Method and system for filtering incoming messages to a mobile device
First Claim
1. A mobile device for receiving and managing messages comprising:
- a display device contained in a housing;
a memory storing at least a first message and a second message,wherein the first message is addressed to a first messaging account, andthe second message is addressed to a second messaging account, thesecond messaging account different from the first messaging account; and
a processor coupled among the display device and the memory;
wherein the processor is configured to execute various components, wherein the components comprise;
a filter manager component at the mobile device configured to create a messaging filter, wherein the messaging filter includes one or more parameters, wherein the one or more parameters are determined based at least in part on a recipient messaging account that a received message has been addressed to;
a filtering component at the mobile device configured to;
compare at the mobile device characteristic data associated with the first and second messages stored in the memory to the one or more parameters of the messaging filter,wherein the characteristic data associated with the first and second messages includes that the first message is addressed to the first messaging account and the second message is addressed to the second messaging account, anddetermine that at least one of the first and second messages is a high importance message based at least in part on the comparison; and
a message tracker component configured to cause the display device to display a visual indication in response to at least one of the first and second messages being determined to be a high importance message.
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Abstract
A system for managing and filtering incoming messages to a mobile device is configured to receive incoming messages using multiple formats, such as e-mail, Short Messaging System (SMS) messages, Multimedia Message System (MMS) messages, or other electronic messaging formats. One or more message filters are used to consolidate and display high importance messages by the device in a single location. The message filters may be configured to select incoming messages based on factors such as the identity of the sender and the destination account. After receiving a new message, the system compares characteristics of the incoming message to the key characteristics defined by one or more of the filters. If an incoming message matches one of the filters, the system adds the matching message to a list of high importance messages. The system provides a separate user interface to display the high importance messages.
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30 Claims
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1. A mobile device for receiving and managing messages comprising:
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a display device contained in a housing; a memory storing at least a first message and a second message, wherein the first message is addressed to a first messaging account, and the second message is addressed to a second messaging account, the second messaging account different from the first messaging account; and a processor coupled among the display device and the memory; wherein the processor is configured to execute various components, wherein the components comprise; a filter manager component at the mobile device configured to create a messaging filter, wherein the messaging filter includes one or more parameters, wherein the one or more parameters are determined based at least in part on a recipient messaging account that a received message has been addressed to; a filtering component at the mobile device configured to; compare at the mobile device characteristic data associated with the first and second messages stored in the memory to the one or more parameters of the messaging filter, wherein the characteristic data associated with the first and second messages includes that the first message is addressed to the first messaging account and the second message is addressed to the second messaging account, and determine that at least one of the first and second messages is a high importance message based at least in part on the comparison; and a message tracker component configured to cause the display device to display a visual indication in response to at least one of the first and second messages being determined to be a high importance message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for filtering and managing messages received at a mobile device, the method comprising:
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generating a messaging filter at the mobile device, wherein the messaging filter includes at least one filter parameter, wherein at least one filter parameter is determined based at least in part on a recipient messaging account that a received message is addressed to; receiving a first message addressed to a first messaging account and a second message addressed to a second messaging account, wherein the first messaging account is different from the second messaging account; comparing at the mobile device characteristic data associated with the first message and characteristic data associated with the second message with at least one filter parameter of the messaging filter, wherein the characteristic data associated with the first message includes data identifying that the first message is addressed to the first messaging account, and wherein the characteristic data associated with the second message includes data identifying that the second message is addressed to the second messaging account; based on the comparison, determining that at least one of the first message and the second message is a high importance message; and displaying a visual indication on a display component associated with the mobile device indicating that at least one of the first message and the second message is a high importance message. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, implement a method to filter and manage messages received at a mobile device, the method comprising:
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generating a messaging filter at the mobile device, wherein the messaging filter includes at least one filter parameter, wherein at least one filter parameter is determined based at least in part on a recipient messaging account that a received message is addressed to; receiving a first message addressed to a first messaging account and a second message addressed to a second messaging account, wherein the first messaging account is different from the second messaging account; comparing at the mobile device characteristic data associated with the first message and characteristic data associated with the second message with at least one filter parameter of the messaging filter, wherein the characteristic data associated with the first message includes data identifying that the first message is addressed to the first messaging account, and wherein the characteristic data associated with the second message includes data identifying that the second message is addressed to the second messaging account; based on the comparison, determining that at least one of the first message and the second message is a high importance message; and displaying a visual indication on a display component associated with the mobile device indicating that at least one of the first message and the second message is a high importance message. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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