System and method for enhanced text message tracking in a wireless communication network

Abstract

An improved system of short message tracking in a wireless communications network, wherein a tracking system includes a status field bit definition having an 8-bit field wherein only three bits of the status field are used in a basic message status set, wherein the basic message status set consists of free space; used space; message received by mobile station from network—message read; message received by mobile station from network—message to be read; mobile station originating Message—message sent to the network; and mobile station originating message to be sent as text; the improvement including an enhanced message status set including the basic message status set and an extended message status set, wherein all eight bits of the status field bit (definition are used. The method of the invention includes enhancing the message status set, which further includes: forming the basic message status set; defining a set of extended message tracking definitions which use all eight bits in the status field bit definition; and forming the set of extended messages tracking definitions, wherein the basic message status set and the extended message status set comprise an enhanced message status set.

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