ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,418,502, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to RingCentral Inc. (Belmont, Calif.).
"Computer supported environment for automatically prioritizing electronic messages based on importance to the sender" was invented by Vlad Vendrow (Reno, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes analyzing a content of an electronic message associated with a sender. A score associated with the electronic message is generated. The score is indicative of an importance of the electronic message to the sender. The electronic message is automatically flagging based on the score. The flagged electronic message is transmitted to a recipient."
The pate...