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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025028440-A1
Application number	US-202418905650-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 3, 2024
Priority date	Jun 1, 2014
Publication date	Jan 23, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device with display can execute a 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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device with one or more input devices and one or more displays, comprising:
one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
receiving, via the one or more input devices, a search query into a search input element, wherein the search query includes at least one search term for searching messages in a messaging application; and
in response to receiving the search query, concurrently displaying, via the one or more displays, one or more message query result groups and one or more messages, wherein:
the one or more messages include the at least one search term;
the one or more message query result groups are determined based on locations of the one or more messages including the at least one search term; and
concurrently displaying the one or more message query result groups and the one or more messages includes displaying, via the one or more displays, a first message of the one or more messages under a first message query result group of the one or more message query result groups, wherein the first message query result group of the one or more message query result groups corresponds to a location of the first message of the one or more messages.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein displaying the first message of the one or more messages includes displaying, via the one or more displays, the at least one search term included in the first message of the one or more messages visually distinguished from other portions of the first message.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein displaying the at least one search term included in the first message of the one or more messages visually distinguished from the other portions of the first message includes:
displaying, via the one or more displays, the at least one search term in one or more of:
a bold font; and
a black color; and
displaying, via the one or more displays, the other portions of the first message in one or more of:
a regular font; and
a greyed-out color.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein concurrently displaying the one or more message query result groups and the one or more messages includes:
displaying, via the one or more displays, a first header corresponding to the first message query result group of the one or more message query result groups; and displaying, via the one or more displays, the first message of the one or more messages below the first header.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein concurrently displaying the one or more message query result groups and the one or more messages includes displaying, via the one or more displays, the one or more messages including the at least one search term in a chronological order.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein displaying the one or more messages including the at least one search term in the chronological order is based on sent times and received times.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
prior to receiving the search query into the search input element and while the search input element is not displayed, displaying, via the one or more displays, a plurality of messages; while displaying the plurality of messages, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a first input; and in response to receiving the first input, displaying, via the one or more displays, the search input element.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the first input includes a swipe in a first direction.

9 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of messages includes one or more messages that do not include the at least one search term.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while concurrently displaying the one or more message query result groups and the one or more messages, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second input; and in response to receiving the second input:
displaying, via the one or more displays, one or more new messages including the at least one search term; and
displaying, via the one or more displays, one or more new message query result groups, wherein the one or more new message query result groups are determined based on locations of the one or more new messages including the at least one search term.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while concurrently displaying the one or more message query result groups and the one or more messages, displaying, via the one or more displays, a first affordance corresponding to the first message query result group of the one or more message query result groups; receiving, via the one or more input devices, a third input at the first affordance; and in response to receiving the third input at the first affordance, displaying, via the one or more displays, a first set of messages, wherein displaying the first set of messages includes concurrently displaying the first message of the one or more messages and a second message, wherein:
the second message includes the at least one search term;
the second message was not displayed prior to receiving the third input at the first affordance; and
the first message query result group of the one or more message query result groups corresponds to a location of the second message.

12 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with one or more input devices and one or more displays, the one or more programs including instructions for:
receiving, via the one or more input devices, a search query into a search input element, wherein the search query includes at least one search term for searching messages in a messaging application; and in response to receiving the search query, concurrently displaying, via the one or more displays, one or more message query result groups and one or more messages, wherein:
the one or more messages include the at least one search term;
the one or more message query result groups are determined based on locations of the one or more messages including the at least one search term; and
concurrently displaying the one or more message query result groups and the one or more messages includes displaying, via the one or more displays, a first message of the one or more messages under a first message query result group of the one or more message query result groups, wherein the first message query result group of the one or more message query result groups corresponds to a location of the first message of the one or more messages.

13 . A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with one or more input devices and one or more displays:
receiving, via the one or more input devices, a search query into a search input element, wherein the search query includes at least one search term for searching messages in a messaging application; and
in response to receiving the search query, concurrently displaying, via the one or more displays, one or more message query result groups and one or more messages, wherein:
the one or more messages include the at least one search term;
the one or more message query result groups are determined based on locations of the one or more messages including the at least one search term; and
concurrently displaying the one or more message query result groups and the one or more messages includes display

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• H04L51/216

  Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads · CPC title

• H04L51/42 Primary

  Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes · CPC title

• H04M1/72436

  for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails · CPC title

• H04M2250/22

  including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector · CPC title

• G06Q10/107

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