SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUGGESTING ACTIONS BASED UPON INCOMING MESSAGES

• US 20170149703A1
• Filed: 07/03/2014
• Published: 05/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Ganong, Francis F., Willett, Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 10,785,173 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/30 Semantic analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A method in accordance with the present disclosure may include receiving a message at a mobile computing device and performing natural language processing (NLP) based interpretation of the message. Embodiments may further include suggesting at least one of an action and an application configured to perform the action, the suggestion based upon, at least in part, the NLP-based interpretation of the message.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a message at a mobile computing device;

performing natural language processing (NLP) based interpretation of the message; and

suggesting at least one of an action and an application configured to perform the action, the suggestion based upon, at least in part, the NLP-based interpretation of the message.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the message is one or more of an MMS message, an SMS message, an instant message, and an email message.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the NLP-based interpretation is performed on the mobile computing device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the NLP-based interpretation is performed on a server that is communication with the mobile computing device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the suggestion is performed audibly via a virtual assistant associated with the mobile computing device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one of performing and suggesting are automatically triggered upon receipt of the message.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

activating the application in response to receiving user acceptance of the suggestion.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

activating the application automatically without requiring user acceptance of the suggestion.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

connecting the mobile computing device with a third party server.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the suggestion is displayed on a graphical user interface associated with the mobile computing device.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

allowing a user to set a preference associated with the suggestion.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a message at a mobile computing device;

performing natural language processing (NLP) based interpretation of the message; and

suggesting at least one of an action and an application configured to perform the action, the suggestion based upon, at least in part, the NLP-based interpretation of the message.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the message is one or more of an MMS message, an SMS message, an instant message, and an email message.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the NLP-based interpretation is performed on the mobile computing device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the NLP-based interpretation is performed on a server that is communication with the mobile computing device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the suggestion is performed audibly via a virtual assistant associated with the mobile computing device.

17. A computing system, comprising:

one or more processors configured to receive a message at a mobile computing device, the one or more processors further configured to perform natural language processing (NLP) based interpretation of the message, the one or more processors further configured to suggest at least one of an action and an application configured to perform the action, the suggestion based upon, at least in part, the NLP-based interpretation of the message.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein at least one of performing and suggesting are automatically triggered upon receipt of the message.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to activate the application in response to receiving user acceptance of the suggestion.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to activate the application automatically without requiring user acceptance of the suggestion.