Email conversation management system
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1. A method of searching conversations, comprising:
- at a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs executed by the one or more processors;
receiving a search query from a user;
identifying a conversation relevant to the search query, wherein the conversation has two or more messages; and
displaying a snippet of the conversation, wherein the snippet includes portions of message bodies from at least two of the two or more messages, and the displayed snippet highlights terms in the snippet that match terms from the search query.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for searching conversations are provided. At a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing programs executed by the one or more processors a search query is receive from a client. A conversation relevant to the search query is identified. The conversation has two or more messages. There is returned to the client for display a portion of a body of a message in the two or more messages responsive to the search query.
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1. A method of searching conversations, comprising:
at a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs executed by the one or more processors; receiving a search query from a user; identifying a conversation relevant to the search query, wherein the conversation has two or more messages; and displaying a snippet of the conversation, wherein the snippet includes portions of message bodies from at least two of the two or more messages, and the displayed snippet highlights terms in the snippet that match terms from the search query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing one or more programs configured for execution by one or more processors of a computer system, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
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receiving a search query from a user; identifying a conversation relevant to the search query, wherein the conversation has two or more messages; and displaying a snippet of the conversation, wherein the snippet includes portions of message bodies from at least two of the two or more messages, and the displayed snippet highlights terms in the snippet that match terms from the search query. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system, comprising:
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one or more processors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for; receiving a search query from a user; identifying a conversation relevant to the search query, wherein the conversation has two or more messages; and displaying a snippet of the conversation, wherein the snippet includes portions of message bodies from at least two of the two or more messages, and the displayed snippet highlights terms in the snippet that match terms from the search query. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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