E-mail filing system and method

• US 20060277195A1
• Filed: 06/07/2005
• Published: 12/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Sadig, Wasim, Schulz, Karsten A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,051,133 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail

Abstract

An exemplary embodiment providing for one or more improvements includes an e-mail server including at least one client mailbox for the receipt of e-mail over a network, and at least one client apparatus of the client computer coupled to the e-mail server for access to the e-mail in the client mailbox, wherein at least one of the e-mail server and the client apparatus facilitates in the filing of e-mail by providing a number of suggestions to the client user as to where to file the e-mail. One exemplary method facilitates the filing of e-mail by monitoring the filing of e-mail by an e-mail recipient, creating a dynamic shortcut list based upon the monitoring, and displaying the shortcut list to facilitate the filing of e-mail by an e-mail recipient. Another exemplary method to facilitate e-mail filing includes detecting a request for a recommendation as to where to file an e-mail by an e-mail recipient, analyzing the e-mail, comparing the e-mail to a database of e-mail filing information, and displaying a shortcut list to facilitate the filing of the e-mail by the e-mail recipient.

Claims

1. An e-mail filing system comprising:

an e-mail server including at least one client mailbox of a client user for the receipt of e-mail over a network;

at least one client apparatus of said client user coupled to said e-mail server for access to said e-mail in said client mailbox;

wherein at least one of said e-mail server and said client apparatus facilitates in filing said e-mail by providing a plurality of suggestions to said client user as to where to file said e-mail.

2. An e-mail filing system as recited in claim 1 wherein said e-mail server and said at least one client apparatus are implemented on the same computer system.

3. An e-mail filing system as recited in claim 1 wherein said e-mail server and said at least one client apparatus are implemented on different computer systems.

4. An e-mail filing system as recited in claim 3 wherein said plurality of suggestions are ranked, and wherein said plurality of ranked suggestion are provided, at least in part, by observing past filing behavior of said client user.

5. An e-mail filing system as recited in claim 3 wherein said plurality of suggestions is provided, at least in part, by analyzing at least one of metadata and content of said e-mails.

6. An e-mail filing system as recited in claim 5 wherein said analyzing includes the analysis of e-mail addresses.

7. A method to facilitate e-mail filing comprising:

monitoring the filing of e-mail by an e-mail recipient;

creating a dynamic shortcut list based upon said monitoring; and

displaying said shortcut list to facilitate the filing of e-mail by an e-mail recipient.

8. A method to facilitate e-mail filing as recited in claim 7 wherein said monitoring of the filing of e-mail comprises:

noting the filing of a filed e-mail in a folder; and

storing data concerning said filed e-mail and said folder.

9. A method to facilitate e-mail filing as recited in claim 8 wherein said data concerning said filed e-mail and said folder is filed in a database.

10. A method to facilitate e-mail filing as recited in claim 8 wherein said data concerning said filed e-mail and said folder includes the address of a sender of said filed e-mail and the identity of said folder.

11. A method to facilitate e-mail filing as recited in claim 10 wherein said data concerning said filed e-mail further includes the number of e-mails filed in said folder.

12. A method to facilitate e-mail filing comprising:

detecting a request for a recommendation as to where to file an e-mail by an e-mail recipient;

analyzing said e-mail;

comparing said e-mail to a database of e-mail filing information; and

displaying a shortcut list to facilitate the filing of e-mail by an e-mail recipient.

13. A method to facilitate e-mail filing as recited in claim 12 wherein said database is created, at least in part, by:

noting the filing of a filed e-mail in a folder; and

storing data concerning said filed e-mail and said folder in said database.

14. A method to facilitate e-mail filing as recited in claim 13 wherein said data concerning said filed e-mail and said folder includes the address of a sender of said filed e-mail and the identity of said folder.

15. A method to facilitate e-mail filing as recited in claim 14 wherein said data concerning said filed e-mail further includes the number of e-mails filed in said folder.