Retrieving Conversations That Match a Search Query

A server having one or more processors and memory receives a search query from a client. The server identifies a conversation relevant to the search query, where the conversation has two or more messages sharing a common set of characteristics that meet predefined criteria and a respective conversation identifier. Identifying a conversation relevant to the search query comprises identifying a conversation that, as a whole, is relevant to the search query. The server returns to the client for display, as a search result for the search query, conversation information corresponding to the identified conversation. 1. A method , performed at a server having one or more processors and memory storing programs executed by the one or more processors , the method comprising:receiving a search query from a client;identifying a conversation relevant to the search query, the conversation having two or more messages sharing a common set of characteristics that meet predefined criteria and a respective conversation identifier, wherein identifying a conversation relevant to the search query comprises identifying a conversation that, as a whole, is relevant to the search query; andreturning to the client for display, as a search result for the search query, conversation information corresponding to the identified conversation.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search query comprises at least a first term and a second term.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein identifying a conversation relevant to the search query comprises identifying the first term in a first message of the conversation and identifying the second term in a second message of the conversation claim 2 , wherein the second message is distinct from the first message.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second message does not contain text of the first message.5. The method of claim 3 , wherein identifying a conversation relevant to the search query comprises identifying the first term in a first message claim 3 , ...

Labeling Messages with Conversation Labels and Message Labels

A server having one or more processors and memory stores a conversation including a plurality of messages, where the conversation is associated with a first label and a respective message of the plurality of messages is associated with a second label. The server receives a predefined request from a remotely located client system and responds to the predefined request by producing and sending to the client system a list of conversations. When the predefined request corresponds to a request for conversations associated with the first label, the server sends, to the client system, a first list of conversations associated with the first label. When the predefined request corresponds to a request for conversations including messages associated with the second label, the server sends, to the client system, a second list of conversations that include at least one message to which the second label has been assigned. 1. A method , performed at a server system having one or more processors and memory storing programs executed by the one or more processors , the method comprising:storing a conversation including a plurality of messages, wherein the conversation is associated with a first label and a respective message of the plurality of messages is associated with a second label;receiving a predefined request from a remotely located client system; and when the predefined request corresponds to a request for conversations associated with the first label, producing and sending to the client system a first list of conversations in accordance with a criterion that all conversations in the first list are associated with the first label, wherein one or more of the conversations in the first list each include a plurality of messages; and', 'when the predefined request corresponds to a request for conversations including messages associated with the second label, producing and sending to the client system a second list of conversations in accordance with a criterion that all ...

Compacted Mode for Displaying Messages in a Conversation

A server having one or more processors and memory receives a plurality of messages organized as conversations associated with a user. The server receives, from a client, a request for a selected conversation that is associated with a first message, a second message that was sent after the first message and a plurality of interstitial messages that were sent at times between when the first message was sent and when the second message was sent. The server sends, to the client, display information for displaying content of the selected conversation that includes a representation of the second message in an expanded mode, a representation of the first message in a first compacted mode and a representation of the plurality of interstitial messages in a second compacted mode that is different from the first compacted mode.

Primary and Secondary Recipient Indicators for Conversations

A server having one or more processors and memory receives a plurality of messages organized as conversations associated with a user. The server receives, from a client, a request for a list of conversations associated with the user and sends, to the client, display information for displaying a list of conversations comprising a set of rows, each conversation in the list of conversations being represented as a single row. The list of conversations includes a first row representing a first conversation and a second row representing a second conversation. The first row includes a first recipient indicator that indicates that the user is a primary recipient of a message in the first conversation. The second row includes a second recipient indicator, different from the first recipient indicator, that indicates that the user is a secondary recipient of a message in the second conversation.

