| CPC H04L 51/216 (2022.05) [H04L 51/224 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A method of providing a sidebar thread for a communication, the method comprising:
using one or more processors of a communication server:
receiving a command, over a communication network, from a sender, to create a sidebar thread forked from a first communication thread, the first communication thread between a first plurality of first communication thread participants including the sender, the sidebar thread being a thread between a second plurality of sidebar thread participants including the sender and a sidebar recipient, the command to create the sidebar thread including a first message, an address of a final recipient, a sidebar thread message, and an address of the sidebar recipient;
responsive to receiving the command, causing a notification of the sidebar thread to be sent over the communication network to the address of the sidebar recipient, the notification including the first message and a portion or a link to a portion of the first communication thread and the sidebar thread message;
receiving an approval or a modification of the first message, over the communication network, from the sidebar recipient in the sidebar thread;
responsive to receiving the approval or the modification of the first message, automatically:
creating a communication message from an address of the sender addressed to the address of the final recipient by including the approved first message or the modification of the first message and excluding the sidebar thread message; and
posting the communication message to the final recipient from the address of the sender in the first communication thread.
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