POINT OF INTEREST PREVIEW FOR ELECTRONIC MAIL

• US 20120173993A1
• Filed: 12/30/2010
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: CHAKRA, AL, Harpur, Liam, Kelly, Mark, Rice, John
• Application Number:
  US12/982,316
• Publication Number:
  US 20120173993A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

One or more interactions of a user are monitored. Information associated with the one or more interactions is indexed. A point of interested is determined within an electronic mail message based upon, at least in part, the indexed information. An indicator of the point of interest is provided within a preview pane associated with the electronic mail message.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

monitoring, by a computing device, one or more interactions of a user;

indexing, by the computing device, information associated with the one or more interactions of the user;

determining, by the computing device, a point of interest within an electronic mail message based upon, at least in part, the indexed information; and

providing, by the computing device, an indicator of the point of interest within a preview pane associated with the electronic mail message.

2. The computer implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more interactions of the user include one or more of, calendaring events, instant messaging interactions, email interactions, application usage, and internet usage.

3. The computer implemented method according to claim 1, wherein indexing information associated with the one or more interactions of the user includes associating a weighting factor with the indexed information.

4. The computer implemented method according to claim 3, wherein determining a point of interest within an electronic mail message includes determining a point of interest based upon, at least in part, the weighting factor associated with the indexed information.

5. The computer implemented method according to claim 1, wherein providing an indicator of the point of interest within the preview pane includes providing an indicator of a plurality of points of interest within the preview pane.

6. The computer implemented method according to claim 5, further including allowing the user to toggle between the plurality of points of interest within the preview pane.

7. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

monitoring one or more interactions of a user;

indexing information associated with the one or more interactions of the user;

determining a point of interest within an electronic mail message based upon, at least in part, the indexed information; and

providing an indicator of the point of interest within a preview pane associated with the electronic mail message.

8. The computer program product according to claim 7, wherein the one or more interactions of the user include one or more of, calendaring events, instant messaging interactions, email interactions, application usage, and internet usage.

9. The computer program product according to claim 7, wherein the instructions for indexing information associated with the one or more interactions of the user include instructions for associating a weighting factor with the indexed information.

10. The computer program product according to claim 9, wherein the instructions for determining a point of interest within an electronic mail message include instructions for determining a point of interest based upon, at least in part, the weighting factor associated with the indexed information.

11. The computer program product according to claim 7, wherein the instructions for providing an indicator of the point of interest within the preview pane include instructions for providing an indicator of a plurality of points of interest within the preview pane.

12. The computer program product according to claim 11, further including instructions for allowing the user to toggle between the plurality of points of interest within the preview pane.

13. A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a first software module executable by the processor and the memory, the first software module configure to monitor one or more interactions of a user;

a second software module executable by the processor and the memory, the second software module configured to index information associated with the one or more interactions of the user;

a third software module executable by the processor and the memory, the third software module configured to determine a point of interest within an electronic mail message based upon, at least in part, the indexed information; and

a fourth software module executable by the processor and the memory, the fourth software module configured to provide an indicator of the point of interest within a preview pane associated with the electronic mail message.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the one or more interactions of the user include one or more of, calendaring events, instant messaging interactions, email interactions, application usage, and internet usage.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein the second software module, configured to index information associated with the one or more interactions of the user, is further configured to associate a weighting factor with the indexed information.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein third software module, configured to determine a point of interest within an electronic mail message, is further configured to determine a point of interest based upon, at least in part, the weighting factor associated with the indexed information.

17. The system according to claim 13, wherein the fourth software module, configured to provide an indicator of the point of interest within the preview pane, is further configured to provide an indicator of a plurality of points of interest within the preview pane.

18. The system according to claim 17, further including a fifth software module, executable by the processor and the memory, the fifth software module configured to allow the user to toggle between the plurality of points of interest within the preview pane.