Method for communicating within a chat topic in a wireless communication system
US6668169B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/189
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method within a wireless communication system (10), provides for communicating a chat topic (82) between a chat server (48) and a plurality of wireless communication devices (36) The wireless communication device (36) sends a request for active chat topics to the chat server (48). In response the chat server (48) sends a list of the active chat topics along with a chat address (178) for identifying the chat topic (82) and one or more chat preferences (175). The wireless communication device (36) stores the chat address (178) and the chat preferences (175) for the chat topic (82). The wireless communication device (36) performs identified operations associated with the chat preferences (175) in response to receiving a message comprising the chat address (178) and a chat message (180).
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