Patent Document ID: 7693951
Application ID: 12144373

Base Claim:
1. A data processing system for managing messages, the data processing system comprising: receiving means for receiving a request to store a plurality of instant messages from a particular chat session with a particular contact; determining means for determining whether the particular contact has a listing on a contact list comprising a plurality of contacts, wherein each contact of the plurality of contacts having a listing on the contact list has an associated folder in a set of folders for storing chat sessions of the associated contact, and wherein each folder in the set of folders is linked with the listing of its associated contact on the contact list through a graphical user interface; and selecting means, responsive to determining that the particular contact has a listing on the contact list, for selecting the listing of the particular contact from the contact list to store the plurality of instant messages from the particular chat session in the associated folder linked with the listing of the particular contact on the contact list.

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Claim 2:
2. The data processing system of claim 1 further comprising: displaying means displaying the contact list; selecting means, responsive to a user input for selecting the particular contact on the contact list; and displaying means for displaying instant messages stored in the folder associated with the particular contact.