Patent ID: 7512662
Filing Date: 2009-03-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing user registry management of messages comprising: viewing an indexed directory listing of senders of messages; setting filter criteria for filtering messages based on the viewing, the filter criteria being selected from both a remote database and a local database, both databases including characteristics for the senders of messages, wherein the messages are instant message, the setting of the filter criteria includes selecting at least one of the filter criteria, the selecting includes an option to include at least one filter criteria sub-element and to exclude at least one other filter criteria sub-element, the filter criteria sub-elements being sub-elements of the selected filter criteria, the remote database cannot be directly accessed, allowing only data to be downloaded from the remote database to the local database, the local database contains a subset of the remote database which can be further supplemented upon by at least one user accessing the local database; receiving one or more messages from one of the senders; determining the characteristics of the sender of the received one or more messages at a processor of a computing device of the sender; blocking display of the at least one of the received one or more messages if the filter criteria are met by the characteristics of the sender from at least one of the remote database and the local database; and sending a response message to the sender in response to the one or more messages, the response message indicating a recipient is either busy or not accepting instant messages.