System and method for comprehensive automatic color customization in an email message based on cultural perspective

• US 7,529,804 B1
• Filed: 05/15/2008
• Issued: 05/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Cox, Susan Marie, Salem, Loulwa, Lu, Fang, Janakiraman, Janani
• Primary Examiner(s): Pwu; Jeffrey
• Assistant Examiner(s): AMPAGOOMIAN, DAVID S
• Application Number:
  US12/121,285
• Time in Patent Office: 355 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204, 709/206, 709/207
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

A method for customizing color in an email message based on cultural perspective of each recipient is provided. At least one existing color used in an email message is determined, and a domain name and/or information for each recipient of the email message is analyzed to determine a region corresponding to each recipient. A color mapping database is searched to correlate any existing color in the email to at least one approved color corresponding to each region. The existing color used in the email message is compared with the at least one approved color for each recipient. If the existing color does not match any of the approved colors for each recipient, a sender-selected approved color is determined and the existing color in the email is converted to at least one of the selected approved colors for each recipient of the email message.

Claims

1. A method for customizing color in an email message based on cultural perspective of each email recipient comprising the steps of:

determining at least one existing color used in an email message;

analyzing at least one of a domain name or user information for each recipient of the email message to determine a region corresponding to each email recipient;

searching a color mapping database to correlate the at least one existing color in the email to at least one approved color corresponding to each region of each email recipient, wherein said at least one approved color conveys a consistent meaning with a meaning of the at least one existing color in the email;

comparing the at least one existing color used in the email message with the at least one approved color for each email recipient, wherein if the at least one existing color does not match any of its corresponding approved colors for each email recipient further comprising the steps of

determining a selected approved color to be displayed to each email recipient; and

automatically modifying the at least one existing color in the email to at least one of the selected approved colors for each recipient of the email message.