Utilizing metadata to optimize efficiency for archiving emails

US8843452B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Michael Baessler · Neckartenzlingen, DE
• Markus Lorch · Waldenbuch, DE
• Juergen Maletz · Wildberg, DE
• Katharina Pfeil · Stuttgart, DE
• Daniel Pittner · Steinenbronn, DE
• Dirk Seider · Bisingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 1, 2010
• Grant date: Sep 23, 2014
• Expiry date: Dec 2, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S707/922
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method, a computer program product and a system are provided for archiving emails, where the email system includes at least one user mailbox configured to receive and store emails within the user mailbox and send emails from the user mailbox. User-specific metadata corresponding with emails received and sent by each user mailbox is collected. The collected user-specific metadata is analyzed to provide a predictive indication when and which emails will be archived for each user mailbox, and emails are archived for user mailboxes based upon the predictive indication for each user mailbox.