Method and system for content driven electronic messaging

1. A system, comprising:

an first server structured to transmit an electronic message to be routed to a destination, and structured to store a plurality of stylesheets containing routing information for the electronic message;

a second server structured to receive the electronic message from the first server to route the electronic message to the destination based on the routing information contained in the plurality of stylesheets stored on the first server; and

a communications device defining the destination of the electronic message and structured to receive the routed electronic message from the service provider server.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of stylesheets includes an first stylesheet and a SmartMessage stylesheet, the first stylesheet defining meta-data about at least one of valid transmission sources and transmission locations for the electronic message, and the SmartMessage stylesheet defining at least one of an activity class and formatting information for the electronic message.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the activity class includes at least one event class associated with the activity class.

4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one event class includes meta-data about at least one of purpose, sensitivity, reach, immediacy, and category of the electronic message.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the communications device comprises at least one of a mobile phone, a Personal Digital Assistant, a pager, a facsimile machine, an email inbox, and an instant messaging account.

6. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising a web page structured to register the communications device with the service provider server.

7. A method, comprising:

storing a plurality of stylesheets on an first server, the plurality of stylesheets containing routing information for an electronic message to be routed to a destination;

transmitting the electronic message from the first server to a second server;

routing the electronic message from the service provider server to the destination based on the routing information contained in the plurality of stylesheets stored on the first server; and

receiving the routed electronic message in a communications device defining the destination of the electronic message.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of stylesheets includes an first stylesheet and a SmartMessage stylesheet, the first stylesheet defining meta-data about at least one of valid transmission sources and transmission locations for the electronic message, and the SmartMessage stylesheet defining at least one of an activity class and formatting information for the electronic message.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the activity class includes at least one event class associated with the activity class.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the communications device comprises at least one of a mobile phone, a Personal Digital Assistant, a pager, a facsimile machine, an email inbox, and an instant messaging account.

11. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising registering the communications device with the service provider server through a web page.

12. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising processing pre-defined defaults and preferences of a user of the communications device.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the preferences include predetermined types of the electronic message to be routed to the communications device.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for execution by a processing system, the computer-executable instructions for:

receiving an electronic message from an first server, the electronic message to be routed to a destination, the plurality of stylesheets containing routing information for the electronic message; and

routing the electronic message to a communications device based on the routing information contained in the plurality of stylesheets, the communications device defining the destination of the electronic message.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14 , wherein the plurality of stylesheets includes an first stylesheet and a SmartMessage stylesheet, the first stylesheet defining meta-data about at least one of valid transmission sources and transmission locations for the electronic message, and the SmartMessage stylesheet defining at least one of an activity class and formatting information for the electronic message.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 15 , wherein the activity class includes at least one event class associated with the activity class.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14 , wherein the communications device comprises at least one of a mobile phone, a Personal Digital Assistant, a pager, a facsimile machine, an email inbox, and an instant messaging account.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14 , wherein the instructions are further for registering the communications device through a web page.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14 , wherein the instructions are further for processing pre-defined defaults and preferences of a user of the communications device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 19 , wherein the preferences include predetermined types of the electronic message to be routed to the communications device.