System and protocol for extending functionality of wireless communication messaging
First Claim
1. A method for extending the functionality of a message according to a predetermined message format, for use when communicating one or more messages at least in part via a wireless communication system from a sending terminal to a receiving terminal, either of which may be a mobile terminal, the message format providing a user data field, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) determining a number of bits at the end of the user data field to be used to convey extension data;
b) defining the information to be conveyed by each bit;
c) inserting extension data into the user data field in the determined number of bits at the end of the user data field;
wherein the extension data includes information indicating instructions associated with displaying the message, thereby providing an extension to the messaging according to the predetermined format that is effective for mobile terminals adapted to interpret the extension data but does not prevent mobile terminals not so adapted from displaying the message without regard for the instructions indicated by the extension data.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for extending the functionality of a message according to a predetermined message format, such as the Short Message Service (SMS) format, communicated at least in part via a wireless communication system, the method including the steps of: determining a number of bits to be used for conveying extension data indicating instructions associated with displaying the message; defining the information to be conveyed by each bit; and inserting the extension data into the message at the end of a user data field of the message. The method thus provides an extension to the messaging according to the predetermined format, an extension that is effective for mobile terminals adapted to interpret the extension data but that does not prevent mobile terminals not so adapted from displaying the message without regard for the instructions indicated by the extension data.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for extending the functionality of a message according to a predetermined message format, for use when communicating one or more messages at least in part via a wireless communication system from a sending terminal to a receiving terminal, either of which may be a mobile terminal, the message format providing a user data field, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) determining a number of bits at the end of the user data field to be used to convey extension data;
b) defining the information to be conveyed by each bit;
c) inserting extension data into the user data field in the determined number of bits at the end of the user data field;
wherein the extension data includes information indicating instructions associated with displaying the message, thereby providing an extension to the messaging according to the predetermined format that is effective for mobile terminals adapted to interpret the extension data but does not prevent mobile terminals not so adapted from displaying the message without regard for the instructions indicated by the extension data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for sending and receiving a signal conveying a message according to a predetermined message format, but including information for extending the functionality of messaging according to the predetermined format, for use when communicating one or more messages at least in part via a wireless communication system from a sending terminal to a receiving terminal, either of which may be a mobile terminal, the message format providing a user data field, the apparatus comprising:
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a) means for sending and receiving the signal conveying the message; and
b) means for inserting extension data into the user data field in the determined number of bits at the end of the user data field;
wherein the extension data includes information indicating instructions associated with displaying the message, thereby providing an extension to the messaging according to the predetermined format that is effective for mobile terminals adapted to interpret the extension data but does not prevent mobile terminals not so adapted from displaying the message without regard for the instructions indicated by the extension data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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