Method of an apparatus for handling messages in a mobile communications environment
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1. A method of transferring messages from a message source to a mobile station in a cellular system, the method comprising:
- assigning to each message a priority characteristic including information identifying the message source and display information defining the message as either one for immediate display or one for subsequent display; and
transmitting the message to the mobile station together with the assigned priority characteristic, wherein the information identifying the message source and display information is operable to cause the mobile station to determine a new priority for storing the message on the mobile station, wherein the message source and display information is operable to cause the mobile station to store the message, if the display information defines the message as one to be stored for subsequent display, or to display and then delete the message, if the display information defines the messages as one for immediate display.
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Abstract
A method and system of transferring messages from a message source to a mobile station in a cellular system comprises assigning to each message a priority characteristic before the message is transmitted to mobile station. The message is then transmitted together with the assigned priority characteristic, depending on the priority characteristic. The priority characteristic is examined at the mobile station and the message is processed at the mobile station depending on the priority characteristic.
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1. A method of transferring messages from a message source to a mobile station in a cellular system, the method comprising:
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assigning to each message a priority characteristic including information identifying the message source and display information defining the message as either one for immediate display or one for subsequent display; and transmitting the message to the mobile station together with the assigned priority characteristic, wherein the information identifying the message source and display information is operable to cause the mobile station to determine a new priority for storing the message on the mobile station, wherein the message source and display information is operable to cause the mobile station to store the message, if the display information defines the message as one to be stored for subsequent display, or to display and then delete the message, if the display information defines the messages as one for immediate display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system of transferring messages from a message source to a mobile station in a cellular system, the system comprising:
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means for assigning to each message a priority characteristic including information identifying the message source and display information defining the message as either one for immediate display or one for subsequent display; and means for transmitting the message to the mobile station together with the assigned priority characteristic, wherein the information identifying the message source and display information is operable to cause the mobile station to determine a new priority for storing the message on the mobile station, wherein the message source and display information is operable to cause the mobile station to store the message, if the display information defines the message as one to be stored for subsequent display, or to display and then delete the message, if the display information, defines the messages as one for immediate display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A mobile station for receiving messages, the station comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a signal containing, a message from a message source, the message having an assigned priority characteristic including information identifying the message source and a message survival condition; a store for storing the message; a survival parameter; and a controller for examining the priority characteristic of the message received, assigning a new priority to the message depending on the message source, and storing the message in the store depending on the new priority of the message, wherein the controller stores the message if the survival parameter meets the survival condition and deletes the message if the survival parameter does not meet the survival condition. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of handling messages at a mobile station in a cellular system, comprising:
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receiving a message at the mobile station, the message comprising at least one information element, wherein the at least one information element comprises a message originator identifier; checking a directory on the mobile station for a match to the message originator identifier, wherein the directory comprises at least one known message originator identifier; determining a priority of the message according to a predetermined priority scheme executed by the mobile station and based on the message originator identifier, wherein determining the priority of the message further comprises assigning a first priority if the checking results in finding the match and assigning a second priority if the checking results in not finding the match, wherein the first priority is higher than the second priority; and determining whether to store the message depending on the determined priority. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A mobile station for receiving messages, comprising:
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a receiver operable to receive a signal containing a message from a message source, the message comprising a message originator identifier; a store operable to store messages; a directory having atleast one known message originator identifier; and a controller operable to examine the message originator identifier of a received message, check the directory for a match to the message originator identifier, determine a priority of the message according to a predetermined priority scheme and based on the message originator identifier, and determine whether to store the message depending. on the determined priority, wherein the controller is operable to assign a first priority to the message if the checking results in finding the match and to assign a second priority to the message if the checking results in not finding the match, wherein the first priority is higher than the second priority. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of handling messages at a mobile station in a cellular system, comprising:
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receiving a message at the mobile station, the. message comprising at least one information element, wherein the at least one information element comprises display information; determining a priority of the message according to a predetermined priority scheme executed by the mobile station and based on the display information; determining whether to store the message depending on the determined priority; and storing the message if the display information defines the message as one to be stored for subsequent display; displaying and then deleting the message if the display information defines the message as one for immediate display. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48)
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49. A mobile station for receiving messages, comprising:
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a receiver operable to receive a signal containing a message from a message source, the message comprising display information; a store operable to store messages; and a controller operable to examine the display information of a received message, determine whether to store the message depending on the determined priority, store the message if the display information defines the message as one to be stored for subsequent display, and display and then delete the message if the display information defines the message as one for immediate display. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of handling messages at a mobile station in a cellular system, comprising:
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receiving a message at the mobile station, the message comprising a message originator identifier, a message survival condition and display information, wherein the message survival condition defines a condition for storing or deleting the message, wherein the display information defines information foreither (i) displaying the message from a display store portion of a data store on the mobile station and then deleting the message or (ii) storing the message in a holding store portion; determining a priority of the message according to a predetermined priority scheme executed by the mobile station and based, on the message originator identifier, the message survival condition and the display information; determining whether to store or delete the message depending on the determined priority.
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54. A mobile station for receiving messages, comprising:
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a receiver operable to receive a signal containing a message from a message source, the message comprising a message originator identifier, a message survival condition and display information, wherein the message survival condition defines a condition for storing or deleting the message; a store operable to store messages, wherein the store comprises a display store portion and a holding store portion; and a controller operable to examine the message originator identifier, the message survival condition and the display information of a received message, determine a priority of the message according to a predetermined priority scheme and based on the message originator identifier, the message survival condition and the display information and determine whether to store or delete the message depending on the determined priority, wherein the display information defines information for either (i) displaying the message from the display store portion of the store and then deleting the message or (ii) storing the message in the holding store portion.
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55. A mobile station for receiving messages in a cellular system, comprising:
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means for receiving a message at the mobile station, the message comprising at least one information element, wherein the at least one information element comprises a message originator identifier; means for checking a directory on the mobile station for a match to the message originator identifier, wherein the directory comprises at least one known message originator identifier; means for determining a priority of the message according to a predetermined priority scheme executed by the mobile station and based on the message. originator identifier, wherein determining the priority of the message further comprises assigning a first priority if the checking results in finding the match, and assigning a second priority if the checking results in not finding the match, wherein the first. priority is higher than the second priority; and means for determining whether to store the message depending on the determined priority.
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56. A mobile station for receiving messages in a cellular system, comprising:
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means for receiving a message at the mobile station, the message comprising at least one information element, wherein the at least one information element comprises display information; means for determining a priority of the message according to a predetermined priority scheme executed by the mobile station and based on the display information; means for determining whether to store the message depending on the determined priority; means for storing the message if the display information defines the message as one to be stored for subsequent display; and means for displaying and then deleting the message if the display information defines the message as one for immediate display.
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57. A mobile station for receiving messages in a cellular system, comprising:
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means for receiving a message at the mobile station, the message comprising a message originator identifier, a message survival condition and display information, wherein the message survival condition defines a condition for storing or deleting the message, wherein the display information defines information for either (i) displaying the message from a display store portion of a data store on the mobile station and then deleting the message or (ii) storing the message in a holding store portion; means for determining, a priority of the message according to a predetermined priority scheme executed by the mobile station and based on the message originator identifier, the message survival condition and the display information; and means for determining whether to store or delete the message depending on the determined priority.
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