Browsing electronic messages displayed as titles
First Claim
1. A system for displaying electronic messages, comprising:
- a display that is configured to receive touch input;
a processor;
and memory storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the system to;
access an electronic message;
determine a background for a tile that includes a preview of content obtained from the electronic message;
determine an overlay for the tile that includes information relating to the electronic message and is displayed on top of the background;
create the tile using the background and the overlay;
display the tile on a display along with other tiles that represent other electronic messages; and
update the display in response to a received interaction with at least one of the tiles.
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Abstract
Electronic messages are displayed as tiles. A tile may include a background related to the electronic message. For example, the background of a tile may be a preview of an attachment to the message. When the message includes an attachment (e.g. document, picture, link . . . ), an overlay is displayed over the background. The overlay includes information relating to the electronic message (i.e. subject, sender, time, message preview . . . ). When the message does not include an attachment then the tile may include all/portion of the content of the electronic message. For example, the tile may include the subject, sender, time stamp, and message content. A user may switch between different browsing experiences (e.g. conversation view, list view, strip view, . . . ). When a tile represents a conversation each sender within the conversation may be displayed on a tile along with a preview of the messages of the conversation (i.e. the most recent message).
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20 Claims
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1. A system for displaying electronic messages, comprising:
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a display that is configured to receive touch input; a processor; and memory storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the system to; access an electronic message; determine a background for a tile that includes a preview of content obtained from the electronic message; determine an overlay for the tile that includes information relating to the electronic message and is displayed on top of the background; create the tile using the background and the overlay; display the tile on a display along with other tiles that represent other electronic messages; and update the display in response to a received interaction with at least one of the tiles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for displaying electronic messages as tiles, comprising:
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accessing an electronic message; determining a background for a tile that includes a preview of content obtained from the electronic message; determining an overlay for the tile that includes information relating to the electronic message and is displayed on top of the background; creating the tile using the background and the overlay; displaying the tile on a display along with other tiles that represent other electronic messages; and updating the display in response to a received interaction with at least one of the tiles. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for displaying electronic messages, comprising:
- a display that is configured to receive touch input;
a processor and memory; an operating environment executing using the processor; a display; and a message manager that is configured to perform actions comprising; accessing an electronic message; determining a background for a tile that includes content obtained from the electronic message, wherein the background for the tile includes a preview of an attachment to the electronic message; determining an overlay for the tile that includes information relating to the electronic message and is displayed on top of the background; creating the tile using the background and the overlay; displaying the tile on a display along with other tiles that represent other electronic messages; and updating the display in response to a received interaction with at least one of the tiles. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
- a display that is configured to receive touch input;
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