Electronic communication reminder technology

1. A method comprising:

at a receiving device comprising one or more processors and a memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors:

receiving a first electronic message addressed to a particular user, from a sender;

making the first electronic message available to the particular user, and

in accordance with a determination that the particular user has not responded to the first electronic message,

alerting the particular user, at a predefined time, to the first electronic message; wherein

the predefined time is determined based at least in part on response pattern data corresponding to one or more characteristics associated with the receiving device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the response pattern data includes a time or a date of the receipt of the first electronic message.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the response pattern data includes an identity of the first sender.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the response pattern data includes:

type information of the receiving device;

priority information of the first electronic message;

a medium of the first electronic message; and

a size of the first electronic message.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the response pattern data includes:

information indicating whether the sender belongs to a sender group, and,

when the sender belongs to the sender group, an identity of the sender group.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic message is also addressed to one or more other recipients distinct from the particular user, and wherein the response pattern data further includes:

one or more identities of the other recipients; and

an address line that indicates whether the first electronic message is directly addressed to, or copied to the particular user.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic message is received by the particular user, along with one or more other electronic messages, as a part of a message string, and wherein the response pattern data further includes:

history information of the message string, and

response pattern data associated with a respective electronic message, distinct from the first electronic message, in the message string.

8. A receiving device comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:

receiving a first electronic message addressed to a particular user, from a sender;

making the first electronic message available to the particular user; and

in accordance with a determination that the particular user has not responded to the first electronic message,

alerting the particular user, at a predefined time, to the first electronic message; wherein

the predefined time is determined based at least in part on response pattern data corresponding to one or more characteristics associated with the receiving device.

9. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the response pattern data includes a time or a date of the receipt of the first electronic message.

10. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the response pattern data includes an identity of the sender.

11. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the response pattern data includes:

type information of the receiving device;

priority information of the first electronic message;

a medium of the first electronic message; and

a size of the first electronic message.

12. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the response pattern data further includes:

information indicating whether the sender belongs to a sender group, and,

when the sender belongs to the sender group, an identity of the sender group.

13. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the first electronic message is also addressed to one or more other recipients distinct from the particular user, and wherein the response pattern data further includes:

one or more identities of the other recipients; and

an address line that indicates whether the first electronic message is directly addressed to, or copied to the particular user.

14. The receiving device of claim 8 , wherein the first electronic message is received by the particular user, along with one or more other electronic messages, as a part of a message string, and wherein the response pattern data further includes:

history information of the message string, and

response pattern data associated with a respective electronic message, distinct from the first electronic message, in the message string.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a receiving device with one or more processors, cause the computer system to:

receive a first electronic message addressed to a particular user, from a first sender;

make the first electronic message available to the particular user; and

in accordance with a determination that the particular user has not responded to the first electronic message,

alert the particular user, at a predefined time, to the first electronic message; wherein

the predefined time is determined based at least in part on response pattern data corresponding to one or more characteristics associated with the receiving device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the response pattern data includes a time or a date of the receipt of the first electronic message.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the response pattern data includes an identity of the sender.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the response pattern data includes:

type information of the receiving device;

priority information of the first electronic message;

a medium of the first electronic message; and

a size of the first electronic message.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the response pattern data further includes:

information indicating whether the sender belongs to a sender group, and,

when the first sender belongs to the sender group, an identity of the sender group.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first electronic message is also addressed to one or more other recipients distinct from the particular user, and wherein the response pattern data further includes:

one or more identities of the other recipients; and

an address line that indicates whether the first electronic message is directly addressed to, r copied to the particular user.