The present invention generally relates to computer-generated user interfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to grouping electronic mail records in a computer-generated user interface by electronic mail conversation strings or threads.
With the advent of the computer age, computer software users have grown accustomed to user-friendly software applications that help them write, calculate, organize, prepare presentations, send and receive electronic mail, make music, and the like. For example, modem electronic mail programs allow users to send and receive electronic mail to and from other users. Modem electronic mail programs also allow users to store sent or received mail in a variety of user-established storage folders.
According to prior electronic mail programs, a user interface may be provided for storing a list of received, sent or stored electronic mail messages or records. A typical electronic mail record includes information identifying a party from which an email message is received or to which an email message is sent. Additional information may identify the subject of the message and the time of message receipt or sending.
Prior systems allowed users to group email messages together in a user interface according to an electronic mail conversation. That is, all messages received by a user, sent by a user or stored by a user that are part of an electronic mail conversation between the user and other parties relating to a particular subject could be grouped together to allow the user to read, review, or otherwise dispose of messages included in a given electronic mail conversation. According to prior systems, when messages contained in a given conversation grouping were displayed, all messages included in the conversation grouping were displayed. All messages whether read or unread could be displayed or could be collapsed under a grouping heading. Unfortunately, when the user expanded the conversation grouping, or reviewed already displayed electronic mail messages under the conversation grouping heading, the user was required to review the list of all messages even though the user may only be interested in viewing unread messages. Additionally, if a conversation grouping contained only one email message, the user nonetheless had to select the conversation grouping heading for expansion to find that only a single email message item was included. Thus, the user had to perform unnecessary steps to read or otherwise dispose of single email messages placed in an electronic mail conversation grouping.
Accordingly, there is a need for an improved conversation grouping method and system for electronic mail records or messages. It is with respect to these and other considerations that the present invention has been made.
Embodiments of the present invention solve the above and other problems by providing an improved conversation grouping method and system for electronic mail records and messages. Electronic mail messages belonging to a common conversation thread, as identified by a common subject, may be selectively grouped together and displayed in an electronic mail user interface. A conversation grouping may be created for received, sent, or stored electronic mail messages.
According to aspects of the invention, a conversation grouping heading is displayed in the electronic mail user interface for each conversation grouping. Under each heading, any electronic mail messages that have not been read or that have been read and have been flagged for follow-up are automatically displayed under the conversation grouping heading without requiring a user to expand the conversation grouping. If only a single message is in the conversation grouping, that single message is displayed under the heading so that the user is not required to expand the grouping to select the sole message contained therein. That is, the user may select the sole message contained under the heading by selecting the displayed electronic mail message record without the need for expanding the grouping in which the sole message is contained. If desired, the user may further expand a conversation grouping to show all messages contained in the grouping whether read, flagged, unflagged or unread. In an expanded display mode, messages may be sorted within the grouping according to time of receipt, time of sending, or a variety of other sorting properties.
According to other aspects of the invention, if all messages in a given conversation grouping have been read and have not been flagged for follow-up, then the latest message received or sent in the conversation grouping is automatically displayed under the grouping heading so that the user does not encounter a conversation grouping heading without encountering at least a single electronic mail message contained in the associated grouping. As described above, if desired, all messages in the grouping of read and not flagged messages may be displayed under the grouping heading by selectively expanding the grouping.
At any time more than one electronic mail message belonging to a particular conversation thread is displayed under a given conversation grouping heading (whether an initial automatic display or an expanded display), each successively displayed message in the thread may be indented relative to the preceding message in the same thread in order to distinguish one conversation thread from another conversation thread in the same conversation grouping. For example, a reply to a previous message is indented relative to the previous message. A reply to the reply is indented relative to the first reply. Upon the occurrence of a message in the conversation grouping of the same subject, but that is not a reply to a previous message, indentation is discontinued for that message to indicate a “break” in the back-and-forth sequence of conversation replies in the previous conversation thread. Preferably, a minimum number of characters is always displayed for a given mail message regardless of the number of indented mail messages contained in a given conversation grouping record.
According to another aspect of the invention, in order to display only unread or flagged messages under a given conversation grouping prior to any further expansion of the grouping, the electronic mail program responsible for displaying the electronic mail messages builds a cached mail thread hierarchy. A list of conversation mail threads is built where each mail thread points to individual data items that represent individual mail messages and that hold temporary data about individual mail messages such as whether individual mail messages are to be automatically displayed or not under a conversation grouping heading, as described above.
These and other features and advantages, which characterize the present invention, will be apparent from a reading of the following detailed description and a review of the associated drawings. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention as claimed.
