PCS with enhanced short-message service option
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1. A subscriber terminal, comprising:
- means for receiving an unbundled short message, said short message including a short message type field and a short message data field;
means for identifying a short message type based on said short message type field;
means for determining whether a short message is supported by the subscriber terminal;
means for discarding the short message if the short message type is not supported by the subscriber terminal; and
logic means for processing said short message data according to a procedure for said short message type if the short message type is supported by the subscriber terminal.
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Abstract
A subscriber terminal for use in a communications system with enhanced short message service options is configured for receiving an unbundled short message that includes a short message type field and a short message data field. If the subscriber terminal supports the short message type, then the short message data is processed; otherwise, the short message is discarded.
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1. A subscriber terminal, comprising:
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means for receiving an unbundled short message, said short message including a short message type field and a short message data field;
means for identifying a short message type based on said short message type field;
means for determining whether a short message is supported by the subscriber terminal;
means for discarding the short message if the short message type is not supported by the subscriber terminal; and
logic means for processing said short message data according to a procedure for said short message type if the short message type is supported by the subscriber terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of providing short message services at a subscriber terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an unbundled short message at the subscriber terminal, said short message including a short message type field and a short message data field;
identifying a short message type based on said short message type field;
determining whether the short message is supported by the subscriber terminal;
if the short message type is not supported by the subscriber terminal, then discarding the short message; and
if the short message type is supported by the subscriber terminal, then processing said short message data according to a procedure for said short message type. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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