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Synchronizing conversation structures in web-based email systems

US8533275B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Patrick Tousignant · Bellevue, US
Manish Garg · Cary, US
Sridhar Sundararaman · Bellevue, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 19, 2011
Grant date	Sep 10, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 15, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L51/216
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Web-based email systems are enabled to synchronize conversations and conversation properties. Conversations are enumerated to new clients providing folder-specific and global conversation information. After receiving the initial conversation information, clients maintain a conversation state, which is used in updating clients from a web service store through a conversation synchronization command employing an internal application programming interface within the email service.

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