WO2015032119A1 - Processing method for mail schedule assistant - Google Patents

Abstract

A processing method for a mail schedule assistant, comprising: conducting recognition processing on text of an e-mail to obtain schedule information; and conducting a corresponding operation according to the type of the e-mail and the schedule information. By means of the method, the e-mail content can be combined with a schedule and a conference arrangement, thereby making full use of an e-mail and an electronic calendar, and increasing the working efficiency.

Description

 Description of the book, a mail schedule assistant processing method

 [0001] The present invention relates to the field of network communication technologies, and in particular, to a mail schedule assistant processing method.

Background technique

[0002] Existing mail protocol technologies related to schedules and conference schedules are mainly based on the iCalendar (Internet Calendaring and Scheduling Core Object Specification) protocol. By including an .ics attachment (or . ical; .if _; .icalendar) of type text/calendar in the message, the message and schedule information are delivered in the mail.

[0003] Typically, with the iCalendar protocol, an organizer can initiate a meeting invitation and can perform operations such as change and cancellation. Participants in the meeting can use the same protocol to feedback their participation status, and the other participants can know if the invitees can participate. Therefore, as long as the MCA follows the iCalendar protocol, a looser collaborative workflow can be established only through the mail system. All participants do not need to be in the same narrow framework system, as long as the MUA they use follows the iCalendar specification.

 [0004] Currently, many MUA (Mail User Agents) can support the iCalendar standard, such as Microsoft Outlook, and various mobile phone standard mail clients, which can respond to iCalendar mail and synchronize to the device's calendar.

 [0005] For most people who are already familiar with the process of the office system, there is not much difficulty in using this collaborative approach, and the cost of learning is not high. But there will always be some scenes that won't be covered: for example, want to initiate a meeting in the middle of an email discussion; for example, the participant chooses to reply to the message instead of clicking the dedicated button for the meeting invitation to go through the process; Receive an email from the boss containing instructions (for example, submit a work report at 3 pm). In all of these scenarios, there is still room for optimization, which is better combined with the calendar system, increasing the efficiency of collaboration.

Summary of the invention

 [0006] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a mail schedule assistant processing method, which can combine mail operations other than iCalendar definition into the iCalendar process, and incorporate non-standardized email related behaviors into the automatic identification. In the specification of the data stream. Intelligent identification technology is used to identify the text of emails, combine email content with schedules and meeting schedules, handle meetings and schedules in a more user-friendly way, reduce reliance on specific MUAs, and help companies make better use of them. Mail information, complete more scheduling work, improve the efficiency of daily office processing.

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a mail schedule assistant processing method, including: The text of the piece is subjected to recognition processing to obtain schedule information; and the corresponding operation is performed according to the mail type and the schedule information of the email; the mail type includes a transfer conference email, a conference reply email, and an unread schedule email; the schedule information includes time Information, person information, conference room information, priority information, and action information.

 [0008] As an improvement of the foregoing solution, the step of performing the identification processing on the text of the email to obtain the schedule information is: matching the vocabulary sequence with the text of the email to obtain schedule information; the vocabulary sequence includes Define phrase keywords, address book information, calendar history information.

 [0009] As an improvement of the foregoing solution, the step of performing a corresponding operation according to the mail type and the schedule information of the email comprises: organizing a conference according to the schedule information of the conference email; and replying to the conference according to the schedule information of the conference reply email; according to the unread Schedule information of the schedule mail construction schedule.

 [0010] As an improvement of the foregoing solution, the step of organizing the conference according to the schedule information of the conference mail includes: generating a conference invitation according to the schedule information of the conference email; associating the conference email with the conference invitation; The meeting invitation is forwarded to the participants.

 [0011] As a modification of the foregoing solution, the step of replying to the conference according to the schedule information of the conference reply email includes: determining whether to reject the conference schedule according to the schedule information of the conference reply email, and generating the conference prompt information when the determination is yes; The user replies to the participation prompt information, determines whether to reject the meeting schedule, and when the determination is yes, generates a notification letter and forwards it to

[0012] As a modification of the above aspect, the step of constructing a schedule according to the schedule information of the unread schedule mail includes: generating calendar information according to schedule information of the unread schedule mail; associating the calendar information with the unread mail; displaying The calendar information.

 [0013] The implementation of the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

The implementation of the present invention can complement the existing iCalendar protocol for better utilization, and can integrate mail operations other than the iCalendar definition into the iCalendar process, and the non-normalized email-related behavior is automatically incorporated into the canonical data stream. among.

