Patent ID: 6981223
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A messaging-enabled digital device comprising: a messaging facility; a user input facility; and a graphical user interface comprising: wherein a first one of the graphical indexing elements other than the selected graphical indexing element represents a non-engaged messaging session having no unread messages; wherein a second one of the graphical indexing elements other than the selected graphical indexing element represents a non-engaged messaging session having at least one unread message; wherein the message history window pane and the selected graphical indexing element are displace with a first characteristic to indicate the engaged messaging session; wherein the first graphical indexing element is displayed with a second characteristic different than the first characteristic; wherein the second graphical indexing element is displayed with a third characteristic different than the first and second characteristics; and wherein a third one of the graphical indexing elements other than the selected graphical indexing element represents a non-engaged messaging session having at least one unread and recently received message, the third graphical indexing element being displayed with a fourth characteristic different than the first, second and third characteristics.