Patent ID: 8539361

Claim:
A method implemented at a communication device, the method comprising: associating a first one of a plurality of sets of designation criteria with a first display region and a second one of a plurality of sets of designation criteria with a second display region, each of the plurality of sets of designation criteria being defined with respect to a different message attribute, the first and second display regions being displayable in a single view on a display of the communication device; identifying messages for display in the first display region by: identifying any messages satisfying the first one of the plurality of sets of designation criteria; and identifying any messages expressly designated by a user for display in the first display region; identifying messages for display in the second region by: identifying any messages satisfying the second one of the plurality of sets of designation criteria; and identifying any messages expressly designated by the user for display in the second display region; displaying, in the first display region, a listing of the messages identified for display in the first display region; concurrently displaying, in the second display region, a listing of the messages identified for display in the second display region; after a new message is received at the communication device, providing a prompt for user designation of either the first display region or the second display region for displaying the new message; and in response to a received user designation of either the first display region or the second display region, associating the new message with the display region thus designated.