Grouping Electronic Messages by Sender Identifier
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face an overwhelming influx of individual email notifications from systems, leading to inbox clutter and inconvenience, as they must manually review each message, and disabling notifications limits their ability to stay updated within the system.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for grouping electronic messages by comparing identifiers assigned by the sender electronic messaging system, allowing multiple messages with the same identifier to be presented as a single message to the recipient, with optional instructions for labeling and temporal specifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the system sends individual electronic mail notifications for each activity, then the user is kept updated on all developments, but the user's inbox becomes bloated and the user must manually review each message
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual electronic mail notifications into a single grouped message. The messaging client receives multiple messages from the same sender with identical container specifications and consolidates them into one message that represents all underlying individual notifications, thereby reducing inbox clutter while preserving information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a container specification as an intermediary mechanism between the sender's individual notifications and the recipient's inbox. This container specification acts as a grouping key that enables the messaging client to identify and consolidate related messages without requiring the user to manually sort or filter individual notifications.
2Ease of operation
If the user disables electronic mail notifications, then the inbox remains clean and the user avoids manual review, but the user cannot stay updated on system activity
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple individual notifications into a single grouped message, the system maintains user awareness of all activity without requiring the user to manually review each individual message. The grouped message presents consolidated information that allows users to stay updated while enjoying inbox simplicity.
3Loss of information
If the system sends multiple individual messages, then the user receives complete information, but the user must manually navigate through numerous notifications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual notifications into a single grouped message that preserves all underlying information. The messaging client consolidates messages with identical container specifications, allowing users to review complete information about system activity in a single message rather than manually navigating through multiple individual notifications.
Data Source
AI summary
Arrangements relate to the grouping electronic messages by a messaging client. A plurality of electronic messages to a message recipient from a sender electronic messaging system can be received. Each of the electronic messages can include a container specification, which can include an identifier assigned by the sender electronic messaging system. The identifiers of the received electronic messages can be compared. A plurality of the received electronic messages having the same identifier can be grouped. The grouped electronic messages can be presented as a single electronic message to the message recipient.