Methods, systems, and media for modifying the presentation of contextually relevant documents in browser windows of a browsing application

• US 11,048,855 B2
• Filed: 02/11/2015
• Issued: 06/29/2021
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Liu, Eric H C
• Primary Examiner(s): Ries, Laurie A
• Application Number:
  US14/619,843
• Publication Number:
  US 20160232137A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,330 Days
• Field of Search: 715205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/335 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles filtering in web context G06F16/9535, G06F16/9536
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/14 Tree-structured documents parsing G06F40/205; validation G06F40/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 2203/0085 Support of Ethernet
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 3/0623 Synchronous multiplexing systems, e.g. synchronous digital hierarchy/synchronous optical network (SDH/SONET), synchronisation with a pointer process
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 3/167 interaction with SDH/SONET, e.g. carrying SDH/SONET frames, interfacing with SDH/SONET H04J3/1664 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments

Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for presenting contextually relevant information are provided. In some implementations, the method includes: receiving information associated with a user of a user device from multiple data sources, where the user device comprises a display; identifying, without user intervention, a relevant document based on the received information associated with the user of the user device; determining that a new browser window or a new browser tab has been opened by a browser application being executed by the user device; and causing, without user intervention, the relevant document to be presented using the new browser window or new browser tab.

Claims

1. A method for presenting contextually relevant information, the method comprising:

receiving, using a hardware processor, information associated with a user of a user device from a plurality of data sources, wherein the user device comprises a display;

determining, based on at least a portion of the received information associated with the user of the user device, an anticipated task, a time at which the anticipated task is scheduled, and one or more documents that are relevant to the anticipated task;

identifying, without user intervention, a plurality of relevant documents that were (1)previously opened in connection with the anticipated task based on the received information associated with the user of the user device, (2) previously opened in connection with tasks that are similar to the anticipated task, and (3) previously opened in connection with tasks having a similar group of participants including the user of the user device, wherein each of the plurality of relevant documents is associated with at least one of a plurality of messages of a messaging account associated with the user of the user device;

selecting a subset of relevant documents from the plurality of relevant documents for presentation in connection with the anticipated task, wherein the subset of relevant documents is identified based on text included in at least one of the plurality of messages of the messaging account associated with the user of the user device;

determining whether a current time is within a particular period of time from the time at which the anticipated task is scheduled;

in response to determining that the current time is within the particular period of time from the time at which the anticipated task is scheduled, causing, without user intervention, a page to be presented on the user device, wherein the page includes a link to each of the subset of relevant documents that were previously opened on the user device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the relevant document is a web page.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data sources includes metadata of the plurality of messages viewed using the messaging account associated with the user.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the relevant document is a document attached to at least one of the messages, and wherein the relevant document is identified based on metadata indicating that the relevant document was attached to the at least one of the messages.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the relevant document is identified based on timing information related to how recently the relevant document was attached to the message.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the relevant document is identified based on a number of messages in a thread of messages that includes the at least one message to which the relevant document was attached being equal to or greater than a threshold number of messages.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein attachment to a message is indicated by a link to the relevant document being included in the message.

8. A system for presenting contextually relevant information, the system comprising:

a hardware processor that is programmed to;

receive information associated with a user of a user device from a plurality of data sources, wherein the user device comprises a display;

determine, based on at least a portion of the received information associated with the user of the user device, an anticipated task, a time at which the anticipated task is scheduled, and one or more documents that are relevant to the anticipated task;

identify, without user intervention, a plurality of relevant documents that were (1) previously opened in connection with the anticipated task based on the received information associated with the user of the user device, (2) previously opened in connection with tasks that are similar to the anticipated task, and (3) previously opened in connection with tasks having a similar group of participants including the user of the user device, wherein each of the plurality of relevant documents is associated with at least one of a plurality of messages of a messaging account associated with the user of the user device;

select a subset of relevant documents from the plurality of relevant documents for presentation in connection with the anticipated task, wherein the subset of relevant documents is identified based on text included in at least one of the plurality of messages of the messaging account associated with the user of the user device;

determine whether a current time is within a particular period of time from the time at which the anticipated task is scheduled; and

in response to determining that the current time is within the particular period of time from the time at which the anticipated task is scheduled, cause, without user intervention, a page to be presented on the user device, wherein the page includes a link to each of the subset of relevant documents that were previously opened on the user device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the relevant document is a web page.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the plurality of data sources includes metadata of the plurality of messages viewed using the messaging account associated with the user.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the relevant document is a document attached to at least one of the messages, and wherein the relevant document is identified based on metadata indicating that the relevant document was attached to the at least one of the messages.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the relevant document is identified based on timing information related to how recently the relevant document was attached to the message.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the relevant document is identified based on a number of messages in a thread of messages that includes the at least one message to which the relevant document was attached being equal to or greater than a threshold number of messages.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein attachment to a message is indicated by a link to the relevant document being included in the message.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for presenting contextually relevant information, the method comprising:

receiving information associated with a user of a user device from a plurality of data sources, wherein the user device comprises a display;

determining, based on at least a portion of the received information associated with the user of the user device, an anticipated task, a time at which the anticipated task is scheduled, and one or more documents that are relevant to the anticipated task;

identifying, without user intervention, a plurality of relevant documents that were (1)previously opened in connection with the anticipated task based on the received information associated with the user of the user device, (2) previously opened in connection with tasks that are similar to the anticipated task, and (3) previously opened in connection with tasks having a similar group of participants including the user of the user device, wherein each of the plurality of relevant documents is associated with at least one of a plurality of messages of a messaging account associated with the user of the user device;

selecting a subset of relevant documents from the plurality of relevant documents for presentation in connection with the anticipated task, wherein the subset of relevant documents is identified based on text included in at least one of the plurality of messages of the messaging account associated with the user of the user device;

determining whether a current time is within a particular period of time from the time at which the anticipated task is scheduled; and

in response to determining that the current time is within the particular period of time from the time at which the anticipated task is scheduled, causing, without user intervention, a page to be presented on the user device, wherein the page includes a link to each of the subset of relevant documents that were previously opened on the user device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the relevant document is a web page.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the plurality of data sources includes metadata of the plurality of messages viewed using the messaging account associated with the user.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the relevant document is a document attached to at least one of the messages, and wherein the relevant document is identified based on metadata indicating that the relevant document was attached to the at least one of the messages.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the relevant document is identified based on timing information related to how recently the relevant document was attached to the message.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the relevant document is identified based on a number of messages in a thread of messages that includes the at least one message to which the relevant document was attached being equal to or greater than a threshold number of messages.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein attachment to a message is indicated by a link to the relevant document being included in the message.