Patent ID: 7853656
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer program product for predicting possible additional recipients to add to a distribution list of a current electronic message composed on a communications device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium embodying program code means executable by a processor of the communications device for implementing a method for predicting the possible additional recipients, wherein the method comprises: displaying a menu comprising a plurality of menu options; when the distribution list of the current electronic message has at least one known recipient and a user selection of a menu option to add an additional recipient to the distribution list of the current electronic message from the plurality of menu options is received: scanning one or more data stores for previously sent or received messages; for each of said previously sent or received messages, determining if the at least one known recipient is listed in the distribution list of said previously sent or received message, and if the at least one known recipient is listed in the distribution list of said previously sent or received message, creating a possible recipient list that comprises the at least one known recipient and all other recipients listed in the distribution list of said previously sent or received message; generating a list of possible additional recipients from at least one possible recipient list based on occurrences of recipients that are in the at least one possible recipient list and are not already in the distribution list of the current electronic message; and providing at least one entry from the list of possible additional recipients to allow selection of the additional recipient to add to the distribution list of the current electronic message if any possible additional recipients exist, and if no possible additional recipients exist, allowing manual entry of the additional recipient; wherein said scanning, generating and providing are performed in response to the user selection of the menu option.