Providing Enhanced Message Management User Interfaces

• US 20150113436A1
• Filed: 10/14/2014
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc. (Cloud Software Group)
• Original Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc. (Cloud Software Group)
• Inventors: Penha, Priscila K., Nash, Kelly M., Sakurai, Daisuke, Yeh, Shih-Hao
• Application Number:
  US14/513,319
• Publication Number:
  US 20150113436A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for providing enhanced message management user interfaces are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may present a user interface comprising a scrollable content display region that includes at least two message cards and at least two target zones. The computing device may receive first input moving a first message card to a first target zone. In response to receiving the first input, the computing device may perform a first action on a first email message corresponding to the first message card. Thereafter, the computing device may receive second input moving a second message card to a second target zone. In response to receiving the second input, the computing device may perform a second action different from the first action on a second email message corresponding to the second message card. At least one action may be defined by a user of the computing device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

presenting, by a computing device, a user interface comprising;

a scrollable content display region that includes at least two message cards, each message card corresponding to an email message; and

at least two target zones arranged along at least two different sides of the scrollable content display region;

receiving, by the computing device, first input moving a first message card of the at least two message cards to a first target zone of the at least two target zones;

in response to receiving the first input, performing, by the computing device, a first action on a first email message corresponding to the first message card;

receiving, by the computing device, second input moving a second message card of the at least two message cards to a second target zone of the at least two target zones; and

in response to receiving the second input, performing, by the computing device, a second action different from the first action on a second email message corresponding to the second message card,

wherein at least one action of the first action and the second action is defined by a user of the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after performing the second action on the second email message, updating, by the computing device, the user interface to place a third message card in focus in the scrollable content display region.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, third input corresponding to a double tap on the third message card; and

in response to receiving the third input, setting, by the computing device, at least one flag for a third email message corresponding to the third message card.

4. The method of claim 2,

wherein a third email message corresponding to the third message card is associated with a conversation group that includes at least two email messages, and

wherein the at least two email messages included in the conversation group are presented as an expandable stack in the scrollable content display region.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after performing the second action on the second email message, determining, by the computing device, that at least one action has been performed on all email messages for which a message card was presented in the scrollable content display region; and

in response to determining that at least one action has been performed on all email messages for which a message card was presented in the scrollable content display region, updating, by the computing device, the user interface to remove the scrollable content display region and the at least two target zones.

6. The method of claim 1,

wherein a read-unread flag associated with each of the email messages corresponding to the at least two message cards is preserved after the at least two message cards are presented in the scrollable content display region.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein a single message card of the at least two message cards is in focus in the scrollable content display region at a time, and one or more other message cards of the at least two message cards are presented differently than the single message card that is in focus in the scrollable content display region.

8. The method of claim 7,

wherein the single message card that is in focus in the scrollable content display region includes a preview of the email message corresponding to the single message card, and

wherein an amount of message content presented in the preview is substantially similar to an amount of message content presented in a full-screen view of the email message corresponding to the single message card.

9. The method of claim 1,

wherein performing the first action on the first email message includes causing a contextual menu to be presented, the contextual menu being configured to prompt a user to select a destination folder for the first email message.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, third input moving a third message card of the at least two message cards to the first target zone of the at least two target zones, the third input including a first gesture different from a second gesture used in moving the first message card to the first target zone; and

in response to receiving the third input, performing, by the computing device, a third action different from the first action on a third email message corresponding to the third message card.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first gesture is a two-finger swipe and the second gesture is a one-finger swipe.

12. The method of claim 11,

wherein performing the third action includes performing an operation on a group of email messages that includes the third email message and one or more email messages related to the third email message.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, third input selecting the first target zone of the at least two target zones;

in response to receiving the third input, presenting, by the computing device, a menu comprising two or more actions that are assignable to the first target zone;

receiving, by the computing device, fourth input selecting an action of the two or more actions included in the menu; and

in response to receiving the fourth input, assigning, by the computing device, the selected action of the two or more actions to the first target zone.

14. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause at least one computing device to:

present a user interface comprising;

a scrollable content display region that includes at least two message cards, each message card corresponding to an email message; and

at least two target zones arranged along at least two different sides of the scrollable content display region;

receive first input moving a first message card of the at least two message cards to a first target zone of the at least two target zones;

in response to receiving the first input, perform a first action on a first email message corresponding to the first message card;

receive second input moving a second message card of the at least two message cards to a second target zone of the at least two target zones; and

in response to receiving the second input, perform a second action different from the first action on a second email message corresponding to the second message card,

wherein at least one action of the first action and the second action is defined by a user of the at least one computing device.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 14, having additional computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, further cause the at least one computing device to:

after performing the second action on the second email message, update the user interface to place a third message card in focus in the scrollable content display region.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15, having additional computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, further cause the at least one computing device to:

receive third input corresponding to a double tap on the third message card; and

in response to receiving the third input, set at least one flag for a third email message corresponding to the third message card.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 14, having additional computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, further cause the at least one computing device to:

after performing the second action on the second email message, determine that at least one action has been performed on all email messages for which a message card was presented in the scrollable content display region; and

in response to determining that at least one action has been performed on all email messages for which a message card was presented in the scrollable content display region, update the user interface to remove the scrollable content display region and the at least two target zones.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 14, having additional computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, further cause the at least one computing device to:

receive third input moving a third message card of the at least two message cards to the first target zone of the at least two target zones, the third input including a first gesture different from a second gesture used in moving the first message card to the first target zone; and

in response to receiving the third input, perform a third action different from the first action on a third email message corresponding to the third message card.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 14, having additional computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, further cause the at least one computing device to:

receive third input selecting the first target zone of the at least two target zones;

in response to receiving the third input, present a menu comprising two or more actions that are assignable to the first target zone;

receive fourth input selecting an action of the two or more actions included in the menu; and

in response to receiving the fourth input, assign the selected action of the two or more actions to the first target zone.

20. A computing device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing device to;

present a user interface comprising;

a scrollable content display region that includes at least two message cards, each message card corresponding to an email message; and

at least two target zones arranged along at least two different sides of the scrollable content display region;

receive first input moving a first message card of the at least two message cards to a first target zone of the at least two target zones;

in response to receiving the first input, perform a first action on a first email message corresponding to the first message card;

receive second input moving a second message card of the at least two message cards to a second target zone of the at least two target zones; and

in response to receiving the second input, perform a second action different from the first action on a second email message corresponding to the second message card,

wherein at least one action of the first action and the second action is defined by a user of the computing device.