Reply back mechanism within a messaging system

A computing apparatus, the computing apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, by one or more processors of a computing system, a selection of one or more messages of a plurality of messages received at a first client device associated with a first user account, wherein the selection causes display of message content of the selected one or more messages at the first client device at a first time;
• detecting, by the one or more processors of the computing system, a reply message generated by the first client device in response to the selected one or more messages at a second time;
• determining, by the one or more processors of the computing system, a time interval between the first time and the second time;
• in response to determining that the time interval is less than a pre-determined threshold:
• generating a reply menu comprising an ordered list of user account identifiers, the user account identifiers representing user accounts, each user account associated with a corresponding selected one or more messages;
• causing display of the reply menu within a portion of a graphical user interface displayed on the first client device;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computing system, a selection of a subset of the user account identifiers selected from the reply menu;
• identifying, by the one or more processors of the computing system, a plurality of independent communication sessions initiated by the first user account, each of the plurality of independent communication sessions corresponding to a selected user account identifier;
• and
• transmitting the reply message via each of the plurality of independent communication sessions.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors of a computing system, a selection of one or more messages of a plurality of messages received at a first client device associated with a first user account, wherein the selection causes display of message content of the selected one or more messages at the first client device at a first time;
• detecting, by the one or more processors of the computing system, a reply message generated by the first client device in response to the selected one or more messages at a second time;
• determining, by the one or more processors of the computing system, a time interval between the first time and the second time;
• in response to determining that the time interval is less than a pre-determined threshold:
• generating a reply menu comprising an ordered list of user account identifiers, the user account identifiers representing user accounts, each user account associated with a corresponding selected one or more messages;
• causing display of the reply menu within a portion of a graphical user interface displayed on the first client device;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the computing system, a selection of a subset of the user account identifiers selected from the reply menu;
• identifying, by the one or more processors of the computing system, a plurality of independent communication sessions initiated by the first user account, each of the plurality of independent communication sessions corresponding to a selected user account identifier;
• and
• transmitting the reply message via each of the plurality of independent communication sessions.