System and method for unsubscribing from tracked conversations

• US 9,619,813 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2013
• Issued: 04/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Anderson, Monica
• Primary Examiner(s): Hussain, Imad
• Application Number:
  US14/102,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20140229855A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,218 Days
• Field of Search: 709206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/226 Delivery according to priorities

Abstract

A method, system and graphical user interface for a messaging system is disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, the method includes receiving a first set of messages in a respective thread. Messages in the respective thread have been received from a plurality of users. The method also includes providing the first set of messages in the respective thread of messages; receiving a user input, associated with a message in the first set of messages in the respective thread of messages, requesting to forgo providing subsequent messages in the respective thread of messages; subsequent to receiving the user input, receiving a second set of messages in the respective thread; and, in accordance with the user input, forgoing providing the second set of messages in the respective thread of messages.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors;

receiving from a first user a request to track a message thread corresponding to a particular message in a communications system;

receiving a plurality of messages in the communications system corresponding to a particular topic, the plurality of messages including a first set of messages in the message thread;

providing the plurality of messages, including the first set of messages, to the first user;

receiving user input from the first user requesting to forgo providing subsequent messages in the message thread;

subsequent to receiving the user input, receiving a second plurality of messages in the communications system corresponding to the particular topic, the second plurality of messages including a second set of messages in the message thread and one or more additional messages; and

,

in accordance with the user input, forgoing providing the second set of messages in the message thread to the first user, and providing the one or more additional messages to the first user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prior to receiving the user request to track the message thread, providing at least one of messages in the message thread to the first user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein forgoing providing the second set of messages in the message thread includes forgoing providing any message in the message thread that is subsequent to the first set of messages.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

subsequent to receiving the user input, receiving a second user input requesting messages in the message thread;

subsequent to receiving the second user input, receiving a third set of messages in the message thread; and

,

in accordance with the second user input, providing the third set of messages in the message thread to the first user.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

subsequent to receiving the user input, receiving a fourth set of messages in the message thread;

determining that at least one message in the fourth set of messages satisfies a focus specification associated with the first user; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the at least one message in the fourth set of messages satisfies the focus specification, providing the fourth set of messages in the message thread to the first user.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to providing the plurality of messages to the first user, determining that the first user is interested in the particular topic.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein determining that the first user is interested in the particular topic comprises determining that the first user is interested in the particular topic based on a focus specification of the first user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of messages comprises messages from a plurality of users of the communications system.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating a focus specification for the first user based on the user input.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving second user input from the first user indicating that the first user is not interested in the particular topic;

subsequent to receiving the second user input, receiving a third plurality of messages in the communications system corresponding to the particular topic; and

in accordance with the second user input, forgoing providing the third plurality of messages to the first user.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from the first user a request to forgo providing messages authored by a particular user;

subsequent to receiving the request to forgo providing messages authored by the particular user, receiving a third plurality of messages in the communications system, the third plurality of messages including at least one message from the particular user; and

in accordance with the request to forgo providing messages authored by the particular user, forgoing providing the at least one message from the particular user to the first user.

12. A computer system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

receiving from a first user a request to track a message thread corresponding to a particular message in a communications system;

receiving a plurality of messages in the communications system corresponding to a particular topic, the plurality of messages including a first set of messages in the message thread;

providing the plurality of messages, including the first set of messages, to the first user;

receiving user input from the first user requesting to forgo providing subsequent messages in the message thread;

subsequent to receiving the user input, receiving a second plurality of messages in the communications system corresponding to the particular topic, the second plurality of messages including a second set of messages in the message thread and one or more additional messages; and

,

in accordance with the user input, forgoing providing the second set of messages in the message thread to the first user, and providing the one or more additional messages to the first user.

13. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

prior to receiving the user request to track the message thread, providing at least one of messages in the message thread to the first user.

14. The computer system of claim 12, wherein forgoing providing the second set of messages includes forgoing providing any message in the message thread that is subsequent to the first set of messages.

15. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

subsequent to receiving the user input, receiving a second user input requesting messages in the message thread;

subsequent to receiving the second user input, receiving a third set of messages in the message thread; and

,

in accordance with the second user input, providing the third set of messages in the message thread to the first user.

16. The computer system of claim 12, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

subsequent to receiving the user input, receiving a fourth set of messages in the message thread;

determining that at least one message in the fourth set of messages satisfies a focus specification associated with the first user; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the at least one message in the fourth set of messages satisfies the focus specification, providing the fourth set of messages in the message thread to the first user.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of a computer system, the one or more programs including instructions for:

receiving from a first user a request to track a message thread corresponding to a particular message in a communications system;

receiving a plurality of messages in the communications system corresponding to a particular topic, the plurality of messages including a first set of messages in the message thread;

providing the plurality of messages, including the first set of messages, to the first user;

receiving user input from the first user requesting to forgo providing subsequent messages in the message thread;

subsequent to receiving the user input, receiving a second plurality of messages in the communications system corresponding to the particular topic, the second plurality of messages including a second set of messages in the message thread and one or more additional messages; and

,

in accordance with the user input, forgoing providing the second set of messages in the message thread to the first user, and providing the one or more additional messages to the first user.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein forgoing providing the second set of messages includes forgoing providing any message in the message thread that is subsequent to the first set of messages.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

subsequent to receiving the user input, receiving a second user input requesting messages in the message thread;

subsequent to receiving the second user input, receiving a third set of messages in the message thread; and

,

in accordance with the second user input, providing the third set of messages in the message thread to the first user.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

subsequent to receiving the user input, receiving a fourth set of messages in the message thread;

determining that at least one message in the fourth set of messages satisfies a focus specification associated with the first user; and

,

in accordance with a determination that the at least one message in the fourth set of messages satisfies the focus specification, providing the fourth set of messages in the message thread to the first user.