US 2023/0403248 A1 · Thread Navigation For Messaging Applications

Abstract

The technology involves messaging applications that support message threads that can involve grouped messages pertaining a conversation, post, or topic. A user interface can employ a communication pane or other message area to present all threads in a particular room, not just the threads that the user is currently following. Following can occur when a user elects to be notified of new replies by clicking a “follow” indicia, replying to or starting a thread, or when someone else specifically mentions the user. The UI may present different notifications about new replies or other details based on a type of display device the person is currently using. For threads that include specific references to the user or are not currently being followed, graphical indicia can be presented as a tailored alert. Different filter options in the user interface enable the user to see threads they are following or mentioned in.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for managing threads in an electronic messaging application, the method comprising:

identifying, by one or more processors associated with the electronic messaging application, a plurality of threads corresponding to the electronic messaging application that are associated with a user account;
determining, by the one or more processors, whether there are any new replies associated with any of the plurality of threads since a prior access of the electronic messaging application by the user account;
in response to determining that there is at least one new reply associated with at least one of the plurality of threads, modifying a user interface for the electronic messaging application to alert a user of the user account of the at least one new reply;
and
generating for display on the user interface, by the one or more processors, indicia corresponding to a pair of filters, a first one of the pair of filters for visually indicating unread mentions of the user account in the plurality of threads, and a second one of the pair of filters for visually indicating any threads being followed by the user account.

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A computing system configured to manage threads in an electronic messaging application, the computing system comprising:

memory configured to store data associated with the electronic messaging application;
and
one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory and configured to:
identify a plurality of threads corresponding to the electronic messaging application that are associated with a user account;
determine whether there are any new replies associated with any of the plurality of threads since a prior access of the electronic messaging application by the user account;
in response to determining that there is at least one new reply associated with at least one of the plurality of threads, modify a user interface for the electronic messaging application to alert a user of the user account of the at least one new reply;
and
generate, for presentation via the user interface, indicia corresponding to a pair of filters, a first one of the pair of filters to visually indicate unread mentions of the user account in the plurality of threads, and a second one of the pair of filters to visually indicate any threads being followed by the user account.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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