MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION WARNING INDICATION

摘要

An apparatus and method for receiving and sending messages from a communication device is disclosed. Message recipient information is compared to stored information for potential recipients to determine whether a characteristic of the expression of the message on a device display should be changed such that the user perceives an unavoidable visual indication relating to the result of the comparison.

主权项

1. A communication device configured to receive and send messages, comprising:
a user interface including an input device for accepting identification of a recipient for a message including content, and a display for expressing said message to a user; a microprocessor and associated memory, coupled to said user interface; wherein said memory maintains a list of identifications of potential recipients and said microprocessor executes a stored program to compare said identifications in said list of potential recipients to said identification of said recipient and to unavoidably signal to the user via said display that said comparison has determined that said recipient identification has been found in said list.