METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC E-MAIL VIEW CONVERSION

• US 20100070584A1
• Filed: 09/12/2008
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Danny Yen-Fu, Su, Chih-Wen, Lin, Ta-Wei, Wong, Meng Li
• Application Number:
  US12/209,573
• Publication Number:
  US 20100070584A1
• 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

A method and system for dynamic e-mail view conversion. An e-mail inbox capable of displaying one or more e-mail messages associated with a particular thread can be dynamically consolidated. Next, the e-mail messages associated with the particular thread can be converted into a forum-like list. Thereafter, varying viewing options are provided with respect to the e-mail inbox in order to optimize user interaction with the e-mail inbox through the use of the forum-like list.

Claims

1. A method for dynamic e-mail view conversion, comprising:

dynamically consolidating an e-mail inbox capable of displaying a plurality of e-mail messages associated with a particular thread;

converting said plurality of e-mail messages associated with said particular thread into a forum-like list; and

thereafter providing varying viewing options with respect to said e-mail inbox in order to optimize a user interaction with said e-mail inbox through the use of said forum-like list.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring said forum-like list to comprise a single display with respect to a particular topic.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising grouping said plurality of e-mail messages in a chronological order based on a particular time.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising pre-defining a plurality of attribute data in order to thereafter search, aggregate and group said plurality of e-mail messages and thereby optimize a user interaction with an e-mail application supporting said e-mail inbox and said forum-like list.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising defining particular criteria for consolidating said plurality e-mail messages with respect to said forum-like list.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said particular criteria include at least one of the following criteria:

chronological order, subject matter, time, recipient, work group and work owner.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising permitting a user who originated a particular e-mail message among said plurality of e-mail messages to designate and grant a particular level of access to another user with respect to said forum-like list.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

consolidating said plurality of e-mail messages in said forum-like list in response to a particular input.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

allowing direct access to said forum-like list and said tagged e-mail messages among said plurality of e-mail messages.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein dynamically consolidating said e-mail inbox capable of displaying said plurality of e-mail messages associated with said particular thread, further comprises:

tracing said plurality of e-mail messages with respect to a particular topic utilizing header and attribute data associated with at least one e-mail message among said plurality of e-mail messages.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a single display with respect to said forum-like list that allows said at least one user to view a particular content of e-mail messages among said plurality of e-mail messages related to a particular topic with respect to a particular root e-mail message and at least one reply e-mail message among said plurality of e-mail messages.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein converting said plurality of e-mail messages associated with said particular thread into a forum-like list, further comprises embedding a security privilege into said forum-like list that restricts access to said forum-like list based on predetermined criteria.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing said forum-like list as a forum-like view, wherein said forum-like view comprises at least one of the following:

a local view and a server view.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising analyzing data contained within at least one e-mail message among said plurality of e-mail messages in order to predict a sequence of e-mail messages associated with said plurality of e-mail messages.

15. A method for dynamic e-mail view conversion, comprising:

dynamically consolidating an e-mail inbox capable of displaying a plurality of e-mail messages associated with a particular thread;

converting said plurality of e-mail messages associated with said particular thread into a forum-like list;

providing varying viewing options with respect to said e-mail inbox in order to optimize a user interaction with said e-mail inbox through the use of said forum-like list; and

analyzing information contained within at least one e-mail message among said plurality of e-mail messages in order to predict a sequence of e-mail messages associated with said plurality of e-mail messages.

16. A system for dynamic e-mail view conversion, said system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to said processor; and

a computer-usable medium embodying computer code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for;

dynamically consolidating an e-mail inbox capable of displaying a plurality of e-mail messages associated with a particular thread;

converting said plurality of e-mail messages associated with said particular thread into a forum-like list; and

thereafter providing varying viewing options with respect to said e-mail inbox in order to optimize a user interaction with said e-mail inbox through the use of said forum-like list.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein said instructions are further configured for modifying said forum-like list to comprise a single display with respect to a particular topic.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein said instructions are further configured for grouping said plurality of e-mail messages in a chronological order based on a particular time.

19. The system of claim 16 wherein said instructions are further configured for pre-defining a plurality of attribute data in order to thereafter search, aggregate and group said plurality of e-mail messages and thereby optimize a user interaction with an e-mail application supporting said e-mail inbox and said forum-like list.

20. The system of claim 16 wherein said instructions are further configured for defining particular criteria for consolidating said plurality e-mail messages with respect to said forum-like list.