Patent ID: 8225219
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method to be executed at least in part in a computing device for removing duplicate content in displaying interrelated messages, comprising: receiving at least two interrelated messages, the at least two interrelated messages comprising an original message and at least one reply message, the at least one reply message comprising the original message, an original message header and reply message content in response to the original message; determining matching content parts within the interrelated messages; determining unique content by comparing the matching content parts and detecting a non-matching portion in a content part, wherein determining the unique content further includes detecting a last content part in the original message and the reply message, the last content part including at least one of an advertising blurb and a disclaimer, wherein the last content part is ignored in determining the unique content; extracting the content part containing the unique content, the unique content including the reply message content and excluding the original message and the original message header; and displaying the interrelated messages by including only extracted content parts with unique content, wherein the interrelated messages are displayed according to a user interface scheme reflecting relationships between the interrelated messages.