US 11,750,550 B1
Method and system for presenting a subset of messages in a modular inbox
Vinodh Jayaram, Fremont, CA (US); Andrew Yaoshu Song, San Francisco, CA (US); and Jonathan David Perlow, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/728,263.
Application 17/728,263 is a continuation of application No. 17/098,738, filed on Nov. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,316,813.
Application 17/098,738 is a continuation of application No. 15/272,367, filed on Sep. 21, 2016, granted, now 10,841,264, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 51/216 (2022.01); H04L 51/42 (2022.01); H04L 51/04 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/216 (2022.05) [H04L 51/42 (2022.05); H04L 51/04 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving an instruction to present an inbox interface for a messaging application;
dynamically determining a lower threshold and an upper threshold for a number of messages in a first subset of messages from a set of messages for an inbox;
selecting the first subset of messages to be presented in a first portion of the inbox interface based on the lower threshold and the upper threshold;
presenting the first subset of messages in the first portion of the inbox interface;
presenting non-message content in a second portion of the inbox interface;
receiving an instruction to navigate past the second portion of the inbox interface; and
presenting a second subset of messages from the set of messages for the inbox in a third portion of the inbox interface.