Message assistant via smart templates

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9413899-B1
Application number	US-201514982095-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 29, 2015
Priority date	Aug 28, 2015
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for sending a message. The method includes receiving a calendar of a user. The method further includes receiving an indication of a time. The method further includes determining one or more messages based on the calendar and the time. The method further includes receiving an indication from the user of selecting a message from the one or more messages.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for sending a message, the method comprising:
receiving, by one or more computer processors, an indication that a user is creating a message,
receiving, by one or more computer processors, an indication of a time, wherein the time is a current time and a time interval, wherein the current time is the time the user begins to create the message and wherein the time interval is a block of time during a twenty-four hour day determined by the user;
determining, by one more computer processors, a date, wherein the date is the date of the current time;
receiving, by one or more computer processors, a calendar of the user, wherein the calendar of the user is a work calendar associated with the user and a personal calendar associated with the user;
determining, by one or more computer processors, one or more events for the date on the calendar of the user;
determining, by one or more computer processors, one or more messages, based on the current time and the time interval and the determined one or more events for the date on the calendar of the user;
displaying, by one or more computer processors, the one or more messages in a list by priority, wherein the priority is based first on the time, second on a frequency of use of a message in a time interval, and third on the calendar of the user;
receiving, by one or more computer processors, an indication, from the user, selecting a message of the one or more messages;
transmitting, by one or more computer processors, the indicated message, wherein the indicated message is transmitted to a second user in response to the user receiving a message from the second user;
removing, by one or more computer processors, the transmitted message from the one or more messages; and
replacing, by one or more computer processors, the transmitted message of the one or more messages, with a new message, wherein the new message is based on the current time and the time interval and the determined one or more events for the date on the calendar of the user.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Shivashankaraiah Nataraj

Classifications

• G06Q10/1093

  Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups · CPC title

• G06Q10/107 Primary

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

• H04M15/00 Primary

  Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication {; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP} · CPC title

• H04L51/226

  Delivery according to priorities · CPC title

• H04L51/046 Primary

  Interoperability with other network applications or services · CPC title