Patent ID: 11949642
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for identifying and displaying related message threads of a communication system, the method comprising:
receiving communication data comprising a first thread having a first set of messages associated with a first user group;
receiving an indication identifying a second thread from a plurality of threads each associated with individual user groups, wherein the indication is for a user that has permissions to read and write messages with the first thread and the second thread, wherein the second thread comprises a second set of messages associated with a second user group, wherein the indication is generated in response to determining that the user is a common member of the first user group and the second user group;
responsive to the identification of the second thread from the plurality of threads, causing an update to a data structure to maintain a link relationship between the first thread and the second thread, wherein the link relationship is configured to control a display of the first thread and the second thread;
receiving a selection of the first thread for display of at least a portion of the first set of messages;
in response to receiving a selection of the first thread for display of at least a portion of the first set of messages, analyzing the data structure to verify the link relationship between the first thread and the second thread; and
in response to verifying the link relationship between the first thread and the second thread, causing a client computing device of the user to concurrently display one or more of the second set of messages of the second thread with at least a portion of the first set of messages of the first thread.