Appending signature to size limited message

1. A method carried out within a messaging device, of automatically appending a signature to a size limited message, comprising:

receiving entry of a message from an input device forming a part of the messaging device;

receiving a command instructing the messaging device to append a signature to the message;

determining how much unused space is available in the message;

selecting a signature, from a plurality of possible signatures, that will fit within the available space; and

appending the selected signature to the message.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the selecting comprises selecting a signature, from the plurality of possible signatures, having the greatest size that will fit within the available space.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of possible signatures is associated with a category assigned to a recipient of the message.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of possible signatures and the recipients are assigned one of multiple categories assigned by a user.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the category of the recipient is retrieved from an address book database residing within the messaging device.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the selecting comprises:

presenting a menu of possible signatures to a user; and

receiving an input from the user via the input device selecting one of the possible signatures that will fit within the available space.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the presenting comprises displaying the menu on a visual display.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the command instructing the messaging device to append a signature to the message comprises command to send the message.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of possible signatures is associated with a category assigned to a recipient of the message.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of possible signatures and the recipients are assigned one of the multiple categories defined by a user.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the category of the recipient is retrieved from an address book database residing within the messaging device.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of possible signatures comprises graphical data.

13. Within a messaging device that automatically appends a signature to a size limited message, an electronic storage medium that carries instructions for execution on a processor that:

receive entry of the message from an input device forming a part of the messaging device;

receive a command instructing the messaging device to append a signature to the message;

determine how much space is available in the message;

select a signature, from a plurality of possible signatures having varying size, that will fit within the available space; and

append the selected signature to the message.

14. The electronic storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the selecting comprises selecting a largest of the plurality of possible signatures that will fit within the available space.

15. The electronic storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the selecting comprises:

presenting a menu of possible signatures to a user; and

receiving an input from the user via the input device selecting one of the possible signatures that will fit within the available space.

16. A messaging device that automatically appends a signature to a size limited message, comprising:

an input circuit that receives entry of a message;

a processor that, upon receipt of a command from the input circuit instructing the messaging device to append a signature to the message executes a program to:

determine how much space is available in the message;

select a signature, from a plurality of possible signatures having varying size, that will fit within the available space; and

append the selected signature to the message.

17. The messaging device according to claim 16 , wherein the selecting of a signature is carried out in the program by selecting a largest signature that will fit in the available space from the plurality of possible signatures.

18. The messaging device according to claim 17 , wherein the selecting of a signature is carried out in the program by:

presenting a menu of possible signatures to a user; and

receiving an input from the user via the input device selecting one of the possible signatures that will fit within the available space.

19. The messaging device according to claim 18 , further comprising a visual display, and wherein the presenting comprises displaying the menu on a visual display.

20. The messaging device according to claim 17 , wherein the plurality of possible signatures is associated with a category assigned to a recipient of the message.

21. The messaging device according to claim 20 , further comprising an address book database; and

wherein, the category of the recipient is retrieved from the address book database.

22. The messaging device according to claim 16 , wherein the command instructing the messaging device to append a signature to the message comprises command to send the message.

23. The messaging device according to claim 16 , wherein the plurality of possible signatures is associated with a category assigned to a recipient of the message.

24. The messaging device according to claim 23 , wherein the plurality of possible signatures and the recipients are assigned to one of a plurality of categories.

25. The messaging device according to claim 23 , further comprising an address book database; and

wherein, the category of the recipient is retrieved from the address book database.

26. The messaging device according to claim 16 , wherein at least one of the plurality of possible signatures comprises graphical data.