# US 7,610,041 B2 · Apparatus and method for managing messages of a wireless communications terminal

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- Number: US 7,610,041 B2
- Document ID: US7610041B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/239,779
- Filed: 2005-09-29
- Published: 2006-03-30
- Granted: 2009-10-27
- Earliest claimed: 2004-09-30
- Assignees: LG Electronics Inc.
- Inventors: Ju-Hee Lim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7610041B2

## CPC

- H04M 1/7243: with interactive means for internal management of messages
- H04L 51/58: Message adaptation for wireless communication
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

A wireless communications terminal and a method for managing messages of a wireless communication terminal includes: generating as a single file comprising a portion of messages stored in a message storage box of the wireless communication terminal; and transmitting the single file to a pre-determined e-mail address.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for managing messages of a mobile communications terminal, the method comprising:
receiving a message via one of a Short Messaging Service (SMS) or Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS); and
determining whether a message storage box having SMS or MMS messages has remaining capacity to store the received message, wherein if the message storage box has remaining capacity, then storing the received message, else generating a single file comprising at least one of the SMS or MMS messages already stored in the message storage box, attaching the single file to an e-mail message, transmitting the e-mail message including the attached single file to a pre-set e-mail address, deleting the at least one of the SMS or MMS messages from the message storage box, and storing the received message in the message storage box.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein each of the messages is a short message, a long message, or a multimedia message.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the total size of the at least one message is equal to or greater than the size of the received message.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a manufacturer of the mobile communication terminal determines the maximum capacity of the memory storage box.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a user of the mobile communication terminal determines the maximum capacity of the memory storage box.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one SMS or MMS message is selected from all the messages stored in the message storage box based upon priority criteria.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the priority criteria depend upon the time the SMS or MMS message was stored in the message storage box.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the priority criteria depend upon an importance parameter associated with each SMS or MMS message stored in the message storage box.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the single file has a file format having a file extension of ‘txt’ or ‘html’.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-set e-mail address is determined by a user of the mobile terminal.

### Claim 11

A mobile communications terminal apparatus comprising:
a transceiver to send and receive Short Messaging Service (SMS) or Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messages;
a memory to store the SMS or MMS messages; and
a controller cooperating with the transceiver and the memory such that at least one of the stored SMS or MMS messages is selected and transferred to and stored by an electronic mail server in order to prevent a capacity of the memory from being exceeded,
wherein the controller transfers the selected at least one SMS or MMS message by attaching the selected at least one SMS or MMS message to an electronic mail message sent to the electronic mail server.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the controller selects the at least one SMS or MMS message automatically based upon priority criteria.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the priority criteria comprise a sequential order based upon the time each SMS or MMS message was stored.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the priority criteria comprise a sequential order based upon the importance assigned to each stored SMS or MMS message.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The apparatus of claim 14, wherein a user assigns the importance of each SMS or MMS message.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the selected at least one SMS or MMS message is converted into a format that allows transferring to the electronic mail server.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the electronic mail message is sent upon detecting a status of the memory.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the detected memory status indicates that the size of the stored messages is equal to or greater than a predetermined portion of the memory's maximum capacity.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the electronic mail message is sent upon confirmation by the user.