Electronic Message Formatting via Machine Learning Preferences

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Solution Overview

Problem

Electronic messages often fail to reflect the recipient's formatting preferences, leading to inconsistent and poorly formatted messages due to varying personal preferences among recipients.

Innovation Solution

A networked environment with a messaging application, processing application, recommendation application, and formatting application that automatically reformats messages based on the recipient's formatting preferences using a sequence-to-sequence model and attributes like relationship, message type, and frequency, allowing for personalized formatting recommendations and reformatting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If messages are formatted according to sender's preferences, then sender's formatting consistency is improved, but recipient's formatting preferences are not satisfied

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesender's formatting consistencyVSAvoidrecipient's formatting preferences
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-processes messages by extracting formatting elements and generating tokens before transmission. The formatting application analyzes message attributes and applies appropriate formatting based on recipient preferences in advance, so the formatted message is ready upon delivery without requiring real-time adjustment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a formatting application as an intermediary component between the messaging system and the recipient. This intermediary analyzes message attributes, determines appropriate formatting based on recipient preferences, and transforms the message content accordingly, acting as a mediator that adapts sender's message to recipient's preferences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If manual formatting adjustment is performed for each recipient, then recipient's formatting preferences are satisfied, but time and effort are significantly increased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverecipient's formatting preferencesVSAvoidtime for composing messages
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The formatting application operates autonomously to analyze message attributes, determine recipient preferences, and apply appropriate formatting without requiring manual intervention from the sender. The system serves itself by automatically detecting formatting elements, generating tokens, and transforming messages according to learned recipient preferences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of formatting adjustment with an automated machine learning-based system. The formatting application uses trained models to automatically analyze messages and apply formatting, substituting human manual effort with computational processes that operate rapidly and consistently.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Stability of the object's composition

If automated formatting is implemented, then formatting consistency is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveformatting consistencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the formatting process into distinct functional components: a formatting application that extracts formatting elements, a token generation component that creates structured representations, and a transformation component that applies formatting based on recipient preferences. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, managing complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12107809B2Formatting electronic messages using machine learning
Publication Date: 2024.10.01 OMNISSA LLC
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AI summary

Disclosed herein are examples of systems and methods for formatting electronic messages using machine learning. An electronic message can be obtained, and a processed message can be generated based at least in part on the electronic message. At least one attribute for the processed message can be determined. A formatting specification can be generated based at least in part on the at least one attribute. A reformatted message can be generated based at least in part on the formatting specification.