Establishing an automatic communications delay based on prevailing activity factors
View Patent ↗Methods and arrangements for imparting a communications delay. A delay is dynamically determined for sending an outgoing communication. The determining includes using information derived from a determination of a prevailing activity level of a sender, and the determined delay is applied to the outgoing communication.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a user, a send request for an outgoing communication;
dynamically determining, using a processor, a length of delay for sending the outgoing communication;
said determining a length of delay comprising using information derived from a determination of a prevailing activity level of a sender and a determination of a prevailing activity level of a recipient;
wherein the determination of a prevailing activity level of the sender is based on measured typing speed and content of the outgoing communication; and
wherein said determining further comprises using at least one user-set preference; and
applying, using the processor, the determined length of delay to the outgoing communication.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said determining further comprises using at least one predetermined rule relating to at least one recipient.
3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising according user opportunity to edit or cancel the outgoing communication during the determined delay.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the outgoing communication comprises an email.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the outgoing communication comprises a first outgoing communication; and
said determining comprises synchronizing the delay with another determined delay with respect to a second outgoing communication.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first and second outgoing communications include at least one intended recipient in common.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the outgoing communication includes at least one intended recipient; and
said method further comprises adding at least one additional intended recipient automatically.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one additional intended recipient is associated with a predetermined group common to the at least one intended recipient.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination of a prevailing activity level is further based on at least one input selected from the group consisting of: a calendar entry; an instant messaging status; at least one error in content in the outgoing communication; a general characterization of content in the outgoing communication; and a determination of missing information in the outgoing communication in addition to the measured typing speed.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one user-set preference comprises a preference indicating whether the delay should be turned on.
11. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith and executable by the at least one processor, the computer readable program code comprising:
computer readable program code that receives, from a user, a send request for an outgoing communication;
computer readable program code that dynamically determines a length of delay for sending the outgoing communication;
computer readable program code that determines the length of delay using information derived form a determination of a prevailing activity level of a sender and a determination of a prevailing activity level of a recipient;
wherein the determination of a prevailing activity level of the sender is based on measured typing speed and content of the outgoing communication; and
wherein said determination further comprises using at least one user set preference; and
computer readable program code that applies the determined length of delay to the outgoing communication.
12. A computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:
computer readable program code that receives, from a user, a send request for an outgoing communication;
computer readable program code that dynamically determines a length of delay for sending the outgoing communication;
computer readable program code that determines the length of delay using information derived form a determination of a prevailing activity level of a sender and a determination of a prevailing activity level of a recipient;
wherein the determination of a prevailing activity level of the sender is based on measured typing speed and content of the outgoing communication; and
wherein said determining further comprises using at least one user-set preference; and
computer readable program code that applies the determined length of delay to the outgoing communication.
13. The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein said computer readable program code is that uses at least one predetermined rule relating to at least one recipient.
14. The computer program product according to claim 12 , said computer readable program code is that accords user opportunity to edit or cancel the outgoing communication during the determined delay.
15. The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein the outgoing communication comprises an email.
16. The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein:
the outgoing communication comprises a first outgoing communication; and
said computer readable program code is that synchronizes the delay with another determined delay with respect to a second outgoing communication.
17. The computer program product according to claim 16 , wherein the first and second outgoing communications include at least one intended recipient in common.
18. The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein:
the outgoing communication includes at least one intended recipient; and
said computer readable program code is that adds at least one additional intended recipient automatically.
19. The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein the determination of a prevailing activity level is further based on at least one input selected from the group consisting of: a calendar entry; an instant messaging status; at least one error in content in the outgoing communication; a general characterization of content in the outgoing communication; and a determination of missing information in the outgoing communication in addition to the measured typing speed.
20. The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one user-set preference comprises a preference indicating whether the delay should be turned on.