Method and arrangement for obtaining an electronic mail service

• US 9,553,839 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2015
• Issued: 01/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Syri, Juha, Hyotyniemi, Heikki
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAHEED, KHALID W
• Application Number:
  US14/853,514
• Publication Number:
  US 20160006681A1
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/216 using statistical methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/284 Lexical analysis, e.g. tokenisation or collocates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/226 Delivery according to priorities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

The a user interface (UI) residing in a mobile environment, which has a possibility of indicating after reading each message whether or not the message is divergent from the normal/general level as to the importance of the message. Advantageously, the user does not need to do the indication every time when reading the mail. In the interface, after a given mail has been read (or a part of the given mail has been read), there occurs a possibility to choose between two alternatives: interesting or non-interesting. Advantageously, there is not required other extra work from the user. Gradually, a mail agent collects information about what kind of mail the user prefers and does not prefer. The result will be a prearranged list by preference in the incoming mail. Any mail similar to the ones previously indicated as important will appear first to the user. The applied algorithm in the methods and systems is based on statistical analysis of the linguistic contents of the mail.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an electronic mail message at a mobile station,

indicating the electronic mail message by a level based on a preference of the electronic mail message for a user of the mobile station, wherein the preference is based on interest priority in content of the electronic mail message,

collecting, by a mail agent, reference preference information used to indicate the preference,

wherein the reference preference information is taken from the content of the electronic mail message, and

presenting a list, at the mobile station, indicating an order of preference for a plurality of electronic mail messages for the user based, at least in part, on the preference indicator of each of the plurality of electronic mail messages,

wherein the list is further based on applying a priority model, wherein the priority model contains one or more patterns for the user about the preference of the user for certain electronic mail messages based on the reference preference information.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the list is further based on applying at least one algorithm based on a statistical analysis of a linguistic content of the electronic mail message.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the list is further based on applying a user profile containing information about the preference of the user for certain electronic mail messages.

4. A method according to claim 2, wherein the linguistic content comprises terms.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein the terms comprises predetermined character strings.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the list is further based on a selection of a relevant word.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the selection of the relevant word comprises dividing the electronic mail messages into two groups:

interesting, and not having a particular relevancy.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the preference for electronic mail message comprises at least one of electronic mail message having a relevance for the user, and electronic mail message not having a particular relevance for the user.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein the indication comprises entering an option depicting the preference by the mobile station for the electronic mail message.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the electronic mail message is contained in a message viable in a mobile environment.

11. A method according to claim 10, wherein the message comprises at least one of a data packet for a transfer in a packet based mobile environment, a SMS for transfer in a GSM environment, USSD for transfer in a GSM environment, R-data for transfer in a TDMA environment.

12. A method according to claim 1, wherein the preference indicator for the electronic mail message is received directly from the user at another device and the list is further based on the user provided preference indicator.

13. A method comprising:

receiving an electronic mail message at a mail agent,

processing the electronic mail message, by the mail agent, for resulting in an order of preference for electronic mail messages for a user of a mobile station,

collecting, by a mail agent, reference preference information used to indicate the preference,

wherein the reference preference information is taken from the content of the electronic mail message, and

transferring a list, to the mobile device, indicating the order of preference for the electronic mail messages for the user to the mobile station, wherein the list is further based on applying a priority model, wherein the priority model contains one or more patterns for the user about the preference of the user for certain electronic mail messages based on the reference preference information.

14. A method according to claim 13, wherein the list is further based on applying at least one algorithm based on a statistical analysis of a linguistic content of the electronic mail message.

15. A system comprising:

a mobile station configured to;

receive an electronic mail message at the mobile station,

indicate the electronic mail message by a level based on a preference of the electronic mail message for a user of the mobile station, wherein the preference is based on interest priority in content of the electronic mail message; and

a mail agent configured to;

collect reference preference information used to indicate the preference,

wherein the reference preference information is taken from the content of the electronic mail message, and

wherein the mobile station is further configured to;

present a list indicating an order of preference for a plurality of electronic mail messages for the user based, at least in part, on the preference indicator of each of the plurality of electronic mail messages,

wherein the list is further based on applying a priority model, wherein the priority model contains one or more patterns for the user about the preference of the user for certain electronic mail messages based on the reference preference information.

16. A system according to claim 15, wherein the list is further based on applying at least one algorithm based on a statistical analysis of a linguistic content of the electronic mail message.

17. A system according to claim 15, wherein the list is further based on applying a user profile containing information about the preference of the user for certain electronic mail messages.

18. A system according to claim 16, wherein the linguistic content comprises terms.

19. A system according to claim 18, wherein the terms comprises predetermined character strings.

20. A system according to claim 15, wherein the list is further based on a selection of a relevant word.

21. A system according to claim 18, wherein the selection of the relevant word comprises dividing the electronic mail messages into two groups:

interesting, and not having a particular relevancy.

22. A system according to claim 15, wherein the preference for electronic mail message comprises at least one of electronic mail message having a relevance for the user, and electronic mail message not having a particular relevance for the user.

23. A system according to claim 15, wherein the indication comprises entering an option depicting the preference by the mobile station for the electronic mail message.

24. A system according to claim 15, wherein at least a part of the electronic mail message is contained in a message viable in a mobile environment.

25. A system according to claim 24, wherein the message comprises at least one of a data packet for a transfer in a packet based mobile environment, a SMS for transfer in a GSM environment, USSD for transfer in a GSM environment, R-data for transfer in a TDMA environment.

26. A system according to claim 15, wherein the preference indicator for the electronic mail message is received directly from the user at another device and the list is further based on the user provided preference indicator.