 [0014] The smart identification technology is used to identify the text of the email, combine the email content with the schedule and the conference schedule, and organize the conference, reply to the conference, build the schedule, schedule and conference information from the received email. Quickly retrieve the original message. Handle meetings and schedules in a more user-friendly way, reduce reliance on specific MUAs, help companies make better use of email information, complete more scheduling tasks, and improve the efficiency of daily office processing. Improve ease of use and usability, users can use the usual daily mail operations, and get the convenience of relevant calendar standards and conference systems.

DRAWINGS

1 is a flow chart of a first embodiment of a mail schedule assistant processing method according to the present invention; 2 is a flow chart showing a second embodiment of a mail schedule assistant processing method according to the present invention.

detailed description

 [0016] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

 1 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for processing a mail schedule assistant according to the present invention, including:

 S100: Perform recognition processing on the text of the email to obtain schedule information.

 [0018] The schedule information includes time information, person information, conference room information, priority information, and action information.

 [0019] The time information can be: today, tomorrow, afternoon, Wednesday, 9:00, etc.;

The person information can be: the relevant person mentioned in the text;

The meeting room information can be: the relevant location mentioned in the text;

The priority information can be: immediate, immediate, as soon as possible, priority processing, etc.;

The action information can be: consent, οκ, reschedule, no participation, delay, another meeting, etc.

 [0020] S101. Perform a corresponding operation according to the mail type and the schedule information of the email.

 [0021] The mail type includes a transfer conference email, a conference reply email, and an unread schedule email. Among them, the transfer meeting mail refers to the mail used to initiate the meeting; the meeting reply mail refers to the mail used to reply to the meeting invitation; the unread schedule mail refers to the unread mail containing the schedule information.

 [0022] When working, the text of the email is identified and processed, and the schedule information in the email is obtained. Then, the operation is performed on different types of emails, and the emails are combined with the schedule and the conference schedule to be more user-friendly. The way to handle meetings and schedules.

 2 is a flow chart of a second embodiment of a method for processing a mail schedule assistant according to the present invention, including:

 S200: Match the vocabulary sequence with the text of the email to obtain schedule information.

 [0024] The schedule information includes time information, person information, conference room information, priority information, and action information.

 [0025] The vocabulary sequence includes predefined phrase keywords, address book information (personal address book information, organization address book information), calendar history information (personal calendar history information, organization calendar history information). Based on the above vocabulary sequence, a finite state machine is formed to match the text of the email to obtain schedule information.

 [0026] It should be noted that, in the case of matching, time matching is first performed, and after matching at least one time information, the person information, the conference room information, and the like are further matched, and after the matching is completed, the user is prompted to finally confirm whether the content is correct.

[0027] S201. Organize a conference according to schedule information of the transfer conference email.

[0028] Further, step S201 includes:

Generate a meeting invitation according to the schedule information of the transfer meeting mail;

Associating the transfer meeting mail with the meeting invitation; Forward the meeting invitation to the participant.

 [0029] For example, User A receives an email M with a question discussed by User B and User C, and User A initiates the conference using Email M. At this time, the text of the email M is identified, the lexical sequence is matched with the text of the email M to generate a conference invitation, and the conference theme is automatically filled in as the original theme, the conference content refers to the content of the email M, and the user A is the conference. The organizer, user B and user C automatically join the invitee list, and correspondingly, user A modifies and sets the necessary conference content and attributes; sets email M as the associated email of the conference invitation; forwards the conference invitation separately Go to B and User C to complete the meeting organization.

[0030] S202. Reply to the conference according to the schedule information of the conference reply email.

[0031] Further, step S202 includes:

According to the schedule information of the meeting reply email, it is judged whether the conference schedule is to be rejected. When the judgment is yes, the conference prompt information is generated; the user's reply to the conference prompt information is obtained, and it is determined whether the conference schedule is to be rejected. When the determination is yes, the notification letter is generated. And forwarded to the participants.

 [0032] It should be noted that, when the vocabulary sequence is matched with the text of the conference reply email, the schedule information may be obtained, that is, whether the text of the conference reply email contains action information matching the predefined phrase keywords, such as " Delay, no participation, another will, etc. If it is determined that such keywords are included, it is presumed to reject the meeting schedule.

