Patent ID: 9621493
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Claim:
1. A method comprising: identifying a reference to a user in a first electronic message; providing an indication, within the first electronic message, that one or more options for communicating with the user are available; detecting, using at least one processor, a selection of the indication; determining whether the user subscribes to an online communications system; if the user subscribes to the online communications system, in response to the detected selection, providing a first interface including a first set of selectable options; and if the user does not subscribe to the online communications system, in response to the detected selection, providing a second interface including a second set of selectable options, the second set of selectable options differing from the first set of selectable options, and the second set of selectable options comprising a selectable option to invite the user to subscribe to the online communications system.