Methods and apparatus for use in communicating short messages of the emergency type from mobile communication devices
First Claim
1. A method for use by a mobile communication device in communicating a short message of the emergency type via a wireless communication network, the mobile communication device including a user interface and a memoryfor storing a first message center address associated with a home message center and a second message center address associated with an emergency message center, the method comprising the acts of:
- receiving, through the user interface, a user input request for communicating a short message;
if the user input request is identified at the mobile communication device as being for an emergency message;
reading the second message center address from the memory and providing the second message center address in a message center address field of the short message; and
causing the short message with the second message center address in the message center address field to be transmitted, via the wireless communication network, for communication to the emergency message center.
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Abstract
In one example, a first message center address associated with a home message center and a second message center address associated with an emergency message center are stored in memory of the mobile device. A user input request for communicating a short message is received through a user interface of the mobile device. If the user input request is identified as being for an emergency message, the second message center address is read from the memory and provided in a message center address field of the short message. The short message having the second message center address in the message center address field is then transmitted by the mobile device to the wireless network. The network identifies the second message center address in the message center address field and, in response, causes the short message to be sent to the emergency message center which is local to the network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for use by a mobile communication device in communicating a short message of the emergency type via a wireless communication network, the mobile communication device including a user interface and a memory
for storing a first message center address associated with a home message center and a second message center address associated with an emergency message center, the method comprising the acts of: -
receiving, through the user interface, a user input request for communicating a short message; if the user input request is identified at the mobile communication device as being for an emergency message; reading the second message center address from the memory and providing the second message center address in a message center address field of the short message; and causing the short message with the second message center address in the message center address field to be transmitted, via the wireless communication network, for communication to the emergency message center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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one or more processors; a wireless transceiver coupled to the one or more processors and adapted for communications with a wireless communication network; a user interface coupled to the one or more processors; the one or more processors being operative to; communicate with memory which stores a first message center address associated with a home message center and a second message center address associated with an emergency message center; receive, through the user interface, a user input request for communicating a short message; if the user input request is identified as being for an emergency message; read the second message center address from the memory and providing the second message center address in a message center address field of the short message; and causing the short message with the second message center address in the message center address field to be transmitted to the wireless communication network via the wireless transceiver for communication to the emergency message center. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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