Fenwick & West LLP
Organizing conversation threads based on social information
A messaging system that organizes and presents messages to users of the messaging system. The messaging system includes a mailbox module that receives messages and generates conversation threads from the messages. Messages received from different electronic message channels may be aggregated into a common conversation thread. The conversation threads are also organized in a message interface and then presented to a user of the messaging system. The messaging system may include a social networking system that stores social information about users, which can be used to organize the conversation threads. Other features include a multi mode message interface, and a method for adding contextual information to messages.
Facebook, Inc.
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Ross David Mark E. Jiakai Joel Benjamin Prashant Andrew G. Daniel Kenneth M. Drew W.
Bayer Zuckerberg Liu Seligstein Malik Bosworth Hsiao Lau Hamlin