SMART DIGITAL MESSAGE ARCHIVAL

• US 20140337590A1
• Filed: 05/07/2013
• Published: 11/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: LEMUS, Anthony, McCONNELL, James T.
• Granted Patent: US 9,317,417 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 711/161
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 12/00 Accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures digital input from, or digital output to record carriers, e.g. to disk storage units, G06F3/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads

Abstract

A device may receive information identifying an attribute to be used when determining whether to archive a digital message. The attribute may be associated with the digital message. The device may determine an attribute value based on the attribute and the digital message. The device may determine an archival weight corresponding to the attribute. The device may compute an archival score for the digital message. The archival score may be based on the attribute value and the archival weight. The device may determine that the archival score satisfies a threshold. The device may archive the digital message based on determining that the archival score satisfies the threshold.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

one or more processors to;

receive information identifying an attribute to be used when determining whether to archive a digital message,

the attribute being associated with the digital message;

determine an attribute value based on the attribute and the digital message;

determine an archival weight corresponding to the attribute;

compute an archival score for the digital message,

the archival score being based on the attribute value and the archival weight;

determine that the archival score satisfies a threshold; and

archive the digital message based on determining that the archival score satisfies the threshold.

2. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when receiving the information identifying the attribute to be used when determining whether to archive the digital message, are further to:

provide a user interface;

receive user input, via the user interface, that identifies the attribute; and

identify the attribute based on the user input.

3. The device of claim 1, where the attribute identifies at least one of:

a date of receipt associated with the digital message;

a time of receipt associated with the digital message;

an indication of whether the digital message has been flagged;

a priority level associated with the digital message;

a thread size associated with the digital message;

an indication of whether the digital message is a response to another digital message;

an identity of a sender of the digital message;

an indication of whether the digital message was received from a contact;

an indication of whether a user that received the digital message was a primary recipient of the digital message;

an indication of whether the digital message has been opened;

an indication of whether the digital message has been forwarded;

or

an indication of whether the digital message has been replied to.

4. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when determining the archival weight corresponding to the attribute, are further to:

provide a user interface;

receive user input, via the user interface, that identifies the archival weight; and

determine the archival weight based on the user input.

5. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when computing the archival score for the digital message, are further to:

compute the archival score by treating the archival weight as a coefficient of the attribute value.

6. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

store an association between the archival score and the digital message; and

where the one or more processors, when determining that the archival score satisfies the threshold, are further to;

determine that the archival score satisfies the threshold based on the stored association.

7. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

provide an indication that the digital message is to be archived based on the archival score satisfying the threshold;

receive user input indicating that the digital message is to be archived; and

where the one or more processors, when archiving the digital message based on determining that the archival score satisfies the threshold, are further to;

archive the digital message based on receiving the user input.

8. A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to;

identify a plurality of attributes to be used when determining whether to archive a digital message,

the plurality of attributes being associated with the digital message;

determine attribute values corresponding to the plurality of attributes;

determine archival weights corresponding to the plurality of attributes,

the archival weights being determined based on input from a user;

calculate an archival score for the digital message based on the attribute values and the archival weights;

determine that the archival score satisfies a threshold; and

archive the digital message based on determining that the archival score satisfies the threshold.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the processor to identify the plurality of attributes to be used when determining whether to archive the digital message, further cause the processor to:

provide a user interface;

receive user input, via the user interface, that identifies the plurality of attributes; and

identify the plurality of attributes based on the user input.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the plurality of attributes include at least two of:

a date of receipt associated with the digital message;

a time of receipt associated with the digital message;

an indication of whether the digital message has been flagged;

a priority level associated with the digital message;

a thread size associated with the digital message;

an indication of whether the digital message is a response to another digital message;

an identity of a sender of the digital message;

an indication of whether the digital message was received from a contact;

an indication of whether a user that received the digital message was a primary recipient of the digital message;

an indication of whether the digital message has been opened;

an indication of whether the digital message has been forwarded;

or

an indication of whether the digital message has been replied to.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the processor to determine the archival weights corresponding to the plurality of attributes, further cause the processor to:

provide a user interface;

receive user input, via the user interface, that identifies the archival weights; and

determine the archival weights based on the user input.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the processor to calculate the archival score for the digital message based on the attribute values and the archival weights, further cause the processor to:

calculate the archival score based on products of the archival weights and the attribute values.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions further cause the processor to:

store an association between the archival score and the digital message; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the processor to determine that the archival score satisfies the threshold, further cause the processor to;

determine that the archival score satisfies the threshold based on the stored association.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions further cause the processor to:

provide an indication that the digital message is to be archived based on the archival score satisfying the threshold;

receive user input indicating that the digital message is to be archived; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the processor to archive the digital message, further cause the processor to;

archive the digital message based on receiving the user input.

15. A method, comprising:

determining, by a device, an attribute to be used when determining whether to archive a digital message,

the attribute being a characteristic of the digital message;

identifying, by the device, an attribute value associated with the attribute and the digital message;

identifying, by the device, an archival weight associated with the attribute;

determining, by the device, an archival score for the digital message based on the attribute value and the archival weight; and

archiving, by the device, the digital message based on a determination that the archival score satisfies a threshold.

16. The method of claim 15, where determining the attribute to be used when determining whether to archive the digital message further comprises:

providing a user interface;

receiving user input, via the user interface, that identifies the attribute; and

determining the attribute based on the user input.

17. The method of claim 15, where the attribute includes at least one of:

a date of receipt associated with the digital message;

a time of receipt associated with the digital message;

an indication of whether the digital message has been flagged;

a priority level associated with the digital message;

a thread size associated with the digital message;

an indication of whether the digital message is a response to another digital message;

an identity of a sender of the digital message;

an indication of whether the digital message was received from a contact;

an indication of whether a user that received the digital message was a primary recipient of the digital message;

an indication of whether the digital message has been opened;

an indication of whether the digital message has been forwarded;

or

an indication of whether the digital message has been replied to.

18. The method of claim 15, where identifying the archival weight associated with the attribute further comprises:

providing a user interface;

receiving user input, via the user interface, that identifies the archival weight; and

identifying the archival weight based on the user input.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

storing an association between the archival score and the digital message; and

where archiving the digital message further comprises;

determining that the archival score satisfies the threshold based on the stored association.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

providing an indication that the digital message is to be archived based on the archival score satisfying the threshold;

receiving user input indicating that the digital message is to be archived; and

where archiving the digital message further comprises;

archiving the digital message based on receiving the user input.