MANAGING CONVERSATIONS IN SINGLE VIEW PANE ENVIRONMENT
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1. A method executed on a computing device for managing conversations in a single view pane environment, the method comprising:
- displaying a conversation navigation bar managing the conversations through representative graphics for each conversation;
detecting a conversation activity;
integrating the activity to the navigation bar by modifying one or more representative graphics of conversations affected by the activity; and
ordering the representative graphics according to the activity.
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Abstract
A communication application displays a conversation navigation bar to manage conversations. The application inserts an interactive tile into the navigation bar for each conversation. Each tile presents status information about the conversation and the modality of the conversation. Tiles are ordered according to activity and updates. The navigation bar is adjustable to accommodate hardware and software limitations of a platform.
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1. A method executed on a computing device for managing conversations in a single view pane environment, the method comprising:
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displaying a conversation navigation bar managing the conversations through representative graphics for each conversation; detecting a conversation activity; integrating the activity to the navigation bar by modifying one or more representative graphics of conversations affected by the activity; and ordering the representative graphics according to the activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing device for managing conversations in a single view pane environment, the computing device comprising:
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a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing a communication application in conjunction with the instructions stored in the memory, wherein the communication application is configured to; display a conversation navigation bar managing the conversations through a plurality of tiles representing the conversations, wherein the tiles include one or more of a modality indicator and a status indicator; detect a conversation activity; integrate the activity to the navigation bar by one or more of; inserting a new conversation as an active tile, and updating an open conversation tile to an updated tile in response to an update to an open and non-active conversation; and order the tiles according to the activity by placing;
the active tile in a primary position, the updated tile adjacent to the active tile, and another open and non-active tile representing another open and non-active conversation adjacent to the updated tile. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable memory device with instructions stored thereon for managing conversations in a single view pane environment, the instructions comprising:
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displaying a conversation navigation bar managing the conversations through a plurality of tiles representing the conversations, wherein the tiles include one or more of a modality indicator and a status indicator; detecting a conversation activity; integrating the activity to the navigation bar by one or more of;
inserting a new conversation as an active tile and updating an open conversation tile to an updated tile in response to an update to an open and non-active conversation;ordering the tiles according to the activity by placing;
the active tile in a primary position, the updated tile adjacent to the active tile, and another open and non-active tile representing another open and non-active conversation adjacent to the updated tile; anddisplaying notifications in the active and updated tiles to alert a user to an active conversation and the update to the open and non-active conversation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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