Delaying sending and receiving of messages

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10728199-B2
Application number	US-201815887449-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 2, 2018
Priority date	Feb 2, 2018
Publication date	Jul 28, 2020
Grant date	Jul 28, 2020

Abstract

Methods and devices for verifying whether to send a message may include delaying, at an operating system executing on the computer device, sending of a message to at least one recipient based at least upon an associated delay period for the message. The methods and devices may include verifying a completion of the delay period and determining whether at least one override condition exists. The methods and devices may include altering a sending of the message when the at least one override condition occurred.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer device, comprising:
a memory to store data and instructions;
a processor in communication with the memory;
an operating system in communication with the memory and the processor, wherein the operating system is operable to:
delay a sending of a message to at least one recipient based at least upon a delay period for the message, wherein the message is part of a message thread of a plurality of messages;
verify a completion of the delay period;
determine whether at least one override condition exists, wherein the at least one override condition includes criteria selected to further delay the sending of the message after the completion of the delay period;
wait for confirmation to cancel or further delay the message in response to the at least one override condition occurring, wherein the at least one override condition includes receiving a reply to at least one message of the plurality of messages within the message thread; and
alter the sending of the message in response to the confirmation.

2. The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the operating system is further operable to cancel sending the message when the at least one override condition occurred.

3. The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the operating system is further operable to:
prompt a user to confirm whether to send the message when the at least one override condition occurred.

4. The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the operating system is further operable to send the message when the at least one override condition did not occur.

5. The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the delay period is based upon an anticipated arrival time at a location.

6. The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the delay period is based upon one or more delay factors.

7. The computer device of claim 6 , wherein the operating system is further operable to verify the completion of the delay period by verifying the one or more delay factors are met.

8. The computer device of claim 6 , wherein the one or more delay factors comprise one or more environment factors, wherein the operating system is further operable to:
receive an indication of a value of the one or more environment factors; and
automatically update the delay period based on the one or more environment factors.

9. The computer device of claim 8 , wherein the operating system receives the one or more environment factors from one or more of at least one data source on the computer device and a third party application in communication with the computer device.

10. The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one override condition includes receiving responses from other individuals.

11. The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one override condition includes interactions with the at least one recipient.

12. The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one override condition includes receiving additional documentation.

13. The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the operating system is further operable to:
prompt a user to create a new message in response to the confirmation; and
send the new message.

14. A method for verifying whether to send a message from a computer device, comprising:
delaying, at an operating system executing on the computer device, a sending of the message to at least one recipient based at least upon a delay period for the message, wherein the message is part of a message thread of a plurality of messages;
verifying a completion of the delay period;
determining whether at least one override condition exists, wherein the at least one override condition includes criteria selected to further delay the sending of the message after the completion of the delay period;
waiting for confirmation to cancel or further delay the message in response to the at least one override condition occurring, wherein the at least one override condition includes receiving a reply to at least one message of the plurality of messages within the message thread; and
altering the sending of the message in response to the confirmation.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
canceling sending the message when the at least one override condition occurred.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising
prompting a user to confirm whether to send the message when the at least one override condition occurred.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
sending the message when the at least one override condition did not occur.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the delay period is based upon an anticipated arrival time at a location.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the delay period is based upon one or more delay factors.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein verifying the completion of the delay period further comprises verifying the one or more delay factors are met.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the one or more delay factors comprise one or more environment factors, and wherein the method further comprises:
receiving an indication of a value of the one or more environment factors; and
automatically updating the delay period based on the one or more environment factors.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the one or more environment factors are received from one or more of at least one data source on the computer device and a third party application in communication with the computer device.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer device, comprising:
at least one instruction for causing the computer device to delay a sending of a message to at least one recipient based at least upon a delay period for the message, wherein the message is part of a message thread of a plurality of messages;
at least one instruction for causing the computer device to verify a completion of the delay period;
at least one instruction for causing the computer device to determine whether at least one override condition exists, wherein the at least one override condition includes criteria selected to further delay the sending of the message after the completion of the delay period;
at least one instruction for causing the computer device to wait for confirmation to cancel or further delay the message in response to the at least one override condition occurring, wherein the at least one override condition includes receiving a reply to at least one message of the plurality of messages within the message thread; and
at least one instruction for causing the computer device to alter the sending of the message in response to the confirmation.

Assignees

• Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc

Inventors

• Grochocki Jr David
• Salowitz Elizabeth
• Mehta Kshitij
• West Jeff

Classifications

• G06Q10/107 Primary

  Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing] · CPC title

• H04L51/214 Primary

  using selective forwarding · CPC title

• H04L51/216

  Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads · CPC title

• H04L51/226

  Delivery according to priorities · CPC title

• H04L51/234

  for tracking messages · CPC title