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System and method for threading electronic messages

  • US 10,320,731 B2
  • Filed: 02/04/2015
  • Issued: 06/11/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a network interface device to receive and retransmit electronic messages between a first user and a second user;

    an electronic data storage comprising a first database and a second database, each database configured to store database entries related to electronic messages as received and retransmitted by the network interface device, at least some of the database entries including a binary latest message in thread flag identifying a latest electronic message in a thread of multiple electronic messages as stored in a respective one of the first database and the second database, wherein the first database corresponds to electronic messages received from and retransmitted to the first user and the second database corresponds to electronic messages received from and retransmitted to the second user; and

    a processor, coupled to the electronic data storage; and

    a computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when implemented by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

    create, in at least one of the first database and the second database, in response to receipt of a first electronic message by one of the first user and the second user, a database entry corresponding to the first electronic message as received or retransmitted to a respective one of the first user and the second user, the database entry including the latest message in thread flag indicating that the first electronic message is a latest electronic message of a thread corresponding to the first electronic message, the thread including electronic messages exchanged between the first user and the second user;

    change a status of a latest message in thread flag of a database entry in the one of the first database and the second database corresponding to a second electronic message of the thread from indicating that the second electronic message is the latest message in the thread to indicating that the second electronic message is not a latest message in the thread; and

    cause a user interface to display, to at least one of the first user or the second user;

    the first electronic message as the latest message in the thread based on the entry corresponding to the first electronic message including the latest message in thread flag indicating that the first electronic message is a latest electronic message of the thread; and

    the second electronic message as being received before the first message based on the entry corresponding to the second electronic message including the latest message in thread flag indicating that the second electronic message is not a latest electronic message of the thread.

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