Method and apparatus for delayed transmission of SMS messages
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorHyun-Sung Kim
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Abstract
A method for delayed transmission of a message from a mobile terminal to a recipient over a mobile communication network is provide. The method comprises composing a message content, wherein the message content is stored in a storage medium of the mobile terminal; associating transmission information with the message content, wherein the transmission information comprises timing information for transmitting the message content to a recipient with a delay; and transmitting the transmission information and the message content to a remote message center over the mobile communication network, wherein the message content is stored in a storage medium connected to the message center for delayed transmission to the recipient in accordance with the timing information.
Claims26
A method for delayed transmission of a message from a mobile terminal to a recipient over a mobile communication network, the method comprising:
- composing a message content, wherein the message content is stored in a storage medium of the mobile terminal;
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- transmitting the transmission information and the message content to a remote message center over the mobile communication network, wherein the message content is stored in a storage medium connected to the message center for delayed transmission to the recipient in accordance with the timing information.
A system for delayed transmission of a message from a mobile terminal to a recipient over a mobile communication network, the system comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a message content and transmission information from the mobile terminal over the mobile communication network, wherein the transmission information comprises timing information for transmitting the received message content to the recipient;
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- a processor configured to store the message content in a storage medium connected to the system and transmitting the message content according to timing information.
An apparatus for delayed transmission of a message from a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- a module for receiving and analyzing a user data header transmitted from a mobile terminal over a mobile communication network, wherein the user data header comprises a message and transmission information;
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- a storage unit for storing the received message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.