As briefly described above, embodiments of the present invention are directed to an improved conversation grouping method and system for electronic mail records. According to embodiments of the present invention, electronic mail messages that are unread or flagged for follow-up are automatically displayed under an associated conversation grouping heading. For any conversation grouping containing a single unread or flagged electronic mail message, the single electronic mail message is displayed under the conversation grouping heading for review by a user. For a given conversation grouping having no unread or flagged electronic mail messages, at least the latest electronic mail message in the grouping is automatically displayed under an associated conversation grouping heading.
In the following detailed description, references are made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustrations specific embodiments or examples. These embodiments may be combined, other embodiments may be utilized, and structural changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is therefore not to be taken in a limiting sense and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Referring now to the drawings, in which like numerals represent like elements through the several figures, aspects of the present invention and the exemplary operating environment will be described.
Generally, program modules include routines, programs, components, data structures, and other types of structures that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention may be practiced with other computer system configurations, including hand-held devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, minicomputers, mainframe computers, and the like. The invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
Turning now to
The mass storage device 14 is connected to the CPU 4 through a mass storage controller (not shown) connected to the bus 12. The mass storage device 14 and its associated computer-readable media, provide non-volatile storage for the personal computer 2. Although the description of computer-readable media contained herein refers to a mass storage device, such as a hard disk or CD-ROM drive, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that computer-readable media can be any. available media that can be accessed by the personal computer 2.
By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable media may comprise computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes volatile and non-volatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other solid state memory technology, CD-ROM, DVD, or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can be accessed by the computer.
According to various embodiments of the invention, the personal computer 2 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to remote computers through a TCP/IP network 18, such as the Internet. The personal computer 2 may connect to the TCP/IP network 18 through a network interface unit 20 connected to the bus 12. It should be appreciated that the network interface unit 20 may also be utilized to connect to other types of networks and remote computer systems. The personal computer 2 may also include an input/output controller 22 for receiving and processing input from a number of devices, including a keyboard or mouse (not shown). Similarly, an input/output controller 22 may provide output to a display screen, a printer, or other type of output device.
As mentioned briefly above, a number of program modules and data files may be stored in the mass storage device 14 and RAM 8 of the personal computer 2, including an operating system 16 suitable for controlling the operation of a networked personal computer, such as the WINDOWS operating systems from Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Wash. The mass storage device 14 and RAM 8 may also store one or more application programs. In particular, the mass storage device 14 and RAM 8 may store an application program 105 for providing a variety of functionalities to a user. For instance, the application program 105 may comprise many types of programs such as a word processing application program, a spreadsheet application, a desktop publishing, and the like. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the application program 105 comprises a multiple functionality software application for providing a user calendaring functionality, electronic mail functionality, contacts information functionality, electronic notes functionality, electronic journal functionality and the like. Some of the individual program modules comprising the multiple functionality program include a calendar module 125, an electronic mail program 130, a contacts module 135, a tasks module 140, a notes module 145 and a journal module (not shown). An example of such a multiple functionality program 105 is OUTLOOK® manufactured by Microsoft Corporation.
The user interface illustrated in
According to embodiments of the present invention, an inbox pane 220 is provided with which the user may view a listing of electronic mail messages that have been received by the user, that have been sent by the user, or which have been stored in one or more user-established storage folders. The inbox pane 220 is illustrative of an electronic mail program inbox with which the user may display and review a listing of electronic mail items received by the user. A number of electronic mail records such as the mail records 235 and 240 are listed in the inbox pane 220. A scroll button 233 is illustrated for allowing the user to scroll up or down through mail items listed in the inbox pane 220.
To the right of the inbox pane 220, a preview pane 270 is illustrated for displaying the contents of a selected mail item. As is appreciated by those skilled in the art, if the user has activated the preview pane functionality, the user may receive a preview of the contents of a selected mail message by focusing on the mail message in the inbox pane 220. For purposes of illustration only, the text and graphics displayed in the preview pane 270 are displayed in “Greeked” format where the actual substance of the text or graphics is not displayed in legible form.
According to embodiments of the present invention, an “Arranged by” field 225 is provided along an upper edge of the inbox pane 220. When the user selects a given arrangement type, the selected arrangement type is identified in the “Arranged by” field. For example, referring to
Adjacent to the “Arranged by” field 225 is a field 230 for identifying an overall sorting or ordering property applied to mail records displayed in the inbox pane 220. For example, if mail records displayed in the inbox pane 220 are displayed in a newest mail item on top orientation, the text in the field 230 may read “Newest on top.” Conversely, if mail items in the inbox pane 220 are displayed according to a newest mail item at the bottom where oldest mail items are pushed to the top of the listing, the text in the field 230 may read “Newest on bottom”, or “Oldest on top.” The order with which mail records are sorted may be selectively changed by the user by toggling the field 230 or the associated toggling switch located on the right side of the text contained in the field 230. As should be appreciated a number of ordering properties may be utilized including the age of the mail, size of mail, and presence of applied properties, for example, flags, attachments and the like.
