SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING UNSEEN LABELS IN A CLUSTERING IN-BOX ENVIRONMENT

• US 20150188869A1
• Filed: 02/21/2014
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: GILAD, Itamar, GAWLEY, Thompson Alexander Ivor, CORNWELL, Jason Briggs, MOEDINGER, Andrew Ward, JILLISSEN, Jeroen Danil, BULLOCK, Gregory R., SMILAK, Kevin
• Granted Patent: US 10,033,679 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes

Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying electronic messages are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method includes, at a computing device, concurrently displaying (i) a user interface object that represents a group of messages and (ii) one or more first indicia of a number of messages that have a predefined display status, in the group of messages while foregoing displaying more than one message of the group of messages. The method also includes receiving a selection of the user interface object; and, in response to receiving the selection of the user interface object, displaying messages in the group of messages. The method further includes, in accordance with displaying the messages in the group of messages, modifying the one or more displayed first indicia of the number of messages, which have the predefined display status, in the group of messages.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a computing device having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors;

concurrently displaying (i) a user interface object that represents a group of messages and (ii) one or more first indicia of a number of messages, that have a predefined display status, in the group of messages while foregoing displaying more than one message of the group of messages;

receiving a selection of the user interface object;

in response to receiving the selection of the user interface object, displaying messages in the group of messages; and

in accordance with displaying the messages in the group of messages, modifying the one or more displayed first indicia of the number of messages, that have the predefined display status, in the group of messages.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the user interface object that represents the group of messages includes displaying a portion of a message in the group of messages while foregoing displaying one or more messages, in the group of messages, other than the respective message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the user interface object that represents the group of messages includes displaying a tab that corresponds to the group of messages.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the one or more displayed first indicia of the number of messages, that have the predefined display status, in the group of messages includes ceasing to display the one or more first indicia of the number of messages, that have the predefined display status, in the group of messages.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each message in messages in the group of messages is categorized and arranged in accordance with a dichotomous categorization.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the dichotomous categorization is whether a respective message has been received within a predefined time period.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

concurrently displaying the one or more first indicia of the number of messages, that have the predefined display status, in the group of messages with one or more second indicia of a number of messages, in the group of messages, that have been received within the predefined time period,

wherein modifying the one or more displayed first indicia of the number of messages, that have the predefined display status, in the group of messages includes ceasing to display the one or more first indicia while maintaining the display of the one or more second indicia.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein messages that have the predefined display status, in the group of messages are messages, in the group of messages, that have not been displayed previously.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising concurrently displaying (i) the user interface object, (ii) one or more second indicia of a number of messages, that have a predefined read status, in the group of messages, and (iii) the one or more first indicia of the number of messages, that have the predefined display status, in the group of messages.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the one or more displayed first indicia of the number of messages after a predetermined period of time subsequent to displaying the messages in the group of messages.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to the concurrently displaying, selecting the group of messages, from a plurality of messages received or sent by a single user, into the user interface object using a set of content-based clustering rules that are independent of relatedness between the messages in the group of messages.

12. A computing device, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

concurrently displaying (i) a user interface object that represents a group of messages and (ii) one or more first indicia of a number of messages, that have a predefined display status, in the group of messages while foregoing displaying more than one message of the group of messages;

receiving a selection of the user interface object;

in response to receiving the selection of the user interface object, displaying messages in the group of messages; and

in accordance with displaying the messages in the group of messages, modifying the one or more displayed first indicia of the number of messages, that have the predefined display status, in the group of messages.

13. The computing device of claim 12, wherein displaying the user interface object that represents the group of messages includes displaying a portion of a message in the group of messages while foregoing displaying one or more messages, in the group of messages, other than the respective message.

14. The computing device of claim 12, wherein displaying the user interface object that represents the group of messages includes displaying a tab that corresponds to the group of messages.

15. The computing device of claim 12, wherein modifying the one or more displayed first indicia of the number of messages, that have the predefined display status, in the group of messages includes ceasing to display the one or more first indicia of the number of messages, that have the predefined display status, in the group of messages.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a computing device with one or more processors, cause the computing device to execute a method of:

concurrently displaying (i) a user interface object that represents a group of messages and (ii) one or more first indicia of a number of messages, that have a predefined display status, in the group of messages while foregoing displaying more than one message of the group of messages;

receiving a selection of the user interface object;

in response to receiving the selection of the user interface object, displaying messages in the group of messages; and

in accordance with displaying the messages in the group of messages, modifying the one or more displayed first indicia of the number of messages, that have the predefined display status, in the group of messages.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein displaying the user interface object that represents the group of messages includes displaying a portion of a message in the group of messages while foregoing displaying one or more messages, in the group of messages, other than the respective message.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein displaying the user interface object that represents the group of messages includes displaying a tab that corresponds to the group of messages.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein modifying the one or more displayed first indicia of the number of messages, that have the predefined display status, in the group of messages includes ceasing to display the one or more first indicia of the number of messages, that have the predefined display status, in the group of messages.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein each message in messages in the group of messages is categorized and arranged in accordance with a dichotomous categorization.