Priority inbox notifications and synchronization for messaging application

US8935347B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8935347-B2
Application numberUS-201213651323-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 12, 2012
Priority dateDec 8, 2010
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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Systems and methods for priority inbox notifications and synchronization are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method includes, at a computer system, obtaining message information from a server system. The message information represents a set of messages and an importance score associated with each message in the set of messages. The importance score is generated based at least in part on a global importance prediction model and a user importance prediction model. A new mail notification is presented when a determination is made that the set of messages include one or more unread priority messages. The priority messages comprise messages with which the associated importance score satisfy one or more predefined message importance criteria: Optionally, presentation of a new mail notification is foregone when there is a determination that the set of messages do not include any unread priority messages.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for presenting notifications, comprising: at a computer system: obtaining message information, the message information representing a set of messages, and an importance score associated with each respective message in the set of messages, wherein the importance score is generated based at least in part on a global importance prediction model and a user importance prediction model; in accordance with a determination that the set of messages inclu…

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What does patent US8935347B2 cover?
Systems and methods for priority inbox notifications and synchronization are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method includes, at a computer system, obtaining message information from a server system. The message information represents a set of messages and an importance score associated with each message in the set of messages. The importance score is generated based at least in part on a glo…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cohen Gabriel, Westbrook Paul T, Ghosh Debajit, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L51/224. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).