to the project plan stored in the database, the one or more actions including identifying a potential problem in the project plan based on the information located in the database search;

modify the message to include information identifying the potential problem in the project plan;

and send the modified message to the at least one recipient, wherein the program further causes the processor to;

create a notification comprising event data based on the one or more determined actions; and

transmit the notification to the at least one recipient to create an event including the one or more recipients.

9. The computer program of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to perform modifying content of the message based on the one or more actions by adding, deleting, and/or altering the content of the message and sending the modified message to a messaging application.

10. The computer program of claim 9, wherein the message modification comprises adding informational text to the message.

11. The computer program of claim 8, wherein the keywords comprise a name or an action word.

12. The computer program of claim 8, wherein when an object in the message comprises an image or video, the computer program is further configured to cause the at least one processor to process the object by using optical character recognition (OCR) to determine keywords and/or phrases in the object.

13. The computer program of claim 8, wherein the program is further configured to cause the at least one processor to:

access a calendar application;

search the calendar application for a meeting time; and

schedule a meeting via the calendar application as the event, at the meeting time.

14. An apparatus, comprising:

memory storing computer program instructions;

at least one processor communicably coupled to the memory and configured to execute the computer program instructions, wherein the at least one processor configured to;

intercept an incoming message and extract data from the incoming message, process content of the extracted data to determine keywords, phrases, and/or objects in the message, search a database to locate information corresponding to a project plan involving at least one recipient of the incoming message, the database automatically searched when one or more of the keywords, phrases, and/or objects is determined to exist in the message;

determine to perform one or more actions related to the project plan stored in the database, the one or more actions including identifying a potential problem in the project plan based on the information located in the database search;

modify the message to include information identifying the potential problem in the project plan; and

send the modified message to the at least one recipient, wherein the program further causes the processor to;

create a notification comprising event data based on the one or more determined actions;

and transmit the notification to the at least one recipient to create an event including the one or more recipients.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to modify content of the message based on the one or more actions by deleting, and/or altering the content of the message and send the modified message to a messaging application.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the message modification comprises adding informational text to the message.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein when an object in the message comprises an image or video, the at least one processor is further configured to process the object by using optical character recognition (OCR) to determine keywords and/or phrases in the object.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

access a calendar application;

search the calendar application for a meeting time; and

schedule a meeting via the calendar application as the event at the meeting time.