Method of notifying a caller of message confirmation in a wireless communication system
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1. A method of communicating a confirmation message, comprising the steps of:
- informing a called mobile station of receipt of a message from a calling mobile station;
determining, when the received message is a text message, whether a called party of the called mobile station has read the received message, which is stored in the called mobile station; and
transmitting, from the called mobile station, a confirmation message directly to the calling mobile station, wherein the confirmation message is generated by the called mobile station when the called party of the called mobile station has read the received message, wherein the confirmation message is a data burst message transmittable to or receivable from a base station during a call or in an idle state, and wherein the confirmation message includes a telephone number of the calling mobile station.
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There is provided a method of notifying a caller of confirmation of a voice or text message in a wireless communication system. A calling mobile station transmits a voice or text message to a called mobile station. If the called mobile station senses confirmation of the received voice or text message, it notifies a calling mobile station of the message confirmation via a confirmation message. Upon receipt of the confirmation message, the calling mobile station alerts a caller to receipt of the confirmation message.
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1. A method of communicating a confirmation message, comprising the steps of:
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informing a called mobile station of receipt of a message from a calling mobile station; determining, when the received message is a text message, whether a called party of the called mobile station has read the received message, which is stored in the called mobile station; and transmitting, from the called mobile station, a confirmation message directly to the calling mobile station, wherein the confirmation message is generated by the called mobile station when the called party of the called mobile station has read the received message, wherein the confirmation message is a data burst message transmittable to or receivable from a base station during a call or in an idle state, and wherein the confirmation message includes a telephone number of the calling mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of communicating a confirmation message, comprising the steps of:
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determining, by a called mobile station, when a voice call is not normally established between the called mobile station and a calling mobile station, whether a called party of the called mobile station has played back a message, wherein the message is created and transmitted by the calling mobile station; generating, by the called mobile station, a confirmation message when the called party of the called mobile station has played back the message; and transmitting, from the called mobile station, the confirmation message directly to the calling mobile station, wherein the confirmation message is a data burst message transmittable to or receivable from a base station during a call or in an idle state. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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