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AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsFrancis Thomas RIDDLE, John Bennett PARRETT
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A system and method are provided for managing messages in conversational-type messaging applications. To provide continuity across all conversations with a particular recipient, an existing or not-yet-created 1:1 conversation can be populated with 1:Many messages that include the same recipient in the list of addressees. In this way, any 1:1 chat or conversation with a particular recipient will contain all correspondences with that recipient, regardless of whether the message was sent or received in a 1:1 or 1:Many context. As such, the user has access to all information that has been exchanged with that recipient in one messaging screen to avoid the need to traverse multiple messaging screens to obtain the context or information related to the recipient that the user requires.
A method of messaging on a communication device, the method comprising:
A communication device comprising a processor, a communication subsystem, and a messaging application stored in memory, the messaging application executing computer executable instructions stored in memory to:
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for messaging on a communication device, the computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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