STATUS-BASED FILTERED EMAIL ALERTS

• US 20090254619A1
• Filed: 04/02/2008
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kho, Nancy E., Marcus, Jane B., Poon, Shiu F.
• Application Number:
  US12/061,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20090254619A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

The disclosure is directed to status-based filtered email alerts. A method in accordance with an embodiment includes: obtaining a current availability status of a user; determining whether an email filter is associated with the current availability status of the user, the email filter comprising at least one condition; determining, when an email filter is associated with the current availability status of the user, whether a new email meets each condition of the email filter; and alerting the user of the new email when the new email meets each condition of the email filter.

Claims

1. A method for providing status-based electronic mail (email) alerts, comprising:

obtaining a current availability status of a user;

determining whether an email filter is associated with the current availability status of the user, the email filter comprising at least one condition;

determining, when an email filter is associated with the current availability status of the user, whether a new email meets each condition of the email filter; and

alerting the user of the new email when the new email meets each condition of the email filter.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining the current availability status of the user upon receipt of the new email.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

not alerting the user of the new email when the new email does not meet each condition of the email filter.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

alerting the user of the new email when an email filter is not associated with the current availability status of the user.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

defining or editing an email filter via a user interface (UI).

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

setting the current availability status of the user via a UI.

7. A system for providing status-based electronic mail (email) alerts, comprising:

a system for obtaining a current availability status of a user;

a system for determining whether an email filter is associated with the current availability status of the user, the email filter comprising at least one condition;

a system for determining, when an email filter is associated with the current availability status of the user, whether a new email meets each condition of the email filter; and

a system for alerting the user of the new email when the new email meets each condition of the email filter.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a system for obtaining the current availability status of the user upon receipt of the new email.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the user is not alerted of the new email when the new email does not meet each condition of the email filter.

10. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a system for alerting the user of the new email when an email filter is not associated with the current availability status of the user.

11. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a system for defining or editing an email filter via a user interface (UI).

12. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a system for setting the current availability status of the user via a UI.

13. A computer program product stored on a computer readable medium, which when executed, provides status-based electronic mail (email) alerts, the computer readable medium comprising program code for:

obtaining a current availability status of a user;

determining whether an email filter is associated with the current availability status of the user, the email filter comprising at least one condition;

determining, when an email filter is associated with the current availability status of the user, whether a new email meets each condition of the email filter; and

alerting the user of the new email when the new email meets each condition of the email filter.

14. The program product of claim 13, further comprising program code for:

obtaining the current availability status of the user upon receipt of the new email.

15. The program product of claim 13, further comprising program code for:

not alerting the user of the new email when the new email does not meet each condition of the email filter.

16. The program product of claim 13, further comprising program code for:

alerting the user of the new email when an email filter is not associated with the current availability status of the user.

17. The program product of claim 13, further comprising program code for:

defining or editing an email filter via a user interface (UI).

18. The program product of claim 13, further comprising program code for:

setting the current availability status of the user via a UI.

19. A method for deploying an application for providing status-based electronic mail (email) alerts, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

obtain a current availability status of a user;

determine whether an email filter is associated with the current availability status of the user, the email filter comprising at least one condition;

determine, when an email filter is associated with the current availability status of the user, whether a new email meets each condition of the email filter; and

alert the user of the new email when the new email meets each condition of the email filter.