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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Selvaraj Nalliah, Redmond, WA (US);
Shivakumar Seetharaman, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Salman Zafar, Mill Creek, WA (US);
John Allen Atwood, Duvall, WA (US);
David P. Limont, Seattle, WA (US);
Joseph T. Flint, Sammamish, WA (US);
Alexandru Leconiuc, Redmond, WA (US);
Selvaraj Nalliah, Redmond, WA (US);
Shivakumar Seetharaman, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Salman Zafar, Mill Creek, WA (US);
John Allen Atwood, Duvall, WA (US);
David P. Limont, Seattle, WA (US);
Joseph T. Flint, Sammamish, WA (US);
Alexandru Leconiuc, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Described are embodiments for displaying groups of communications, such as messages, as a conversation. Conversations are groups of communications that can be traced back as related to an original communication. The embodiments allow a user to select a conversation mode for displaying communications, e.g., messages, as conversations. In response to the user's selection, embodiments provide for displaying a graphical element associated with a conversation. The graphical element can be selected to display the messages associated with the conversation. Additionally, embodiments provide for selecting a conversation and applying actions to the conversation, resulting in the application of the action to the messages that are associated with the conversation.