System and method for prioritizing communications messages

1. A method for an electronic communications message system to prioritize a message, comprising:

determining, by the system, a personalized identifier corresponding to the message, wherein the personalized identifier comprises a priority alphanumeric code (PAC) designated for a one-time use;

obtaining from a database, by the system, a priority code based on the PAC;

assigning, by the system, the obtained priority code to the PAC; and

depositing the message, by the system, into at least one of a plurality of mailboxes wherein the message is prioritized within the at least one of the plurality of mailboxes according to the priority code;

invalidating, by the system, the PAC after the PAC has been employed to prioritize the message according to the priority code.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

defining, by the system, a priority hierarchy corresponding to the plurality of mailboxes; and

wherein the at least one of the plurality of mailboxes is selected based upon the priority hierarchy.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the personalized identifier is based upon an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the message.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the personalized identifier is based upon biometric data transmitted in conjunction with the message.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the personalized identifier is based upon information that does not require coordination between a sender of the message and a recipient of the message.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the system, the PAC in conjunction with the message.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the PAC can-not be reused.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message is a response to a first message transmitted by the system, the first message including the PAC as a hidden element of the first message, wherein the PAC is configured to be automatically incorporated into any message transmitted in response to the first message.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message includes an e-mail message converted to a voicemail message.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message is a voicemail message sent in response to an invitation to send the voicemail message in conjunction with an entry of a numeric identification number entered by a phone to be inserted at a beginning or at an end of the voicemail message.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the system is a multi-message system that consolidates messages from varying message sources including e-mail, voicemail, and facsimile into a single system of a single message type.

12. An electronic communications message prioritization system, comprising:

storage to provide a plurality of mailboxes;

logic to locate a personalized identifier in a database, wherein the personalized identifier comprises a priority alphanumeric code (PAC) designated for a one-time use;

logic to assign from the database a priority code corresponding to the PAC; and

logic to deposit a message having a corresponding personalized identifier into at least one of the plurality of mailboxes wherein the message is prioritized within the at least one of the plurality of mailboxes; and

logic to invalidate the PAC after the PAC has been employed to prioritize the message.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein

the plurality of mailboxes have an associated priority hierarchy; and

the system further comprises logic to choose the at least one mailbox based upon the priority hierarchy.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the personalized identifier is based upon an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the message.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the personalized identifier is based upon biometric data transmitted in conjunction with the message.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the personalized identifier is based upon information that does not require coordination between a sender of the message and a recipient of the message.

17. The system of claim 12 ,

wherein the PAC is transmitted in conjunction with the message.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the logic to invalidate the PAC includes logic to ensure that the PAC cannot be reused.

19. An article of manufacture, comprising:

a computer-readable non-transitory storage memory; and

instructions stored therein, and configured to enable an apparatus, in response to execution of the instructions, to perform operations including:

locating a personalized identifier in a database, wherein the personalized identifier comprises a priority alphanumeric code (PAC) designated for a one-time use;

assigning from the database a priority code corresponding to the PAC;

depositing a message having a corresponding personalized identifier into a mailbox, wherein the message is prioritized within the mailbox;

invalidating the PAC after the PAC has been employed to prioritize the message.

20. The article of claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise:

choosing the mailbox based upon a priority hierarchy corresponding to a plurality of mailboxes.

21. The article of claim 19 , wherein the personalized identifier is based upon an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the message.

22. The article of claim 19 , wherein the personalized identifier is based upon biometric data transmitted in conjunction with the message.

23. The article of claim 19 , wherein the personalized identifier is based upon information that does not require coordination between a sender of the message and a recipient of the message.

24. The article of claim 19 , wherein

the priority alphanumeric code (PAC) is transmitted in conjunction with the message.