ITEM IMPORTANCE INDICATION

摘要

A method of operating a computerized device to indicate importance of messages to a user includes calculating importance scores for the messages based on importance features of the messages, the importance scores calculated as weighted sums of respective feature scores for the messages, and selecting messages for including in a subset of messages based on the importance scores. Message data and respective importance indicators for the subset of messages are displayed to the user, the importance indicators drawn from a set of distinct importance indicators corresponding to the set of importance features. An importance indicator is displayed for a given importance feature of a message when a feature score for the importance feature is above a threshold.

主权项

1. A method of operating a computer executing a messaging application to indicate importance of messages to a user, comprising:
calculating respective importance scores for the messages based on a predetermined set of importance features of the messages, the importance scores calculated as weighted sums of respective feature scores for the messages across the set of importance features; selecting messages for including in a subset of messages based on the importance scores; and displaying message data and respective importance indicators for the subset of messages to the user, the importance indicators drawn from a set of distinct importance indicators corresponding to the set of importance features, an importance indicator being displayed for a given importance feature of a given message when a feature score for the given importance feature is above a predetermined threshold.