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Estimating the time until a reply email will be received using a recipient behavior model

  • US 9,460,047 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2015
  • Issued: 10/04/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method in an email communication system having at least a processor, the method comprising:

  • sharing a set of recipient behavior models among a set of trusted peers;

    generating an estimate of a receipt time of a reply email from a recipient of an initial email using more than one recipient behavior model from the set of recipient behavior models using machine learning; and

    indicating the estimate to a user using an indication device,wherein the set of recipient behavior models are configured in a master-slave configuration, and a master recipient behavior model from among the recipient behavior models in the set is used to output the estimate that is indicated to the user.

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