ON-LINE E-MAIL SERVICE SYSTEM, AND SERVICE METHOD THEREOF

• US 20090119290A1
• Filed: 12/30/2008
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Woo Ju
• Application Number:
  US12/346,325
• Publication Number:
  US 20090119290A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system in which contextual information is obtained and inserted into the body of the e-mail. Users may authorize the access and analysis of the contents of their e-mails. Upon recognizing transmission of an email from one of the users, the content of the e-mail is analyzed to determine a topic or uncommon concept. The topic or uncommon concept of the email may be determined, for example, by analyzing the relative popularity or frequency of use of terms used in the e-mail. Information relevant to the e-mail'"'"'s topic and content is then obtained by searching various sources, such as one or more databases, search servers, or the Internet. The relevant information may be inserted or otherwise included in the body of a reply e-mail or other related e-mail. The relevant information may be inserted in various forms, such as a hyperlink, or other formatted text. An e-mail may also be delivered to the sender to notify the sender of the information included in the reply e-mail. Furthermore, the e-mail and the relevant information may be translated into one or more languages depending on the preference of the sender or the receiver.

Claims

1. A method of providing information that accompanies an email from a first user based on content of the email that is uncommon, wherein the email is sent through an email service having a plurality of users, said method comprising:

receiving, from a first user, an email comprising words in a first language;

extracting keywords from the email based on morphemes of the words in the email and respective frequencies of the words used by a plurality of other users of the email service;

obtaining a set of search results from at least one search server that is accessible to the email service based on the extracted keywords; and

providing at least some of the results and information indicating respective locations of the results with the email.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an email comprises receiving a web-mail email.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein extracting keywords comprises extracting keywords with a low frequency of use.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein extracting keywords comprises extracting keywords with the lowest frequency of use.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein extracting keywords wherein the frequencies of use are based on popularity of searches by the plurality of users.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing at least some of the results comprises providing at least some of the results as selectable links, that, when selected, navigate a user receiving the email to network location of the respective results.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein providing at least some of the results comprises providing at least some of the results in a second language.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein providing at least some of the results comprises providing at least some of the results in a webpage provided to a user receiving the email.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically replying to the first user of the email with another email that includes the results.

10. A method of providing information that accompanies an email from a first user based on content of the email that is uncommon, wherein the email is sent through an email service having a plurality of users, said method comprising:

receiving, from a first user, an email comprising words in a first language;

extracting keywords from the email based on morphemes of the words in the email and respective frequencies of the words used by a plurality of other users of the email service; and

providing a search window for searching at least one search server that is accessible to the email service with the email.

11. A method of receiving information that accompanies an email from a first user based on content of the email that is uncommon, wherein the email is received through an email service having a plurality of users, said method comprising:

sending, from a first user, an email comprising words in a first language;

extracting keywords from the email based on morphemes of the words in the email and respective frequencies of the words used by a plurality of other users of the email service;

obtaining a set of search results from at least one search server that is accessible to the email service based on the extracted keywords; and

receiving at least some of the results and information indicating respective locations of the results with the email.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein sending an email comprises sending a web-mail email.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein extracting keywords comprises extracting keywords with a low frequency of use.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein extracting keywords comprises extracting keywords with the lowest frequency of use.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein extracting keywords wherein the frequencies of use are based on popularity of searches by the plurality of users.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving at least some of the results comprises receiving at least some of the results as selectable links that, when selected, navigate a user receiving the email to network location of the respective results.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving at least some of the results comprises receiving at least some of the results in a second language.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving at least some of the results comprises receiving at least some of the results in a webpage provided to a user receiving the email.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising automatically replying to the first user of the email with another email that includes the results.