Forgotten Attachment Detection
First Claim
1. In an environment wherein electronic messages may be sent with or without an attachment, a computer-implemented method for determining whether an electronic message should have an attachment, the method comprising:
- inspecting the message for a predetermined word;
inspecting the message for at least one of;
a predetermined phrase or a template match;
generating a score if the predetermined phrase or the template match is detected; and
if the predetermined word is detected, or if the score is greater than a predetermined score, then providing a suggestion to a user that the message may need an attachment.
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Abstract
A user is writing an email or other message. The message is inspected for a predetermined word and for at least one of: a predetermined phrase or a template match. A score is generated if the predetermined phrase or the template match is detected. A suggestion is provided to a user that the message may need an attachment if the predetermined word is detected or if the score is greater than a predetermined score. The inspection may begin when the user begins creating the message, indicates that the message should be sent, or at some point in between. The user may provide feedback that the suggestion is accepted or that the suggestion is rejected.
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20 Claims
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1. In an environment wherein electronic messages may be sent with or without an attachment, a computer-implemented method for determining whether an electronic message should have an attachment, the method comprising:
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inspecting the message for a predetermined word; inspecting the message for at least one of;
a predetermined phrase or a template match;generating a score if the predetermined phrase or the template match is detected; and if the predetermined word is detected, or if the score is greater than a predetermined score, then providing a suggestion to a user that the message may need an attachment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In an environment wherein electronic messages may be sent with or without an attachment, a computing device to advise a user whether an electronic message should have an attachment, the computing device comprising:
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a memory device containing instructions for an operating system and at least a document processing program; a network interface unit; a user input and display device; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory device, to the user input and display device, and to the network interface unit, the processor executing the instructions to; inspect the message for a predetermined word; inspect the message for at least one of;
a predetermined phrase, or a template match;generate a score if the predetermined phrase or the template match is detected; and if the predetermined word is detected, or if the score is greater than a predetermined score, then to provide a suggestion to a user via the user input and display device that the message may need an attachment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a server environment wherein electronic messages may be sent with or without an attachment, a computer storage medium being one of an optical disk, a solid state storage device, or a magnetic storage device, and having computer readable instructions stored thereupon that, when executed by a server, cause the server to:
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receive a message for transmission; inspect the message for a predetermined word; inspect the message for at least one of;
a predetermined phrase, or a template match;generate a score if the predetermined phrase or the template match is detected; and if the predetermined word is detected, or if the score is greater than a predetermined score, then hold the message and provide a suggestion to a user that the message may need an attachment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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