Dynamic grouping of email recipients

摘要

A method, system, and computer usable program product for dynamic grouping of email recipients are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A first recipient and a second recipient of a first email are identified and an association is formed between them. A selection of the first recipient is detected in a second email. Using the association, the second recipient is suggested as a recipient of the second email. The first email may be a previously sent email, and the second email may be an email being composed. A characteristic of the first email is identified and the characteristic may be used as a basis for the association in forming the association. The characteristic may be a phrase in, a type of content in, an attachment in, or a periodicity of the first email. Strength of the association may be modified based on the third email.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method for dynamically grouping email recipients, the computer implemented method comprising:
identifying a first recipient and a second recipient included in a first email, the first email being a new email being composed for sending to the first and the second recipients; identifying a characteristic of the first email, wherein the characteristic is derived from a content in a body section of the first email; forming an association between the first recipient and the second recipient using the characteristic, wherein forming the association uses the characteristic as a basis for future use of the association; detecting a selection of the first recipient in a second email, wherein the second email is an email being composed after the first email is composed; and suggesting, using the association and a presence of the characteristic in the second email, the second recipient as a recipient of the second email.