Method for transmitting short message in digital mobile communication terminal with short message service function

• US 6,590,887 B1
• Filed: 08/28/1998
• Issued: 07/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Hye-Young
• Primary Examiner(s): Hsu, Alpus H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TOAN D
• Application Number:
  US09/143,478
• Time in Patent Office: 1,775 Days
• Field of Search: 370/335, 370/342, 370/320, 370/441, 455/466
• US Class Current: 370/342
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A digital mobile communication terminal with a SMS (Short Message Service) function stores user predefined messages which are frequently used and transmits a short message by using the user predefined messages. The communication terminal determines whether a short message transmission mode is set through a user interface and determines whether a user predefined message using mode is set, if the short message transmission mode is set. The user predefined messages are read in sequence from the memory and displayed on a display, if the user predefined message using mode is set. Subsequently, a selected one of the user predefined messages is displayed and edited according to edit data or input data received from the user interface. After editing the short message, the communication terminal transmits the edited short message to a designated telephone number.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a short message in a digital mobile communication terminal having a memory in which user predefined messages are stored in specified addresses, comprising the steps of:

determining whether a short message transmission mode is set through user interface means;

determining whether a user predefined message using mode is set, upon sensing that the short message transmission mode is set;

upon receiving a signal representing a mode for storing the user predefined message, displaying first display data notifying a user to input said user predefined message;

storing in said memory the user predefined message that the user inputs in reply to said first display data;

reading the user predefined messages from said memory and displaying the read user predefined messages, upon sensing that the user predefined message using mode is set;

displaying one of said user predefined messages selected through said user interface means;

displaying second display data notifying the user to select one of said user predefined messages stored in said memory; and

reading the user predefined message selected by the user and editing the read user predefined message to a short message to be transmitted

determining whether a telephone number for a called party is input through the user interface means;

determining whether a message transmission command is input through the user interface means; and

upon receipt of said message transmission command, transmitting said edited message to the telephone number for the called party.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein after said displaying step, the method comprises the further step of editing said selected user predefined message according to edit data or input data received from said user interface means.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said method further comprises the step of:

determining whether a telephone number for a calling party is input through the user interface means, when the telephone number for the called party is input.

4. A method for transmitting a short message in a digital mobile communication terminal having a memory, comprising the steps of:

upon receiving a signal representing a mode for storing the user predefined message, displaying first display data notifying a user to input said user predefined message;

storing in said memory the user predefined message that the user inputs in reply to said first display data;

reading one of said user predefined messages from said memory;

editing said read user predefined message, comprising the steps of;

displaying second display data notifying the user to select one of said user predefined messages stored in said memory; and

reading the user predefined message selected by the user and editing the read user predefined message to a short message to be transmitted;

entering a telephone number for a called party;

entering a message transmission command; and

transmitting said edited message.

5. A digital mobile communication terminal for transmitting a short message comprising:

upon receiving a signal representing a mode for storing the user predefined message, displaying first display data notifying a user to input said user predefined message;

means for storing in a memory the user predefined message that the user inputs in reply to said first display data;

means for accessing said stored predefined messages;

means for editing said accessed predefined message, comprising;

means for displaying second display data notifying the user to select one of said user predefined messages stored in said memory; and

means for reading the user predefined message selected by the user and editing the read user predefined message to a short message to be transmitted;

means for entering a telephone number for a called party;

means for entering a message transmission command; and

means for transmitting said edited message.

6. A digital mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 5, further comprising means for displaying said predefined messages.

7. A digital mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 6, wherein said means for storing includes memory operatively coupled to a controller.

8. A digital mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 7, wherein said means for editing includes a keypad having a plurality of keys and being operatively coupled to said controller.

9. A digital mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 8, wherein said means for displaying includes a liquid crystal display operatively coupled to said controller.