Thread navigation
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for navigating messages within a thread, comprising:
- accessing the thread;
determining a location for each message header within the thread;
modifying an appearance of each message within the thread based at least in part on the location for each message header; and
rendering the thread.
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Abstract
A user may easily read, browse, and jump through the messages contained within a thread. Different portions of the message may be highlighted such that they are easily identifiable. The user may easily navigate through the thread by selecting a user interface element, such as an arrow button, to move to the next or previous message within the thread. The order of the thread may also be reversed such that the user may view the thread from the first message to the last message, or view the thread from the last message to the first message. The messages within the thread may be marked, such as by using XML tags, in order to facilitate the identification of the sections of the messages within the thread.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for navigating messages within a thread, comprising:
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accessing the thread;
determining a location for each message header within the thread;
modifying an appearance of each message within the thread based at least in part on the location for each message header; and
rendering the thread. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for navigating messages within a thread, comprising:
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accessing the thread;
parsing the thread to identify each message header;
tagging each message header according to a schema;
modifying the appearance of each message header; and
rendering the thread. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for navigating messages within a thread, comprising:
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means for accessing the thread;
means for determining a location for each message header within the thread;
means for modifying an appearance of each message header;
means for navigating within the thread using at least one navigational control that is displayed within a message header; and
means for rendering the thread. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification