Patent ID: 8078206
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A mobile phone for managing short messages, the mobile phone comprising: a storage device operable to store short messages received by the mobile phone; and at least one processor operable to execute a message management system, the message management system comprising: a schedule setting module operable to generate and display a schedule management interface on a display screen of the mobile phone, and receive a schedule when a user of the mobile phone sets the schedule via the schedule management interface; a weight assigning module operable to read a timestamp of a short message when the short message is received, and assign a first weight value or a second weight value to the short message according to an importance of the short message determined by the user; a message classifying module operable to generate a message folder according to the timestamp of the short message, and classify the short message into the message folder; and a message processing module operable to check whether the short message has the first weight value or the second weight value according to the schedule, backup the short message to the storage device if the short message has the first weight value, and delete the short message from the message folder if the short message has the second weight value.