Retrieving and Snoozing Categorized Conversations in a Conversation-Based Email System

A method and system for processing messages includes receiving a plurality of messages directed to a user. Each of the plurality of messages is associated with a respective conversation and list of conversations is displayed in an order determined in accordance with second predefined criteria, as a set of rows, where each row corresponds to one of the listed conversations and includes at least a sender list, a conversation topic and a date/time value. A user is enabled to identify one or more conversations in the list of conversations, to mark the identified conversations as belonging to a particular category, and to display another list of conversations comprising conversations marked as belonging to the particular category. A user may cause a conversation to be removed from certain displays, but to become visible again after the passage of a certain amount of time or the occurrence of an event. 1. A method of processing messages , comprising:at a computer system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs executed by the one or more processors:receiving a plurality of messages directed to a particular user;determining a respective conversation for each of the plurality of messages;sending to a client system for display, a first list of conversations including the respective conversation, as a set of rows, each row corresponding to one of the listed conversations and including at least a sender list configured by the computer system to include only identifiers of senders of messages in the conversation corresponding to the row;enabling the particular user to identify one or more conversations in the first list of conversations, and to mark the identified one or more conversations as belonging to a particular category while continuing to display at least a portion of the first list of conversations, which includes the identified one or more conversations; andsending to the client system for display a second list of conversations, the second ...

Systems and methods for re-ranking displayed conversations

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.

Primary and Secondary Recipient Indicators for Conversations

Systems and methods for providing information include receiving messages associated with a user. Each message is associated with a respective conversation. A request for conversations associated with the user is received from a client. In response, display information for displaying the conversations as a list, including first and second rows respectively representing first and second conversations, is sent to the client. The first row includes a first recipient indicator indicating that the user is a primary message recipient in the first conversation. The second row includes a second recipient indicator indicating that the user is a secondary message recipient in the second conversation. A single field in each row is provided for presentation of both the first and second recipient indicators in individual rows. The first recipient indicator is not used to identify the primary recipient and the second recipient indicator is not used to identify the secondary recipient. 1. A method , performed at a server system having one or more processors and memory storing programs executed by the one or more processors , the method comprising:receiving a plurality of messages associated with a user, wherein each of the plurality of messages is associated with a respective conversation;receiving, from a client, a request for a plurality of conversations associated with the user; andsending, to the client, display information for displaying the plurality of conversations as a list of conversations including a first row representing a first conversation and a second row representing a second conversation, whereinthe first row includes a first recipient indicator that indicates that the user is a primary recipient of a message in the first conversation,the second row includes a second recipient indicator that indicates that the user is a secondary recipient of a message in the second conversation,a single field in each of the individual rows in the list of conversations is provided ...

Systems and Methods for Re-Ranking Displayed Conversations

Systems and methods 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.

Server-Based Backup System for User Data

In a method performed by a host system with one or more processors, the host system sends a web page to a client system via a communications network. The host system receives inputs from the client system, via the communications network, that include user text inputs to the web page. The inputs are received prior to receiving from the client system, via the communications network, a user-initiated command that would require saving user inputs to the web page. The host system also periodically auto-saves a backup copy of at least some of the received user text inputs to the web page, prior to receiving the user-initiated command that would require saving user inputs to the web page. 1. A computer-implemented method performed by a host system having one or more processors , the method comprising: sending a web page to a client system via a communications network;', receiving inputs from the client system via the communications network, wherein the received inputs include user text inputs to the web page; and', 'periodically auto-saving at the host system a backup copy of at least some of the received user text inputs to the web page., 'prior to receiving from the client system, via the communications network, a user-initiated command that would require saving user inputs to the web page,'}], 'on the host system2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the web page comprises a web e-mail page that includes an input region for composing an e-mail message claim 1 , the received inputs from the client system include text inputs made by a user while composing an e-mail message in the input region of the web page claim 1 , and the backup copy comprises a stored draft e-mail message.3. The method of claim 2 , including claim 2 , at the host system claim 2 , receiving incremental changes to the e-mail message as the user composes the e-mail message claim 2 , and making corresponding incremental changes to the stored draft e-mail message.4. The method of claim 2 , including claim 2 , ...

