Cost estimation in messaging application for a mobile communication device
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1. A mobile communication device, comprising:
- a processor;
a memory;
a messaging application stored in said memory and executed by said processor for sending and receiving messages, said messaging application including a message composer for creating messages to be sent;
a cost estimation function integrated with said message composer for estimating the cost of said messages and for indicating the cost of said messages to a user.
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Abstract
A messaging application for a mobile communication device comprises an integrated message composer for creating messages of two or more different types, and a cost estimation function for estimating the cost of messages based on the message type and cost data stored in memory and for providing the estimated cost of the message to the user before the message is sent. Providing the user with information about the cost of the message gives the user confidence that messages will not be undesirably expensive and the increased confidence in the cost of messages will encourage use of messaging services.
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1. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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a processor;
a memory;
a messaging application stored in said memory and executed by said processor for sending and receiving messages, said messaging application including a message composer for creating messages to be sent;
a cost estimation function integrated with said message composer for estimating the cost of said messages and for indicating the cost of said messages to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing information to a user of a mobile communication device about the cost of messages being sent, said method comprising:
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storing cost information in a memory in the mobile communication device;
estimating the cost of a message to be sent based on said cost information stored in memory; and
displaying the estimated cost of the message to the user before the message is sent. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A messaging application for a mobile communication device comprising:
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a message composer for creating messages of two or more different types;
a cost estimation function for estimating the cost of messages and for indicating the estimated cost to the user. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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