Methods and apparatus for extraction of content from an email or email threads for use in providing implicit profile attributes and content for recommendation engines
US10318617B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/063
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for extracting content from an email or email thread are provided. Any replied content is removed from the email based on at least one of known delimiters and known email thread patterns used for separating original and reply emails. Any signature content is removed based on at least one of generated signature patterns for the sender and known signature patterns. Any greeting content is removed based on at least one of generated greeting patterns for the recipient and known greeting patterns. Any sent from content identifying a device or an email client from which the email was sent is removed based on known sent from content. The remaining email text can then be output for further processing, such as analyzing the text for use in augmenting a sender's implicit profile, and analyzing the text for question or answer content on specific topics.
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