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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 18, 2014
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Andrew J. Borley, Blanford Forum, GB;

Callum P. Jackson, Romsey, GB;

Kathryn M. McMullan, Chandlers Ford, GB;

Philip L. Norton, Eastleigh, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/046 (2013.01); G06Q 10/063118 (2013.01); H04L 51/22 (2013.01); H04L 51/24 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04L 67/32 (2013.01); H04L 67/42 (2013.01); H04L 51/043 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for managing processing of electronic messages. The method includes a computer processor identifying one or more electronic messages. The method further includes a computer processor determining one or more e-mail characteristics respectively associated with the identified one or more electronic messages. The method further includes a computer processor determining an estimated electronic message processing duration for the identified one or more electronic messages based, at least in part, on weighting factors that are associated with the determined one or more e-mail characteristics. The method further includes a computer processor identifying a first unscheduled time slot within an electronic calendar of a user. The method further includes a computer processor scheduling the identified one or more electronic messages within the identified first unscheduled time slot of the electronic calendar of the user.


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