Concatenated Point-To-MultiPoint (PTMP) broadcast messages displaying display messages in cellular phones

A method for broadcasting a display message for display on a personal cellular telecommunications device, the display message being transported over an air interface by one or more PTMP broadcast messages each comprising a) a header including i) a macromessage identifier for identifying a macromessage;

• ii) a macromessage page field for specifying a total number of pages I in a macromessage where K≧I≧1 and K is a predetermined maximum number of PTMP broadcast messages in a macromessage;
• and iii) a macromessage page counter for specifying a page number J=(1, 2, . . . , I−1, I≧K) of a PTMP broadcast message in a macromessage, and b) a payload including a reserved pseudo-header and a payload remainder for storing actual content, the pseudo-header having i) a display message identifier for identifying a display message;
• and ii) a PTMP broadcast message counter Q=(1, 2, . . . , P−1, P) for specifying the location of a PTMP broadcast message in a sequence of P PTMP broadcast messages, the one or more PTMP broadcast messages including at least one PTMP broadcast message having a complete display message indication means for enabling a personal cellular telecommunications device to determine the receipt of a complete display message, the method comprising the steps of:
• (a) determining the number P≧1 of PTMP broadcast messages for transporting the entire display message;
• (b) parsing the display message into the P PTMP broadcast messages including assigning the same identification number to its/their display message identifier(s);
• (c) assigning values Q=(1, 2, . . . , P−1, P) to its/their PTMP broadcast message counter(s) where Q is incremented for each PTMP broadcast message in the sequence of P PTMP broadcast messages;
• (d) completing the complete display message indication means of the at least one PTMP broadcast message(s) for enabling a personal cellular telecommunications device to determine the receipt of a complete display message;
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• (e) transmitting the P PTMP broadcast messages for display of its/their originating display message on a personal cellular telecommunications device.

A method for displaying a display message on a personal cellular telecommunications device, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) receiving incoming PTMP broadcast messages each comprising a) a header including i) a macromessage identifier for identifying a macromessage;
• ii) a macromessage page field for specifying a total number of pages I in a macromessage where K≧I≧1 and K is a predetermined maximum number of PTMP broadcast messages in a macromessage;
• and iii) a macromessage page counter for specifying a page number J=(1, 2, . . . , I−1, I≦K) of a PTMP broadcast message in a macromessage, and b) a payload including a reserved pseudo-header and a payload remainder for storing actual content, the pseudo-header having i) a display message identifier for identifying a display message;
• and ii) a PTMP broadcast message counter Q=(1, 2, . . . , P−1, P) for specifying the location of a PTMP broadcast message in a sequence of P PTMP broadcast messages;
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• (b) displaying a display message whose contents are derived solely from the payload remainder(s) of its P≧1 PTMP broadcast message(s) on the personal cellular telecommunications device.

A method for broadcasting a display message for display on a personal cellular telecommunications device, the display message being transported over an air interface by one or more macromessages each comprising at least one PTMP broadcast message each comprising a) a header including i) a macromessage identifier for identifying a macromessage;

• ii) a macromessage page field for specifying a total number of pages I in a macromessage where K≧I≧1;
• and iii) a macromessage page counter for specifying a page number J=(1, 2, . . . , I−1, I≦K) of a PTMP broadcast message in a macromessage, and b) a payload including a reserved pseudo-header and a payload remainder for storing actual content, the pseudo-header having i) a display message identifier for identifying a display message;
• and ii) a supermacromessage counter for specifying a macromessage number M=(1, 2, . . . , L−1, L) in a sequence of L≧1 macromessages constituting a supermacromessage, the one or more macromessages including at least one macromessage comprising at least one PTMP broadcast message having a pseudo-header with a complete supermacromessage indication means for enabling a personal cellular telecommunications device to determine the receipt of a complete supermacromessage, the method comprising the steps of:
• (a) determining the number L≧1 of macromessages for transporting the entire display message;
• (b) parsing the display message into the L macromessage(s) including assigning the same identification number to the display message identifier(s) of its/their PTMP broadcast message(s);
• (c) assigning values M=(1, 2, . . . , L−1, L) to the supermacromessage counter(s) of its/their PTMP broadcast messages where M is incremented for each macromessage in the sequence of L macromessage(s);
• (d) assigning the same identification number to the macromessage identifier(s) of its/their PTMP broadcast message(s);
• (e) assigning values I≦K to the macromessage page field(s) of its/their PTMP broadcast message(s);
• (f) assigning values J=(1, 2, . . . , I−1, I≦K) to the macromessage page counter(s) of its/their PTMP broadcast message(s);
• (g) completing the complete supermacromessage indication means of the at least one PTMP broadcast message(s) having a pseudo-header including a complete supermacromessage indication means for enabling a personal cellular telecommunications device to determine the receipt of a complete supermacromessage;
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• (h) transmitting the PTMP broadcast message(s) of the L≧1 macromessage(s) for display of its/their originating display message on a personal cellular telecommunications device.

A method for displaying a display message on a personal cellular telecommunications device, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) receiving incoming PTMP broadcast messages each comprising a) a header including i) a macromessage identifier for identifying a macromessage;
• ii) a macromessage page field for specifying a total number of pages I in a macromessage where K≧I≧1;
• and iii) a macromessage page counter for specifying a page number J=(1, 2, . . . , I−1, I≦K) of a PTMP broadcast message in a macromessage, and b) a payload including a reserved pseudo-header and a payload remainder for storing actual content, the pseudo-header having i) a display message identifier for identifying a display message;
• and ii) a supermacromessage counter for specifying a macromessage number M=(1, 2, . . . , L−1, L) in a sequence of L≧1 macromessages constituting a supermacromessage;
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• (b) displaying a display message whose contents are derived solely from the payload remainders of the PTMP broadcast messages of its L≧1 macromessages on the personal cellular telecommunications device.