Message handling in portable electronic device
US7865197B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/14
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed towards a method and a device for preparing a message in a portable electronic device such as a cellular phone. The device comprises a message type selection unit (14) providing a set of items of message types (20, 22, 24, 26, 28) that can be selected by a user, a first user input unit (32), for allowing message type selection by the user, and a control unit (40) arranged to: provide the set of items of message types (20, 22, 24, 26) that can be selected by a user, detect a message selection by a user via said user input unit (32), change transmission format in dependence of the selections made by the user. In this way for instance a message can be prepared and saved in advance of deciding final message type for transmission.
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