Activation of dynamic filter generation for message management systems through gesture-based input

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9537805-B2
Application number	US-201414569456-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2014
Priority date	Mar 27, 2014
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

Generation of filtering rules for incoming messages can be activated by a user through a gesture-based input. When the user activates filtering rule generation, the message management service can cause a user device to display a prompt requesting additional data to be used to generate the filtering rule. The gesture can be a swipe and hold gesture, where the swipe is associated with an action (archiving, deleting, deferring, or adding the message to a list), and the swipe and hold action can activate filtering rule generation associated with the action.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a selection of a content item, wherein the selection includes a gesture;
analyzing the gesture to identify one or more actions to be performed on the selected content item;
determining that the gesture includes a hold portion based on a first time period associated with the gesture satisfying a first threshold value;
determining a second time period associated with the hold portion;
comparing the second time period associated with the hold portion to a second threshold value;
upon determining that the second time period is less than the second threshold value, performing at least one action from a first set of actions;
upon determining that the second time period is greater than the second threshold value, performing at least one action from a second set of actions;
defining a first rule associated with the at least one action that is performed upon determining that the second time period is less than the second threshold value; and
defining a second rule associated with the at least one action that is performed upon determining that the second time period is greater than the second threshold value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions include at least one of archiving, moving, or deleting the content item.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the gesture further includes a transverse portion.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein analyzing the gesture to identify the one or more actions to be performed on the selected content item, further comprises:
identifying the first set of actions based on the transverse portion; and
identifying the second set of actions based on the first set of actions, wherein the second set of actions is associated with the hold portion.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein identifying the first set of actions associated with the transverse portion, further comprises:
determining a length and a direction associated with the transverse portion; and
identifying the first set of actions based on the length and the direction.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of second actions includes creating a rule based on the first set of actions for the selected content item.

7. A computer system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory accessible to the one or more processors, the memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
receiving a selection of a content item, wherein the selection includes a gesture;
analyzing the gesture to identify one or more actions to be performed on the selected content item;
determining that the gesture includes a hold portion based on a first time period associated with the gesture satisfying a first threshold value;
determining a second time period associated with the hold portion;
comparing the second time period associated with the hold portion to a second threshold value;
upon determining that the second time period is less than the second threshold value, performing at least one action from a first set of actions;
upon determining that the second time period is greater than the second threshold value, performing at least one action from a second set of actions;
defining a first rule associated with the at least one action that is performed upon determining that the second time period is less than the second threshold value; and
defining a second rule associated with the at least one action that is performed upon determining that the second time period is greater than the second threshold value.

8. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more actions include at least one of archiving, moving, or deleting the content item.

9. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein the gesture further includes a transverse portion.

10. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein the set of second actions includes creating a rule based on the first set of actions for the selected content item.

11. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein analyzing the gesture to identify the one or more actions to be performed on the selected content item, further comprises:
identifying the first set of actions based on the transverse portion; and
identifying the second set of actions based on the first set of actions, wherein the second set of actions is associated with the hold portion.

12. The computer system of claim 7 , wherein identifying the first set of actions associated with the transverse portion, further comprises:
determining a length and a direction associated with the transverse portion; and
identifying the first set of actions based on the length and the direction.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, cause the computer processor to:
receiving a selection of a content item, wherein the selection includes a gesture;
analyzing the gesture to identify one or more actions to be performed on the selected content item;
determining that the gesture includes a hold portion based on a first time period associated with the gesture satisfying a first threshold value;
determining a second time period associated with the hold portion;
comparing the second time period associated with the hold portion to a second threshold value;
upon determining that the second time period is less than the second threshold value, performing at least one action from a first set of actions;
upon determining that the second time period is greater than the second threshold value, performing at least one action from a second set of actions;
defining a first rule associated with the at least one action that is performed upon determining that the second time period is less than the second threshold value; and
defining a second rule associated with the at least one action that is performed upon determining that the second time period is greater than the second threshold value.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the one or more actions include at least one of archiving, moving, or deleting the content item.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the gesture further includes a transverse portion.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the set of second actions includes creating a rule based on the first set of actions for the selected content item.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein analyzing the gesture to identify the one or more actions to be performed on the selected content item, further comprises:
identifying the first set of actions based on the transverse portion; and
identifying the second set of actions based on the first set of actions, wherein the second set of actions is associated with the hold portion.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein identifying the first set of actions associated with the transverse portion, further comprises:
determining a length and a direction associated with the transverse portion; and
identifying the first set of actions based on the length and the direction.

Assignees

• Dropbox Inc

Inventors

• Cue Adam
• Underwood Iv George Milton
• Van Damme Tim

Classifications

• G06F3/04883 Primary

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• H04L51/12 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L51/046

  Interoperability with other network applications or services · CPC title

• H04L51/212 Primary

  using filtering or selective blocking · CPC title