TAGGING COMMUNICATION FILES BASED ON HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OF TAGS

• US 20110137999A1
• Filed: 12/08/2009
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Jones, Andrew R., Balasubramanian, Swaminathan, Amsterdam, Jeffrey D., Handy-Bosma, John, O'Connell, Brian M., Walker, Keith R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,266,228 B2
• 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

To associate an email with a tag, an email client may receive a tag corresponding to an email attribute, wherein the email attribute is an historical email tag. The email client stores the tag to a record keyed by the email attribute, and receives an email tag request, the email tag request having a word attribute, and looks up at least one record based on the word attribute to find the tag. The email client presents the tag of the at least one record to a user. The email client receives a user selection of the tag to form a selected tag, and sends an email having the selected tag as part of the email header, wherein the email comprises the email tag request.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for associating an email with a tag, the method comprising:

receiving a tag corresponding to an email attribute, wherein the email attribute is an historical email tag;

storing the tag to a record keyed by the email attribute;

receiving an email tag request, the email tag request having a word attribute;

looking up at least one record based on the word attribute to find the tag;

presenting the tag of the at least one record to a user;

receiving a user selection of the tag to form a selected tag; and

sending an email having the selected tag as part of the email header, wherein the email comprises the email tag request.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an email tag request, wherein the word attribute is a subject line word or a body word;

selecting a weighted word that weighs above a threshold to form a frequent word attribute; and

selecting frequent co-occurrence records based on the frequent word attribute having a hit count above a hit threshold among the records to form the tag, wherein presenting the tag comprises presenting the tag of a record having a highest co-occurrence.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising adding a record to a co-occurrence repository, wherein the record comprises the word attribute and the tag.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 2, wherein looking up the record is based on a set of records derived from email tag requests selected from a group consisting of email tag requests having to-attribute of the user;

email tag requests having from-attribute of the user, email tag requests having to-attribute not including the user, and email tag requests having from-attribute not including the user.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 2, wherein the weighted words are associated with weights based on the term frequency inverse document frequency method.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the word attribute is an email tag, wherein the email attribute is selected from the historical email tag, and wherein looking up the at least one record is based on the email tag used as the word attribute.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein the email tag request comprises a second word attribute, the method further comprising:

storing the tag of the at least one record with the second word attribute to form a second record keyed by the second word attribute.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 7, wherein presenting the tag of the at least one record to a user comprises:

presenting a first tag having a higher frequency email attribute among the at least one record in priority over a second tag having a lower frequency email attribute among the at least one record.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving a second email tag request having a second word attribute, wherein the word attribute comprises the selected tag;

looking up at least one second record based on the word attribute to find a second tag;

presenting the second tag of the at least one record to a user; and

receiving a user selection of the tag and second tag.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein storing the tag to a record keyed by the email attribute further comprises:

storing the tag to a record based on historical email tag requests by a single user.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein storing the tag to a record keyed by the email attribute further comprises storing the tag to a record based on historical email tag requests by users belonging to an organization.

12. A computer program product for associating an email with a tag, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to receive a tag corresponding to an email attribute, wherein the email attribute is an historical email tag;

computer readable program code configured to store the tag to a record keyed by the email attribute;

computer readable program code configured to receive an email tag request, the email tag request having a word attribute;

computer readable program code configured to look up at least one record based on the word attribute to find the tag;

computer readable program code configured to present the tag of the at least one record to a user;

computer readable program code configured to receive a user selection of the tag to form a selected tag; and

computer readable program code configured to send an email having the selected tag as part of the email header, wherein the email comprises the email tag request.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising:

computer readable program code configured to receive an email tag request, wherein the word attribute is a subject line word or a body word;

computer readable program code configured to select a weighted word that weighs above a threshold to form a frequent word attribute; and

computer readable program code configured to select frequent co-occurrence records based on the frequent word attribute having a hit count above a hit threshold among the records to form the tag, wherein presenting the tag comprises presenting the tag of a record having a highest co-occurrence.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the weighted words are associated with weights based on the term frequency inverse document frequency method.

15. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the word attribute is an email tag, wherein the email attribute is selected from the historical email tag, and wherein looking up the at least one record is based on the email tag used as the word attribute.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising:

computer readable program code configured to store the tag of the at least one record with the second word attribute to form a second record keyed by the second word attribute, wherein presenting the tag of the at least one record to a user comprises presenting a first tag having a higher frequency email attribute among the at least one record in priority over a second tag having a lower frequency email attribute among the at least one record, wherein the email tag request comprises a second word attribute.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising:

computer readable program code configured to receive a second email tag request having a second word attribute, wherein the word attribute comprises the selected tag;

computer readable program code configured to look up at least one second record based on the word attribute to find a second tag;

computer readable program code configured to present the second tag of the at least one record to a user; and

computer readable program code configured to receive a user selection of the tag and second tag.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein storing the tag to a record keyed by the email attribute further comprises:

computer readable program code configured to store the tag to a record based on historical email tag requests of at least one user.

19. A computer system for associating an email with a tag, the computer system comprising:

a processor;

a computer readable memory;

a computer readable storage medium containing program instructions;

first program instructions to receive a tag corresponding to an email attribute;

second program instructions to store the tag to a record keyed by the email attribute;

third program instructions to receive an email tag request, the email tag request having a word attribute, wherein the word attribute is a word selected from a group consisting of subject line word, body word and email tag;

fourth program instructions to look up at least one record based on the word attribute to find the tag;

fifth program instructions to present the tag of the at least one record to a user;

sixth program instructions to receive a user selection of the tag to form a selected tag; and

seventh program instructions to send an email having the selected tag as part of the email header, wherein the email comprises the email tag request; and

wherein

the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for execution by the processor via the computer readable memory.

20. The computer system of claim 19, further comprising:

eighth program instructions to receive an email tag request, wherein the word attribute is a subject line word or a body word;

ninth program instructions to select a weighted word that weighs above a threshold to form a frequent word attribute; and

tenth program instructions to select frequent co-occurrence records based on the frequent word attribute having a hit count above a hit threshold among the records to form the tag, wherein presenting the tag comprises presenting the tag of a record having a highest co-occurrence; and

wherein

the eighth, ninth, and tenth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for execution by the processor via the computer readable memory.

21. The computer system of claim 20, wherein the weighted words are associated with weights based on the term frequency inverse document frequency method.

22. The computer system of claim 19, wherein the word attribute is an email tag, wherein the email attribute is selected from the historical email tag, and wherein looking up the at least one record is based on the email tag used as the word attribute.

23. The computer system of claim 22, further comprising:

eleventh program instructions to store the tag of the at least one record with the second word attribute to form a second record keyed by the second word attribute, wherein presenting the tag of the at least one record to a user comprises presenting a first tag having a higher frequency email attribute among the at least one record in priority over a second tag having a lower frequency email attribute among the at least one record, wherein the email tag request comprises a second word attribute; and

wherein

the eleventh program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for execution by the processor via the computer readable memory.

24. The computer system of claim 22, further comprising:

eleventh program instructions to receive a second email tag request having a second word attribute, wherein the word attribute comprises the selected tag;

twelfth program instructions to look up at least one second record based on the word attribute to find a second tag;

thirteenth program instructions to present the second tag of the at least one record to a user; and

fourteenth program instructions to receive a user selection of the tag and second tag; and

wherein

the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for execution by the processor via the computer readable memory.

25. The computer system of claim 22, wherein eleventh program instructions to store the tag to a record keyed by the email attribute further comprises:

eleventh program instructions to store the tag to a record based on historical email tag requests of at least one user; and

wherein

the eleventh program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for execution by the processor via the computer readable memory.