Patent ID: 6211795
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
A receiver which receives a message transmitted from a terminal device and stores the received message in a message storage, the receiver comprising:keyword setting means for setting a predetermined keyword;keyword storing means for storing the set keyword;judging means for judging, when a message is received, whether the received message contains the keyword stored in the keyword storing means or not; andcontrolling means for storing only a received message which is judged by the judging means to contain the keyword, in the message storage;wherein the keyword storing means stores a plurality of keywords which are ordered in accordance with importance,the judging means judges whether the received message contains the keywords stored in the keyword storing means or not,the controlling means stores only a received message which is judged by the judging means to contain at least one of the plurality of keywords, in the message storage, with the received message classified according to the keyword, andthe message storage stores, with respect to a first keyword of highest importance, all messages containing the first keyword in an area corresponding to the first keyword, and stores, with respect to keywords of second and subsequent importance, for each corresponding keyword, a message which is a message other than messages containing keywords of higher importance and which contains the corresponding keyword, in area respectively corresponding to the keywords of second and subsequent importance.