 [0033] For example, User A receives a meeting invitation and requests a meeting at 3 pm. User A does not directly click the consent or rejection button on the interface, and selects a reply email. In the reply email, I entered "there is another meeting at 3 pm, it is recommended to delay until 4 o'clock" and send it; at this time, user A is detected to reply to a meeting invitation, and the text of the reply mail is identified. Matching the vocabulary sequence with the text of the reply email, and judging that the user A wants to reject the conference schedule according to the action information of the "delay" in the schedule information of the reply email, therefore, the participant prompt information is generated, and the user A is confirmed. Whether to refuse to participate in this meeting; After user A confirms, obtain user A's reply to the meeting prompt information, determine that user A wants to reject the meeting schedule, generate a notification letter, and modify the .ics attachment content to refuse to participate. This meeting will be forwarded to other participants to complete the meeting response.

 [0034] S203. The schedule is constructed according to the schedule information of the unread schedule email.

 [0035] Further, step S203 includes:

Generating calendar information based on schedule information of unread schedule emails;

Associating the calendar information with the unread mail;

The calendar information is displayed.

[0036] For example, the user A receives the email P sent by the boss, and the content is "Please submit the proposal on Wednesday", and the user A logs in to the mailbox. At this time, the user A's unread mail is scanned, and the email P is found; the text of the email P is identified, the lexical sequence is matched with the text of the email P, and the calendar information of Wednesday is established; the calendar information is And the email P is set to be associated; the calendar information is displayed as "a new schedule has been added on a certain day of the month, the content is _xxx ", and the user A can enter the view details, or cancel the schedule immediately, and complete the schedule construction.

 [0037] As can be seen from the above, the implementation of the present invention can identify the processing of the text of the email through the smart identification technology, and combine the email content with the schedule and the conference schedule, for example: in the middle of a mail conversation, it can be directly initiated once. Inviting the meeting, and combining the meeting with the previous session; for example, when replying to a meeting invitation, automatically prompting the user to perform the relevant consent or rejection at the same time; for example, receiving a message at the specified time When you complete a message for a specific event, the corresponding schedule is automatically built for the user. Handle meetings and schedules in a more user-friendly way, reduce reliance on specific MUAs, help companies make better use of email information, complete more scheduling tasks, and improve the efficiency of daily office processing. Improve ease of use and usability, users can use the usual daily mail operations, and get the convenience of relevant calendar standards and conference systems.

 [0038] In addition, the method defined by the present invention can be used for server processing and client processing logic, and complements the existing iCalendar protocol for better utilization, and can combine mail operations other than the iCalendar definition into the iCalendar process. Within this, de-standardized email-related behavior is incorporated into the canonical data stream through automated identification.

The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several improvements and refinements without departing from the principles of the present invention. Retouching is also considered to be the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

Rights request A mail schedule assistant processing method, comprising: Identifying and processing the text of the email to obtain schedule information; Performing corresponding operations according to the mail type and schedule information of the email; The mail type includes a transfer meeting mail, a meeting reply mail, and an unread schedule mail; The schedule information includes time information, person information, conference room information, priority information, and action information.  2. The mail schedule assistant processing method according to claim 1, wherein the specific step of performing the identification processing on the text of the email to obtain the schedule information is: Matching the vocabulary sequence with the text of the email to obtain schedule information; The vocabulary sequence includes predefined phrase keywords, address book information, and calendar history information.  3. The method of processing a mail schedule assistant according to claim 1, wherein the step of performing a corresponding operation according to the mail type and the date information of the email comprises: Organize the meeting according to the schedule information of the transfer meeting mail; Reply to the meeting according to the schedule information of the meeting reply email; The schedule is constructed based on the schedule information of the unread schedule mail.  The method of processing a mail schedule assistant according to claim 3, wherein the step of organizing the conference according to the schedule information of the transfer conference mail comprises: Generate a meeting invitation according to the schedule information of the transfer meeting mail; Associating the transfer meeting mail with the meeting invitation; Forward the meeting invitation to the participant.  The method of processing a mail schedule assistant according to claim 3, wherein the step of replying to the conference according to the schedule information of the conference reply email comprises: According to the schedule information of the meeting reply email, it is judged whether the conference schedule is to be rejected. When the judgment is yes, the conference prompt information is generated; the user's reply to the conference prompt information is obtained, and it is determined whether the conference schedule is to be rejected. When the determination is yes, the notification letter is generated. And forwarded to the reference A  The mail schedule assistant processing method according to claim 3, wherein the step of constructing a schedule based on the schedule information of the unread schedule mail comprises: Generating calendar information based on schedule information of unread schedule emails; Associating the calendar information with the unread mail; The calendar information is displayed.