Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for concise display of discussion threads
- Patent Title (中): 系统和方法简洁地显示讨论主题
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Application No.: US13113980Application Date: 2011-05-23
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Publication No.: US09176644B1Publication Date: 2015-11-03
- Inventor: Richard Feit , Thomas Stamm
- Applicant: Richard Feit , Thomas Stamm
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee: Google Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048 ; G06F3/0482 ; H04L12/58

Abstract:
A process for organizing a series of discussion replies is disclosed, including monitoring a discussion thread for a series of single replies, each subsequent reply in the series responding to an immediately preceding reply. Once the system determines the existence of the series of single replies, the series of single replies is arranged into a single horizontally-aligned block, the block being vertically separated from other replies to the discussion comment that are not in the series of single replies. Thus, the horizontal-space used by the discussion thread is minimized and readability of the discussion thread improved.
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