Methods and apparatus for managing messages

摘要

Methods and apparatus for managing messages may include receiving at a mobile device a message, such as a short message service (SMS) message. The methods and apparatus may further include determining a message priority for the message by comparing a source of the message with a set of rules defining the message priority. The methods and apparatus may further include determining one or more groups for the messages based upon the priority and placing the messages into the determined groups.

主权项

1. A method of managing messages, the method comprising:
receiving, at a mobile device, a message; determining a message priority for the message by using a set of rules defining the priority; determining whether the message comprises a priority set by a sender, wherein when the sender is a recognized user, accepting the priority set by the sender and assigning the message priority to the priority set by the sender, and when the sender is not a recognized user, rejecting the priority set by the sender; determining one or more groups for the message based upon the message priority; placing the message in the one or more groups; determining a group priority for the one or more groups; and relatively ordering the one or more groups based on the group priority.