Wireless communication terminal having sorting means for sorting short messages into an appropriate folder for storage

• US 6,424,829 B1
• Filed: 08/25/1999
• Issued: 07/23/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Kraft, Christian
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): PEREZ GUTIERREZ, RAFAEL
• Application Number:
  US09/382,667
• Time in Patent Office: 1,063 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455/566, 455/412, 455/414, 455/415, 455/458, 455/517, 455/461, 455/556, 340/7.51, 340/7.52, 340/7.55
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a wireless communication terminal (100) for handling location independent short messages. The terminal (100) comprises control means for handling receiving and/or transmitting a location independent short message over a cellular communication network (120). The short message comprises identification means. Also, the terminal (100) comprises display means (150) for presenting short messages to a user of the terminal (100), and one message folder (220) to place and/or store location independent short messages in. The folder (220) is provided on the display means (150), and having sorting means to select location independent short messages upon receiving/sending a location independent short message. The sorting means sorts a message automatically into the folder (220), when the identification means in the location independent short message is recognized by the sorting means.

Claims

1. Wireless communication terminal for handling location independent short messages, preferably Point-to-Point short messages, said terminal comprising:

control means for handling transmitting of a location independent short message over a cellular communication network, said short message comprising identification means,

display means for presenting location independent short messages to a user of the terminal, and

a message folder to place and/or store transmitted location independent short messages in, said folder being provided on said display means,

wherein said message folder is provided with sorting means to select location independent short messages upon sending a location independent short message, said sorting means comprising at least one parameter defining a category of transmitted location independent short messages, and will automatically sort a message into said folder when the identification means in the transmitted location independent short message corresponds to said parameter.

2. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display means is provided with folder creation means to create one or more new folders comprising information about a receiver'"'"'s or a senders identification means in location independent short messages.

3. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the terminal comprises further message folders, which are provided with pre-defined and/or editable information about the identification means from a receiver/sender of location independent short messages.

4. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein said new folders comprising sorting means, which automatically sort a location independent short message into the new folder corresponding to the identification means in the location independent short message.

5. A wireless communication terminal according to claims 4, wherein the terminal comprises further message folders, which are provided with pre-defined and/or editable information about the identification means from a receiver/sender of location independent short messages.

6. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 4, wherein the terminal is provided with a Calling Line Identification (CLI), identifying a transmitter of a location independent short message.

7. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 4, wherein the terminal comprises further message folders, which are pre-defined.

8. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the terminal is provided with a Calling Line Identification (CLI), identifying a transmitter of a location independent short message.

9. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the terminal comprises further message folders, which are pre-defined.

10. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the terminal comprises further message folders, which are provided with pre-defined and/or editable information about the identification means from a receiver/sender of location independent short messages.

11. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 10, wherein the terminal is provided with a Calling Line Identification (CLI), identifying a transmitter of a location independent short message.

12. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 10, wherein the terminal comprises further message folders, which are pre-defined.

13. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the terminal is provided with a Calling Line Identification (CLI), identifying a transmitter of a location independent short message.

14. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the terminal comprises further message folders, which are pre-defined.

15. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 14, wherein the terminal is provided with a Calling Line Identification (CLI), identifying a transmitter of a location independent short message.

16. Method for handling location independent short messages, preferably Point-to-Point short messages, in a wireless communication terminal, comprising the following steps:

transmitting a location independent short message over a cellular communication network, said transmitted location independent short message comprising identification means, and

presenting the short message on display means provided on the terminal,

said display means is provided with a message folder to place and/or store transmitted location independent short messages in,

wherein said message folder compares the identification means in the transmitted location independent short message, upon sending the location independent short message, with at least one parameter defined in the message folder and automatically sorts the transmitted location independent short message into the folder when the identification means in the transmitted location independent short message corresponds to the parameter.

17. A method for handling location independent short messages according to claim 16, further comprising defining at least one new message folder, and placing/storing messages in the new folder, said new folder comprising information about a receiver'"'"'s/sender'"'"'s identification means in location independent short messages.

18. A method for handling location independent short messages according to claim 17, wherein said new folder automatically sorts a location independent short message into the new message folder corresponding to the identification means in the location independent short message.

19. A method for handling short messages according to claim 18, further comprising the terminal identifying a transmitter of a location independent short message by using a Calling Line Identification (CLI).

20. A method for handling location independent short messages according to claim 17, further comprising the user defining the new message folder or the terminal defining the new message folder automatically.

21. A method for handling location independent short messages according to claim 20, wherein said new folder automatically sorts a location independent short message into the new message folder corresponding to the identification means in the location independent short message.

22. A method for handling short messages according to claim 20, further comprising the terminal identifying a transmitter of a location independent short message by using a Calling Line Identification (CLI).

23. A method for handling short messages according to claim 17, further comprising the terminal identifying a transmitter of a location independent short message by using a Calling Line Identification (CLI).

24. A method for handling short messages according to claim 16, further comprising the terminal identifying a transmitter of a location independent short message by using a Calling Line Identification (CLI).

25. A radio handset for transmitting signals representative of location independent text messages comprising,

a memory store arranged for storing transmitted location independent text messages of a predetermined type in a predetermined folder;

and

a processor for processing signals representative of a transmitted location independent text message, the processor being arranged to recognize signals indicative of a message of the predetermined type and direct the message for storage in the predetermined folder.