Apparatus and method for compressing and restoring SMS message
US8532680B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for compressing and restoring a Short Message Service (SMS) are provided. The apparatus includes an input unit through characters are input by a user; a display unit displays the characters input by a user; a control unit which compares the characters input by the user with a stored sentence table of recommended sentences to determine whether there is at least one recommended sentence in the sentence table that corresponds to the input characters, and if it is determined that there is the at least one recommended sentence that corresponds to the input characters, controls the display unit to display the at least one recommended sentence; a converting unit which converts a recommended sentence selected by the user from among the at least one recommended sentence into a compression code; and a transmission unit which transmits an SMS message that includes the recommended sentence converted into the compression code.
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