SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY MINING CORPUS OF COMMUNICATIONS AND IDENTIFYING MESSAGES OR PHRASES THAT REQUIRE THE RECIPIENT'S ATTENTION, RESPONSE, OR ACTION
First Claim
1. A system for processing communications that detects just the portions of the communication requesting action, a response, or increased attention from a user, wherein said system comprises:
- a. A message filter unit that analyzes the content and metadata of messages conveyed by various communication modalities and determines which portions of the messages request action, a response, or increased attention from the user.b. A sender importance unit that determines from past communication patterns the perceived urgency that the user will afford to a new message from a particular sender; and
c. A user interface unit that alerts the user to detected items that require attention, response or action.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a system for processing communications that detects just the portions of the communication requesting action, a response, or increased attention from a user, wherein said system comprises: (a) a message filter unit that analyzes the content and metadata of messages conveyed by various communication modalities and determines which portions of the messages request action, a response, or increased attention from the user; (b) a sender importance unit that determines from past communication patterns the perceived urgency that the user will afford to a new message from a particular sender; and (C) a user interface unit that alerts the user to detected items that require attention, response or action. Additionally, the disclosure describes a method for managing a list of tasks requiring attention automatically, where incoming messages are scanned and action items extracted and added to the list.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for processing communications that detects just the portions of the communication requesting action, a response, or increased attention from a user, wherein said system comprises:
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a. A message filter unit that analyzes the content and metadata of messages conveyed by various communication modalities and determines which portions of the messages request action, a response, or increased attention from the user. b. A sender importance unit that determines from past communication patterns the perceived urgency that the user will afford to a new message from a particular sender; and c. A user interface unit that alerts the user to detected items that require attention, response or action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for analyzing incoming communication messages to extract action items, questions requiring a user response, or information requiring additional user attention, comprising:
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Retrieving messages from various communication media, Optionally filtering messages based on metadata, such as the recipient'"'"'s relationship with the sender or message header fields, Segmenting communication messages into separate phrases, Optionally generating a canonical form by abstracting irrelevant detail; Extracting key features from each phrase, and Applying classification techniques are to rate the probability that those phrases require an action, increased attention, or response from the user. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method for presenting action items extracted from incoming communications, comprising at least one of:
- visual highlighting of extracted action ite99m(s);
audio summary of extracted action item(s);
entry of extracted action item onto user'"'"'s representation of tasks that require attention; and
forwarding the text of the action item in a selected communication medium to the user or his or her delegate.
- visual highlighting of extracted action ite99m(s);
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14. A method for managing a user'"'"'s electronic representation of tasks that require attention automatically, where incoming messages (for example, email, SMS, voice mail, social media) are scanned, action items extracted and added to the list.
- 15. A method for managing a user'"'"'s electronic representation of tasks that require attention automatically, where items are removed from the list when particular actions are taken by the user, including, without limitation, the user'"'"'s responding to the message, the user'"'"'s responding to the sender through a different medium, the user'"'"'s traveling to a place where the action item could be completed, a designated amount of time passing without action, or a deadline referenced in the message passing.
- 16. A method for expediting responses to requests for action that a user receives through incoming messages (for example, email, SMS, voice mail, social media), where pre-written responses are dynamically chosen from a library based on their relevance to the structure of the incoming message and dynamically adapted based on the grammatical structure of the request as well as contextual fillers for times or locations.
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