IP Library Granted Patent US 10,686,745
Granted Patent B2
US 10,686,745 · App. 14/981,443 · Granted Jun 16, 2020

Systems and methods for providing messages based on preconfigured messages templates

Inventors: Matthew Logan Schmid (New York, NY); Roee Vulkan (Closter, NJ); Laurent Nicolas Landowski (Berkeley, CA); Alexandre Lebrun (Palo Alto, CA); Allan Grinshtein (Brooklyn, NY)
Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
H04L51/32H04L51/02H04L51/16H04L67/02H04L51/22
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Patent No.
US 10,686,745
App. No.
14/981,443
Granted
Jun 16, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can acquire an incoming message via a communication system. Access to a preconfigured message template can be provided. A command to generate an outgoing message based on the preconfigured message template can be acquired. The outgoing message generated based on the preconfigured message template can be transmitted via the communication system. The outgoing message can be transmitted as a response to the incoming message.

Claims (58)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

acquiring, by a computing system, an incoming message via a communication system;

analyzing, by the computing system, using a natural language system, the incoming message to determine an intent associated with the incoming message;

determining, by the computing system, a preconfigured message template based on a match between the preconfigured message template and the intent, wherein the match satisfies a threshold confidence level;

providing, by the computing system, access to the preconfigured message template;

acquiring, by the computing system, a command to generate an outgoing message based on the preconfigured message template;

transmitting, by the computing system, via the communication system, the outgoing message generated based on the preconfigured message template, the outgoing message being transmitted as a response to the incoming message, wherein the outgoing message is automatically transmitted within an allowable time deviation from when the incoming message is acquired; and

providing, by the computing system, at least one of: a first option to edit the preconfigured message template, a second option to remove the preconfigured message template, a third option to create a new preconfigured message template, or a fourth option to edit the outgoing message prior to being transmitted.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

enabling one or more dynamic message content items to be included in the preconfigured message template;

acquiring information associated with at least one of the incoming message or the outgoing message; and

dynamically replacing the one or more dynamic message content items based on the information associated with the at least one of the incoming message or the outgoing message.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the information associated with the at least one of the incoming message or the outgoing message includes at least one of a first identifier for a first user who provided the incoming message, a second identifier for a second user who provided the command to generate the outgoing message, data associated with an entity to whom the incoming message is directed, or content associated with the entity.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the entity is associated with a page within a social networking system, and wherein the second user includes at least one of an admin or a representative for the page within the social networking system.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

recommending the preconfigured message template to be utilized to generate the outgoing message.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

automatically generating the outgoing message based on the preconfigured message template, wherein the outgoing message generated based on the preconfigured message template is automatically transmitted as the response to the incoming message.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the preconfigured message template indicates at least one of an availability time frame or an unavailability time frame for an entity to whom the incoming message is directed.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the availability time frame or the unavailability time frame is at least one of: 1) predicted based on historical data associated with the entity or 2) manually predefined.

9. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform:

acquiring an incoming message via a communication system;

analyzing, using a natural language system, the incoming message to determine an intent associated with the incoming message;

determining, by the computing system, a preconfigured message template based on a match between the preconfigured message template and the intent, wherein the match satisfies a threshold confidence level;

providing access to the preconfigured message template;

acquiring a command to generate an outgoing message based on the preconfigured message template;

transmitting, via the communication system, the outgoing message generated based on the preconfigured message template, the outgoing message being transmitted as a response to the incoming message, wherein the outgoing message is automatically transmitted within an allowable time deviation from when the incoming message is acquired; and

providing at least one of: a first option to edit the preconfigured message template, a second option to remove the preconfigured message template, a third option to create a new preconfigured message template, or a fourth option to edit the outgoing message prior to being transmitted.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions cause the system to further perform:

enabling one or more dynamic message content items to be included in the preconfigured message template;

acquiring information associated with at least one of the incoming message or the outgoing message; and

dynamically replacing the one or more dynamic message content items based on the information associated with the at least one of the incoming message or the outgoing message.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the information associated with the at least one of the incoming message or the outgoing message includes at least one of a first identifier for a first user who provided the incoming message, a second identifier for a second user who provided the command to generate the outgoing message, data associated with an entity to whom the incoming message is directed, or content associated with the entity.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the entity is associated with a page Within a social networking system, and wherein the second user includes at least one of an admin or a representative for the page within the social networking system.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:

acquiring an incoming message via a communication system;

analyzing, using a natural language system, the incoming message to determine an intent associated with the incoming message;

determining, by the computing system, a preconfigured message template based on a match between the preconfigured message template and the intent, wherein the match satisfies a threshold confidence level;

providing access to the preconfigured message template;

acquiring a command to generate an outgoing message based on the preconfigured message template;

transmitting, via the communication system, the outgoing message generated based on the preconfigured message template, the outgoing message being transmitted as a response to the incoming message, wherein the outgoing message is automatically transmitted within an allowable time deviation from when the incoming message is acquired; and

providing at least one of: a first option to edit the preconfigured message template, a second option to remove the preconfigured message template, a third option to create a new preconfigured message template, or a fourth option to edit the outgoing message prior to being transmitted.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions cause the computing system to further perform:

enabling one or more dynamic message content items to be included in the preconfigured message template;

acquiring information associated with at least one of the incoming message or the outgoing message; and

dynamically replacing the one or more dynamic message content items based on the information associated with the at least one of the incoming message or the outgoing message.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the information associated with the at least one of the incoming message or the outgoing message includes at least one of a first identifier for a first user who provided the incoming message, a second identifier for a second user who provided the command to generate the outgoing message, data associated with an entity to whom the incoming message is directed, or content associated with the entity.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the entity is associated with a page within a social networking system, and wherein the second user includes at least one of an admin or a representative for the page within the social networking system.

17. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions cause the system to further perform:

recommending the preconfigured message template to be utilized to generate the outgoing message.

18. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions cause the system to further perform:

automatically generating the outgoing message based on the preconfigured message template, wherein the outgoing message generated based on the preconfigured message template is automatically transmitted as the response to the incoming message.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions cause the computing system to further perform:

recommending the preconfigured message template to be utilized to generate the outgoing message.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions cause the computing system to further perform:

automatically generating the outgoing message based on the preconfigured message template, wherein the outgoing message generated based on the preconfigured message template is automatically transmitted as the response to the incoming message.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 24, 2021
From: FACEBOOK, INC.
To: META PLATFORMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058545/0408 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2016
From: SCHMID, MATTHEW LOGAN; VULKAN, ROEE; LANDOWSKI, LAURENT NICOLAS; LEBRUN, ALEXANDRE; GRINSHTEIN, ALLAN
To: FACEBOOK, INC.
Reel/Frame 038436/0871 →
Continuity (1)
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