Structured suggestions

• US 10,747,397 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2016
• Issued: 08/18/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Gross, Daniel C., Yang, Lawrence Y., Lemay, Stephen O., Jon, Tiffany S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ehichioya, Irete F
• Assistant Examiner(s): Caiado, Antonio J
• Application Number:
  US15/273,593
• Publication Number:
  US 20170010769A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,426 Days
• Field of Search: 707722, 704 9, 704235, 715758, 709206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2379 Updates performed during online database operations; commit processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments

Abstract

An electronic device suggests contacts and calendar events for users based on their messages. The device can analyze a user'"'"'s messages for contact and event information and automatically generate or update suggested contacts and calendar events for the user based on this information. The suggested contacts and calendar events can be searchable as if they were manually entered by the user, and the user can choose to add or ignore the suggested contacts and calendar events.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display;

receiving a message;

identifying, in the received message, an entity and contact information associated with the entity;

displaying a first user interface corresponding to the received message, the first user interface concurrently comprising;

a message portion comprising content of the message as received by the electronic device; and

a suggestion portion, wherein the suggestion portion is displayed adjacent to the message portion, the suggestion portion concurrently comprising;

a first user interface object corresponding to the identified entity;

a second user interface object corresponding to the identified contact information; and

a third user interface object associated with the identified contact information configured to cause the electronic device to reject adding the identified contact information to a database;

while displaying, on the display, the first user interface, detecting selection of the third user interface object associated with the identified contact information; and

in response to detecting selection of the third user interface object;

ceasing displaying the suggestion portion of the first user interface;

maintaining displaying the message of the first user interface; and

causing the electronic device to reject adding the identified contact information to the database.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the message comprises an email.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the identified entity comprises a name and the identified contact information comprises a phone number, address, business or social networking handle.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the identified entity comprises a name and the identified contact information comprises a phone number, address, business or social networking handle.

5. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

receiving a message;

identifying, in the received message, an entity and contact information associated with the entity;

displaying a first user interface corresponding to the received message, the first user interface concurrently comprising;

a message portion comprising content of the message as received by the electronic device; and

a suggestion portion, wherein the suggestion portion is displayed adjacent to the message portion, the suggestion portion concurrently comprising;

a first user interface object corresponding to the identified entity;

a second user interface object corresponding to the identified contact information; and

a third user interface object associated with the identified contact information configured to cause the electronic device to reject adding the identified contact information to a database;

while displaying, on the display, the first user interface, detecting selection of the third user interface object associated with the identified contact information; and

in response to detecting selection of the third user interface object;

ceasing displaying the suggestion portion of the first user interface;

maintaining displaying the message of the first user interface; and

causing the electronic device to reject adding the identified contact information to the database.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the message comprises an email.

8. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the identified entity comprises a name and the identified contact information comprises a phone number, address, business or social networking handle.

9. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the identified entity comprises a name and the identified contact information comprises a phone number, address, business or social networking handle.

6. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by an electronic device with a display, cause the device to:

receive a message;

identify, in the received message, an entity and contact information associated with the entity;

display a user interface corresponding to the received message, the user interface concurrently comprising;

a message portion comprising content of the message as received by the electronic device; and

a suggestion portion, wherein the suggestion portion is displayed adjacent to the message portion, the suggestion portion concurrently comprising;

a first visual object corresponding to the identified entity;

a second visual object corresponding to the identified contact information; and

a third visual object associated with the identified contact information configured to cause the electronic device to reject adding the identified contact information to a database;

while displaying, on the display, the first user interface, detect selection of the third user interface object associated with the identified contact information; and

in response to detecting selection of the third user interface object;

cease displaying the suggestion portion of the first user interface;

maintain displaying the message of the first user interface; and

cause the electronic device to reject adding the identified contact information to the database.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the message comprises an email.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the identified entity comprises a name and the identified contact information comprises a phone number, address, business or social networking handle.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the identified entity comprises a name and the identified contact information comprises a phone number, address, business or social networking handle.