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Text messaging conversation user interface functionality

  • US 7,657,272 B2
  • Filed: 03/20/2009
  • Issued: 02/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for execution by a wireless user device for processing wireless text messages, the method comprising:

  • for each wireless text message of a plurality of wireless text messages sent or received by the wireless user device, grouping the wireless text message into one of a plurality of threads based on;

    an address of a sender of the wireless text message for each wireless text message received by the wireless user device; and

    an address of a receiver of the wireless text message for each wireless text message sent by the wireless user device,each thread containing one or more messages between a respective pair of two addresses and at least one of the threads containing more than one message;

    for each thread, displaying a respective UI (User Interface) display element representing the thread, the respective UI display element of each thread containing more than one message being displayed in place of a separate display of each of the messages contained in the thread;

    receiving a selection of a UI display element representing a particular thread; and

    performing an individual function upon each of the individual wireless text messages of the particular thread.

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