Patent ID: 7567657

Claim:
A method of changing a presentation of a visual item displayed to a user wherein the visual item is an icon identifying at least one first sender, the method comprising: receiving a first set of electronic messages related to the at least one first sender wherein receiving a first set of electronic messages comprises receiving the first set of electronic messages at an inbox, and wherein the first set of electronic messages comprises e-mail, SMS, MMS, and/or EMS messages, determining a frequency at which said electronic messages are received from the at least one first sender wherein determining a frequency comprises determining the frequency at which said electronic messages are received at the inbox from the at least one first sender, changing an appearance of the icon identifying the at least one first sender displayed in a view showing icons related to received electronic messages in dependence of said frequency at which said electronic messages are received from the at least one first sender wherein changing an appearance comprises changing the appearance of the icon identifying the at least one first sender displayed in the view showing icons related to received electronic messages in dependence of said frequency at which said electronic messages are received at the inbox from the at least one first sender; and obtaining content of a received electronic message of the first set of received electronic messages responsive to a clicking on the icon.