Automated out-of-office notification reminder
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1. A network element comprising:
- a computer processor; and
a communications subsystem configured for sending and receiving electronic mail messages,wherein the network element is configured to;
determine, via the computer processor, for a user of an electronic mail account, whether out-of-office messaging is active for the user of the electronic mail account;
upon determining that the out-of-office messaging is active, determine whether there has been use of the electronic mail account by the user of the electronic mail account prior to a return date configured for the out-of-office messaging;
upon determining that there has been use of the electronic mail account prior to the return date from a predefined location, provide a notification to the user of the electronic mail account that the out-of-office messaging is still active and restrict further notifications for a predetermined period; and
upon determining that there has been use of the electronic mail account prior to the return date from a location other than the predefined location, provide no notification to the user that the out-of-office messaging is still active.
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Abstract
A method performed by a network element, and the network element, the method determining, according to a triggering event, whether out-of-office messaging is active for an electronic mail account; and providing a notification that the out-of-office messaging is active based on the determining.
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16 Claims
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1. A network element comprising:
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a computer processor; and a communications subsystem configured for sending and receiving electronic mail messages, wherein the network element is configured to; determine, via the computer processor, for a user of an electronic mail account, whether out-of-office messaging is active for the user of the electronic mail account; upon determining that the out-of-office messaging is active, determine whether there has been use of the electronic mail account by the user of the electronic mail account prior to a return date configured for the out-of-office messaging; upon determining that there has been use of the electronic mail account prior to the return date from a predefined location, provide a notification to the user of the electronic mail account that the out-of-office messaging is still active and restrict further notifications for a predetermined period; and upon determining that there has been use of the electronic mail account prior to the return date from a location other than the predefined location, provide no notification to the user that the out-of-office messaging is still active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a computer processor of a network element are configured to:
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determine, via the computer processor, for a user of an electronic mail account, whether out-of-office messaging is active for the user of the electronic mail account; upon determining that the out-of-office messaging is active, determine whether there has been use of the electronic mail account by the user of the electronic mail account prior to a return date configured for the out-of-office messaging; upon determining that there has been use of the electronic mail account prior to the return date from a predefined location, provide a notification to the user of the electronic mail account that the out-of-office messaging is still active and restrict further notifications for a predetermined period; and upon determining that there has been use of the electronic mail account prior to the return date from a location other than the predefined location, provide no notification to the user that the out-of-office messaging is still active. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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