METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING EMAIL RECIPIENT TEMPLATES

• US 20120197926A1
• Filed: 01/28/2011
• Published: 08/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Gill, Bikram Singh, Singh, Mayank, Kg, Amar
• Granted Patent: US 8,762,385 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2291 User-Defined Types; Storage management thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

The present invention is directed to methods and systems for implementing email recipient templates. The method including extracting a first set of email addresses from a first email message and extracting a second set of email addresses from a second email message. The first and second set of email addresses are included in one or more of the to, cc, or bcc fields of the email messages. The method further including storing, in a storage database, the first set of email addresses in a first recipient template and storing the second set of email addresses in a second recipient template. The first recipient template and the second recipient template each have an associated unique identifier. Further, the method includes receiving a request for a new email message in an email editor user interface and querying the storage database for recipient templates. The query is filtered by the associated unique identifiers. Further, the method includes receiving the first recipient template and the second recipient template as a result of the query, and displaying, in the email editor user interface, the email addresses associated with the first recipient template and the second recipient template.

Claims

1. A method for implementing email recipient templates, the method comprising:

extracting a first set of email addresses from a first email message and extracting a second set of email addresses from a second email message, wherein the first and second set of email addresses are included in one or more of the to, cc, or bcc fields of the email messages;

storing, in a storage database, the first set of email addresses in a first recipient template and storing the second set of email addresses in a second recipient template, wherein the first recipient template and the second recipient template each have an associated unique identifier;

receiving a request for a new email message in an email editor user interface;

querying the storage database for recipient templates, wherein the query is filtered by the associated unique identifiers;

receiving the first recipient template and the second recipient template as a result of the query; and

displaying, in the email editor user interface, the email addresses associated with the first recipient template and the second recipient template.

2. A method for implementing email recipient templates as in claim 1, further comprising storing an outbound record for each to/cc/bee combination used by each email user in outbound email messages.

3. A method for implementing email recipient templates as in claim 2, further comprising storing an inbound record for each to/cc/bcc combination used by each email user in incoming email messages.

4. A method for implementing email recipient templates as in claim 3, further comprising generating a unique template for each of the outbound and inbound records.

5. A method for implementing email recipient templates as in claim 4, associating a name field for each unique template.

6. A method for implementing email recipient templates as in claim 5, wherein the name field is either automatically generated based in part on the to/cc/bcc fields of the template or a custom generation from a user or administrator.

7. A method for implementing email recipient templates as in claim 1, further comprising maintaining, for each email address, a unique index as each email address is used in each to/cc/bcc field.

8. A method for implementing email recipient templates as in claim 1, further comprising maintaining a dictionary for each email user.

9. A method for implementing email recipient templates as in claim 1, further comprising receiving one or more email addresses in any one of the to, cc, or bcc fields.

10. A method for implementing email recipient templates as in claim 9, further comprising receiving input of a toggle button/key configured to retrieve associated email addresses.

11. A method for implementing email recipient templates as in claim 10, further comprising displaying each of the recipient template which include the one or more entered email addresses.

12. A method for implementing email recipient templates as in claim 11, further comprising receiving a selection of one of the displayed recipient templates.

13. A method for implementing email recipient templates as in claim 12, further comprising populating the to, cc, and/or bcc fields with email addresses from the selected recipient template.

14. A computer-readable medium having sets of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

extract a first set of email addresses from a first email message and extracting a second set of email addresses from a second email message, wherein the first and second set of email addresses are included in one or more of the to, cc, or bcc fields of the email messages;

store, in a storage database, the first set of email addresses in a first recipient template and storing the second set of email addresses in a second recipient template, wherein the first recipient template and the second recipient template each have an associated unique identifier;

receive a request for a new email message in an email editor user interface;

query the storage database for recipient templates, wherein the query is filtered by the associated unique identifiers;

receive the first recipient template and the second recipient template as a result of the query; and

display, in the email editor user interface, the email addresses associated with the first recipient template and the second recipient template.

15. The computer-readable medium as in claim 14, wherein the sets of instructions when further executed by the computer, cause the computer to receive one or more email addresses in anyone of the to, cc, or bce fields.

16. The computer-readable medium as in claim 15, wherein the sets of instructions when further executed by the computer, cause the computer to receive input of a toggle button/key configured to retrieve associated email addresses.

17. The computer-readable medium as in claim 16, wherein the sets of instructions when further executed by the computer, cause the computer to display each of the recipient template which include the one or more entered email addresses.

18. The computer-readable medium as in claim 17, wherein the sets of instructions when further executed by the computer, cause the computer to receive a selection of one of the displayed recipient templates.

19. The computer-readable medium as in claim 18, wherein the sets of instructions when further executed by the computer, cause the computer to populate the to, cc, and/or bcc fields with email addresses from the selected recipient template.

20. A system or implementing email recipient templates, the system comprising:

a memory device; and

a processor coupled with the memory device, the memory device having sets of instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

extract a first set of email addresses from a first email message and extracting a second set of email addresses from a second email message, wherein the first and second set of email addresses are included in one or more of the to, cc, or bcc fields of the email messages;

store, in a storage database, the first set of email addresses in a first recipient template and storing the second set of email addresses in a second recipient template, wherein the first recipient template and the second recipient template each have an associated unique identifier;

receive a request for a new email message in an email editor user interface;

query the storage database for recipient templates, wherein the query is filtered by the associated unique identifiers;

receive the first recipient template and the second recipient template as a result of the query; and

display, in the email editor user interface, the email addresses associated with the first recipient template and the second recipient template.