Method for providing a best guess for an intended recipient of a message

• US 20060211435A1
• Filed: 05/22/2006
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kraft, Christian, Nielsen, Peter Dam
• Granted Patent: US 7,233,803 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

The present invention is a method for providing a best guess for a recipient of a message. The method includes identifying a pattern in the message; searching for the pattern in a pattern list comprising one or more patterns for each addressee in an address list; registering an addressee in a hit list when the pattern is in the pattern list; and determining a first addressee from the hit list and providing the first addressee as a best guess as a recipient of the message.

Claims

1. A computer program product for providing a best guess for a recipient of a message, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored therein, the computer program comprising:

a computer program portion for identifying a pattern in the message;

a computer program portion for searching for the pattern in a pattern list comprising one or more patterns for each addressee in an address list;

a computer program portion for registering an addressee in a hit list when the pattern is in the pattern list; and

a computer program portion for determining a first addressee from the hit list and providing the first addressee as a best guess as a recipient of the message.

2. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the computer program portion for identifying a pattern in the message is configured to parse the message to identify the pattern in the message.

3. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the message comprises at least one of text matter, images, at least one series of images, video streams, at least one series of video streams, audio recordings, at least one series of audio recordings.

4. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the message comprises at least one of a short message service format, an unstructured supplementary service data, a multimedia messaging format, and an e-mail format.

5. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the pattern comprises at least one of key words, key sounds and key image characteristics.

6. The computer program product according to claim 5, wherein the key words comprise at least one of names, unique words or a constellation of symbols or numbers, words beyond a predetermined length, and words in a foreign language.

7. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the computer program product is embodied in a communication terminal.

8. The computer program product according to claim 7, wherein the communication terminal comprises a cellular or mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, or any combination thereof.

9. The computer program product according to claim 7, wheein the communication terminal comprises a computer.

10. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the computer program further comprises a computer program portion for recording the pattern in the pattern list for a specific addressee in the address list.

11. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the computer program further comprises a computer program portion for determining a second addressee in the hit list and providing the second addressee as a second best guess for a recipient of the message.

12. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the computer program comprises a computer program portion for determining a range of addressees in the hit list and providing a prioritized guess for the range of addressees.

13. The computer program product according to claim 12, wherein the range comprises 1 to 10 addressees in the hit list.

14. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the pattern list comprises a range of patterns for each addressee in the address list.

15. The computer program product according to claim 14, wherein the range of patterns comprises from 1 pattern to 20 patterns.

16. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the computer program comprises a computer program portion for weighting identified patterns in accordance with a weighting scheme.

17. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the computer program comprises a computer program portion for measuring a frequency of patterns used for an addressee in the address list.

18. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the computer program comprises a computer program portion for recording the message.

19. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the computer program comprises a computer program portion for recording the pattern in the pattern list if a search of the pattern list determines that the pattern list does not otherwise include the pattern.

20. An apparatus comprising:

(a) a first user interface for enabling recordation of the message;

(b) an identification module for identifying a pattern in the message;

(c) an address list comprising one or more records and a pattern list for recording the pattern and for associating the pattern with a record of the one or more records; and

(d) a suggestion module for presenting the record associated with the pattern.

21. An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the apparatus comprises a communication terminal.

22. An apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the communication terminal comprises a cellular or mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, or any combination thereof.

23. An apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the communication terminal comprises a computer.

24. An apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the identification module is configured to record the pattern concurrently with the user recording the message.

25. An apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the identification module is configured to identify the pattern and to temporarily record the pattern.

26. An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the identification module is configured to identify the pattern and record the pattern by at least one of linking a pointer to the pattern, copying the pattern, recording position of the pattern in the message, or any combination thereof.

27. An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein each record of the one or more records in the address list comprises at least one of a name, street address, telephone number and an email address.

28. An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the identification module is configured to determine whether the pattern is present in the pattern list, and if the pattern list does not comprise the pattern, then the pattern is recorded in the pattern list.

29. An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the pattern list is configured to associate an unrecorded pattern identified in the message with a first record, when the first record is selected as recipient of the message.