Social network system with tracked unread messages
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to track unread messages pertaining to a social object created to share a business object across a social network for a social network user, the tracking comprising:
- receiving a request from the user to display unread messages across the social network related to the business object, wherein the social network is an online service for building social relations or networks;
generating and displaying a list of one or more conversations related to the business object, wherein the user is a member of the displayed conversations; and
for each conversation, determining and displaying a number of unread messages from among the one or more conversations related to the business object;
wherein the conversations include content which assists with collaboration required to change the business object.
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Abstract
A social network system that tracks unread messages across a social network for a social network user receives a request from the user to display unread messages across the social network and generates and displays a list of one or more conversations, where the user is a member of the displayed conversations. The system then, for each conversation, determines and displays the number of unread messages.
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to track unread messages pertaining to a social object created to share a business object across a social network for a social network user, the tracking comprising:
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receiving a request from the user to display unread messages across the social network related to the business object, wherein the social network is an online service for building social relations or networks; generating and displaying a list of one or more conversations related to the business object, wherein the user is a member of the displayed conversations; and for each conversation, determining and displaying a number of unread messages from among the one or more conversations related to the business object; wherein the conversations include content which assists with collaboration required to change the business object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method for tracking unread messages pertaining to a social object created to share a business object across a social network for a social network user, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from the user to display unread messages across the social network related to the business object, wherein the social network is an online service for building social relations or networks; generating and displaying a list of one or more conversations related to the business object, wherein the user is a member of the displayed conversations; and for each conversation, determining and displaying a number of unread messages from among the one or more conversations related to the business object; wherein the conversations include content which assists with collaboration required to change the business object. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A social network server comprising:
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a message generator that generates messages pertaining to a social object created to share a business object on for a social network user of a social network in response to input from the user, wherein the social network is an online service for building social relations or networks, wherein each message belongs to a conversation related to the business object; a conversation list generator that generates and displays a list of one or more conversations related to the business object for the user, wherein the user is a member of the displayed conversations; and an unread message generator that, for each displayed conversation, determines and displays a number of messages that are unread by the user and that belong to the conversation from among the one or more conversations related to the business object; wherein the conversations include content which assists with collaboration required to change the business object. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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