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Patent No.:

US 10536410 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 07, 2017

Device and method for switching between message threads

Applicant:

Motorola Solutions, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Bing Qin Lim, Jelutong, MY;

Wai Mun Lee, Ipoh, MY;

Boon Kheng Hooi, Alor Star, MY;

Assignee:

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:

Perry + Currier, Inc.

Primary Examiner:

Vivek Srivastava

Assistant Examiner:

William C McBeth

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 17/27 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/12 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 17/2775 (2013.01); G06F 17/2785 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device and method for switching between message threads is provided. The device includes: a communication interface; a display device; and, a controller. The controller is configured to: generate, at the display device, a first message thread of a plurality of message threads, each message thread comprising groups of associated messages transmitted and received by the communication interface; identify a message portion in the first message thread as being associated with one or more other message threads of the plurality of message threads, based on one or more of: respective content and respective metadata of the one or more other message threads; and, generate, at the display device, a link to the one or more other message threads.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Lim, Bing. (2020). Device and method for switching between message threads (U.S. Patent No. 10536410). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10536410

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