Patent ID: 9438554
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a plurality of email messages at a messaging application having a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface of the messaging application comprises an instant messaging interface in a first display region displaying only instant messages and an email messaging interface in a second display region displaying only email messages, and wherein the first display region is discrete from the second display region; and processing, by the messaging application, each of the plurality of email messages as either an email message or as an instance message by: wherein at least one of the plurality of email messages is processed by the messaging application as an email message, and at least one of the plurality of email messages is processed by the messaging application as an instant message, and wherein when a particular email message is processed as an instant message that particular email message is not also processed as an email message.