Restructuring view of messages based on configurable persistence

A computing device to restructure a view of messages based on configurable persistence, the computing device comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing a communication application in conjunction with instructions stored in the memory, wherein the communication application is configured to:
• display summaries of the messages within a summary pane of a messaging user interface (UI), wherein the messages include one of an email, a task, a note, or a scheduling of an item;
• infer a due date based on a content of a first message from the messages;
• automatically reorder the displayed summaries such that a first summary associated with the first message is moved from an original location on the summary pane that corresponds to a receipt time of the first message to a top location on the summary pane for a duration of a reorder time based on the inferred due date;
• display the reorder time within the first summary instead of the receipt time of the first message in order to distinguish the first summary from remaining summaries;
• and
• upon detecting an expiration of the duration of the reorder time, display the first summary at the original location on the summary pane that corresponds to the receipt time of the first message.

A computer-readable memory device with instructions stored thereon to restructure view of messages based on configurable persistence, the instructions comprising:

• displaying summaries of the messages within a summary pane of a messaging user interface (UI), wherein the messages include one or more of an email, a text based message, an audio message, and a video message;
• inferring a due date based on a content of a first message from the messages;
• automatically reordering the displayed summaries such that a first summary associated with the first message is moved from an original location on the summary pane that corresponds to a receipt time of the first message to a top location on the summary pane for a duration of a reorder time based on the inferred due date;
• displaying the reorder time within the first summary instead of the receipt time of the first message in order to distinguish the first summary from remaining summaries;
• and
• upon detecting an expiration of the duration of the reorder time, displaying the first summary at the original location on the summary pane that corresponds to the receipt time of the first message.