Patent ID: 8676166
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of managing messages at a mobile electronic device, comprising: receiving a message and storing the message with other messages in a memory of the mobile electronic device; determining that a messaging account with which the message is associated supports labels; after determining that the messaging account supports labels, determining if the message is unread; after determining that the message is unread, determining, at a processor of the mobile electronic device, if the message passes at least one filter criterion maintained in the memory, the filter criterion being passed by messages having a first label or a device-side label, for use in generating a primary message view; when the message does not pass the filter criterion, adding the device-side label to the message; after adding the device-side label, generating, on a display of the mobile electronic device, the primary message view according to the filter criterion, the primary message view representing the message and ones of the other messages that pass the filter criterion; detecting an interaction with the message; and in response to detecting the interaction, automatically removing the device-side label from the message.