Graphical Presentation of E-mail
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1. A method for presenting a display of related e-mails, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of individual e-mails;
identifying Topic Threads relating to at least some of the received individual e-mails; and
,presenting at least a subset of the received plurality of individual e-mails in a manner that visually depicts one or more of the identified Topic Threads.
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Abstract
The invention relates to presenting e-mails to a user in a manner that graphically depicts topic threads between the e-mails and enables the user to pursue a particular thread to view associated e-mails.
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1. A method for presenting a display of related e-mails, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of individual e-mails; identifying Topic Threads relating to at least some of the received individual e-mails; and
,presenting at least a subset of the received plurality of individual e-mails in a manner that visually depicts one or more of the identified Topic Threads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for presenting a display of related e-mails, the system comprising:
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a server for receiving a plurality of individual e-mails; a processor for identifying Topic Threads relating to at least some of the received individual e-mails; and
,a display device for presenting at least a subset of the received plurality of individual e-mails in a manner that visually depicts one or more of the identified Topic Threads. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A data storage medium comprising indicia of instructions for a processor to perform a method of presenting a display of related e-mails comprising:
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receiving a plurality of individual e-mails; identifying Topic Threads relating to at least some of the received individual e-mails; and
,presenting at least a subset of the received plurality of individual e-mails in a manner that visually depicts one or more of the identified Topic Threads. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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