METHOD FOR CONFIRMING A READING POSITION USING A SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE MESSAGE AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method for confirming a short message service (SMS) reading position by using an SMS message, which confirms whether or not the SMS message provided from a transmitting mobile phone has been read at a receiving mobile phone, the method comprising:
- (a) transmitting an SMS message executed by a user that has subscribed to an SMS message reading confirmation service and information requesting a reading time and a reading position in accordance with a reading of the SMS message; and
(b) displaying a reading time and reading-position information of the SMS message when the reading time and the reading-position information of the SMS message are provided by a receiver from the receiving mobile phone.
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Abstract
A method for confirming an SMS message reading position and a system for performing the method are disclosed. A reading-position confirmation terminal device includes a display part, a wireless circuit part and a control part. The wireless circuit part sets a communication channel with a mobile communication network system. The control part transmits an SMS message and information requesting a reading time and a reading position in accordance with a reading the SMS message through the wireless circuit part, and displays the reading time and the reading position to the display part when a time and a position in accordance with a reading of the SMS message by a user of a receiving mobile phone. Therefore, a transmitting mobile phone may confirm a reading position of the corresponding SMS message, so that the position of the SMS message receiving side may be easily checked by the transmitting mobile phone.
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1. A method for confirming a short message service (SMS) reading position by using an SMS message, which confirms whether or not the SMS message provided from a transmitting mobile phone has been read at a receiving mobile phone, the method comprising:
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(a) transmitting an SMS message executed by a user that has subscribed to an SMS message reading confirmation service and information requesting a reading time and a reading position in accordance with a reading of the SMS message; and (b) displaying a reading time and reading-position information of the SMS message when the reading time and the reading-position information of the SMS message are provided by a receiver from the receiving mobile phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for confirming a reading position of an SMS using an SMS message, which confirms whether or not an SMS message provided from a transmitting mobile phone has been read at a receiving mobile phone, the method comprising:
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(a) when the SMS message is provided from the transmitting mobile phone, checking whether or not an information requesting a position confirmation of a reader is included in the SMS message; (b) when the information requesting a position confirmation of the reader is not included in the SMS message, and a reading confirmation message of the SMS message by a receiver is provided from the receiving mobile phone, transmitting the corresponding reading confirmation message to the transmitting mobile phone; and (c) when the information requesting a position confirmation of the reader is included in the SMS message, and a reading confirmation message of the SMS message by a receiver is provided from the receiving mobile phone, transmitting the reading confirmation message including a reading position of the receiving mobile phone to the transmitting mobile phone. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A reading-position confirmation terminal device for confirming a reading position of an SMS message by using an SMS message, the mobile phone comprising:
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a display part; a wireless circuit part setting a communication channel with a mobile communication network system; and a control part transmitting an SMS message composed by a user and information requesting a reading time and a reading position in accordance with a reading the SMS message through the wireless circuit part, and displaying the reading time and the reading position to the display part when a time and a position in accordance with a reading of the SMS message by a user of a receiving mobile phone. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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