Wireless communication terminal for identifying and indicating short message types using indicator icons and method thereof
First Claim
1. A wireless communication terminal for indicating when serviceable short messages have been received, utilizing indicator icons, the wireless communication terminal comprising:
- a storage means for storing said indicator icons, said icons corresponding respectively to types of said serviceable short messages such that they are identifiable according to the types of said serviceable short messages;
a communication means for communicating with an external communications device and receiving a short message transmitted from said external device;
a determination means for determining a type of said short message received by said communication means on the basis of said indicator icons stored in said storage means;
a control means for extracting one of said indicator icons corresponding to the determined short message type from said storage means and controlling said display means to display the extracted indicator icon on a screen; and
a display means for displaying on said screen said indicator icons corresponding respectively to the types of said short messages.
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Abstract
A wireless communication terminal for identifying types of received short messages using indicator icons, and a method for displaying indicator icons using the same. The wireless communication terminal comprises a storage unit for storing indicator icons corresponding respectively to types of serviceable short messages such that they are identifiable according to the types of the serviceable short messages, a display unit for displaying the indicator icons corresponding respectively to the types of the short messages on a screen, a communication unit for communicating with an external communications device and receiving a short message transmitted from the external device, a determiner for determining a type of the short message received by the communication unit on the basis of the indicator icons stored in the storage unit, and a controller for extracting one of the indicator icons corresponding to the determined short message type from the storage unit and controlling the display unit to display the extracted indicator icon on the screen.
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14 Claims
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1. A wireless communication terminal for indicating when serviceable short messages have been received, utilizing indicator icons, the wireless communication terminal comprising:
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a storage means for storing said indicator icons, said icons corresponding respectively to types of said serviceable short messages such that they are identifiable according to the types of said serviceable short messages;
a communication means for communicating with an external communications device and receiving a short message transmitted from said external device;
a determination means for determining a type of said short message received by said communication means on the basis of said indicator icons stored in said storage means;
a control means for extracting one of said indicator icons corresponding to the determined short message type from said storage means and controlling said display means to display the extracted indicator icon on a screen; and
a display means for displaying on said screen said indicator icons corresponding respectively to the types of said short messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for displaying indicator icons using a wireless communication terminal that provides indications as to whether serviceable short messages have been received, utilizing the indicator icons, comprising the steps of:
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a) storing said indicator icons, said icons corresponding respectively to types of said serviceable short messages such that they are identifiable according to the types of said serviceable short messages;
b) receiving a short message transmitted from an external device;
c) determining a type of the received short message utilizing the stored indicator icons; and
d) displaying a specific one of said stored indicator icons corresponding to the determined short message type on a screen. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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