METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MESSAGES IN A MOBILE DEVICE
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1. A method for processing a message in a mobile device, the method comprising:
- when a message of any type is received from a designated subscriber, storing the received message in an application buffer corresponding to the type of message received;
linking the received message to a combined message buffer corresponding to the designated subscriber; and
when there is a request for viewing messages received from the designated subscriber, displaying received messages of any type linked to the combined message buffer corresponding to the designated subscriber.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing a message in a mobile device are provided. In the method, when a message is received from a designated subscriber, a control unit of the apparatus stores the received message in a corresponding application buffer and also links the received message to a combined message buffer corresponding to the designated subscriber. When there is a request for viewing messages received from the designated subscriber, the control unit lists received messages of all types linked to the combined message buffer corresponding to the designated subscriber.
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1. A method for processing a message in a mobile device, the method comprising:
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when a message of any type is received from a designated subscriber, storing the received message in an application buffer corresponding to the type of message received; linking the received message to a combined message buffer corresponding to the designated subscriber; and when there is a request for viewing messages received from the designated subscriber, displaying received messages of any type linked to the combined message buffer corresponding to the designated subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for processing a message in a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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a communication unit configured to receive a message of any type; an input unit configured to create an input signal for viewing the message; a memory unit including a combined message buffer and a plurality of application buffers, wherein each application buffer is associated with a respective message type; and a control unit configured to, when the message is received from a designated subscriber through the communication unit, store the received message in one of the plurality of application buffers corresponding to the message type and to link the received message to the combined message buffer corresponding to the designated subscriber, and further configured to, when there is a request for viewing messages received from the designated subscriber, display received messages of any type linked to the combined message buffer corresponding to the designated subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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