Integrated conversations having both email and chat messages
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsJonathan Perlow, Michael Sego, Nahush Mahajan, Keith Coleman, Adam Barker
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Abstract
Email and chat messages may be displayed as part of the same conversation, in an integrated conversation view. The conversation view would include items corresponding to email messages that are part of the conversation and chat messages that are part of the conversation. A user may reply to an email message in the conversation by chat.
Claims8
A method of processing messages, comprising:
- receiving one or more email messages in a conversation between a first user and a second user;
- receiving a chat message that responds to one of the email messages in the conversation;
- and
- transmitting for display at a client device a representation of the conversation, including items corresponding to each of the email messages in the conversation and an item corresponding to the chat message.
A method of processing messages, comprising:
- receiving and sending a plurality of email messages in a conversation between a first user and a second user;
- sending a chat message from the first user to the second user that responds to one of the email messages in the conversation;
- and
- displaying at a client device associated with the first user a representation of the conversation, including items corresponding to each of the email messages in the conversation and an item corresponding to the chat message.
A system for processing messages, comprising:
- one or more modules comprising instructions:
- to receive one or more email messages in a conversation between a first user and a second user;
- to receive a chat message that responds to one of the email messages in the conversation;
- and
- to transmit for display at a client device a representation of the conversation, including items corresponding to each of the email messages in the conversation and an item corresponding to the chat message.
A system for processing messages, comprising:
- one or more modules comprising instructions:
- to receive and to send one or more email messages in a conversation between a first user and a second user;
- to send a chat message from the first user to the second user that responds to one of the email messages in the conversation;
- and
- to display at a client device associated with the first user a representation of the conversation, including items corresponding to each of the email messages in the conversation and an item corresponding to the chat message.
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising instructions for:
- receiving one or more email messages in a conversation between a first user and a second user;
- receiving a chat message that responds to one of the email messages in the conversation;
- and
- transmitting for display at a client device a representation of the conversation, including items corresponding to each of the email messages in the conversation and an item corresponding to the chat message.
A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising instructions for:
- receiving and sending one or more email messages in a conversation between a first user and a second user;
- sending a chat message from the first user to the second user that responds to one of the email messages in the conversation;
- and
- displaying at a client device associated with the first user a representation of the conversation, including items corresponding to each of the email messages in the conversation and an item corresponding to the chat message.
A system for processing messages, comprising:
- means for receiving one or more email messages in a conversation between a first user and a second user;
- means for receiving a chat message that responds to one of the email messages in the conversation;
- and
- means for transmitting for display at a client device a representation of the conversation, including items corresponding to each of the email messages in the conversation and an item corresponding to the chat message.
A system for processing messages, comprising:
- means for receiving and sending one or more email messages in a conversation between a first user and a second user;
- means for sending a chat message from the first user to the second user that responds to one of the email messages in the conversation;
- and
- means for displaying at a client device associated with the first user a representation of the conversation, including items corresponding to each of the email messages in the conversation and an item corresponding to the chat message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.