Interface for displaying electronic communications
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, from a communications system at a client device, an electronic message associated with an application on the client device, the application comprising a first user interface;
rendering, within a second user interface at the client device, an indicator that individually corresponds to the received electronic message and that provides a user with a perceivable indication that the electronic message has been received, wherein the second user interface is separate from the first user interface;
detecting, by at least one processor, a user interaction with the indicator;
rendering, in response to detecting the user interaction, an interface element comprising additional information related to the content of the electronic message; and
providing the interface element for display to the user.
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Abstract
An interface enables perception of information regarding e-mail communications. The interface includes an e-mail application user interface that enables perception of e-mail message information for one or more e-mails received by an e-mail participant and that enables active display of one or more of the received e-mails selected by the e-mail participant, The interface also includes a mechanism that determines a request for e-mail message information for one of the e-mails from within a desired e-mail message that is not actively displayed. The interface further includes an informational tool tip that provides a temporary perceivable indication to the e-mail participant of at least a portion of the requested information for the desired e-mail message while maintaining active display of the one or more selected e-mails.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a communications system at a client device, an electronic message associated with an application on the client device, the application comprising a first user interface; rendering, within a second user interface at the client device, an indicator that individually corresponds to the received electronic message and that provides a user with a perceivable indication that the electronic message has been received, wherein the second user interface is separate from the first user interface; detecting, by at least one processor, a user interaction with the indicator; rendering, in response to detecting the user interaction, an interface element comprising additional information related to the content of the electronic message; and providing the interface element for display to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause a computer system to:
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receive, at a client device, an electronic message associated with an application on the client device, the application comprising a first user interface; render, within a second user interface at the client device, an indicator that individually corresponds to the electronic message and that provides a user with a perceivable indication that the electronic message has been received, wherein the second user interface is separate from the first user interface; detect a user interaction with the indicator; and render, in response to detecting the user interaction, an interface element comprising additional information related to the content of the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to; receive, from a communications system at a client device, an electronic message associated with an application on the client device, the application comprising a first user interface; render, within a second user interface at the client device, an indicator that individually corresponds to the received electronic message and that provides the user with a perceivable indication that the electronic message has been received, wherein the second user interface is separate from the first user interface; detect a user interaction with the indicator; render, in response to detecting the user interaction with the indicator, an interface element comprising additional information related to the content of the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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