Organization of Identities on a Mobile Communications Device Using Metadata
Methods and apparatus consistent with the invention provide the ability to organize a plurality of user identities on a mobile communication device and to process messages for a plurality of user identities on a mobile communication device. A first-level user interface allows a mobile communication device user to access multiple user identities. Responsive to a selection of a user identity, a second-level user interface including a main data screen associated with the selected user identity is displayed. Responsive to a user selecting data from the main data screen, a third-level user interface is displayed to allow user examination of the selected data. Received messages are categorized and associated with a user identity based on the classification result.
1 . A computer-implemented method for organizing a plurality of user identities on a mobile communication device, comprising:
receiving the plurality of user identities;
generating a first-level user interface including the plurality of user identities;
displaying the first-level user interface; and
responsive to receiving a selection of a first user identity from the plurality of user identities, displaying a main data screen associated with the first user identity.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising
responsive to receiving a selection of data from the main data screen associated with the first user identity, displaying a third-level user interface including the selected data.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the third-level user interface comprises a message inbox, a contact listing or a friend list.
4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
responsive to receiving a communication request while the third-level user interface is displayed, establishing a communication channel with an identified friend.
5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first-level user interface comprises a list of the plurality of user identities.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the second-level user interface comprises an introduction message and one or more message inboxes.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of user identities is less than or equal to a defined number of user identities.
8 . A computer-implemented method for processing messages for a plurality of user identities on a mobile communication device, comprising:
receiving a message;
applying a classification metric to the message to generate a message classification;
responsive to the message classification, associating the message with a destination user-identity; and
storing the message to an inbox associated with the destination user identity.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the classification metric comprises one from the group of a message type, a message action, a message purpose and a message sender.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein associating the message with a destination user identity comprises:
comparing a message rule to the message; and
responsive to the comparison of the message rule to the message, storing the message in a type-specific inbox.
11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
displaying the message using a user-interface template associated with the destination user identity.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the message is comprises one from the group of: an instant message (IM), a short messaging service (SMS) message (SMS), a really simple syndication (RSS) feed, electronic mail and a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message.
13 . A computer readable medium storing instructions for causing a computer system to execute a method for organizing a plurality of user identities on a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
receiving the plurality of user identities;
generating a first-level user interface including the plurality of user identities;
displaying the first-level user interface; and
14 . The computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:
responsive to receiving a selection of data from the main data screen associated with the first user identity, displaying a third-level user interface including the selected data.
15 . The computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the third-level user interface comprises a message inbox, a contact listing or a friendlist.
16 . The computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:
responsive to receiving a communication request while the third-level user interface is displayed, establishing a communication channel with an identified friend.
17 . The computer readable medium of claim 13 wherein the first-level user interface comprises a list of the plurality of user identities.
18 . The computer readable medium of claim 13 wherein the second-level user interface comprises an introduction message and one or more message inboxes.
19 . The computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of user identities is less than or equal to a defined number of user identities.