Automated transformation of email signatures
A system and method for dynamically transforming email signatures. A method includes: receiving an email from an email client prior to delivery to an intended recipient, the email including an original signature; analyzing the email to obtain information associated with the intended recipient of the email; predicting a preferred language of the intended recipient based on the information; converting the original signature to a revised signature, wherein the revised signature utilizes the preferred language; and forwarding the email with the revised signature to the intended recipient.
1. A system, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to automatically transform email signature data according to a process that includes:
receiving an email from an email client prior to delivery;
determining whether the email includes an associated signature file having an original signature of a sender; and
in response to determining that the email includes the associated signature file:
analyzing the email to obtain information associated with an intended recipient of the email;
predicting a preferred language of the intended recipient based on the information;
predicting a preferred formality style for the intended recipient using the information, wherein the preferred formality style is based on a relationship type between the sender and the intended recipient;
converting the original signature from the associated signature file to a revised signature, wherein the revised signature utilizes the preferred language and the preferred formality style; and
forwarding the email with the revised signature to the intended recipient,
wherein the revised signature of the sender is obtained from a set of stored preset signatures in different languages.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the revised signature is dynamically generated by translating the original signature to the preferred language.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein translating the original signature to the preferred language occurs only if a sender of the email enabled an automated translation feature in the email client.
4. The system of claim 2 , further comprising saving the revised signature to a set of stored signatures.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the intended recipient includes a set of information elements selected from a group comprising: a language associated with a domain of an intended recipient's email address; a language associated with a company to which the intended recipient's email address belongs; a language inferred from the intended recipient's email address; and a language used by the intended recipient in historical email messages.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the information elements are weighted and evaluated to predict the preferred language.
7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising: analyzing the email to determine a language of a sender; determining if the preferred language of the intended recipient matches the language of the sender; and in response to a match, using the original signature without performing the converting.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the signature data is transformed at one of: an email gateway, an email server plugin, or a transport agent.
9. A method of dynamically transforming email signature data, comprising
receiving an email from an email client prior to delivery to an intended recipient;
determining whether the email includes an original signature of a sender; and
in response to determining that the email includes the original signature:
analyzing the email to obtain information associated with the intended recipient of the email;
predicting a preferred language of the intended recipient based on the information;
predicting a preferred formality style for the intended recipient using the information, wherein the preferred formality style is based on a relationship type between the sender and the intended recipient;
converting the original signature to a revised signature, wherein the revised signature utilizes the preferred language and the preferred formality style; and
forwarding the email with the revised signature to the intended recipient,
wherein the revised signature of the sender is obtained from a set of stored preset signatures in different languages.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the revised signature is dynamically generated by translating the original signature to the preferred language.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein translating the original signature to the preferred language occurs only if a sender of the email enabled an automated translation feature in the email client.
12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising saving the revised signature to a set of stored signatures.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the information associated with the intended recipient includes a set of information elements selected from a group comprising: a language associated with a domain of an intended recipient's email address; a language associated with a company to which the intended recipient's email address belongs; a language inferred from the intended recipient's email address; and a language used by the intended recipient in historical email messages.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the information elements are weighted and evaluated to predict the preferred language.
15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: analyzing the email to determine a language of a sender; determining if the preferred language of the intended recipient matches the language of the sender; and in response to a match, using the original signature without performing the converting.
16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the signature data is transformed at one of: an email gateway, an email server plugin, or a transport agent.