Apparatus and method for dividedly transmitting and receiving message data using connection codes appended as part of the transmission packets data field

A method of dividedly transmitting a message data, which message data is sent in a plurality of message packets, each message packet having a predetermined format, and each message packet having a predetermined data field amount, even if a data amount of message data exceeds an allowable amount of data, said method comprising the steps of:

• displaying input message data and an indicator for indicating a range of input message data exceeding the allowable amount;
• sequentially transmitting blocks of said message data, to each of which connection information indicating a connection relation between the blocks is attached, as a part of the message packet data field amount, when said input message data is in excess of said allowable amount;
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• sequentially displaying the blocks of said message data.

A method of receiving dividedly transmitted message data, which message data is sent in a plurality of message packets, each message packet having a predetermined format, and each message packet having a predetermined data field amount, comprising the steps of:

• receiving blocks of the dividedly transmitted message data;
• detecting connection information which is attached to each of the blocks as part of the packet data field amount and which indicates a connection relation between the blocks;
• connecting the received blocks of the message data based on said connection information to reproduce the whole message data;
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• generating a sound indicating a completion of reception of the whole message data when a last block of the message data is received.

A message data transmitting apparatus for dividedly transmitting message data, which message data is sent in a plurality of message packets, each message packet having a predetermined format, and each message packet having a predetermined data field amount, even if a data amount of said message data exceeds an allowable predetermined data field amount, the apparatus comprising:

• means for inputting the message data;
• means for displaying the message data input by said inputting means;
• means for transmitting the message data displayed on said displaying means;
• display controlling means for displaying an indicator for indicating a range of displayed message data exceeding the allowable predetermined data field amount, and for controlling said displaying means so as to display sequentially blocks of the message data when the input message data exceeds said allowable predetermined data field amount;
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• information attaching means for attaching connection information as part of the packet data field amount, indicating a connection relation between the blocks of the message data, to the blocks of the message data as a part of the message data.

A message data receiving apparatus for receiving dividedly transmitted message data, which message data is sent in a plurality of message packets, each messages packet having a predetermined format, and each message packet having a predetermined data field amount, the receiving apparatus comprising:

• means for detecting connection information which is attached to each of blocks of the message data as part of the packet data field amount and which indicates a connection relation between the blocks, and for detecting a completion of reception of the whole message data based on said connection information;
• means for generating a sound indicating a completion of reception of the whole message data based on a detection result by said detecting means;
• means for connecting the blocks of the message data based on said connection information to reproduce the whole message data;
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• means for displaying the whole message data.