Methods and Systems for Saving Draft Electronic Communications

Methods and systems for saving draft electronic communications, such as web e-mails, are described herein. One such described method comprises automatically saving a draft web-email in the e-mail web page. A second such described method comprises saving a draft web e-mail in a cookie residing on the client machine. A third such described method comprises automatically saving a draft web e-mail at the host that provides the Web e-mail service. A fourth such described method comprises interacting with a central installed client component to save a draft web e-mail one the user's machine at the client side. 1. A computer-implemented method performed by a host system having one or more processors , the method comprising: prior to receiving from the client system, via the communications network, a user-initiated command that would require saving user inputs to the web page,', 'receiving inputs from the client system via the communications network, wherein the received inputs include user text inputs to the web page; and', 'periodically auto-saving at the host system a backup copy of at least some of the received user text inputs to the web page., 'sending a web page to a client system via a communications network;'}, 'on the host system2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the web page comprises a web e-mail page that includes a input region for composing an e-mail message claim 1 , the received inputs from the client system include text inputs made by a user while composing an e-mail message in the input region of the web page claim 1 , and the backup copy comprises a stored draft e-mail message.3. The method of claim 2 , including claim 2 , at the host system claim 2 , receiving incremental changes to the e-mail message as the user composes the e-mail message claim 2 , and making corresponding incremental changes to the stored draft e-mail message.4. The method of claim 2 , including claim 2 , at the host system claim 2 , receiving user inputs to a plurality of distinct ...

Providing Snippets Relevant to a Search Query in a Conversation-Based Email System

A system and method for searching messages is disclosed. The system and method includes receiving a search query and, in response to receiving the search query: (1) obtaining, from a message repository, conversations relevant to the search query, (2) creating a list of conversations representing at least a subset of the obtained conversations, where each conversation in the list of conversations is represented as a single item, and at least one of the conversations in the list of conversations comprises two or more electronic messages from distinct senders, (3) identifying, for each conversation in the list of conversations, a portion of conversation content relevant to the search query, and (4) producing, for concurrent display at a client, a search result including at least the list of conversations, and the identified portion of conversation content for each conversation in the list of conversations. 1. A method of searching messages , comprising: receiving a search query;', obtaining, from a message repository, conversations relevant to the search query;', 'creating a list of conversations representing at least a subset of the obtained conversations, wherein each conversation in the list of conversations is represented as a single item, and at least one of the conversations in the list of conversations comprises two or more electronic messages from distinct senders;', 'identifying, for each conversation in the list of conversations, a portion of conversation content relevant to the search query; and', 'producing, for concurrent display at a client, a search result including at least the list of conversations, and the identified portion of conversation content for each conversation in the list of conversations., 'in response to receiving the search query], 'at one or more servers2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each obtained conversation is associated with a unique numeric conversation identifier.3. The method of claim 1 , further including:obtaining a ...

DISPLAYING CONVERSATIONS IN A CONVERSATION-BASED EMAIL SYSTEM

A method and system for processing messages is disclosed that includes receiving a plurality of messages directed to a user, where each message has a unique message identifier. Each of the plurality of messages may be associated with a respective conversation, where each conversation has a respective conversation identifier. Also, each conversation includes a set of one or more messages sharing a common set of characteristics that meet a first predefined criteria. A list of conversations is displayed as a set of rows in an order determined by a second predefined criteria, where each row corresponds to one of the listed conversations and includes at least a sender list, a conversation topic and a date/time value. The contents of a conversation is displayed when the user selects a conversation from the displayed list of conversations. Messages can be displayed in one of three modes: expanded, compacted and hidden. 1. (canceled)2. A method of validating an electronic message , comprising: providing a user interface for an electronic messaging application, wherein the user interface includes a first browser window displaying an electronic message, the electronic message comprising a message body with content generated by the user;', analyzing the content generated by the user to determine whether the content includes misspelled words, thereby identifying at least one potentially misspelled word;', 'associating the potentially misspelled word with at least one replacement term; and', 'emphasizing the potentially misspelled word in a visually distinct manner;, 'while displaying the electronic message in the first browser window, 'responsive to user selection of the potentially misspelled word, displaying the at least one replacement term below or adjacent to the potentially misspelled word; and', 'responsive to user selection of the at least one replacement term, replacing the potentially misspelled term with the at least one replacement term selected by the user., 'at a ...

