Granted Patent B2

US 12,204,573 · App. 18/210,296 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Inventors: Kuppappa Harijan (Bengaluru, IN); Madhusudhan Srinivasan (Bangalore, IN)

Assignee: Adeia Guides Inc.

G06F16/3344G06F16/322G06F16/335H04L51/046H04L51/224

Abstract

Claims (50)

1. A method of determining whether a message should be prevented from being sent to an unintended recipient, the method comprising:

accessing a first conversation data structure, the first conversation data structure comprising (1) messages transmitted via a network to or from a first recipient and (2) first conversation time data;

accessing a second conversation data structure, the second conversation data structure comprising (1) messages transmitted via the network to or from a second recipient, and not transmitted to or from the first recipient, and (2) second conversation time data;

receiving, via input to a user interface, a request to transmit a message via the network to the first recipient, wherein the second recipient is not identified in the request to transmit the message, and wherein the message corresponds to a message data structure;

determining a first relevance score for the first recipient based on (1) a comparison of the message data structure to the first conversation data structure, and (2) a first time gap between the message and a latest entry in the first conversation data structure, such that the first relevance score is inversely proportional to the first time gap;

determining a second relevance score for the second recipient who is not identified in the request to transmit the message based on (1) a comparison of the message data structure to the second conversation data structure, and (2) a second time gap between the message and a latest entry in the second conversation data structure, such that the second relevance score is inversely proportional to the second time gap;

in response to determining that the first relevance score exceeds the second relevance score, allowing transmission via the network of the message to the first recipient; and

in response to determining that the first relevance score does not exceed the second relevance score:

preventing transmission via the network of the message to the first recipient; and

providing an alert via the user interface indicating that the message may not be intended for a first conversation.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the first relevance score further comprises determining the first relevance score based on correlating message time data with the first conversation time data, and wherein determining the second relevance score further comprises correlating the message time data with the second conversation time data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the first relevance score further comprises weighting based on a comparison of the first conversation time data and message time data.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the second relevance score further comprises weighting based on a comparison of the second conversation time data and message time data.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first conversation data structure and the second conversation data structure each comprise at least one of an array, matrix, stack, linked list, tree, queue or string.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first conversation, a second conversation, and the message are text-based.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

comparing each of the first relevance score and the second relevance score to a predetermined threshold;

creating a third conversation based on the message if the first relevance score and the second relevance score do not meet or exceed the predetermined threshold; and

sending the message in the third conversation.

8. A system for preventing a message from being sent to an unintended recipient, the system comprising:

memory configured to store a first conversation data structure and a second conversation data structure, wherein, the first conversation data structure comprises (1) messages transmitted via a network to or from a first recipient, and (2) first conversation time data, and the second conversation data structure comprises (1) messages transmitted via the network to or from a second recipient, and not transmitted to or from the first recipient, and (2) second conversation time data;

input/output circuitry configured to receive, via input to a user interface, a request to transmit a message via the network to the first recipient, wherein the second recipient is not identified in the request to transmit the message, and wherein the message corresponds to a message data structure; and

processing circuitry configured to:

determine a first relevance score for the first recipient based on (1) a comparison of the message data structure to the first conversation data structure, and (2) a first time gap between the message and a latest entry in the first conversation data structure, such that the first relevance score is inversely proportional to the first time gap;

determine a second relevance score for the second recipient who is not identified in the request to transmit the message based on (1) a comparison of the message data structure to the second conversation data structure, and (2) a second time gap between the message and a latest entry in the second conversation data structure, such that the second relevance score is inversely proportional to the second time gap;

in response to determining that the first relevance score exceeds the second relevance score, allow transmission via the network of the message to the first recipient; and

in response to determining that the first relevance score does not exceed the second relevance score;

prevent transmission via the network of the message to the first recipient; and

cause an alert to be provided via the user interface indicating that the message may not be intended for a first conversation.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to correlate message time data with first conversation time data and correlate the message time data with second conversation time data.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine the first relevance score by weighting based on a comparison of the first conversation time data and message time data.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine the second relevance score by weighting based on a comparison of the second conversation time data and message time data.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first conversation data structure and the second conversation data structure each comprise at least one of an array, matrix, stack, linked list, tree, queue or string.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

compare each of the first relevance score and the second relevance score to a predetermined threshold;

create a third conversation based on the message if the first relevance score and the second relevance score do not meet or exceed the predetermined threshold; and

send the message in the third conversation.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first conversation, a second conversation, and the message are text-based.

15. A method of determining whether a message should be prevented from being sent to an unintended recipient, the method comprising:

accessing a first conversation with a first recipient, the first conversation comprising messages transmitted via a network to or from the first recipient and first conversation time data;

accessing a second conversation with a second recipient, the second conversation comprising messages transmitted via the network to or from the second recipient and not transmitted to or from the first recipient, and second conversation time data;

receiving a request to transmit a message via the network to the first recipient, wherein the second recipient is not identified in the request to transmit the message;

determining a first relevance score for the first recipient based on keywords or topics associated with the message and a first time gap between the message and a latest entry in the first conversation, such that the first relevance score is inversely proportional to the first time gap;

determining a second relevance score for the second recipient who is not identified in the request to transmit the message based on the keywords or topics associated with the message and a second time gap between the message and a latest entry in the second conversation, such that the second relevance score is inversely proportional to the second time gap;

determining whether the first relevance score exceeds the second relevance score;

in response to determining that the first relevance score exceeds the second relevance score, allowing transmission via the network of the message in the first conversation; and

in response to determining that the first relevance score does not exceed the second relevance score, preventing transmission over the network of the message in the first conversation and providing an alert via a user interface indicating that the first conversation may not be correct;

comparing each of the first relevance score and the second relevance score to a predetermined threshold;

based on determining that the first relevance score and the second relevance score each do not meet or exceed the predetermined threshold, creating a third conversation based on the message; and

sending the message in the third conversation.

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