Method and system for updating message threads
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1. A method, comprising:
- displaying, on a display of a device, an email compose screen for composition of a reply email message;
detecting arrival of a new email message; and
while the email compose screen is displayed, in response to a determination that the new email message belongs to an email message thread to which the reply email message belongs, displaying in the email compose screen an indication of arrival of the new email message.
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Abstract
A method for updating an electronic mail (“email”) message presented to a user on a display screen of a data processing system, the email message belonging to a thread of email messages received by the data processing system, the method comprising: determining whether one or more of the email messages in the thread was received after the email message is opened on the display screen; and, if so, displaying an update message on the display screen indicating that one or more of the email messages in the thread was so received.
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1. A method, comprising:
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displaying, on a display of a device, an email compose screen for composition of a reply email message; detecting arrival of a new email message; and while the email compose screen is displayed, in response to a determination that the new email message belongs to an email message thread to which the reply email message belongs, displaying in the email compose screen an indication of arrival of the new email message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 36)
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18. A communication device, comprising:
a processor configured to; display, using a display of the communication device, an email compose screen for composition of a reply email message; detect arrival of a new email message; and while the email compose screen is displayed, in response to a determination that the new email message belongs to an email message thread to which the reply email message belongs, display, using the display, an indication of arrival of the new email message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37)
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35. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a communication device, cause the device to:
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display, on a display of the communication device, an email compose screen for composition of a reply email message; detect arrival of a new email message; and while the email compose screen is displayed, in response to a determination that the new email message belongs to an email message thread to which the reply email message belongs, display in the email compose screen an indication of arrival of the new email message.
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