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System for acknowledging a message received on a mobile terminal

US7286817B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 26, 2001
Grant dateOct 23, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/184
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for acknowledging that a message sent by a sender terminal and received on a destination mobile terminal has been read. The sender terminal comprises a module for: a) supplying the identifier of a destination mobile terminal for the message; b) generating the text of the message to be sent; and c) specifying a method of returning the read acknowledgment, accompanied by an associated identifier. The mobile terminal comprises a module for: displaying the message sent by the sender terminal, and for sending a read acknowledgment using the specified method of return.

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