Radiotelephone user interface for broadcast short message service

A radiotelephone adapted for receiving digital broadcast messages from a radio channel, comprising:

• an antenna;
• a receiver having an input coupled to said antenna;
• a controller having an input coupled to an output of said receiver, said controller receiving digital broadcast messages from said receiver;
• a memory that is bidirectionally coupled to said controller for storing at least portions of received broadcast messages;
• and
• a user interface including a display and a keypad for inputting information to said controller, the information specifying at least one category of broadcast message to be received;
• wherein said controller is responsive to the inputted information for identifying a received broadcast message that belongs to the at least one category, for storing at least a portion of the received message in said memory, and for selectively displaying all or a portion of the stored message, and wherein the message is received from a short message service broadcast channel.

A method for operating a mobile terminal for receiving digitally encoded broadcast messages from a radio channel, comprising the steps of:

• operating a user interface for displaying a selection of broadcast message categories and, in response to the displayed categories, inputting information to a controller of the mobile terminal, the information specifying at least one category of broadcast message;
• in response to the inputted information, receiving messages from a short message service broadcast channel;
• for a received message that belongs to the at least one specified category, storing at least a portion of the received message in a memory of the mobile terminal;
• and
• selectively displaying all or a portion of the stored message.