MESSAGING SERVICE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for providing a messaging service on a mobile wireless device in a wireless communications network;
- the method comprising the following steps performed by the mobile wireless device;
retrieving the destination address of an outgoing message on the device;
verifying whether the destination address is capable of receiving the message via a packet-switched bearer;
in the event verification is affirmative, then automatically sending the message to the destination address via a packet-switched bearer, but otherwise, automatically sending the message to the destination address via an SMS bearer.
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Abstract
This invention concerns a messaging service in a wireless communications network. In a first aspect, the invention is a method for providing a messaging service on a wireless device in a wireless communications network; the method comprising the steps of: Retrieving the destination address of an outgoing message on the device. Verifying whether the destination address is capable of receiving the message via a packet-switched bearer. If verification is affirmative, then automatically sending the message to the destination address via a packet-switched bearer, but otherwise, automatically sending the message to the destination address via an SMS bearer. In another aspect, the invention is a mobile device programmed to perform the method. In a further aspect, the invention is a software program to implement the method.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for providing a messaging service on a mobile wireless device in a wireless communications network;
- the method comprising the following steps performed by the mobile wireless device;
retrieving the destination address of an outgoing message on the device; verifying whether the destination address is capable of receiving the message via a packet-switched bearer; in the event verification is affirmative, then automatically sending the message to the destination address via a packet-switched bearer, but otherwise, automatically sending the message to the destination address via an SMS bearer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- the method comprising the following steps performed by the mobile wireless device;
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