Referring still to the inbox pane 220, illustrated in
According to embodiments of the present invention, as illustrated in
As will be described in detail below, according to embodiments of the present invention, any electronic mail messages belonging to a given conversation grouping that are unread or that have been flagged for follow up by the user are automatically displayed under the conversation grouping heading as illustrated for the conversation grouping record 235. For example, the flag 250 illustrates a message that has been flagged by a user for follow up review. If a given conversation grouping contains only one unread or flagged electronic mail message, that single electronic mail message is nonetheless displayed under an associated conversation grouping heading as illustrated by the second electronic mail record illustrated in
According to embodiments of the invention and referring back to the first conversation grouping record 235, illustrated in
Referring to the second conversation grouping record 310, illustrated in
Referring to the conversation grouping 310, illustrated in
Referring back to the first conversation grouping record 235, illustrated in
Referring to the fourth conversation grouping 330, illustrated in
As described above, according to embodiments of the present invention, when a given conversation grouping contains email messages that have not been read or that have been read and that have been flagged for follow up, those messages are automatically displayed under an associated conversation grouping heading, such as the messages displayed in the first conversation grouping record 235, illustrated in
According to embodiments of the present invention, the electronic mail program 130 builds a cached thread hierarchy 430 for electronic mail messages that have not been read or that have been flagged for follow up. A list of conversation mail threads, 435, 445 is built where each mail thread 435, 445 represents a given electronic mail conversation grouping. Each of the mail threads points to individual data items 440, 450 that represent individual mail messages associated with a given conversation mail thread. The data items 430, 450 hold temporary data about individual mail messages, such as whether a particular mail message is to be automatically displayed or not under a given conversation grouping heading. A row look-up index 460 and a hash table 470 are provided for maintaining the data associated with the location in memory of individual electronic mail messages.
Referring then to the first conversation grouping record 235, illustrated in
Having described exemplary operation and display of an improved electronic mail conversation grouping method and system with respect to
If the user's electronic mail messages are simply sorted by date where unread messages are boldfaced and read messages are not boldfaced, the user's electronic mail messages may be presented or displayed as set out in Table 2 below.
If the user selects to have her electronic mail messages grouped according to a prior “Conversation” grouping system described in the background section above, the user likely will receive a list of grouping headings such as set out below in Table 3. Unfortunately, under the prior system, the user must expand each heading to view mail contained under each heading. And, if a given grouping, for example, “trade show,” contains the four new messages listed above plus five older messages already read by the user, the expanded view will contain all nine messages sorted by some sorting property, such as date. The user will have to parse the expanded list of messages to find those that have not been read. In addition, for any grouping containing only a single message (read or unread), for example, “company dinner,” the user will have to expand the grouping and then select the single message in order to review or otherwise dispose of the message.
According to embodiments of the present invention, if the user selects to have the received electronic mail messages grouped according to a “Conversation” arrangement, conversation grouping headings and certain received messages may be displayed as set out in Table 4 below. As seen in Table 4, each of the unread messages
grouped under the “trade show” heading are automatically displayed so that the user does not have to expand the grouping to see those messages. If the user does desire to see any messages in that grouping that have been read, the user may select the icon disposed adjacent to the heading to further expand the grouping to view all messages contained in the grouping. Single messages are contained in the “new no parking zones,” “business cards,” “check this website out,” and “meeting directions” conversation groupings, but those messages are automatically displayed under the corresponding headings so that the user may quickly select the messages without the need to first expand the grouping followed by selection of the desired message. Similarly, a single read message is contained in the “company dinner” grouping, but the single message is automatically displayed under the heading. In the case of the “office furniture” grouping, two read messages are included. According to embodiments of the present invention, the latest read message is automatically displayed under the heading, and an expansion icon is disposed adjacent to the heading to allow the user to further expand the grouping to view additional messages contained in the grouping.
As described herein, improved electronic mail message conversation grouping methods and systems are provided. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or variations may be made in the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. Other embodiments of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein.
The present invention claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/484,437, entitled “Combined Outlook Bar and Folder List, Automatic Grouping, Adaptive Multi-Line View, Threaded View with Easier Access to all new Email, Search Folders,” filed Jul. 1, 2003.
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