Patent ID: 7769144

Claim:
A computer implemented method, comprising: on a client device: receiving data representing a plurality of conversation threads, at least a first conversation thread comprising multiple distinct electronic messages, including at least one email message and at least one electronic voicemail message; displaying a list of the conversation threads; and in response to a selection of the first conversation thread from the list of conversation threads, ceasing to display the list of conversation threads, and simultaneously displaying a contiguous ordered list of representations of the multiple messages in the first conversation thread, including displaying a voicemail icon in a representation of each electronic voicemail message in the first conversation thread; wherein the ordered list includes a single representation for each message of the multiple messages and the representations in the ordered list include a compressed representation for at least one of the multiple messages and an uncompressed representation for at least another one of the multiple messages, and a compressed representation of a respective message displays less information of the respective message than an uncompressed representation of the respective message; and when the ordered list includes a compressed representation of a voicemail message, the compressed representation of the voicemail message includes a voicemail icon, and when the ordered list includes a uncompressed representation of a voicemail message, the uncompressed representation of the voicemail message includes an audio player object configured for playing back the voicemail message.