Mobile communication apparatus

• US 20020155851A1
• Filed: 03/21/2002
• Published: 10/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Fukumoto, Yuji, Murayama, Mitsuyoshi
• Application Number:
  US10/102,020
• Publication Number:
  US 20020155851A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/519
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

A communication apparatus is provided that reduces the operating time when a user requests delivery of a message that previously was not delivered. The controller detects when a message is not delivered and registers a group of addresses in a group registering area in a memory. The group of addresses includes addresses of each communication terminal detected that did not receive the message. When the user requests delivery of the message again, the controller sets all addresses included in the registered group as delivery addresses for the message.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus for use in a communication network including a plurality of communication apparatuses, the communication apparatus comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit a message to said plurality of communication apparatuses;

a receiver configured to receive an alert message identifying communication apparatuses to which the message went undelivered;

a detector configured to detect addresses of the communication terminals from the received alert message;

a memory configured to store the detected addresses as a group address.

2. The communication apparatus according to 1, further comprising a setting unit configured to set the stored group address as a message delivery address.

3. The communication apparatus according to the claim 1, wherein the memory is configured to automatically store the detected addresses.

4. The communication apparatus according to the claim 1, wherein memory configured to store the addresses response to a user input.

5. A method of storing a group address in the communication apparatus for use in a communication network including a plurality of communication apparatuses, the method comprising:

transmitting a message to said plurality of communication apparatuses;

receiving an alert message identifying communication apparatuses to which the message went undelivered;

detecting addresses of the communication apparatuses from the received alert message; and

storing the detected addresses as a group address.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising setting the stored group address as a message delivery address.

7. The method according to the claim 5, wherein the storing includes automatically storing the detected addresses.

8. The method according to the claims 5, wherein the storing includes storing the detected addresses response to a user input.

9. A controller in a communication apparatus for use in a communication network including a plurality of communication apparatuses, the controller comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit a message to said plurality of communication apparatuses;

a receiver configured to receive an alert message identifying communication apparatuses to which the message went undelivered;

a detector configured to detect addresses of the communication apparatuses from the received alert message;

a register configured to store the detected addresses as a group address.

10. The controller according to claim 9, further comprising a setting unit configured to set the stored group address as a message delivery address.

11. The controller according to the claim 9, wherein the register is configured to automatically register the detected addresses.

12. The controller according to the claim 9, wherein register is configured to store the detected addresses response to a user input.