The invention relates to a system (100) and method (200) for providing contextual information and actions to make a conversation meaningful and engaging. The method (200) comprises the steps of identifying a contact from various data sources (101) and collecting the relevant information from one or more web-based applications and databases, wherein the collected information is mapped to create one or more discussion points by one or more prediction servers (102). Post-conversation suggestions are provided by one or more suggestion servers (103), wherein the discussion points and the post-conversation suggestions are displayed on a user interface device (104) for allowing the user to have meaningful and engaging conversations.

Certain aspects of the disclosure are directed to context aggregation in a data communications network. According to a specific example, user-data communications between a client-specific endpoint device and the other participating endpoint device during a first time period can be retrieved from a plurality of interconnected data communications systems. The client entity can be configured and arranged to interface with a data communications server providing data communications services on a subscription basis. A context can be determined for each respective user-data communication between the endpoint devices during the first time period. A plurality of user-data communications between the client-specific endpoint device and the other participating endpoint device can be aggregated during a second time period, and a context can be determined for the aggregated user-data communications during the second time period based on a comparison of the aggregated user-data communications and the user-data communications during the first time period.

A method to automatically classify emails may include generating multiple entity data objects using entities identified in receiver and sender fields of emails and categorizing the multiple entity data objects into a first set of data objects and a second set of data objects. The method may also include extracting all tokens from each email and searching the extracted tokens for tokens associated with the data objects of the first set of data objects. The method may further include identifying the emails that include the extracted tokens that are associated with the data objects of the first set of data objects, identifying a particular data object of the first set of data objects to which an identified email corresponds, and automatically classifying the identified email in the first category in response to identifying the particular data object of the first set of data objects to which an identified email corresponds.

Some embodiments provide a product inventory information distribution apparatus, comprising: a central electronic data storage buffer; a control circuit; and a memory storing computer instructions that when executed cause the control circuit to: detect product inventory update information messages, wherein each of the product inventory update information messages is received from one of multiple different product inventory systems and is generated by a corresponding one of the multiple product inventory systems when one of the multiple product inventory systems detects a change in an inventory state corresponding to any one of hundreds or more products available through the product inventory storage facility; direct each of the multiple product inventory update information messages to the central electronic data storage buffer; and maintain messages in the central electronic data storage buffer received during a buffer retention window of time.

Some embodiments provide a product inventory information distribution apparatus, comprising: a central electronic data storage buffer; a control circuit; and a memory storing computer instructions that when executed cause the control circuit to: detect product inventory update information messages, wherein each of the product inventory update information messages is received from one of multiple different product inventory systems and is generated by a corresponding one of the multiple product inventory systems when one of the multiple product inventory systems detects a change in an inventory state corresponding to any one of hundreds or more products available through the product inventory storage facility; direct each of the multiple product inventory update information messages to the central electronic data storage buffer; and maintain messages in the central electronic data storage buffer received during a buffer retention window of time.

A proxy server receives from a client device a request for a network resource that is hosted at an origin server for a domain. The request is received at the proxy server as a result of a DNS request for the domain resolving to the proxy server. The origin server is one of multiple origin servers that belong to different domains that resolve to the proxy server and are owned by different entities. The proxy server retrieves the requested network resource. The proxy server determines that the requested resource is an HTML page. The proxy server scans the HTML page to locate one or more modification tokens that each indicates content that is subject to being modified. For at least one of the located modification tokens, the proxy server automatically modifies at least a portion of the content of the HTML page that corresponds to that modification token. The proxy server then transmits the modified HTML page to the client device.

An example method for migrating communication data from a source server to a target server includes obtaining, using a computing device, a set of credentials to access the source server, and accessing the source server using the set of credentials. The method also includes requesting, automatically by the computing device, a directory structure associated with communication data from the source server, populating, by the computing device, the target server using the directory structure, requesting the communication data from the source server, and populating the target server with the communication data.

A method includes: upon opening a target communication window, displaying a first subset of communication items target communication window, without concurrently displaying a second and a third subset of communication items in the target communication window, wherein: the first, second, and third subsets of communication items have been received after last closure of the target communication window, and the first subset is received after the second subset, and the second subset is received after the third subset; in response to receiving a second user request to display earlier received communication items and in accordance with a determination that the second user request meets predefined list rollback criteria: ceasing to display the first subset of communication items in the target communication window; and displaying the third subset of communication items in the target communication window, without first displaying the second subset of communication items in the target communication window.

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for facilitating and/or automating project specification, vendor/supplier selection, packaging/processing, and/or mailing for bulk or direct mail campaigns are described herein. Via computer-facilitated techniques, a project manager (or other authorized user) of a mail campaign electronically provides various project information (e.g., project type, design specifications and quantities of materials, mailing list(s), deadlines). Multiple authorized suppliers of services germane to direct mail campaigns (e.g., print shops, lettershops) electronically access the project information and in turn provide respective bids to perform at least some services required by the project. The methods, apparatuses, and systems may also generate logistical recommendations to the user for the bulk or direct mail campaign based on the processed data and on logistical information obtained from a variety of sources.

Methods and systems that allow entities to package messages, such as those for texting sessions on mobile devices, such as smart phones, in graphics, such as emoticons.