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Patent US8150930 - Automatic grouping of electronic mail - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAutomatic sorting and grouping of electronic mail items in an electronic mail system is provided. An automatic mail grouping property may be selected for electronic mail received, sent or stored in a variety of storage folders. For a given mail location (e.g., received mail, sent mail, or a given mail...http://www.google.com/patents/US8150930?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8150930 - Automatic grouping of electronic mailAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8150930 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/753,923Publication dateApr 3, 2012Filing dateApr 5, 2010Priority dateJul 1, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7707255, US20050004989, US20100191818, US20120215866Publication number12753923, 753923, US 8150930 B2, US 8150930B2, US-B2-8150930, US8150930 B2, US8150930B2InventorsJesse Clay Satterfield, Jensen M. Harris, Martijn E. van Tilburg, William R. Avery, Bruce D. WiedemannOriginal AssigneeMicrosoft CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (398), Non-Patent Citations (364), Referenced by (27), Classifications (6), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetAutomatic grouping of electronic mail
US 8150930 B2Abstract
1. A method of grouping electronic mail items, the method comprising:
receiving a first selection of an electronic mail arrangement type;
arranging, in response to the first selection, a plurality of electronic mail items in accordance with the selected electronic mail arrangement type, wherein arranging the plurality of electronic mail items comprises sorting the plurality of electronic mail items;
receiving a second selection of an electronic mail grouping type; and applying, in response to the second selection, the selected electronic mail grouping type to the arranged plurality of electronic mail items, wherein applying, in response to the second selection, the electronic mail grouping type to the plurality of electronic mail items comprises:
preparing at least one electronic mail grouping in accordance with the selected electronic mail grouping type within the arranged plurality of electronic mail item, and
populating the at least one electronic mail grouping with at least one corresponding electronic mail item from the arranged plurality of electronic mail items while maintaining the selected arrangement type.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein populating the at least one electronic mail grouping with the at least one corresponding electronic mail item from the plurality of electronic mail items comprises populating the at least one electronic mail grouping with the at least one corresponding electronic mail item from the plurality of electronic mail items while maintaining the selected electronic mail arrangement type.
arranging, prior to receiving the first selection of the electronic mail arrangement type, the plurality of electronic mail items according to a default arrangement type.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein arranging, prior to receiving the first selection of the electronic mail arrangement type, the plurality of electronic mail items according to the default arrangement type comprises a server-side arrangement of the plurality of electronic mail items.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein arranging, prior to receiving the first selection of the electronic mail arrangement type, the plurality of electronic mail items according to the default arrangement type comprises a client-side arrangement of the plurality of electronic mail items.
grouping, prior to receiving the second selection of the electronic mail grouping type, the plurality of electronic mail items according to a default grouping type.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein grouping, prior to receiving the second selection of the electronic mail grouping type, the plurality of electronic mail items according to the default grouping type comprises a server-side grouping of the electronic mail items.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein grouping, prior to receiving the second selection of the electronic mail grouping type, the plurality of electronic mail items according to the default grouping type comprises a client-side grouping of the electronic mail items.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein applying the selected electronic mail grouping type to the plurality of electronic mail items comprises applying a custom electronic mail grouping type comprised of a combination of at least two electronic mail grouping types to the plurality of electronic mail items.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein preparing the at least one electronic mail grouping according to the selected electronic mail grouping arrangement comprises preparing at least one sub-grouping for the at least one electronic mail grouping, wherein the at least one electronic mail grouping is associated with a first electronic mail grouping type of the at least two electronic mail grouping types and wherein the at least one sub-grouping for each of the at least one electronic mail grouping is associated with a second electronic mail grouping type of the at least two electronic mail grouping types.
11. A system for grouping electronic mail messages, the system comprising:
a memory storage;
receive a plurality of electronic mail items;
arrange the plurality of electronic mail items according to a default arrangement; receive a first selection of an electronic mail arrangement type;
arrange, in response to the first selection, the plurality of electronic mail items in accordance with the selected electronic mail arrangement type;
receive a second selection of an electronic mail grouping type; and
in response to the second selection:
prepare at least one electronic mail grouping in accordance with the selected electronic mail grouping type within the arranged plurality of electronic mail items, and
populate the at least one electronic mail grouping with at least one corresponding electronic mail item from the arranged plurality of electronic mail items the arrangement type being preserved within the at least one electronic mail grouping.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processing unit being operative to arrange the plurality of electronic mail items according to the default arrangement comprises the processing unit being operative to arrange the plurality of electronic mail items according to a server-side arrangement of the plurality of electronic mail items.
13. The system of claim 11, wherein the processing unit is further operative to group, prior to receiving the second selection of the electronic mail grouping type, the plurality of electronic mail items according to a default grouping type.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the processing unit being operative to group, prior to receiving the second selection of the electronic mail grouping type, the plurality of electronic mail items according to the default grouping type comprises the processing unit being operative to group the plurality of electronic mail items according a server-side grouping of the electronic mail items.
15. The system of claim 11, wherein the processing unit being operative to prepare the at least one electronic mail grouping according to the selected electronic mail grouping arrangement comprises the processing unit being operative to prepare at least one sub-grouping for the at least one electronic mail grouping, wherein the at least one electronic mail grouping is associated with a first electronic mail grouping type and wherein the at least one sub-grouping for each of the at least one electronic mail grouping is associated with a second electronic mail grouping type.
