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Displaying conversations in a conversation-based email sysem

  • US 20050234850A1
  • Filed: 08/06/2004
  • Published: 10/20/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of processing messages, comprising:

  • receiving a plurality of messages directed to a user, each message having a unique message identifier;

    associating each of the plurality of messages with a respective conversation, each conversation having a respective conversation identifier;

    wherein each conversation comprises a set of one or more messages sharing a common set of characteristics that meet first predefined criteria;

    displaying a list of conversations as a set of rows in an order determined in accordance with second predefined criteria, each row corresponding to one of the listed conversations and including at least a sender list, a conversation topic and a date/time value; and

    displaying content of a conversation when the user selects a conversation from the displayed list of conversations.

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