diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Telephony.java b/core/java/android/provider/Telephony.java
index d96596295be6c..0de1868ebec18 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Telephony.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Telephony.java
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ public final class Telephony {
          */
         public static final String READ = "read";
 
+        /**
+         * Indicates whether this message has been seen by the user. The "seen" flag will be
+         * used to figure out whether we need to throw up a statusbar notification or not.
+         */
+        public static final String SEEN = "seen";
+
         /**
          * The TP-Status value for the message, or -1 if no status has
          * been received
@@ -645,6 +651,12 @@ public final class Telephony {
          */
         public static final String READ = "read";
 
+        /**
+         * Indicates whether this message has been seen by the user. The "seen" flag will be
+         * used to figure out whether we need to throw up a statusbar notification or not.
+         */
+        public static final String SEEN = "seen";
+
         /**
          * The Message-ID of the message.
          * <P>Type: TEXT</P>
@@ -1097,6 +1109,7 @@ public final class Telephony {
          * <P>Type: INTEGER</P>
          */
         public static final String READ = "read";
+
         /**
          * The snippet of the latest message in the thread.
          * <P>Type: TEXT</P>
diff --git a/mms-common/java/com/android/mmscommon/mms/pdu/PduPersister.java b/mms-common/java/com/android/mmscommon/mms/pdu/PduPersister.java
index 46f28c7f03858..d92f0e1d7a96d 100644
--- a/mms-common/java/com/android/mmscommon/mms/pdu/PduPersister.java
+++ b/mms-common/java/com/android/mmscommon/mms/pdu/PduPersister.java
@@ -1145,6 +1145,10 @@ public class PduPersister {
             }
         }
 
+        // mark "read" and "seen"
+        values.put(Mms.READ, 0);
+        values.put(Mms.SEEN, 0);
+
         Uri res = SqliteWrapper.insert(mContext, mContentResolver, uri, values);
         if (res == null) {
             throw new MmsException("persist() failed: return null.");
diff --git a/mms-common/java/com/android/mmscommon/telephony/TelephonyProvider.java b/mms-common/java/com/android/mmscommon/telephony/TelephonyProvider.java
index 87e47583e1db1..cfc9231f0fae6 100644
--- a/mms-common/java/com/android/mmscommon/telephony/TelephonyProvider.java
+++ b/mms-common/java/com/android/mmscommon/telephony/TelephonyProvider.java
@@ -51,37 +51,6 @@ public final class TelephonyProvider {
     private static final boolean DEBUG = true;
     private static final boolean LOCAL_LOGV = DEBUG ? Config.LOGD : Config.LOGV;
 
-//    public static final Pattern EMAIL_ADDRESS
-//        = Pattern.compile(
-//            "[a-zA-Z0-9\\+\\.\\_\\%\\-]{1,256}" +
-//            "\\@" +
-//            "[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9\\-]{0,64}" +
-//            "(" +
-//                "\\." +
-//                "[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9\\-]{0,25}" +
-//            ")+"
-//        );
-//
-//    /**
-//     * This pattern is intended for searching for things that look like they
-//     * might be phone numbers in arbitrary text, not for validating whether
-//     * something is in fact a phone number.  It will miss many things that
-//     * are legitimate phone numbers.
-//     *
-//     * <p> The pattern matches the following:
-//     * <ul>
-//     * <li>Optionally, a + sign followed immediately by one or more digits. Spaces, dots, or dashes
-//     * may follow.
-//     * <li>Optionally, sets of digits in parentheses, separated by spaces, dots, or dashes.
-//     * <li>A string starting and ending with a digit, containing digits, spaces, dots, and/or dashes.
-//     * </ul>
-//     */
-//    public static final Pattern PHONE
-//        = Pattern.compile(                                  // sdd = space, dot, or dash
-//                "(\\+[0-9]+[\\- \\.]*)?"                    // +<digits><sdd>*
-//                + "(\\([0-9]+\\)[\\- \\.]*)?"               // (<digits>)<sdd>*
-//                + "([0-9][0-9\\- \\.][0-9\\- \\.]+[0-9])"); // <digit><digit|sdd>+<digit>
-
     // Constructor
     public TelephonyProvider() {
     }
@@ -135,6 +104,12 @@ public final class TelephonyProvider {
          */
         public static final String READ = "read";
 
+        /**
+         * Indicates whether this message has been seen by the user. The "seen" flag will be
+         * used to figure out whether we need to throw up a statusbar notification or not.
+         */
+        public static final String SEEN = "seen";
+
         /**
          * The TP-Status value for the message, or -1 if no status has
          * been received
@@ -705,6 +680,12 @@ public final class TelephonyProvider {
          */
         public static final String READ = "read";
 
+        /**
+         * Indicates whether this message has been seen by the user. The "seen" flag will be
+         * used to figure out whether we need to throw up a statusbar notification or not.
+         */
+        public static final String SEEN = "seen";
+
         /**
          * The Message-ID of the message.
          * <P>Type: TEXT</P>
@@ -1157,6 +1138,7 @@ public final class TelephonyProvider {
          * <P>Type: INTEGER</P>
          */
         public static final String READ = "read";
+
         /**
          * The snippet of the latest message in the thread.
          * <P>Type: TEXT</P>
@@ -1697,6 +1679,13 @@ public final class TelephonyProvider {
              */
             public static final String LAST_TRY = "last_try";
         }
+
+        public static final class WordsTable {
+            public static final String ID = "_id";
+            public static final String SOURCE_ROW_ID = "source_id";
+            public static final String TABLE_ID = "table_to_use";
+            public static final String INDEXED_TEXT = "index_text";
+        }
     }
 
     public static final class Carriers implements BaseColumns {