Providing rich preview of communication in communication summary

Abstract

A rich preview of a communication in a communication summary is provided. A communication application analyzes a communication to identify relevant items within the communication. A communication summary of the communication is created with the relevant items. Next, the communication summary is presented with the relevant items. Interaction elements are also provided to manage a presentation of the relevant items.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computing device for providing a preview of a communication in a communication summary, the computing device comprising:
 a memory configured to store instructions;   one or more processors coupled to the memory wherein the one or more processors, in conjunction with the instructions stored in the memory, are configured to:
 identify a portion of the communication providing the preview of the communication; 
 analyze the communication to identify a task associated with the communication; 
 combine the portion of the communication and a representation of the task to create the communication summary; and 
 provide to be displayed the communication summary of the communication within a communication application user interface (UI). 
   
     
     
         2 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to provide an operation associated with the representation of the task within the communication application UI, the operation enabling launching of an application providing additional functionality associated with the task. 
     
     
         3 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to
 determine one or more attributes of the task; and   create the task based on the one or more attributes.   
     
     
         4 . The computing device of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more attributes includes one selected from a group consisting of a subject of the task and a time of the task. 
     
     
         5 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to create a reminder for the task. 
     
     
         6 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 identify an image within the communication; and   detect a reading status of the image as unread.   
     
     
         7 . The computing device of  claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 provide the image to be displayed within the communication summary, wherein the image is rescaled to maximize a size of the image within the communication summary.   
     
     
         8 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 identify two or more images within the communication; and   sort the two or more images based on an importance criteria, wherein the two or more images are sorted based on a range from a high importance value to a low importance value.   
     
     
         9 . The computing device of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 provide to be displayed the two or more images, as sorted, within the communication summary, wherein a navigation element is provided to access a subset of the two or more images when a size of the communication summary is insufficient to display the subset of the two or more images.   
     
     
         10 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 identify a document within the communication; and   detect attributes of the document, wherein the attributes include a document type, a document name, and one or more recent activities associated with the document.   
     
     
         11 . The computing device of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 provide to be displayed the document type, the document name, and the one or more recent activities associated with the document within the communication summary.   
     
     
         12 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 identify a video within the communication; and   detect attributes of the video, wherein the attributes include a title, a source, and a description of the video.   
     
     
         13 . The computing device of  claim 12 , wherein one or more processors are further configured to:
 provide to be displayed the title, the source, and the description of the video within the communication summary.   
     
     
         14 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 identify a link within the communication; and   detect attributes of the link, wherein the attributes include a title, a source and a description of the link.   
     
     
         15 . The computing device of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 provide to be displayed the title, the source, and the description of the link within the communication summary.   
     
     
         16 . A method executed on a computing device for providing a preview of a communication in a communication summary, the method comprising:
 identifying a portion of the communication providing the preview of the communication;   analyzing the communication to identify a task associated with the communication;   combining the portion of the communication and a representation of the task to create the communication summary;   providing to be displayed the communication summary of the communication within a communication application user interface (UI); and   providing an operation associated with the representation of the task within the communication application UI, the operation enabling launching of an application providing additional functionality associated with the task.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 detecting a meeting described within the communication as the task; and   displaying a topic, a time, and a location of the meeting within the communication summary.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 detecting a conflict between the meeting and another meeting; and   displaying the conflict within the communication summary, wherein the conflict includes one or more of the topic, the time, and the location associated with the meeting and the other meeting.   
     
     
         19 . A computer-readable hardware memory device with instructions stored thereon for providing a preview of a communication in a communication summary, the instructions comprising:
 identifying a portion of the communication providing the preview of the communication;   analyzing the communication to identify a task associated with the communication;   combining the portion of the communication and a representation of the task to create the communication summary;   providing to be displayed the communication summary of the communication within a communication application user interface (UI);   providing a first operation associated with the representation of the task within the communication application UI, the operation enabling launching of an application providing additional functionality associated with the task; and   providing a second operation associated with the portion of the communication within the communication application UI, the second operation enabling display of the communication.   
     
     
         20 . The computer-readable memory device of  claim 19 , wherein the instructions further comprise:
 identifying an image within the communication;   detecting a reading status of the image as unread; and   rescaling the image to maximize a size of the image within the communication summary.