Email chain navigation

US10135770B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Lorraine M. Herger · Port Chester, US
• Neal M. Keller · Yorktown Heights, US
• James R. Kozloski · New Fairfield, US
• Matthew A. McCarthy · Holly Springs, US
• Clifford A. Pickover · Yorktown Heights, US
• Andrew P. Wyskida · Fishkill, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 30, 2015
• Grant date: Nov 20, 2018
• Expiry date: Sep 30, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L51/52
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Technical solutions are described to arbitrarily order and access email messages based on text analysis and social network analysis. One general aspect includes a system that includes an email server and an email client. The email server generates a topic map of email messages stored on the email server. The email server also generates a social map of users with accounts on the email server. The email server receives an email message from a first user, the email message directed to a second user. The email server sends the email message to a third user in response to determining that the email message is relevant to the third user. The present document further describes examples of other aspects such as methods, computer products.