Methods and apparatus for delivering a message to two or more associated wireless communication devices
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting short messages from a short message-originating wireless mobile communication device, the method comprising the acts of:
- inputting by a user interface of the short message-originating wireless mobile communication device, a request to deliver a short message to a first address;
in response to receiving the request, the message-originating wireless mobile communication device automatically accessing a memory to determine a second address that is associated in the memory with the first address;
transmitting the short message for delivery to a first device using the first address; and
additionally transmitting the short message for delivery to a second device using the second address.
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Abstract
Techniques in a message-originating wireless communication device for use in communicating short messages via a wireless communication network are described. The message-originating device has a memory which stores an address of a wireless communication device in association with an additional address of an additional wireless communication device. In the technique, a request to deliver a short message to the address of the wireless communication device is received via a user interface of the message-originating device. The request may be made, for example, in response to a depression of a button, only once, to send the short message. In response to the request, the short message is transmitted, via the wireless network, to the address for delivery to the wireless communication device. The short message is additionally transmitted, via the wireless network, to the additional address for delivery to the additional wireless communication device. The additional address of the additional wireless communication device is selected for the additional transmission of the short message based on the stored association.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting short messages from a short message-originating wireless mobile communication device, the method comprising the acts of:
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inputting by a user interface of the short message-originating wireless mobile communication device, a request to deliver a short message to a first address; in response to receiving the request, the message-originating wireless mobile communication device automatically accessing a memory to determine a second address that is associated in the memory with the first address; transmitting the short message for delivery to a first device using the first address; and additionally transmitting the short message for delivery to a second device using the second address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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a controller; a radio frequency (RF) receiver; an RF transmitter; a user interface; memory; the controller being coupled to the RF receiver, the RF transmitter, the user interface, and the memory; the memory for storing an address in association with an additional address; the controller being adapted to; input, by the user interface, a request to deliver a short message to the address; performing the following acts in response to receiving the request; automatically accessing the memory to identify the additional address associated with the address; causing the short message to be transmitted, via the RF transmitter, to the address; and causing the short message to be additionally transmitted, via the RF transmitter, to the additional address. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method in a message-originating wireless mobile communication device comprising the acts of:
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inputting by a user interface of the message-originating wireless mobile communication device, a request to deliver a short message to a message-recipient address; receiving, by the wireless mobile communication device, an alternate address for use as a message-originating address of the short message, the alternate address being different from an address of the message-originating wireless mobile communication device; and transmitting, by the wireless mobile communication device, the short message having the alternate address as the message-originating address, for delivery to the message-recipient address. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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