Displaying options, assigning notification, ignoring messages, and simultaneous user interface displays in a messaging application

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018260109-A1
Application number	US-201815977920-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 11, 2018
Priority date	Jun 1, 2014
Publication date	Sep 13, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and display can execute a messaging application. In the messaging application, swipe options can be displayed for messages and threads. Swipe options correspond to actions that can be taken on the messages or threads. Messages and threads can be associated with notification rules as well as be ignored. Composition interfaces and messages can be displayed simultaneously in the messaging application. The messaging application can display a conversation view of a message thread with a common header that can include subject information and names of participants in the threads. The messaging application allows for adding and removing participants to the conversation view. The messaging application allows for grouping search results from a search of messages using a search term. The grouping can be based on the location of the search term within the messages.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and display: displaying a list comprising information corresponding to a plurality of email messages; detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; detecting continuous movement of the contact in a first direction, without breaking contact with the touch-sensitive surface, at a location on the display corresponding to a message of the plurality of email messages; determining one or more parameters of the movement of the contact; in accordance with a determination that a parameter of the movement meets a first criterion, displaying a plurality of user interface elements representing actions to be taken on the email message; and in accordance with a determination that the parameter of the movement meets a second criterion different from the first criterion, performing a default action on the email message.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Yang Lawrence Y
• Lemay Stephen O
• Jon Tiffany S
• Jisrawi Mohammed N
• Baray Cristobal
• Karunamuni Chanaka G

Classifications

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06Q10/107

  Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing] · CPC title

• G06F16/24575

  using context · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F16/248

  Presentation of query results · CPC title