METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MESSAGE HISTORY DATA FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

摘要

A method and apparatus for managing history data of messages received from and transmitted to other users by a user of a mobile communication device is provided. Message history data is extracted from received and transmitted messages and stored such that a user of the mobile communication device may easily input a conditional request to the device and view message history data associated with a specific other user or message history data identified by conditional data input to the device.

主权项

1. A method of displaying information related to messages communicated using a handheld mobile communication device, the method comprising:
displaying a list of messages communicated between a user of a handheld mobile communication device and a communication target, wherein the communication target is at least one of a recipient of a message from the user or a sender of a message to the user, wherein the list of messages comprises timing information associated with at least one message communicated between the user and the communication target, wherein the list of messages comprises status information indicating whether at least one message in the list is received or transmitted by the handheld mobile communication device, wherein the list of messages comprises content information for at least one message communicated between the user and the communication target, and wherein the list of messages is displayed in a first portion of a display screen of the handheld mobile communication device, in relation to a second portion of the display screen.