Mobile Station

• US 20080020787A1
• Filed: 06/07/2005
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kansalliskiinteistot Oy, Redeve Oy
• Original Assignee: Kansalliskiinteistot Oy, Redeve Oy
• Inventors: Lahtinen, Jari
• Application Number:
  US11/628,773
• Publication Number:
  US 20080020787A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0234 using switches operable in different directions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/23 Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof by improving visibility H04M1/22
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The invention relates to a mobile station and a method for sending messages from a mobile station to a recipient. A mobile station according to the invention comprises means for creating a message and means for defining the recipient of the message. The mobile station further comprises processing means for identifying the type of a message and selecting the sending manner and format of a message according to the type of the message. The type of a message can be, for example, an audio message, text message, picture message, electronic mail message, video message or multimedia message. The mobile station further comprises sending means for forming a connection and sending a message from the mobile station to the mobile station operator.

Claims

1. A mobile station comprising:

means for defining the electronic mail address of the recipient of the message;

means for creating a message;

processing means for identifying the type of a message and selecting the sending manner and format of a message according to the type of the message, wherein the type of a message is one of the following;

audio message, text message, picture message, electronic mail message, video message or multimedia message; and

sending means for forming a connection and sending messages from a mobile station to a mobile station operator.

2. A mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the type of a message is identified automatically on the basis of a message defined in the mobile station.

3. A mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the means for creating a message and the means for defining the electronic mail address of the recipient of the message is a keyboard.

4. A mobile station according to claim 3, wherein the keyboard comprises several multi-function keys, each one comprising at least two motion directions, by means of which a character is provided.

5. A mobile station according to claim 4, wherein each key comprises five touch surfaces, which produce different characters.

6. A mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the mobile station further comprises means for defining the type of a message.

7. A mobile station according to claim 6, wherein the mobile station comprises preset selection keys for defining the type of a message.

8. A mobile station according to claim 6, wherein the means for creating a message, means for defining the electronic mail address of the recipient of the message and means for defining the type of a message is data processing means based on audio-guidance.

9. A mobile station according to claim 8, wherein the processing means comprises a program portion for spell-checking a message.

10. A mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the mobile station is a mobile telephone.

11. A mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the processing means is arranged to identify, according to a program installed in the mobile station, the type of a message and select the sending manner and sending format of the message in accordance with the definition of the program.

12. A mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the mobile station further comprises:

receiving means for receiving messages from the mobile station operator; and

means for presenting the message to the user of the mobile station.

13. A mobile station according to claim 12, wherein the means for presenting the message to a user is a mobile station screen.

14. A mobile station according to claim 12, wherein the means for presenting the message to a user is a mobile station speaker.

15. A method for sending messages from a mobile station to a recipient, the method comprising:

defining the electronic mail address of the recipient by the mobile station;

creating the message by the mobile station;

identifying the type of the message automatically by the processing means of the mobile station, wherein the type of the message is one of the following;

audio message, text message, picture message, electronic mail message, video message or multimedia message;

selecting by the processing means of the mobile station the sending manner and sending format of the message according to the type of the message;

establishing a connection between the mobile station and the mobile station operator;

sending the message from the mobile station to the mobile station operator;

identifying the type of the message by the network device of the mobile station operator; and

transmitting the message from the mobile station operator to the recipient.

16. A method according to claim 15, wherein the message is created by a keyboard of the mobile station.

17. A method according to claim 15, wherein identification of the type of the message and selection of the sending manner and sending format of the message is executed by the processing means of the mobile station according to the definition of a program installed in the mobile station.

18. A method according to claim 15, wherein the recipient defines in advance, to which receiving device the recipient wishes messages to be sent from the mobile station operator.

19. A method according to claim 15, wherein the connection between the mobile station and the mobile station operator is closed immediately after sending of the message.

20. A method according to claim 15, wherein if the type of the message is an electronic mail message, the mobile station operator transmits the message to the mobile station of the recipient and/or the electronic mail server of the recipient according to a predefined operation.