AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND RETRIEVAL OF MESSAGE ATTACHMENTS IN A MESSAGE CONVERSATION

摘要

The present disclosure provides for an end-user communication device of a messaging system configured to identify messages exchanged during a message conversation. Responsive to selection of one or more data files, the device retrieves the one or more selected data files from a local memory of the device or from a server of the messaging system. Optionally, the messages may be identified in response to a request to add one or more new recipients in a reply to a message of a message conversation and selected data files may be forwarded to the new recipients.

主权项

1. A method, implemented in an end-user communication device of a messaging system, comprising,
identifying a chain of sent and received messages of a message conversation; identifying one or more data files attached to at least one message of the chain of messages of the message conversation; and displaying identifiers of the one or more data files on a display of the end-user communication device.