AUTOMATIC DISPLAY OF EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LISTS

• US 20110225254A1
• Filed: 05/25/2011
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Lenard, Rohan, Atkins, Richard J., Thambiratnam, David, Leisher-Samenfink, Peggy J., Kalsi, Sunny Singh, Williams, Bradley B., Thomas, Michael J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,230,034 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

Embodiments of the present invention are directed generally to autocompete functionality in messaging applications. The autocomplete functionality, for example, generates frequently and/or recently used distribution lists or groups, performs keyword searches to identify recipient identifiers, and provides convenient modification of existing distribution lists or groups.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. A messaging method, comprising:

(a) receiving from a user, as part of completing an outgoing message, at least a part of a recipient identifier;

(b) matching the at least part of an identifier with a plurality of single and/or multi-member group recipient identifiers to form a set of matching identifiers;

(c) ordering the members of the set of matching identifiers using the occurrence and/or nonoccurrence of selected expressions in at least one of the subject and message text fields of the outgoing message; and

(d) providing, to the user a listing of the matching identifiers in the ordering determined in step (c).

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the expression is at least one word.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising processor executable instructions for performing the steps of claim 10.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the collection of messages and/or stored representations thereof is the collection of messages.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the collection of messages and/or stored representations thereof is the stored representation of messages.

16. A computer readable medium comprising processor executable instructions for performing the steps of claim 12.

21. A messaging server comprising an address analysis module having an auto-complete function including processor executable instructions to perform the steps of claim 10.

13. A messaging method, comprising:

(a) receiving from a user, as part of completing an outgoing message, at least one keyword;

(b) searching a collection of messages and/or stored representations thereof for occurrences of the at least one keyword to identify a matching set of messages and/or stored representations thereof;

(c) determining, for the matching set, a corresponding set of recipient identifiers, each member in the recipient identifier set having one or more corresponding members in the matching set;

(d) providing the members of the recipient identifier set to the user; and

(e) when the user selects one of the provided members, populating automatically a message recipient field of the outgoing message.

22. A messaging server comprising an address analysis module having an auto-complete function including processor executable instructions to perform the steps of claim 13.

17-20. -20. (canceled)