Organizing messages in a messaging system using social network information
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a message;
accessing information about a relationship between a first object associated with the message and a second object associated with the message;
indexing the message into a message index based on the information about the relationship between the first object associated with the message and the second object associated with the message; and
updating the message index to reflect a change in the relationship between the first object associated with the message and the second object associated with the message.
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Abstract
A messaging system receives a message that is intended for a recipient, who is a user of a social networking system. An object associated with the message is identified based on the message content and/or metadata associated with the message. The messaging system accesses a social networking system database to obtain social information about a relationship between the recipient and the identified object. The message is then indexed using the social information, wherein an entry for the message is stored in a message index based on the social information. This process may be repeated for each received message, and multiple different message indexes may be generated for received messages to track different types of social information. A user interface for viewing messages uses the message index to organize the messages, such as to filter, categorize, and/or sort the messages in the display.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a message; accessing information about a relationship between a first object associated with the message and a second object associated with the message; indexing the message into a message index based on the information about the relationship between the first object associated with the message and the second object associated with the message; and updating the message index to reflect a change in the relationship between the first object associated with the message and the second object associated with the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a message; accessing information about a relationship between a first object associated with the message and a second object associated with the message; indexing the message into a message index based on the information about the relationship between the first object associated with the message and the second object associated with the message; and updating the message index to reflect a change in the relationship between the first object associated with the message and the second object associated with the message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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