Electronic Mail Analysis and Processing
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of electronic mail messages;
for each of the plurality of electronic mail messages, determining one or more characteristics associated with the respective electronic mail message;
assigning a numerical value to each of the plurality of electronic mail messages based on the determined characteristics;
based on the assigned numerical values, selecting one or more of the plurality of electronic mail messages to transmit to a user;
generating a message based on the selected one or more of the plurality of electronic mail messages; and
transmitting the generated message to the user.
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Abstract
A system and method for electronic mail analysis and processing is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a plurality of electronic mail messages. The method also includes for each of the plurality of electronic mail messages, determining one or more characteristics associated with the respective electronic mail message. Further, the method includes assigning a numerical value to each of the plurality of electronic mail messages based on the determined characteristics and based on the assigned numerical values, selecting one or more of the plurality of electronic mail messages to transmit to a user. The method further includes generating a message based on the selected one or more of the plurality of electronic mail messages and transmitting the generated message to the user.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of electronic mail messages; for each of the plurality of electronic mail messages, determining one or more characteristics associated with the respective electronic mail message; assigning a numerical value to each of the plurality of electronic mail messages based on the determined characteristics; based on the assigned numerical values, selecting one or more of the plurality of electronic mail messages to transmit to a user; generating a message based on the selected one or more of the plurality of electronic mail messages; and transmitting the generated message to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a memory operable to store a plurality of received electronic mail messages; and a processor coupled to the memory and operable to; for each of the plurality of electronic mail messages, determine one or more characteristics associated with the respective electronic mail message; assign a numerical value to each of the plurality of electronic mail messages based on the determined characteristics; based on the assigned numerical values, select one or more of the plurality of electronic mail messages to transmit to a user; generate a message based on the selected one or more of the plurality of electronic mail messages; and transmit the message to the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with logic, the logic operable, when executed on a processor, to:
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store a plurality of received electronic mail messages; for each of the plurality of electronic mail messages, determine one or more characteristics associated with the respective electronic mail message; assign a numerical value to each of the plurality of electronic mail messages based on the determined characteristics; based on the assigned numerical values, select one or more of the plurality of electronic mail messages to transmit to a user; generate a message based on the selected one or more of the plurality of electronic mail messages; and transmit the message to the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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