Method and system for selective display of the origination address and the call-back number of the originator of an electronic message

A method for selectively displaying a reply address of a mobile message comprising the steps of:

• determining that a mobile message includes a reply address in a portion of the mobile message commonly associated with the reply address;
• determining that the reply address is not to be displayed on a recipient device;
• and
• including data in the mobile message to cause the reply address not to be displayed, wherein the reply address is not provided by a prime originator of the mobile message and is derived from a unique identifier assigned to the message by a wireless internet gateway.

A wireless device, including:

• means for receiving a mobile message;
• means for storing an origination address associated with the received mobile message, wherein the origination address is not provided by a prime originator of the mobile message and is derived from a unique identifier assigned to the message by a wireless internet gateway;
• means for storing a reply address associated with the received mobile message;
• means for determining if the origination address and the reply address are to be displayed to a user of the wireless device;
• means for displaying the origination address to the user of the wireless device if the determining means determines that the origination address is to be displayed;
• and
• means for displaying the reply address if the determining means determines that the reply address is to be displayed.

A wireless device, comprising:

• means for receiving a mobile message which includes an origination message and privacy data;
• means for storing an origination address associated with the received mobile message;
• means for determining if the origination address is to be displayed to a user of the wireless device using the privacy data associated with the received mobile message;
• and
• means for displaying the origination address to the user of the wireless device if the determining means determines that the origination address is to be displayed, wherein the origination address is not provided by a prime originator of the mobile message and is derived from a unique identifier assigned to the message by a wireless internet gateway.