System and method for displaying short messages depending upon location, priority, and user-defined indicators
US6119014A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/184
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telecommunications system and method is disclosed for organizing SMS messages sent to a mobile terminal based on the location of the mobile terminal or the time of delivery of the SMS messages. Thus, when a subscriber sends a short message to another subscriber, the originating subscriber can specify the time of delivery of the message. In addition, the originating subscriber can specify the priority associated with the message, e.g., the SMS message can have an indication of priority one, which indicates to the receiving subscriber that the message is urgent. Furthermore, the originating subscriber can also specify that the message is to be delivered only when the called subscriber is in a certain location. The receiving subscriber can also control the display of the SMS messages by moving the received SMS messages to an action list, and then specifying when and/or where the SMS messages should be displayed again.
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