Method and apparatus for time stamp of electronic message
First Claim
1. A method for time stamping an electronic message comprising:
- receiving an electronic message at a message center;
processing the electronic message to add time data to the electronic message, the time data comprising a time value and a time offset value; and
transmitting the electronic message with the time data to a recipient at a receiving mobile station.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for time stamping an electronic message to accurately associate time information with the electronic message. The time information may identify the time at which the message was sent or processed. In one embodiment the time information comprises a time stamp value, a time offset value, a time convention identifier for the time stamp, and a daylight savings time identifier. These values maybe by appended by a message center prior to sending the message to a message recipient. Upon receipt by a mobile communication device, processing occurs so that an accurate message sent time is provided. In one embodiment a system time, from a communication system, is continually provided to the mobile communication device to thereby allow display of the message sent time value in a format corresponding to the location, i.e. time zone, of the mobile communication device at the time of receipt.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for time stamping an electronic message comprising:
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receiving an electronic message at a message center;
processing the electronic message to add time data to the electronic message, the time data comprising a time value and a time offset value; and
transmitting the electronic message with the time data to a recipient at a receiving mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for displaying time information on a mobile communication device to a message recipient to thereby enable the message recipient to determine when a message was sent, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic message, the electronic message including a time stamp value and a time offset value;
processing the time stamp value and the time offset value to determine a message sent time and time zone information associated with the message sent time;
providing the message sent time and the time zone information to the message recipient. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for time stamping a message comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive message data from a message sender;
a processor, in communication with the receiver, configured to;
receive the message data;
create a message shell;
insert time information and the message data into the message shell, the time information comprising a time stamp value and a time zone identifier; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the message shell containing the time information and the message data for receipt by a message recipient;
wherein the time information may be processed at a later time to determine when the message was sent. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic message format for an electronic message to a message recipient comprising:
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a body field configured to contain a message to the message recipient;
a time field configured to contain information regarding the time setting of an electronic message processing device; and
a time offset field configured to contain information regarding a time zone associated with the time setting. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile communication device configured to display to a message recipient a message having a time stamp, the mobile communication device comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive an electronic message via a wireless link, the electronic message including time data regarding when the message was sent;
a processor in communication with the receiver, the processor configured to analyze the time data and facilitate providing, to a message recipient, information regarding when the message was sent; and
a memory accessible by the processor configured to store processor executable code, wherein the processor executable code is configured to provide a time value and a time zone indicator, responsive to the time data, to the message recipient. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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