Patent ID: 9032034
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for inserting attachments into an electronic message, the method being performed on a computer device by a computer program, the method comprising the steps of: (a) searching, via the computer device, a keyword database to determine if a content of the electronic message includes a keyword, a key phrase, or a key sentence defined in the keyword database, the keyword, the key phrase, or the key sentence being indicative of a user intent to provide an attachment to the electronic message; (b) applying, via the computer device, a condition to a file database, if the determination is affirmative, so as to search for at least a candidate item and present the candidate item in a menu to the user, the condition applied to the file database based upon a file related attribute that is independent of the keyword, the key phrase, or the key sentence, wherein a defined punctuation mark included with at least one of the keyword, the key phrase, or the key sentence indicates not to apply the condition to the file database and search for the candidate item while the user composes the electronic message; and (c) enabling, via the computer device, in response to a confirmation from the user of the candidate item, the confirmed candidate item to be inserted into the electronic message automatically to become an attachment thereto.