Patent ID: 8793594

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for managing discussion topics between a first user and a second user, the method comprising: presenting, by a processor, a first graphical user interface (GUI) configured to display a first listing of users with whom the first user is associated; first detecting, by the processor, a first selection of the second user from the first listing of users being presented on the first GUI; presenting, by the processor, a second GUI to replace the first GUI, the second GUI being configured to display a second listing of topics having the same state for discussion between the first user and the second user in response to detecting the first selection, wherein the second GUI further includes a context menu having a first plurality of selectable icons, wherein the second listing of topics is replaced with a third listing of topics when a first selectable icon from the first plurality of selectable icons is selected; second detecting, by the processor, a second selection of a topic displayed in the second GUI; and automatically modifying, by the processor, the context menu to display a second plurality of selectable icons, wherein selecting one of the second plurality of selectable icons changes the state of the selected topic.