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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2007
Michael A. Gailloux, Overland Park, KS (US);
Michael W. Kanemoto, Overland Park, KS (US);
Michael A. Gailloux, Overland Park, KS (US);
Michael W. Kanemoto, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method for consolidating platform-specific messages is disclosed. The method comprises translating a first message in one of a plurality of platform-specific message formats into a second message in a generic message format and translating a third message in the generic message format to a fourth message in one of the plurality of platform-specific message formats. The method also comprises associating a plurality of messages that have been translated from the platform-specific message formats into the generic message format into at least one thread based on at least one of a plurality of threading fields for presentation. The method also comprises inserting at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth messages into a message database and managing the message database.