16. A computer-readable storage unit having a set of instructions which when executed performs a method of grouping electronic mail items, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
arranging, in response to the first selection, the plurality of electronic mail items in accordance with the selected electronic mail arrangement type, wherein arranging the plurality of electronic mail items comprises sorting the plurality of mail items in accordance with the selected electronic mail arrangement type;
preparing at least one electronic mail grouping in accordance with the selected electronic mail grouping type within the arranged plurality of electronic items, and
populating the at least one electronic mail grouping with at least one corresponding electronic mail item from the arranged plurality of electronic mail items,
wherein populating the at least one electronic mail grouping with the at least one corresponding electronic mail item from the plurality of electronic mail items comprises populating the at least one electronic mail grouping with the at least one corresponding electronic mail item from the plurality of electronic mail items while maintaining the selected electronic mail arrangement type.
17. The computer-readable storage unit of claim 16, wherein arranging the plurality of electronic mail items according to the default arrangement type comprises a server-side arrangement of the plurality of electronic mail items.
18. The computer-readable storage unit of claim 16, wherein grouping the plurality of electronic mail items according to the default grouping type comprises a server-side grouping of the electronic mail items.
19. The computer-readable storage unit of claim 16, wherein applying the selected electronic mail grouping type to the plurality of electronic mail items comprises applying a custom electronic mail grouping type comprised of a combination of at least two electronic mail grouping types to the plurality of electronic mail items.
20. The computer-readable storage unit of claim 19, wherein preparing the at least one electronic mail grouping according to the selected electronic mail grouping arrangement comprises preparing at least one sub-grouping for the at least one electronic mail grouping, wherein the at least one electronic mail grouping is associated with a first electronic mail grouping type of the at least two electronic mail grouping types and wherein the at least one sub-grouping for each of the at least one electronic mail grouping is associated with a second electronic mail grouping type of the at least two electronic mail grouping types.
This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/848,774 entitled “Automatic Grouping of Electronic Mail” filed May 19, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,707,255, which claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. �119 (e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/484,437, entitled “Combined Outlook Bar and Folder List, Automatic Grouping, Adaptive Multi-Line View, Threaded View with Easier Access to All New Email, Search Folders” filed Jul. 1, 2003, which are incorporated herein by reference.
With the advent of the computer age, computer software users have grown accustomed to user-friendly software applications that help them write, calculate, organize, prepare presentations, send and receive electronic mail, make music, and the like. For example, modern electronic mail programs allow users to send and receive electronic mail to and from other users. Modern electronic mail programs also allow users to store sent or received mail in a variety of user-established storage folders.
FIG. 6 illustrates a computer screen display showing an electronic mail user interface for displaying mail items grouped by identity of party to which mail is set.
As mentioned briefly above, a number of program modules and data files may be stored in the mass storage device 14 and RAM 8 of the personal computer 2, including an operating system 16 suitable for controlling the operation of a networked personal computer, such as the WINDOWS operating systems from Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Wash. The mass storage device 14 and RAM 8 may also store one or more application programs. In particular, the mass storage device 14 and RAM 8 may store an application program 105 for providing a variety of functionalities to a user. For instance, the application program 105 may comprise many types of programs such as a word processing application program, a spreadsheet application, a desktop publishing, and the like. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the application program 105 comprises a multiple functionality software application for providing a user calendaring functionality, electronic mail functionality, contacts information functionality, electronic notes functionality, electronic journal functionality and the like. Some of the individual program modules comprising the multiple functionality program 105 include a calendar module 125, an electronic mail program 130, a contacts module 135, a tasks module 140, a notes module 145 and a journal module (not shown). An example of such a multiple functionality program 105 is OUTLOOK.� manufactured by Microsoft Corporation.
FIG. 2 illustrates a computer screen display of an electronic mail system user interface according to embodiments of the present invention. The user interface 200 is illustrative of an electronic mail program 130 user interface for displaying electronic mail items received, sent or stored in a variety of storage folders. An example electronic mail program user interface illustrated in FIG. 2 is provided by OUTLOOK.� manufactured and marketed by Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Wash.
FIG. 7 illustrates a computer screen display showing an electronic mail user interface for displaying mail items grouped according to storage folders to which given electronic mail items are saved. According to the user interface or pane 220 illustrated in FIG. 7, the user has selected that electronic mail items be arranged by the “Folder” arrangement type. Accordingly, the “Arranged by” field 225 shows that the “Folder” arrangement type has been selected. According to this arrangement type, electronic mail received by the user or sent by the user that is stored in a number of different user-established electronic mail folders may be displayed in the pane 220 and may be grouped according to folder identification. For example, a first folder heading 710 may be displayed over electronic mail items 735 belonging to a first user folder. A second folder heading 720 may be displayed over electronic mail items 740 belonging to a second user folder. A third folder heading 730 may be displayed over electronic mail items 745 belonging to a third folder 730, and so on. By selecting the “Folder” arrangement type, the user may review in a single user interface or pane 220 all mail items across a number of user-specified mail folders, and the user may quickly review mail contained in different folders through use of the automatic grouping headings such as the headings 710, 720, 730. For a detailed description of methods of systems for viewing electronic mail items in a single user interface 220 across a number of electronic mail folders, see U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/741,407, entitled “Methods, Systems, and Computer-Readable Mediums For Persisting and Continuously Updating Search Folders, Applicant Reference No. 301749.01, which is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set out herein.
Selection of the “Conversation” arrangement type, illustrated in FIG. 3, causes a grouping of electronic mail items associated with an electronic conversation string between two or more electronic users. An example user interface for illustration of the “Conversation” arrangement type is not described herein. For a detailed description regarding the “Conversation” automatic grouping arrangement type, see United States patent application, Applicant Reference No. 301753.01, which is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set out herein.
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