System and method for handling of threaded messages
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1. A messaging system, comprising:
- a memory for storing one or more messages, wherein some of said one or more messages are threaded within others of said one or more messages, wherein a threaded message includes at least a portion of another message, wherein said memory stores only new content of messages threaded within other messages; and
a controller for identifying which of said one or more messages are threaded within said others and accessing said some threaded within messages when said others are accessed and indicating in a display separate from said threaded message that said at least a portion of another message threaded in said threaded message has been read when said threaded message has been read.
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Abstract
A messaging system (300) capable of handling threaded messages. Older messages (400, 402) in a thread may be identified as having already been read or opened, and handled in the same way as later messages (404) in the thread. If a user opens an intermediate message (402) in a thread, he is informed of the presence of a more recent message (404) on the same topic and is offered the chance to open that message instead.
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1. A messaging system, comprising:
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a memory for storing one or more messages, wherein some of said one or more messages are threaded within others of said one or more messages, wherein a threaded message includes at least a portion of another message, wherein said memory stores only new content of messages threaded within other messages; and a controller for identifying which of said one or more messages are threaded within said others and accessing said some threaded within messages when said others are accessed and indicating in a display separate from said threaded message that said at least a portion of another message threaded in said threaded message has been read when said threaded message has been read. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A messaging system, comprising:
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a memory for storing one or more messages, wherein some of said one or more messages are threaded within others of said one or more messages, wherein a threaded message includes at least a portion of another message, wherein said memory is configured to store only new content of a threaded message; and a controller for identifying which of said one or more messages are threaded within said others;
said controller being configured to indicate that a message threaded within another message has been accessed when only said another message in which said message has been threaded has been accessed. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating a messaging system, comprising:
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storing one or more first messages; storing one or more second messages, at least one of said one or more first messages being threaded within said one or more second messages, wherein at least a portion of said one or more first messages is included within said one or more second messages, wherein only new content of a threaded message is stored; identifying to a user which of said one or more messages are threaded within said others; and accessing said one or more first messages responsive to accessing said one or more second messages. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method for operating a messaging system, comprising:
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storing one or more first messages; storing one or more second messages, at least one of said one or more first messages being threaded within said one or more second messages, wherein at least a portion of said one or more first messages is included within said one or more second messages, wherein only new content of a threaded message is stored; and identifying to a user which of said one or more messages are threaded within said others, said identifying including indicating that a message threaded within another message has been accessed when only said another message in which said message has been threaded has been accessed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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