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Patent US7716593 - Conversation grouping of electronic mail records - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsImproved conversation grouping methods and systems are provided for electronic mail records. Electronic mail messages that are unread or flagged for follow-up are automatically displayed under an associated conversation grouping heading. If a conversation grouping contains only a single unread or flagged...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7716593?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7716593 - Conversation grouping of electronic mail recordsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7716593 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/851,442Publication date11 May 2010Filing date21 May 2004Priority date1 Jul 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20050004990, US20100211889Publication number10851442, 851442, US 7716593 B2, US 7716593B2, US-B2-7716593, US7716593 B2, US7716593B2InventorsJose H. Durazo, Jensen M. Harris, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Martijn E. van Tilburg, William A. Avery, Bruce D. WiedemannOriginal AssigneeMicrosoft CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (162), Referenced by (32), Classifications (6), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetConversation grouping of electronic mail records
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