Patent ID: 8554253
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless mobile telephone comprising: a processor; a computer readable storage medium accessible by the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor; a wireless telephony transceiver accessible by the processor to send and receive text messages and voice messages; a display controlled by the processor to present images thereon; and a keypad including plural keys manipulable by a person to input signals to the processor, wherein the processor accesses the medium to execute the instructions to: present at least one user interface (UI) on the display bearing selector elements selectable by manipulation of one or more keys on the keypad to input a desire to automatically delete each and every received text message; responsive to a determination that the user has input a desire to automatically delete received text messages, automatically deleting each incoming text message that has been displayed in a message display mode, wherein each incoming text message is automatically deleted from the medium responsive to a determination that the user navigates away from a display showing the incoming text message.