System and method for threading electronic messages
First Claim
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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Abstract
A system and method includes a network interface device to receive and retransmit electronic messages between a first user and a second user, an electronic data storage 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 latest message in thread flag identifying a latest electronic message in a thread of multiple electronic messages, and a processor. The processor may create a database entry corresponding to a first electronic message, the database entry including the latest message in thread flag indicating that the first electronic message is a latest electronic message of a thread, and change a status of a latest message in thread flag of a database entry corresponding to a second electronic message of the thread to indicate that the second electronic message is not a latest message in the thread.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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8. A method, comprising:
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creating, with a processor, in response to receipt of a first electronic message by one of a first user and the second user, a database entry in at least one of a first database and a second database stored in an electronic data storage, the database entry corresponding to the first electronic message as received or retransmitted by a network interface device between a first user and a second user, the database entry including a binary 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 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, the thread including electronic messages exchanged between the first user and the second user; changing, with the processor, in the one of the first database and the second database, a status of a latest message in thread flag of a database entry 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 causing, with the processor, a user interface to display to at least one of the first user and 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. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when implemented by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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create, in at least one of a first database and a second database, in response to receipt of a first electronic message by one of a first user and the second user, a database entry corresponding to the first electronic message as received or retransmitted to a respective one of a first user and a second user, the database entry including a 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, wherein each database stores database entries related to electronic messages as received and retransmitted by a network interface device, at least some of the database entries including the 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, 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 and 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. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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