Server-Based Backup System for User Data

A host system sends a web page to a client system via a communications network, and receives inputs from the client system, via the communications network, that include user text inputs to the web page. The inputs are received without receiving from the client system, via the communications network, a user-initiated command that would require saving user inputs to the web page. The host system makes incremental changes to a backup copy of user inputs to the web page, stored at the host system, in accordance with the received inputs. In accordance with detection by the host system of a restart condition for the web page corresponding to prior closure of the web page at the client system, the host system sends the backup copy to the client system for presentation to a user of the client system. 1. A computer-implemented method performed by a host system having one or more processors , the method comprising: sending a web page to a client system via a communications network;', receiving inputs from the client system via the communications network, wherein the received inputs include user text inputs to the web page; and', 'making incremental changes to a backup copy of user inputs to the web page, stored at the host system, in accordance with the received inputs; and, 'without receiving from the client system, via the communications network, a user-initiated command that would require saving user inputs to the web page,'}, 'in accordance with detection by the host system of a restart condition for the web page corresponding to prior closure of the web page at the client system, sending the backup copy to the client system for presentation to a user of the client system., 'on the host system2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the web page comprises a web e-mail page that includes an input region for composing an e-mail message claim 1 , the received inputs from the client system include text inputs made by a user while composing an e-mail message in the input region of ...

Server-Based Backup System for User Data

A host system sends a web page to a client system via a communications network, and receives inputs from the client system, via the communications network, that include user text inputs to the web page. The inputs are received without receiving from the client system, via the communications network, a user-initiated command that would require saving user inputs to the web page. The host system makes incremental changes to a backup copy of user inputs to the web page, stored at the host system, in accordance with the received inputs. In accordance with detection by the host system of a restart condition for the web page corresponding to prior closure of the web page at the client system, the host system sends the backup copy to the client system for presentation to a user of the client system. 1. A computer-implemented method performed by a host system having one or more processors , the method comprising:sending, by the one or more processors, first information to a client system via a communication network, the first information including content of a structured document and an embedded archiving tool;automatically receiving, by the one or more processors, one or more inputs from the client system via the communication network, the one or more inputs including user-edited information for the structured document;in response to automatically receiving the one or more inputs, making one or more changes to a backup copy to second information stored by the host system;determining, by the one or more processors, an unintended restart condition for the structured document; andin response to determining the unintended restart condition for the structured document, sending at least a portion of the backup copy to the client system.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unintended restart condition is a crash or accidental closure of the structured document.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the unintended restart condition includes performing a recovery process ...

Labeling messages with conversation labels and message labels

A server having one or more processors and memory stores a conversation including a plurality of messages, where the conversation is associated with a first label and a respective message of the plurality of messages is associated with a second label. The server receives a predefined request from a remotely located client system and responds to the predefined request by producing and sending to the client system a list of conversations. When the predefined request corresponds to a request for conversations associated with the first label, the server sends, to the client system, a first list of conversations associated with the first label. When the predefined request corresponds to a request for conversations including messages associated with the second label, the server sends, to the client system, a second list of conversations that include at least one message to which the second label has been assigned.

Categorizing and snoozing conversations in a conversation-based email system

A method and system for processing messages includes receiving a plurality of messages directed to a user. Each of the plurality of messages is associated with a respective conversation and list of conversations is displayed in an order determined in accordance with second predefined criteria, as a set of rows, where each row corresponds to one of the listed conversations and includes at least a sender list, a conversation topic and a date/time value. A user is enabled to identify one or more conversations in the list of conversations, to mark the identified conversations as belonging to a particular category, and to display another list of conversations comprising conversations marked as belonging to the particular category. A user may cause a conversation to be removed from certain displays, but to become visible again after the passage of a certain amount of time or the occurrence of an event.

Displaying conversations in a conversation-based email system

A method and system for processing messages is disclosed that includes receiving a plurality of messages directed to a user, where each message has a unique message identifier. Each of the plurality of messages may be associated with a respective conversation, where each conversation has a respective conversation identifier. Also, each conversation includes a set of one or more messages sharing a common set of characteristics that meet a first predefined criteria. A list of conversations is displayed as a set of rows in an order determined by a second predefined criteria, where each row corresponds to one of the listed conversations and includes at least a sender list, a conversation topic and a date/time value. The contents of a conversation is displayed when the user selects a conversation from the displayed list of conversations. Messages can be displayed in one of three modes: expanded, compacted and hidden.

