Methods and systems for structuring information of email messages

• US 20140173011A1
• Filed: 02/24/2014
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rakesh Singh
• Original Assignee: Rakesh Singh
• Inventors: Singh, Rakesh
• Granted Patent: US 10,069,780 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes

Abstract

Provided are computer implemented methods and systems for structuring information of email messages. An exemplary method comprises receiving an incoming email message. An automatic response is sent to a sender of the incoming email message with a request for information. The requested information is received from the sender and associated with a bin. The bin is structured according to a data model associated with the bin.

Claims

1. A method for structuring information of email messages, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, at least one incoming email message;

responding, by the processor, to a sender of the at least one incoming email message, with a request for information;

receiving, by the processor from the sender, the information; and

associating, by the processor, the information with a bin, the bin being structured according to a data model associated with the bin.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for information includes a form associated with the data model.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information is structured according to a form associated with the data model, the form being predefined by a user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information received from the sender includes a bin selection, the associating of the information with the bin being performed based on the bin selection.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one incoming email message is processed to extract an email identifier, the associating of the information with the bin being performed based on the email identifier.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

structuring the information according to the data model associated with the bin;

receiving, from a user, a request for structured information;

based on the request for structured information, providing the structured information.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the processor, from the sender, a structured incoming email message, wherein the structured incoming email message includes structured information provided by the sender; and

storing the structured information to the database.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the processor, from a user, a command to send an outgoing email message, wherein the outgoing email message is associated with the data model;

sending, by the processor, the outgoing email message to the receiver;

receiving, by the processor, a reply command from the receiver;

based on the reply command, providing to the receiver, a form related to the data model associated with the outgoing email message; and

receiving, by the processor, input to the form, the input being stored as structured information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the outgoing email message is sent to a group of receivers.

10. A system for structuring information of email messages, the system comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive at least one incoming email message;

respond, to a sender of the at least one incoming email message, with a request for information;

receive, from the sender, the information; and

associate, the information with a bin, the bin being structured according to a data model associated with the bin; and

a database communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to store at least the information, the bin, and the data model associated with the bin.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

process the at least one incoming email message; and

generate an auto-response message.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the auto-response message includes a link associated with one or more bins predefined by a user.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the auto-response message includes the request for information.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the request for information includes a form associated with the data model, wherein an input of the sender in the form is received as the information.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the information is structured according to a form associated with the data model, the form being predefined by a user.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to provide one or more bins for selection of the sender, wherein the one or more bins are predefined by a user.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

structure the information according to the data model associated with the bin;

receive, from a user, a request for structured information; and

based on the request for structured information, provide the structured information.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the structured information is provided as one or more of the following:

a spreadsheet, a chart, and a graph.

19. The system of claim 10, wherein a user defines one or more stages for the email messages, the one or more stages being associated with the bin.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, perform the following operations:

receive at least one incoming email message;

respond to a sender of the at least one incoming email message, with a request for information;

receive, from the sender, the information; and

associate, the information with a bin, the bin being structured according to a data model associated with the bin.