Method and device for providing a communication session
First Claim
1. A method for providing a communication session with at least a first and second user of a communications system including at least a first and second terminal assigned to said first and second user, respectively, comprising:
- transmitting an initiation message from said first terminal to said second terminal, said initiation message including a first address assigned to said first terminal;
receiving said initiation message at said second terminal;
transmitting a first reply to said initiation message from said second terminal to said first terminal;
receiving said first reply at said first terminal;
displaying said first reply at a display of said first terminal, wherein said display is undivided for said displaying;
dividing said display of said first terminal to simultaneously display text being entered to be transmitted from said first terminal and text received from said second terminal, said dividing based on if there is text being entered to be transmitted by said first terminal; and
returning said display of said first terminal to being undivided when there is no text being entered to be transmitted by said first terminal during said communication session.
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Abstract
A method and device for providing a communication session with a plurality of users. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) transmitting an initiation message from the first terminal to the second terminal, the initiation message including a first address assigned to the first terminal, (2) dividing a display of the first terminal to simultaneously display text to be transmitted from the first terminal and text received from the second terminal, the dividing based on if there is text to be transmitted by the first terminal, (3) receiving the initiation message at the second terminal, (4) transmitting a first reply to the initiation message from the second terminal to the first terminal and (5) receiving the first reply at the first terminal.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing a communication session with at least a first and second user of a communications system including at least a first and second terminal assigned to said first and second user, respectively, comprising:
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transmitting an initiation message from said first terminal to said second terminal, said initiation message including a first address assigned to said first terminal; receiving said initiation message at said second terminal; transmitting a first reply to said initiation message from said second terminal to said first terminal; receiving said first reply at said first terminal; displaying said first reply at a display of said first terminal, wherein said display is undivided for said displaying; dividing said display of said first terminal to simultaneously display text being entered to be transmitted from said first terminal and text received from said second terminal, said dividing based on if there is text being entered to be transmitted by said first terminal; and returning said display of said first terminal to being undivided when there is no text being entered to be transmitted by said first terminal during said communication session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for transmitting a circuit switched message from a first terminal assigned to a first user of a communications system to second and third terminals having second and third users, respectively, comprising:
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providing via said first terminal an input by said first user for said circuit switched message; defining a group of users including said second and third users; selecting a subscriber number for said second and third terminals; transmitting said message to said second and third terminals; receiving a reply to said transmitted message at said first terminal; displaying said reply at a display of said first terminal, wherein said display is undivided for said displaying; dividing said display of said first terminal to simultaneously display text being entered to be transmitted from said first terminal and text received from another terminal, said dividing occurring when there is text being entered to be transmitted by said first terminal; and returning said divided display of said first terminal to being undivided when there is no text being entered to be transmitted by said first terminal. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A device for use with a communications system, comprising:
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means for storing an initiator address; means for transmitting an initiation message to receiving terminals wherein said initiation message includes said initiator address; means for receiving a reply message from said receiving terminals; a display for displaying said reply message, said display being undivided for said displaying said reply message; and means for dividing said display of said device to simultaneously display text being entered to be transmitted from said device and text received from another device of said communications system, said dividing occurring when there is text being entered to be transmitted by said device, wherein said divided display of said device returns to being undivided when there is no text being entered to be transmitted by said device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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