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RELEVANCE ORIENTED GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF DISCUSSION MESSAGES

  • US 20110173553A1
  • Filed: 01/12/2010
  • Published: 07/14/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A process for organizing message threads, the process utilizing a device which has at least one display, and at least one logical processor in operable communication with at least one memory, the process comprising the steps of:

  • acquiring in the memory a set of contacts of a focal user, each contact having a calculated relevance value indicating relevance of the contact to the focal user;

    obtaining in the memory a set of messages, each message having a source contact and a content;

    by operation of the processor, configuring the display with a visual representation including;

    a focal user representation visually representing the focal user;

    multiple contact representations visually representing respective contacts, the contact representations displaying respective relevance distances corresponding to relevance values between the contacts and the focal user; and

    multiple text regions representing contents of respective messages whose source contacts are among the contacts visually represented by the contact representations.

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