Method for setting spam string in mobile device and device therefor

A mobile device receiving text messages through a wireless communication network to process data, the mobile device comprising:

• an input/output means which is operable to receive a user input of selecting a part or all of the contents of a received text message while displaying the contents of the text message;
• a menu generating means which is operable to display through the input/output means a selective menu inquiring whether to register the selected portion of the text message as a spam string;
• and
• a determining means which is operable to determine the selected portion of the text message as spam filtering information that applies to text messages to be received at the mobile device when a user input of confirming the registration of the selected portion of the text message as a spam string is received via the selective menu.

A method for a mobile device which receives text messages through a wireless communication network to process data, the method comprising,

• displaying a selective menu for registering the contents of a received text message as a spam string while showing the contents of the received text message;
• displaying a spam string configuration menu of the mobile device and prepopulating automatically a text box provided in the spam string configuration menu with a part or all of the contents of the text message when the selective menu is selected wherein the text box enables a user to set or edit spam strings;
• and
• registering the contents of the text box in a spam filtering information database when a user input of determining the contents of the text box as a spam string is received.