Patent ID: 8739048
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a processor; and a memory that comprises a plurality of components that are executed by the processor, the plurality of components comprising: a receiver component that receives an indication that a conversation window of an instant messaging application is desirably collapsed into a contacts window of the instant messaging application, the conversation window and the contacts window displayed on a display screen of a computing device that is executing the instant messaging application, the conversation window facilitating transmittal of messages between a user of the computing device and a first messaging contact of the user, the contacts window comprising a graphical representation of the first contact, wherein the conversation window comprises a conversation that includes at least one message from the user to the first messaging contact; and a window minimizer component that collapses the conversation window into the contacts window of the instant messaging application responsive to the receiver component receiving the indication, such that: the conversation window is removed from the display screen; and the graphical representation of the first contact is highlighted in the contacts window to indicate that the conversation exists with the first messaging contact.