IP Library Granted Patent US 11,201,844
Granted Patent B2
US 11,201,844 · App. 16/116,884 · Granted Dec 14, 2021

Methods and systems for managing multiple topic electronic communications

Inventors: Shikhar Kwatra (Durham, NC); Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN); John D. Wilson (League City, TX); Paul Krystek (Highland, NY)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
H04L51/22G06F3/0482H04L51/16H04L51/32
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Patent No.
US 11,201,844
App. No.
16/116,884
Granted
Dec 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments for managing electronic communications by one or more processors are described. A plurality of electronic messages are received. Each of the plurality of electronic messages is associated with a respective one of a plurality of topics. A portion of the plurality of topics is selected. A signal representative of the plurality of electronic messages that are associated with the selected portion of the plurality of topics is generated.

Claims (28)

1. A method, by one or more processors, for managing electronic communications comprising:

receiving a plurality of electronic messages from a plurality of users into a multiple party communication group;

as each of the plurality of electronic messages is received into the multiple party communication group, associating each of the plurality of electronic messages with a respective one of a plurality of topics;

selecting a portion of the plurality of topics based on at least one data source associated with one of the plurality of users; and

generating a signal representative of the plurality of electronic messages that are associated with the selected portion of the plurality of topics based on the at least one data source associated with the one of the plurality of users, wherein generating the signal comprises:

responsive to enabling a reduced topic mode through user input on an interface of a device utilized by a user of the plurality of users in the multiple party communication group, rendering only those of the plurality of electronic messages that are associated with the selected portion of the plurality of topics within a window of the interface displaying the plurality of electronic messages transacted between the plurality of users in the multiple party communication group notwithstanding all of the plurality of electronic messages are received by the device, such that others of the plurality of electronic messages are withheld from display within the window, wherein when the reduced topic mode is enabled, a new topic indicator is displayed within the window of the interface upon detecting that new electronic messages have been received into the multiple party communication group which are associated with a new topic not previously identified prior to enabling the reduced topic mode, and wherein the new topic indicator is inclusive of a message count indicative of a number of the new electronic messages associated with the new topic; and

responsive to disabling the reduced topic mode on through the user input on the interface of the device by the user, rendering each of the plurality of electronic messages transacted between the plurality of users in the multiple party communication group within the window of the interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing a list of at least some of the plurality of topics to be rendered.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected portion of the plurality of topics includes only one of the plurality of topics.

4. A system for managing electronic communications comprising:

at least one processor that

receives a plurality of electronic messages from a plurality of users into a multiple party communication group;

as each of the plurality of electronic messages is received into the multiple party communication group, associates each of the plurality of electronic messages with a respective one of a plurality of topics;

selects a portion of the plurality of topics based on at least one data source associated with one of the plurality of users; and

generates a signal representative of the plurality of electronic messages that are associated with the selected portion of the plurality of topics based on the at least one data source associated with the one of the plurality of users, wherein generating the signal comprises:

responsive to enabling a reduced topic mode through user input on an interface of a device utilized by a user of the plurality of users in the multiple party communication group, rendering only those of the plurality of electronic messages that are associated with the selected portion of the plurality of topics within a window of the interface displaying the plurality of electronic messages transacted between the plurality of users in the multiple party communication group notwithstanding all of the plurality of electronic messages are received by the device, such that others of the plurality of electronic messages are withheld from display within the window, wherein when the reduced topic mode is enabled, a new topic indicator is displayed within the window of the interface upon detecting that new electronic messages have been received into the multiple party communication group which are associated with a new topic not previously identified prior to enabling the reduced topic mode, and wherein the new topic indicator is inclusive of a message count indicative of a number of the new electronic messages associated with the new topic; and

responsive to disabling the reduced topic mode on through the user input on the interface of the device by the user, rendering each of the plurality of electronic messages transacted between the plurality of users in the multiple party communication group within the window of the interface.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor further causes a list of at least some of the plurality of topics to be rendered.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the selected portion of the plurality of topics includes only one of the plurality of topics.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein for managing electronic communications by one or more processors, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

an executable portion that receives a plurality of electronic messages from a plurality of users into a multiple party communication group;

an executable portion that, as each of the plurality of electronic messages is received into the multiple party communication group, associates each of the plurality of electronic messages with a respective one of a plurality of topics;

an executable portion that selects a portion of the plurality of topics based on at least one data source associated with one of the plurality of users; and

an executable portion that generates a signal representative of the plurality of electronic messages that are associated with the selected portion of the plurality of topics based on the at least one data source associated with the one of the plurality of users, wherein generating the signal comprises:

responsive to enabling a reduced topic mode through user input on an interface of a device utilized by a user of the plurality of users in the multiple party communication group, rendering only those of the plurality of electronic messages that are associated with the selected portion of the plurality of topics within a window of the interface displaying the plurality of electronic messages transacted between the plurality of users in the multiple party communication group notwithstanding all of the plurality of electronic messages are received by the device, such that others of the plurality of electronic messages are withheld from display within the window, wherein when the reduced topic mode is enabled, a new topic indicator is displayed within the window of the interface upon detecting that new electronic messages have been received into the multiple party communication group which are associated with a new topic not previously identified prior to enabling the reduced topic mode, and wherein the new topic indicator is inclusive of a message count indicative of a number of the new electronic messages associated with the new topic; and

responsive to disabling the reduced topic mode on through the user input on the interface of the device by the user, rendering each of the plurality of electronic messages transacted between the plurality of users in the multiple party communication group within the window of the interface.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the computer-readable program code portions further include an executable portion that causes a list of at least some of the plurality of topics to be rendered.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the selected portion of the plurality of topics includes only one of the plurality of topics.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2018
From: KWATRA, SHIKHAR; RAKSHIT, SARBAJIT K.; WILSON, JOHN D.; KRYSTEK, PAUL
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046748/0201 →
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