Device message management system

• US 9,723,460 B1
• Filed: 10/02/2013
• Issued: 08/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FusionOne Incorporated (Synchronoss Technologies Incorporated), Synchronoss Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Synchronoss Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Onyon, Richard, Stannard, Liam, Ridgard, Leighton
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazaro, David
• Application Number:
  US14/044,801
• Time in Patent Office: 1,399 Days
• Field of Search: 709206, 709207
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/226 Delivery according to priorities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/234 for tracking messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A method and system for managing email or other messaging and attachments to messages which are forwarded to devices having limited processing and memory capacity. The method includes the steps of: receiving a user configuration categorizing messages for the user by elements of the message; accessing the user message datastore upon receipt of at least one new message for the user to a user data store; comparing said at least one new message to a set of user specific rules; rendering a message summary including at least one link accessible by the processing device, the link enabling action with respect to the message when selected by the user; and outputting the message summary to a user device.

Claims

1. A method of configuring user preferences for filtering messages to be forwarded by a message management system to a mobile device of the user, the message management system comprising a database of user preferences, the mobile device having limited processing and memory capacity, the method implemented by an application user interface on a computing device, the method comprising:

a. selecting, by the user, a plurality of message classification types;

b. assigning, by the user, a level of priority to each of the plurality of message classification types;

c. associating, by the user, a plurality of individuals with each of the plurality of message classification types;

d. selecting, by the user, a schedule for sending a notification to the mobile device of a receipt of a message by the message management system for each of the plurality of message classification types based on the level of priority of each of the plurality of message classification types, wherein a schedule for sending a notification of the receipt of a first message classification type of the plurality of message classification types is different than the schedule for sending a notification of the receipt of a second message classification of the plurality of message classification types; and

e. associating the user, the plurality of message classification types, and the schedule in a record in the database of user preferences for each of the plurality of message classification types.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising specifying, by the user, classification criteria for associating a sender with one of the plurality of message classification types and storing the classification criteria in a record in the database of user preferences, wherein specifying classification criteria comprises specifying one of a domain name of a sender, a keyword in a domain name of a sender, and an address of a sender.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising classifying a sender by applying the classification criteria to a sender found within an address book of the user and storing the classification of the sender in the database of user preferences.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising classifying a sender by applying the classification criteria to an address field of a previously received message and storing the sender classification in the database of user preferences.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising specifying, by the user, classification criteria for associating a keyword in a message with one of the plurality of message classification types and storing the classification criteria in a record in the database of user preferences, wherein specifying classification criteria comprises specifying a keyword in one of a subject line of a message, an attachment of a message, and a body of a message.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising specifying, by the user, classification criteria for associating a size of a message with one of the plurality of message classification types and storing the classification criteria in a record in the database of user preferences.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein a message classification type is one of VIP email, Standard email, and Other email.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting a schedule comprises selecting a day of the week for sending a notification to the mobile device of a message received by the message management system.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting a schedule comprises selecting a starting time and ending time of day for sending a notification to the mobile device of a message received by the message management system.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting a schedule comprises selecting an option to send a notification only if a new message has been received by the message management system since a previous notification was sent.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting a schedule comprises selecting an option to send a notification of a received message to the mobile device, the option comprising one of immediately send and never send.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device is the mobile device having limited processing and memory capacity.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising specifying, by the user, classification criteria for excluding a sender from with one of the plurality of message classification types and storing the classification criteria in a record in the database of user preferences.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising specifying, by the user, classification criteria for excluding a message from with one of the plurality of message classification types if the message has a keyword in one of a subject header, a body, and an attachment of a message and storing the classification criteria in a record in the database of user preferences.

15. A method of configuring user preferences for filtering messages to be forwarded by a message management system to a mobile device of the user, the message management system comprising a database of user preferences, the mobile device having limited processing and memory capacity, the method implemented by an application user interface on a computing device, the method comprising:

a. selecting, by the user, a plurality of message classification types, wherein each of the message classification types is associated with user-defined rules such that messages satisfying all of the user-defined rules are classified as having the message classification type;

b. assigning, by the user, a level of priority to each of the plurality of message classification types;

c. associating, by the user, a plurality of individuals with each of the plurality of message classification types;

d. selecting, by the user, a schedule for sending a notification to the mobile device of a receipt of a message that is associated with the message classification type by the message management system for each of the plurality of message classification types based on the level of priority of each of the plurality of message classification types, wherein a schedule for sending a notification of a receipt of a first message classification type of the plurality of message classification types is different than the schedule for sending a notification of the receipt of a second message classification of the plurality of message classification types; and

d. associating the user, the plurality of message classification types, and the schedule in a record in the database of user preferences for each of the plurality of message classification types.