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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2006
Roberto C. Taboada, Duvall, WA (US);
Bertille N. Fernandes, Bellevue, WA (US);
Brian M. Jones, Redmond, WA (US);
Joe K. Yap, Sammamish, WA (US);
Roberto C. Taboada, Duvall, WA (US);
Bertille N. Fernandes, Bellevue, WA (US);
Brian M. Jones, Redmond, WA (US);
Joe K. Yap, Sammamish, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A user may easily read, browse, and jump through the messages contained within a thread. Different portions of the message may be highlighted such that they are easily identifiable. The user may easily navigate through the thread by selecting a user interface element, such as an arrow button, to move to the next or previous message within the thread. The order of the thread may also be reversed such that the user may view the thread from the first message to the last message, or view the thread from the last message to the first message. The messages within the thread may be marked, such as by using XML tags, in order to facilitate the identification of the sections of the messages within the thread.