STRUCTURED SUGGESTIONS

• US 20170010769A1
• Filed: 09/22/2016
• Published: 01/12/2017
• 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.
• Granted Patent: US 10,747,397 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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; and

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

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

a second portion 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 that, when selected, causes the electronic device to add the identified contact information to a database.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second portion comprises a fourth user interface object associated with the identified contact information that, when selected, causes the electronic device to cease displaying the third user interface object.

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

4. 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.

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

6. 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; and

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

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

a second portion 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 that, when selected, causes the electronic device to add the identified contact information to a database.

7. 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; and

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

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

a second portion 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 that, when selected, causes the electronic device to add the identified contact information to a database.