Method and apparatus for message management in portable communication system
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1. A method for storing a message in a portable communication system, the method comprising:
- checking an available capacity of a message box; and
creating and storing a unified message that is a unification of a plurality of messages stored in the message box into a single message, when the available capacity is less than a critical value,wherein the unified message comprises an arrangement of messages previously stored in the portable communication system, based on at least one of a calling number, a caller name, and a message-type, andwherein the unified message can be stored in at least one of a text file, a Excel file, and a Word file formats.
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Provided is a method and apparatus for altering a stored message into a single unified message and controlling a capacity of a message box in a portable communication system. The method includes checking an available capacity of a message box; and when the available capacity is less than a critical value, creating and storing a unified message, which is a unification of a plurality of messages stored in the message box, into a single message.
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1. A method for storing a message in a portable communication system, the method comprising:
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checking an available capacity of a message box; and creating and storing a unified message that is a unification of a plurality of messages stored in the message box into a single message, when the available capacity is less than a critical value, wherein the unified message comprises an arrangement of messages previously stored in the portable communication system, based on at least one of a calling number, a caller name, and a message-type, and wherein the unified message can be stored in at least one of a text file, a Excel file, and a Word file formats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for checking a message in a portable communication system, the method comprising:
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when detecting a request for checking a unified message that is a unification of a plurality of messages into a single message, displaying a list of unified messages and receiving a user'"'"'s selection of the unified message requested by the user; and extracting the plurality of messages from the selected unified message and displaying the extracted messages, wherein the unified message comprises an arrangement of messages previously stored in the portable communication system, based on at least one of a calling number, a caller name, and a message-type, and wherein the unified message can be stored in at least one of a text file, a Excel file, and a Word file formats. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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9. An apparatus for managing a message in a portable communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory for storing incoming messages and outgoing messages; a message management unit for checking an amount of a plurality of messages stored in the memory and when checking that the amount of the plurality of messages is greater than a critical value, creating a unified message that is a unification of the plurality of messages stored in the memory into a single message; and a controller for controlling the message management unit to store the unified message, wherein the unified message comprises an arrangement of messages previously stored in the portable communication system, based on at least one of a calling number, a caller name, and a message-type, and wherein the unified message can be stored in at least one of a text file, a Excel file, and a Word file formats.
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14. An apparatus for storing a message in a portable communication system, the method comprising:
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means for checking an available capacity of a message box; and means for creating and storing a unified message that is a unification of a plurality of messages stored in the message box into a single message, when the available capacity is less than a critical value, wherein the unified message comprises an arrangement of messages previously stored in the portable communication system, based on at least one of a calling number, a caller name, and a message-type, and wherein the unified message can be stored in at least one of a text file, a Excel file, and a Word file formats.
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15. An apparatus for checking a message in a portable communication system, the method comprising:
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means for displaying a list of unified messages and receiving a user'"'"'s selection of a unified message requested by a user; and means for extracting a plurality of messages from the selected unified message and displaying the extracted messages, wherein the unified message comprises an arrangement of messages previously stored in the portable communication system, based on at least one of a calling number, a caller name, and a message-type, and wherein the unified message can be stored in at least one of a text file, a Excel file, and a Word file formats.
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program storing a message in a portable communication system, the method comprising:
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a first segment, for checking an available capacity of a message box; and a second segment, for creating and storing a unified message that is a unification of a plurality of messages stored in the message box as a single message, when the available capacity is less than a critical value, wherein the unified message comprises an arrangement of messages previously stored in the portable communication system, based on at least one of a calling number, a caller name, and a message-type, and wherein the unified message can be stored in at least one of a text file, a Excel file, and a Word file formats.
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program checking a message in a portable communication system, the method comprising:
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a first segment, for displaying a list of unified messages and receiving a user'"'"'s selection of a unified message requested by the user; and a second segment, for extracting the plurality of messages from the selected unified message and displaying the extracted messages, wherein the unified message comprises an arrangement of messages previously stored in the portable communication system, based on at least one of a calling number, a caller name, and a message-type, and wherein the unified message can be stored in at least one of a text file, a Excel file, and a Word file formats.
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