18081288. SCHEDULE SEND SUGGESTION IN AN APPLICATION CHAT simplified abstract (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)

SCHEDULE SEND SUGGESTION IN AN APPLICATION CHAT

Organization Name

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor(s)

Jiaoyan Zhang of Suzhou City (CN)

Wendy Guo of Edmonds WA (US)

John Hay Taing of Renton WA (US)

Vineet Batta of Bothell WA (US)

Yury Isakov of Redmond WA (US)

Simon Chun Ho Tam of Redmond WA (US)

Jennifer Andrea Nino Tapia of Kennewick WA (US)

Matthew David Wall of Vancouver, British Columbia (CA)

Sean Michael Lynch of Arlington WA (US)

Milena Natanov of Bellevue WA (US)

Angelina Constance of San Francisco CA (US)

SCHEDULE SEND SUGGESTION IN AN APPLICATION CHAT - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18081288 titled 'SCHEDULE SEND SUGGESTION IN AN APPLICATION CHAT

Simplified Explanation

The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for automatically providing a suggestion to delay sending a message that is being composed by a user to send to a chat participant using a chat feature of an application. The suggestion is sent in response to determining that one or more trigger conditions occurred. The suggestion includes a scheduled time to send the message. The methods and systems send the delayed message at the scheduled time.

• The innovation involves a system that suggests delaying the sending of a message in a chat application based on trigger conditions.
• The system provides a scheduled time for sending the message to the chat participant.

Potential Applications

This technology could be applied in various chat applications to help users avoid sending messages impulsively.

Problems Solved

This technology helps users avoid sending messages hastily, allowing them to carefully consider their communication before sending it.

Benefits

The system promotes thoughtful communication and can prevent users from sending messages they may regret later.

Potential Commercial Applications

This technology could be integrated into popular chat applications to enhance user experience and promote responsible communication.

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art could be the feature in email applications that allow users to schedule emails to be sent at a later time.

Unanswered Questions

How does the system determine the trigger conditions for suggesting a delay in sending a message?

The abstract does not provide specific details on how the trigger conditions are identified by the system.

Can users customize the trigger conditions for delaying message sending?

It is not clear from the abstract whether users have the ability to set their own trigger conditions for message delays.

Original Abstract Submitted

The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for automatically providing a suggestion to delay sending a message that is being composed by a user to send to a chat participant using a chat feature of an application. The suggestion is sent in response to determining that one or more trigger conditions occurred. The suggestion includes a scheduled time to send the message. The methods and systems send the delayed message at the scheduled time.