Method and apparatus for managing message
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJinyong KIM, Yongho CHOI
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for conveniently managing messages that are received from or sent to external devices through a network by a mobile device. At least one message is displayed and selected by a user for a further operation. Attribute information of the selected message is checked in a message history database. Based on the checked attribute information, a message related to the selected message is displayed. The selected message may be a previously marked message and the related message may be an unmarked message.
Claims18
A method operative in an electronic device for managing a message sent or received through a network, the method comprising:
- displaying at least one message;
- detecting a selection for one of the displayed at least one message;
- checking attribute information associated with the selected message in a message history database;
- and
- based on the checked attribute information, displaying a message related to the selected message.
An apparatus for managing a message, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory unit configured to store a message history database that contains messages sent or received through a network and attribute information about the messages;
- a display unit configured to display at least one message stored in the memory unit;
- and
- a control unit configured to detect selection of one of the displayed at least one message, to check the attribute information associated with the selected message in the message history database, and based on the checked attribute information, to control a display of a message related to the selected message.
A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions to cause an apparatus for managing a message sent or received through a network to:
- display at least one message;
- select one of the displayed at least one message;
- check attribute information associated with the selected message in a message history database;
- and
- based on the checked attribute information, display a message related to the selected message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.