High Density Visualizations For Threaded Information
First Claim
1. A method for providing a threaded message representation, the method comprising:
- associating at least one message with at least one identifier that does not use at least one character-based representation for describing the at least one message; and
presenting the at least one message using the at least one associated identifier in a threaded message format.
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Abstract
High-density computer display visualization formats provide improved visualization of large amounts of threaded information. These visualization formats are suitable for a wide variety of threaded information environments including newsgroups, threaded Web discussions, chats, e-mail inboxes, etc. In one implementation, the threaded message visualization represents each post with a generally one-dimensional or narrow entry line. The entry lines are horizontal and arranged vertically in substantially the same indented threading arrangement as the text of a conventional prior art visualization. In other implementations, the appearance (e.g., color), length, and position of entry lines can represent additional selected information while maintaining the generally one-dimensional character of the entry lines.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for providing a threaded message representation, the method comprising:
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associating at least one message with at least one identifier that does not use at least one character-based representation for describing the at least one message; and
presenting the at least one message using the at least one associated identifier in a threaded message format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for creating a threaded message representation, the method comprising:
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identifying a relationship between at least two messages that are to be presented in the threaded message representation; and
presenting a non-textual identifier for at least one of the messages that conveys the relationship between the messages. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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