Enhanced Message Handling

Abstract

Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for enhanced message handling are presented. A first message may be sent to a first identity. Thereafter, a second message may be sent to a second identity. Alternatively, a first message may be received from a first identity, and a second message may be received from a second identity. In either case, in response to determining, based on local address book data, that the first identity and the second identity are both associated with a first person, the first message and the second message may be displayed in a single conversation window. Subsequently sent and/or received messages may be similarly aggregated into the conversation window based on such messages being to and/or from one or more identities of the same person. Additionally, these subsequently aggregated messages may be sent and/or received via different communication services, such as email, SMS, and/or social networking services.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 registering, by a computing device, an identity for use with a first communication service, the identity being used when communicating via a second communication service different from the first communication service;   wherein the identity registered for use with the first communication service includes a handle and a denotation of the second communication service on which the handle is used to communicate,   wherein the first communication service is a messaging service provided at least in part by a software application executed by the computing device, and   wherein the messaging service is further provided at least in part by at least one message server that is configured to store registration information and process messages associated with the first communication service.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the messaging service facilitates transmission of messages in accordance with one or more protocols. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the identity registered for use with the first communication service is at least one of a telephone number associated with a Short Message Service (SMS) communication service different from the messaging service, an email address associated with an email communication service different from the messaging service, and a username associated with a social networking service different from the messaging service. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one message server is further configured to cause, when processing at least one message to be sent to a recipient identity that is not registered with the first communication service, a connection to be established to a communication service associated with the recipient identity.