GENERATING CONTACT SUGGESTIONS

• US 20140222815A1
• Filed: 04/18/2014
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: ROTH, Maayan, MEROM, Ron, BEN-DAVID, Assaf, LEICHTBERG, Ari J., LEISER, Natan, HORN, Ilan M., DEUTSCHER, David, FLYSHER, Guy, MATIAS, Yossi
• Granted Patent: US 9,311,415 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90324 using system suggestions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating contact suggestions are provided. In some implementations, a method includes, at a computing device, identifying a first recipient of a draft electronic communication; and suggesting, to a user, a second recipient for the draft electronic communication in accordance with a condition that both the first recipient and the second recipient shared a single electronic communication. The single electronic communication was communicated at a time prior to identifying the first recipient. In some implementations, the method optionally includes, suggesting, to the user, a removal of a third recipient of the draft electronic communication. In other implementations, the method optionally includes, suggesting, to the user, a replacement of a fourth recipient of the draft electronic communication.

Claims

1. A method of generating contact suggestions, comprising:

at a computing device having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors, performing the following method;

identifying a first recipient of a draft electronic communication; and

suggesting, to a user, a second recipient for the draft electronic communication in accordance with a condition that both the first recipient and the second recipient shared a single electronic communication, wherein the single electronic communication was communicated at a time prior to identifying the first recipient.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

suggesting, to the user, a removal of a third recipient of the draft electronic communication in accordance with the condition that both the first recipient and the second recipient shared a single electronic communication.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

suggesting, to the user, a replacement of a fourth recipient of the draft electronic communication in accordance with the condition that both the first recipient and the fourth recipient shared a single electronic communication.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the draft electronic communication is one of:

an email message, a chat message, a voicemail message, a calendar invitation, a document sharing invitation, a document sharing communication, a video communication, a social network communication.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second recipient is suggested further in accordance with a direction of single electronic communication.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second recipient is suggested further in accordance with a recency of the single electronic communication.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second recipient is suggested further in accordance with a frequency of communications between the first recipient and the second recipient.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second recipient is suggested further in accordance with an importance level associated with the second recipient.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

suggesting a third recipient concurrently with the second recipient.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the single electronic communication is a different type of communication from the draft electronic communication.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing (i) information identifying the second recipient to be displayed concurrently with (ii) a portion of the draft electronic communication.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first recipient is specified by the user.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein second recipient is suggested to the user automatically without human intervention.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the first recipient is specified by the user.

14. A computing device for generating contact suggestions, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs stored in the memory, the one or more programs comprising instructions, executed by the one or more processors, for;

identifying a first recipient of a draft electronic communication; and

suggesting, to a user, a second recipient for the draft electronic communication in accordance with a condition that both the first recipient and the second recipient shared a single electronic communication, wherein the single electronic communication was communicated at a time prior to identifying the first recipient.

15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the second recipient is suggested further in accordance with a direction of single electronic communication.

16. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the second recipient is suggested further in accordance with a recency of the single electronic communication.

17. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the single electronic communication is a different type of communication from the draft electronic communication.

18. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for:

causing (i) information identifying the second recipient to be displayed concurrently with (ii) a portion of the draft electronic communication.

20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by one or more processors of a computing device, the one or more programs comprising instructions to be executed by the one or more processors so as to :

identify a first recipient of a draft electronic communication; and

suggest, to a user, a second recipient for the draft electronic communication in accordance with a condition that both the first recipient and the second recipient shared a single electronic communication, wherein the single electronic communication was communicated at a time prior to identifying the first recipient.