Patent ID: 9014720
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by an electronic device, contact proximity information, wherein the contact proximity information describes respective proximities between the electronic device and one or more devices associated with one or more contacts, and wherein the contact proximity information is based at least in part on a current location of the electronic device and location information associated with the one or more contacts; identifying a plurality of message threads, wherein each message thread of the plurality of message threads is associated with at least one of the one or more contacts; associating, by the electronic device, and with each respective message thread from the plurality of message threads, a respective priority value from a plurality of priority values, the respective priority value based at least in part on the contact proximity information; and outputting, for display, at least a portion of the plurality of message threads based on the plurality of priority values.