Selection of bearer mode according to message characteristics
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying a recipient address type; and
selecting a bearer mode for a message according to the recipient address type.
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Abstract
A data processing device, such as a wireless telephone, includes logic to identify a first recipient address type for a first recipient of a message, and to identify a second recipient address type different than the first recipient address type for a second recipient of the message. A first message bearer mode is selected for the first recipient according to the first recipient address type, and a second message bearer mode different from the first message bearer mode is selected for the second recipient according to the second recipient address type.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying a recipient address type; and
selecting a bearer mode for a message according to the recipient address type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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identifying a recipient address type as one of an email address or a phone number;
selecting a bearer mode of the message as the simple mail transfer protocol when the recipient address type is an email address; and
selecting the bearer mode of the message as one of the short message service, enhanced message service, or multimedia message service when the recipient address is a phone number. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A data processing device comprising logic to:
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identify a first recipient address type for a first recipient of a message;
identify a second recipient address type different than the first recipient address type for a second recipient of the message;
select a first message bearer mode for the first recipient according to the first recipient address type; and
select a second message bearer mode different from the first message bearer mode for the second recipient according to the second recipient address type. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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a client communication device identifying a recipient address type according to a semantic composition of a recipient address; and
the client communication device selecting a bearer mode for a message to the recipient according to the recipient address type.
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