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Systems, methods, and mediums configured to create a conversational email message

  • US 9,235,864 B1
  • Filed: 12/15/2011
  • Issued: 01/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • providing an outgoing email message from a sender to a plurality of recipients using a computing device executing an email application program;

    creating a chronological listing of incoming email messages by chronologically ordering any incoming email messages related to the outgoing email message received by the computing device from any of the plurality of recipients or from the sender in response to a conversational message indicator;

    combining the outgoing email message and the chronological list into a conversational email message comprising the outgoing email message and a complete set of incoming email messages in chronological order; and

    displaying a graphical representation of the conversational message indicator and a graphical representation of the at least one of the incoming email messages;

    wherein the conversational message indicator is associated with at least one of the incoming email messages; and

    wherein selection of the conversational message indicator converts the conversational email message into a conventional email message.

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