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Method and apparatus for providing enhanced SMS/EMS/MMS

  • US 9,130,779 B2
  • Filed: 06/02/2009
  • Issued: 09/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for providing enhanced short messaging service to enable a sender to prevent a recipient from forwarding the received message, comprising:

  • receiving a short message service message from a sender'"'"'s communication device;

    storing the received message in local memory;

    examining the received message to determine if a prevent forwarding flag is set in a header of the message header by the sender;

    receiving a user input request to forward the received message;

    displaying a notice to the recipient indicating the sender'"'"'s request to prevent forwarding of the received message when the prevent forwarding flag is set; and

    deleting the received message from local memory in response to the request to forward the received message when the prevent forwarding flag is set.

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