Messaging with media integration

A method, comprising:

• receiving an incoming message of a conversation thread, the incoming message is originated by a remote device and includes a text portion and an attached media item;
• providing content of the attached media item;
• selecting content generation based on one or more characteristics of the attached media;
• generating messages pertaining to the conversation thread;
• obtaining the incoming message from the communications interface module;
• automatically outputting the incoming message to a user interface in an output format, the output format comprising the text portion and content of the attached media item;
• the output format further comprising a listing of media items included in received messages, the listing of media items arranged in a chronological sequence in order received from the remote device.

A system comprising:

• a messaging server;
• a user device to exchange messages of a conversation thread with remote devices through the messaging server, the server to store the messages of the conversation thread, the user device including a communications interface module to receive an incoming message of the conversation thread, the incoming message including a text portion and an attached media item;
• a content generation module to provide the content of the attached media;
• and
• a messaging module to automatically output the incoming message to a user interface in an output format, the output format comprising the text portion and content of the attached media item, and a listing of media items included in received messages, the listing of media items arranged in a chronological sequence in order received from the remote devices,
• wherein the messaging module further comprises:
• an attachment module to select the content generation module based on one or more characteristics of the attached media;
• a thread management module to generate messages pertaining to conversation threads;
• a message processing module to obtain the incoming message from the communications interface module.

An article comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed enable a system to:

• receive an incoming message of a conversation thread, the incoming message to be originated by a remote device and includes a text portion and an attached media item;
• providing content of the attached media item;
• selecting content generation based on one or more characteristics of the attached media;
• generating messages pertaining to the conversation thread;
• obtaining the incoming message from the communications interface module;
• and
• automatically output the incoming message to a user interface in an output format, the output format comprising the text portion and content of the attached media item, and a listing of media items included in received messages, the listing of media items arranged in a chronological sequence in order received from the remote device.