IP Library Granted Patent US 8,073,476
Granted Patent B2
US 8,073,476 · App. 11/967,118 · Granted Dec 6, 2011

Mobile communication device and method for deleting short message service messages

Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd.; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,073,476
App. No.
11/967,118
Granted
Dec 6, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile communication device includes a receiver, a detector, an analyzer, and a deleting module. The receiver is used for receiving short message service messages, and storing the short message service messages in a message record. The detector is used for detecting an occupying space of the short message service messages, and generating a signal if the occupying space is greater than a predetermined volume. The analyzer is used for storing a plurality of message deletion rates of short message service messages and a deletion time, and generating a delete command according to the signal and the message deletion rates or to the signal and the deletion time. The deleting module is used for receiving the delete command, and deleting pending short message service messages according to the delete command. A method for automatically deleting short message service messages from the mobile communication device is also provided.

Claims (30)

1. A method for automatically deleting short message service messages comprising:

receiving and storing short message service messages;

detecting an occupying space of the short message service messages;

searching for first pending short message service messages with high level message deletion rates if the occupying space is greater than a predetermined volume;

generating a first delete command according to the first pending short message service messages if the first pending short message service messages are found;

receiving the first delete command;

deleting the first pending short message service messages according to the first delete command;

searching for a second pending short message service messages with a mid level message deletion rates if the first pending short message service messages are not found;

generating a second delete command according to the second pending short message service messages if the second pending short message service messages are found;

receiving the second delete command;

deleting the second pending short message service messages according to the second delete command;

wherein the high level message deletion rate indicates spam short message service messages, and a mid level message deletion rate indicates read short message service messages.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

repeating “receiving and storing short message service messages” if the occupying space is not greater than a predetermined volume.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

searching for a third pending short message service messages with a low level message deletion rates if the second pending short message service messages are not found according to a deletion time;

generating a third delete command according to the third pending short message service messages;

receiving the third delete command;

deleting the third pending short message service messages according to the third delete command.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying the first pending short message service messages to find special short message service messages;

receiving the delete command if the special short message service messages are not found;

deleting the first pending short message service messages.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

requiring a user input if the special short message service messages are found;

receiving the delete command if the user input has been received;

deleting the first pending short message service messages.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

jumping over the special short message service messages if the user input has been received;

deleting the first pending short message service messages except for the special short message service messages.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2007
From: DENG, YONG-JUN; LI, DE-ZHI; WONG, SHIH-FANG
To: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020303/0586 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2007
From: DENG, YONG-JUN; LI, DE-ZHI; WONG, SHIH-FANG
To: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020303/0594 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2007 1 0200800 · Jun 8, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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