发明授权
- 专利标题: System and method for motivating delayed responses to messages
- 专利标题(中): 激励消息延迟响应的系统和方法
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申请号: US12170286申请日: 2008-07-09
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公开(公告)号: US07536441B1公开(公告)日: 2009-05-19
- 发明人: Liam Harpur , Patrick J. O'Sullivan , Edith H. Stern , Barry E. Willner
- 申请人: Liam Harpur , Patrick J. O'Sullivan , Edith H. Stern , Barry E. Willner
- 申请人地址: US NY Armonk
- 专利权人: International Business Machines Corporation
- 当前专利权人: International Business Machines Corporation
- 当前专利权人地址: US NY Armonk
- 代理机构: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP
- 代理商 John E. Hoel
- 主分类号: G06F15/16
- IPC分类号: G06F15/16
摘要:
A method is disclosed to provide delayed responses to messages. The method includes receiving in a computer, an email message containing a control character, from a network. The control character specifying a reply prohibiting period during which a reply to the email message over the network will be prohibited. The method then includes receiving in the computer, a user request at a requesting instant to reply to the email message. The method then includes determining whether the requesting instant occurs during the reply prohibiting period specified by the control character. The method then includes prohibiting a reply to the email message over the network if the requesting instant occurs during the reply prohibiting period. And finally, the method then includes allowing a reply to the email message over the network if the requesting instant does not occur during the reply prohibiting period.