Clustering messages
First Claim
1. A computer implemented system that facilitates message content management, comprising:
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a component that receives a first message and a second message for a user;
a two-way communication channel in which a user is selectively active with a first participant; and
an organization component that detects a first real-time communication between the first participant and the user, that determines an active characteristic of the received first message in response to associating the first participant with the first message, that determines the second message to be inactive, and that dynamically organizes the first message determined to be active in a prominently displayed cluster and dynamically organizing the second message in a less prominently displayed cluster on the display device.
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Abstract
The subject invention provides for systems and methods that improve visualization of messages in a user'"'"'s inbox. The systems and methods cluster messages into four groups: unaccessed, unaccessed and pending; pending; and read. This allows a user to more efficiently handle large volumes of messages in a prioritized way. Additionally, it supports a seamless flow between triage of new messages, management of recently received messages, and retrieval of recent as well as older messages for the user. Messages can include conversations between a user and one or more contacts, email (electronic mail) messages, voice messages, images, documents, tasks, as well as other forms of media. In one aspect of the invention, messages can be organized and/or prioritized into any of at least four clusters, whereby the four clusters appear in the order of unaccessed, unaccessed and pending, pending, and accessed.
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42 Claims
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1. A computer implemented system that facilitates message content management, comprising:
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a display; a component that receives a first message and a second message for a user; a two-way communication channel in which a user is selectively active with a first participant; and an organization component that detects a first real-time communication between the first participant and the user, that determines an active characteristic of the received first message in response to associating the first participant with the first message, that determines the second message to be inactive, and that dynamically organizes the first message determined to be active in a prominently displayed cluster and dynamically organizing the second message in a less prominently displayed cluster on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer implemented method that facilitates message content management comprising:
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receiving a first message and a second message for a user; detecting a first real-time communication between a first participant and the user; determining an active characteristic of the received first message in response to associating the first participant with the first message and determining the second message to be inactive; and dynamically organizing first message determined to be active in a prominently displayed cluster and dynamically organizing the second message in a less prominently displayed cluster on a display. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon the following computer executable components:
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a component that receives first message and a second message for a user; a component that detects a first real-time communication between a first participant and the user; a component that determines an active characteristic of the received first message in response to associating the first participant with the first message and determining the second message to be inactive; and an organization component that dynamically organizes the first message determined to be active in a prominently displayed cluster and dynamically organizes the second message in a less prominently displayed cluster on a display.
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41. A computer implemented system that facilitates message content management comprising:
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a means for interfacing with a user; means for receiving a first message and a second message for a user; means for detecting a first real-time communication between a first participant and the user; means for determining an active characteristic of the received first message in response to associating the first participant with the first message and determining the second message to be inactive; and means for dynamically organizing the first message determined to be active in a prominently displayed cluster and dynamically organizing the second message in a less prominently displayed cluster on a display. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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