Systems and methods for temporarily postponing messages
US10645046B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/214
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method postpones an electronic message displayed for a user of a computing device. The user provides input to postpone the electronic message. Postponement options are displayed for the user. The user selects one of the options. Display of the message at the computing device is inhibited accordingly. One option enables a user to repeat the most recently selected postponement option. Another option postpones the message until the computing device is at a user-designated location. Another option inhibits display of the message at the computing device, but enables display of the message at another user-specified second computing device. Some postponement options are generated according to context of the electronic message, such as the content of the electronic message, the date or time when the user requested the postponement, or prior history of user-selected postponements. Some options are based on a sampling of postponement options selected by a plurality of users.
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