Method and system for organizing and displaying message threads

A system for organizing and displaying an ordered message thread list, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a computer-readable storage medium operably connected to the processor;
• a communications network operably connected to the processor;
• and
• at least one computer system operably connected to the communications network,
• wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains one or more programming instructions for performing a method of organizing and displaying an ordered message thread list, the method comprising:
• receiving, via the communications network, a request for a user's message threads from a computer system;
• determining, by the processor, a current counter value;
• determining, by the processor, one or more message threads that are accessible by a user;
• for each message thread:
• determining, by the processor, a first unread message counter value, wherein if the user has not accessed the message thread, the first unread message counter value equals a counter value when the message thread is created, wherein if the user has accessed the message thread, the first unread message counter value equals a counter value when a message is first added to the message thread after the user last accessed the message thread, and
• computing, by the processor, an elapsed counter value, wherein the elapsed counter value is equal to the first unread message counter value subtracted from the current counter value;
• ordering the one or more message threads into a message thread list based on the elapsed counter value for each message thread;
• and
• transmitting, via the communications network, the message thread list to the computer system.

A method of organizing and displaying an ordered message thread list, the method comprising:

• determining a current counter value;
• determining one or more message threads that are accessible by a user;
• for each message thread:
• determining a first unread message counter value, wherein if the user has not accessed the message thread, the first unread message counter value equals a counter value when the message thread is created, wherein if the user has accessed the message thread, the first unread message counter value equals a counter value when a message is first added to the message thread after the user last accessed the message thread,
• computing an elapsed counter value, wherein the elapsed counter value is equal to the first unread message counter value subtracted from the current counter value, and
• placing the message thread into an ordered message thread list at a position based on the elapsed counter value for the message thread;
• and
• displaying the ordered message thread list.