Patent ID: 8713124
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for positioning electronic messages in an electronic message inbox, comprising: a priority database connector configured to query a priority database; and a library function module, wherein the library function module is configured to perform the following steps: storing contacts in a data source; receiving a first request to view a contact list, wherein the contact list includes at least a subset of the stored contacts; providing a list of contacts in response to the first request; receiving a second request to tag one or more contacts in the contact list; automatically tagging the one or more contacts in response to the second request by querying a contact table; receiving a plurality of electronic messages, wherein at least one of the plurality of electronic messages is from a sender associated with a stored contact that is associated with a tag, wherein at least one of the plurality of electronic messages is from a sender associated with a stored contact that is not associated with a tag, wherein at least one of the plurality of electronic messages is from a sender that is not associated with a stored contact; and, for each received message: positioning the received message in the electronic message inbox such that the message is displayed below any electronic message received from a contact that is associated with a tag.