Patent ID: 8433766

Claim:
A method for providing information relating to a recently received communication for a device in a network, the method comprising: while an outbound communication message is being composed on the device, generating and sending a notification to a server in the network with particulars on the outbound communication message; and generating a message on a display of the device indicating receipt of an inbound communication that is related to the outbound communication, the message providing options for processing the inbound communication depending on whether the outbound communication is initiated as either a reply to the inbound communication or a forwarding of the inbound communication, the options including a first set of options for processing the inbound communication when the outbound communication is initiated as a reply to the inbound communication; and at least one of a second set of options for processing the inbound communication when the outbound communication is initiated as a forwarding of the inbound communication; or a third set of options for processing the inbound communication when the outbound communication is initiated as a reply to all to the inbound communication.