Method and apparatus for dynamic session placeholder for message collection user interface
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1. A method of representing a plurality of related messages in a message collection user interface, comprising:
- defining a dynamic message collection entry representing as a single entry a plurality of messages of an instant messaging conversation; and
displaying the dynamic message collection entry in a message collection user interface.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. The message collection user interface is displayed including any dynamic session placeholders in the list of messages. As messages from the conversation are occasioned, the dynamic session placeholder is updated. When the message collection is displayed, it is displayed in accordance with the updated session placeholder.
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1. A method of representing a plurality of related messages in a message collection user interface, comprising:
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defining a dynamic message collection entry representing as a single entry a plurality of messages of an instant messaging conversation; and displaying the dynamic message collection entry in a message collection user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a processor; a display electrically coupled to the processor, the display presenting a user interface; and memory including machine-readable instructions executable by the processor, the instructions, when executed, causing the device to; define a dynamic message collection entry representing as a single entry a plurality of messages of an instant messaging conversation; and display the dynamic message collection entry in a message collection user interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A memory comprising machine-readable instructions executable by a processor of a wireless communication device, the wireless communication device including a display, the machine-readable instructions, when executed, causing the device to:
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define a dynamic message collection entry representing as a single entry a plurality of messages of an instant messaging conversation; and display the dynamic message collection entry in a message collection user interface. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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