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Persistent conversations

  • US 9,338,403 B2
  • Filed: 01/23/2013
  • Issued: 05/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a communication message sent from a first user to a plurality of other users, wherein the communication message includes one or more of a text message, an image file, an audio file, a video file, a phone call, a fax, a one-to-one audio/video conference and a multi-way audio/video conference;

    generating a persistent conversation object representing a conversation and having a conversation content section and conversation state information, wherein the state information includes an indication of whether history tracking is enabled, a level corresponding to the first user and each of the plurality of other users indicating a point in the conversation where each corresponding user last had focus on the conversation, and a focus state for each corresponding user;

    storing the communication message in the conversation content section of the persistent conversation object;

    forwarding the communication message to the plurality of other users;

    updating the conversation state information to reflect a level in the conversation at which the first user and each of the plurality of other users was last focused on the conversation, the level being determined based on when a conversation client application was open and had visibility on a display of a user device corresponding to one of the first user and the plurality of other users;

    providing a rendering of the conversation content section and the conversation state information including the level in the conversation at which the first user and each of the plurality of other users was last focused on the conversation.

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