Systems and methods for a search-based email client

摘要

A search-based email client may incorporate a number of useful features. A search function can default to a search of all email contexts, thereby eliminating user cogitation over which context an email message may be stored in. Furthermore, the search function can automatically search for related personal content and/or related information on the internet or other computer network, and present this useful information to the user in addition to the returned emails. The search function can be integrated into a user interface to allow for one-click searches on any likely search field. The search function can search the body of email messages by default, thereby widening the scope of default searches and eliminating potentially missed information and user need to proactively widen their search. A search function can search attachments, which also provides a wider search scope.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause said one or more processors to perform the steps of:
in a user interface (UI), displaying a particular email from a plurality of emails; wherein said particular email comprises:
a first field that displays a sender of said particular email,a second field that displays a recipient of said particular email,a third field that displays a subject of said particular email, anda fourth field that displays a date of said particular email; displaying, in the UI, a selectable element that is associated with a particular field of the first, second, third and fourth fields; while displaying the particular email, receiving a user selection of said selectable element; in response to receiving said user selection of said selectable element, performing the steps of:
(a) extracting, from the particular email, a particular value that the particular email has for the particular field;(b) executing a search for emails, from said plurality of emails, that have the particular value in the particular field;(c) in response to executing the search, retrieving one or more emails, from the plurality of emails, that satisfy the search; and(d) displaying said one or more emails in the UI.