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Thread identification and classification

  • US 20060271630A1
  • Filed: 05/12/2005
  • Published: 11/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for grouping an electronic message into one of a plurality of threads, comprising:

  • parsing the electronic message to identify a subject, a date and a set of correspondents of the electronic message; and

    identifying a first subset of the plurality of existing threads comprising;

    a subject that matches the subject of the electronic message; and

    a date range that the date of the electronic message falls within;

    identifying a second subset of threads, the second subset comprising a subset of the first subset, that comprise the same correspondents as the set of correspondents of the electronic message; and

    responsive to the second subset comprising a single thread, adding the electronic message to the thread.

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