Displaying conversations in a conversation-based email system

A method and system for processing messages is disclosed that includes receiving a plurality of messages directed to a user, where each message has a unique message identifier. Each of the plurality of messages may be associated with a respective conversation, where each conversation has a respective conversation identifier. Also, each conversation includes a set of one or more messages sharing a common set of characteristics that meet a first predefined criteria. A list of conversations is displayed as a set of rows in an order determined by a second predefined criteria, where each row corresponds to one of the listed conversations and includes at least a sender list, a conversation topic and a date/time value. The contents of a conversation is displayed when the user selects a conversation from the displayed list of conversations. Messages can be displayed in one of three modes: expanded, compacted and hidden.

Primary and secondary recipient indicators for conversations

A server having one or more processors and memory receives a plurality of messages organized as conversations associated with a user. The server receives, from a client, a request for a list of conversations associated with the user and sends, to the client, display information for displaying a list of conversations comprising a set of rows, each conversation in the list of conversations being represented as a single row. The list of conversations includes a first row representing a first conversation and a second row representing a second conversation. The first row includes a first recipient indicator that indicates that the user is a primary recipient of a message in the first conversation. The second row includes a second recipient indicator, different from the first recipient indicator, that indicates that the user is a secondary recipient of a message in the second conversation.

Displaying conversations in a conversation-based email system

A method and system for processing messages is disclosed that includes receiving a plurality of messages directed to a user, where each message has a unique message identifier. Each of the plurality of messages may be associated with a respective conversation, where each conversation has a respective conversation identifier. Also, each conversation includes a set of one or more messages sharing a common set of characteristics that meet a first predefined criteria. A list of conversations is displayed as a set of rows in an order determined by a second predefined criteria, where each row corresponds to one of the listed conversations and includes at least a sender list, a conversation topic and a date/time value. The contents of a conversation is displayed when the user selects a conversation from the displayed list of conversations. Messages can be displayed in one of three modes: expanded, compacted and hidden.

Methods and systems for saving draft electronic communications

Methods and systems for saving draft electronic communications, such as web e-mails, are described herein. One such described method comprises automatically saving a draft web-email in the e-mail web page. A second such described method comprises saving a draft web e-mail in a cookie residing on the client machine. A third such described method comprises automatically saving a draft web e-mail at the host that provides the Web e-mail service. A fourth such described method comprises interacting with a central installed client component to save a draft web e-mail one the user's machine at the client side.

Method and apparatus for real time monitoring of user presence to prolong a portable computer battery operation time

A computer is power managed by detecting the presence of a user. A camera is associated with the computer and the output from the camera is analyzed to determine if the user is present. If the user is present, then the computer is maintained in its non-power manage state. When the user leaves, however, the user's presence is no longer detected by the camera, and the power managed state can be quickly entered.

Methods and systems for saving draft electronic communications

Methods and systems for saving draft electronic communications, such as web e-mails, are described herein. One such described method comprises automatically saving a draft web-email in the e-mail web page. A second such described method comprises saving a draft web e-mail in a cookie residing on the client machine. A third such described method comprises automatically saving a draft web e-mail at the host that provides the Web e-mail service. A fourth such described method comprises interacting with a central installed client component to save a draft web e-mail one the user's machine at the client side.

Displaying expanded messages in a conversation-based email system

Server-based backup system for user data

In a method performed by a host system with one or more processors, the host system sends a web page to a client system via a communications network. The host system receives inputs from the client system, via the communications network, that include user text inputs to the web page. The inputs are received prior to receiving from the client system, via the communications network, a user-initiated command that would require saving user inputs to the web page. The host system also periodically auto-saves a backup copy of at least some of the received user text inputs to the web page, prior to receiving the user-initiated command that would require saving user inputs to the web page.

Systems and methods for re-ranking displayed conversations

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.

Systems and methods for downloading and viewing images

A system for displaying images associated with a received electronic message concurrently displays the received electronic message, a view-all-images icon and a respective view icon for each image of a plurality of images attached to the received electronic message as a plurality of distinct attachments. In response to a single user selection of the view-all-images icon, where the user selection of the view-all-images icon is made while the received electronic message and the view-all-images icon are concurrently displayed, the system fetches from a document storage system a single document containing the plurality of images and display the plurality of images contained in the document. In response to user selection of the view icon for a respective image attached to the received electronic message, the system displays the respective image.