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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 25, 2020
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Christian X. Dalonzo, San Francisco, CA (US);

Zheng Xuan Hong, San Jose, CA (US);

Chanaka G. Karunamuni, San Jose, CA (US);

Grant R. Paul, San Francisco, CA (US);

Christopher D. Matthews, San Francisco, CA (US);

Robert Garcia, III, San Francisco, CA (US);

Elliot Aaron Barer, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Eugene Mitsuo Irinaga Bistolas, San Francisco, CA (US);

Pierre Jonathan De Filippis, San Jose, CA (US);

Craig M. Federighi, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/16 (2013.01); H04L 51/36 (2013.01);
Abstract

In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of messaging conversations. In some embodiments, an electronic device indicates which messages are replies to other messages in a messaging conversation. In some embodiments, an electronic device creates and presents links (e.g., rich links) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., 'mentions'). In some embodiments, an electronic device presents indications of messages that are replies to other messages. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents options to create a link (e.g., a rich link) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., 'mentions') using a suggested entry user interface element.


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