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

Claim 15:
16. One or more computer-readable storage media having encoded thereon computer-executable instructions to cause the one or more processing units of a system to:
receive communication data comprising a first thread having a first set of messages associated with a first user group, wherein the first set of messages of the first thread are displayed on a user interface rendered on a client computing device of a user;
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, cause 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, cause the 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.