Systems and methods for re-ranking displayed conversations
US9734216B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/216
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
System and method for storing a plurality of conversations are provided. Each such conversation has a corresponding conversation identifier and one or more messages sharing a common set of characteristics that meet predefined criteria. Information is sent to a remote computer identifying the conversations and providing sufficient information to rank them in accordance with a date/time value of a most recently received message of each conversation thereby causing a first conversation to be ordered before a second conversation. Subsequently, a first message that is deemed to belong to the second conversation is obtained and added to the second conversation. Information is resent to a remote computer identifying the plurality of conversations and providing sufficient information to rank the plurality of conversations in accordance with a date/time value of a most recently received message of each respective conversation thereby causing the first conversation to be ordered after the second conversation.
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