COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING AND STORING TASKS FOR MESSAGING APPLICATIONS

• US 20180067761A1
• Filed: 06/28/2017
• Published: 03/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: James Cattermole
• Original Assignee: Hexigo Inc.
• Inventors: CATTERMOLE, James
• Granted Patent: US 10,423,441 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/46 Multiprogramming arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/546 Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes

Abstract

Embodiments generally relate to a computer-implemented method and system of automatically generating a task on a first messaging application at a first client device associated with a first user. The method includes: parsing, by the first client device, message content from an active field on the first messaging application of the first client device to identify at least one predefined character in the message content; and receiving, in relation to the message content, a selection of a user name associated with a second user. Task metadata may be automatically generated based on at least the first user, second user and a portion of the message content. The task metadata may then be attached, by the first client device, to the message content. First task data based on the task metadata may then be automatically generated at the first client device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of automatically generating a task on a first messaging application at a first client device associated with a first user, the method comprising:

parsing, by the first client device, message content from an active field on the first messaging application of the first client device to identify at least one predefined character in the message content;

receiving, in relation to the message content, a selection of a user name associated with a second user;

automatically generating task metadata based on at least the first user, second user and a portion of the message content;

attaching, by the first client device, the task metadata to the message content;

sending, from the first client device to a second client device associated with the second user, a message comprising the message content; and

automatically generating, at the first client device, first task data based on the task metadata.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing, in relation to the first messaging application, the first task data at a location accessible by the first messaging application.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, at a display portion on the first client device, a task based on the first task data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection of the user name is based on a list of names.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the selection of the user name comprises the first user selecting the user name via the first client device.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein based on sensing a mouse operation near the task on the display portion of the first client device, content associated with the task based on the first task data is displayed.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is an email.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the task metadata is attached to a header of the email.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one predefined character comprises one or more of “

@”

, “

#”

, “

+” and

“

&

”

.

10. A computer-implemented method of automatically storing a task on a second messaging application at a second client device associated with a second user according to the method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the second client device, the message comprising the message content;

detecting, in relation to the message content, the task metadata attached to the message content;

identifying, by the second client device, second user data in the task metadata, wherein the second user data is associated with the second user;

based on the identifying of the second user data, automatically generating second task data based on the task metadata; and

storing, in relation to the second messaging application, the second task data at a location accessible by the second messaging application.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

displaying, at a display portion on the second client device, a task based on the second task data.

12. A computer-implemented method of automatically storing a task on a second messaging application at a second client device associated with a second user, the method comprising:

receiving, at the second client device, a message comprising message content from a first client device;

detecting, in relation to the message content, task metadata attached to the message content;

identifying, by the second client device, second user data in the task metadata, wherein the second user data is associated with the second user;

based on the identifying of the second user data, automatically generating second task data based on the task metadata; and

storing, in relation to the second messaging application, the second task data at a location accessible by the second messaging application.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

displaying, at a display portion on the second client device, a task based on the second task data.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein before receiving, at the second client device, a message comprising message content from a first client device, the method comprises:

parsing, by the first client device, message content from an active field on the first messaging application of the first client device to identify at least one predefined character in the message content;

receiving, in relation to the message content, a selection of a user name associated with a second user;

automatically generating task metadata based on at least the first user, second user and a portion of the message content;

attaching, by the first client device, the task metadata to the message content;

sending, from the first client device to a second client device associated with the second user, a message comprising at least the message content; and

automatically generating, at the first client device, first task data based on the task metadata.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

storing, in relation to the first messaging application, the first task data at a location accessible by the first messaging application.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

displaying, at a display portion on the first client device, a task based on the first task data.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the selection of the user name is based on a list of names.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein receiving the selection of the user name comprises the first user selecting the user name via the first client device.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein based on sensing a mouse operation near the task on the display portion of the second client device, content associated with the task based on the second task data is displayed.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein based on sensing a mouse operation near the task on the display portion of the first client device, content associated with the task based on the first task data is displayed.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein the message is an email.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the task metadata is attached to a header of the email.

23. The method of claim 12, wherein the predefined character comprises “

@”

.

24. A computer system for automatically generating and storing a task, the system comprising:

a first client device associated with a first user and a second client device associated with a second user, the first device having a first messaging application and the second device having a second messaging application;

the first client device being configured to;

parse message content from an active field on the first messaging application of the first client device to identify at least one predefined character in the message content;

receive, in relation to the message content, a selection of a user name associated with a second user;

automatically generate task metadata based on at least the first user, second user and a portion of the message content;

attach the task metadata to the message content;

send, to the second client device, a message comprising the message content; and

automatically generate first task data based on the task metadata;

the second client device being configured to;

receive the message comprising message content from the first client device;

detect, in relation to the message content, task metadata attached to the message content;

identify second user data in the task metadata, wherein the second user data is associated with the second user;

based on the identifying of the second user data, automatically generate second task data based on the task metadata; and

store, in relation to the second messaging application on the second client device, the second task data at a location accessible by the second messaging application.