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Identifying messages relevant to a search query in a conversation-based email system

  • US 20050223058A1
  • Filed: 08/06/2004
  • Published: 10/06/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of searching messages, comprising:

  • searching a message repository to identify a plurality of conversations relevant to a search query, wherein each of the plurality of the identified conversations includes one or more messages sharing a common set of characteristics that meet predefined criteria and a respective conversation identifier;

    creating a list of conversations representing at least a subset of the identified conversations;

    selecting a conversation from the list of conversations; and

    differentiating between first text of the selected conversation and second text of the selected conversation.

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