System and method for querying message information
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1. A method for querying message information concerning a message transmitted via a wireless messaging network from one party to another party, comprising:
- assigning a unique identifier to the message transmitted from the one party to the other party;
providing the unique identifier to a wireless device associated with the message, whereby the party using the wireless device can enter the unique identifier to provide a query request for the message information concerning the message transmitted from the one party to the other party;
receiving the unique identifier in the query request from one of the parties concerning the message; and
retrieving the message information from the wireless network based on the unique identifier, wherein the message information concerns an aspect of the message other than message content.
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Abstract
A method for querying message information includes assigning a unique identifier to a message transmitted in a wireless network, providing the unique identifier to a wireless device associated with the message, receiving the unique identifier in a query request, and retrieving the message information from the wireless network based on the unique identifier.
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1. A method for querying message information concerning a message transmitted via a wireless messaging network from one party to another party, comprising:
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assigning a unique identifier to the message transmitted from the one party to the other party; providing the unique identifier to a wireless device associated with the message, whereby the party using the wireless device can enter the unique identifier to provide a query request for the message information concerning the message transmitted from the one party to the other party; receiving the unique identifier in the query request from one of the parties concerning the message; and retrieving the message information from the wireless network based on the unique identifier, wherein the message information concerns an aspect of the message other than message content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for querying message information concerning a message transmitted via a wireless messaging network from one party to another party, comprising:
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a computer device for assigning a unique identifier to the message transmitted from the one party to the other party, receiving the unique identifier in a query request from one of the parties concerning the message, and retrieving the message information from the wireless network based on the unique identifier, wherein the message information concerns an aspect of the message other than message content; and a communications device for providing the unique identifier to a wireless device associated with the message, whereby the party using the wireless device can enter the unique identifier to provide the query request for the message information concerning the message transmitted from the one party to the other party. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed on a programmed processor, carry out a method for querying message information concerning a message transmitted via a wireless messaging network from one party to another party, comprising:
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instructions for assigning a unique identifier to a message transmitted in a wireless network from one party to another party; instructions for providing the unique identifier to a wireless device associated with the message, whereby the party using the wireless device can enter the unique identifier to provide a query request for the message information concerning the message transmitted from the one party to the other party; instructions for receiving the unique identifier in the query request concerning the message; and instructions for retrieving message information concerning the message from the wireless network based on the unique identifier, wherein the message information concerns an aspect of the message other than message content. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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