Filtering communications
US11017005B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/216
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method comprising: accessing a record of past emails or IM messages between a first user and a plurality of other users; from amongst a set of entities (e.g. other users, user groups or folders), identifying a subset as preferred entities of the first user, wherein at least some of the preferred entities are identified automatically based on at least a frequency of interaction between the first user and each of the entities; independently of receiving any search queries, causing a graphical user interface to display a list of the preferred entities; and based on the first user selecting one of the entities from the list, causing the graphical user interface to display to the first user a filtered-down list of emails and IM messages, being some or all of the emails or IM messages communicated between the first user and the selected entity.
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