Emoticon acknowledgment and reaction of email for fast feedback visualization without email overloading
US10904180B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/216
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, computer system, and/or computer program product for email processing. An email may be received by a plurality of recipients from a sender. An interactive icon may be integrated a summary display of the received email that provides at least one of the plurality of recipients' capability to provide a response to the received email. In response to a recipient of the plurality of recipients selecting the interactive icon, at least one emoticon may be displayed to the recipient for selection. In response to the recipient selecting from the at least one emoticon, the selected emoticon may be transmitted. The selected emoticon may be aggregated and displayed in respective summary displays of the at least one of the plurality of recipients or the sender.
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