Systems and methods for temporarily postponing messages
US10904187B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/214
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method postpones a plurality of associated electronic messages displayed for a user of a computing device. Postponement options are displayed for the user. Display of the plurality of electronic messages at the computing device is inhibited based on received user input. One option enables a user to repeat the most recently selected postponement option. Another option postpones the plurality of electronic messages until the computing device is at a user-designated location. Some postponement options are generated according to context of the plurality of electronic messages, such as the content of one or more of the electronic messages in the plurality of electronic messages, 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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