Method for transmitting short message service using tag

• US 20030100322A1
• Filed: 10/15/2002
• Published: 05/29/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jeon, Byung-Su
• Granted Patent: US 7,047,027 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A method for transmitting a SMS message including various personal information manager (PIM) information associated with one or more corresponding tags is provided. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the method comprises: displaying a main window in response to selection from a message menu; displaying a tag selection window in response to selection of a sub menu from the main window; creating a SMS message in response to selection of one or more tags from the tag selection window; and transmitting the SMS message including the one or more selected tags to a receiving terminal, wherein the one or more tags are provided to format certain content of the SMS message when displayed.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a short message service (SMS) message, the method comprising:

creating content for a SMS message; and

including one or more tags in the SMS message to format certain content.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the SMS message to a receiving terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a prompt in the form of <

[tag][option]>

to allow for one or more tags to be included in the SMS message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a prompt to include a tag in the SMS message comprises a first segment and a second segment, the first segment representing a tag selectable from a set of tags, and the second segment representing an option selectable from a set of options corresponding to said tag.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first segment is followed by the second segment when displayed.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a tag comprises a personal information manager (PIM) tag.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein a tag comprises a text tag.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the PIM tag is selectable from a tag selection window.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the text tag is selectable from a tag selection window.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the PIM tag may be selected by way of selecting a number associated with the PIM tag.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the text tag may be selected by way of selecting a number associated with the text tag.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the tag selection window is activated by way of selecting an option from a menu.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein a tag comprises a personal information manager (PIM) tag and a text tag.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the PIM tag comprises:

a first PIM tag for identifying a name;

a second PIM tag for identifying an e-mail;

a third PIM tag for identifying one or more types of telephone numbers; and

a fourth PIM tag for identifying group information, wherein the group information defines a category to which a telephone number belongs.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more types of telephone numbers are associated with one or more corresponding numbers, wherein each number defines a type of telephone number.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the group information is represented by one or more numbers, wherein each number defines a contact category.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the text tag comprises:

a first text tag for designating a color format;

a second text tag for designating a bold format;

a third text tag for designating a blinking format; and

a fourth text tag for designating background screen color format.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the PIM tag comprises a first PIM tag for identifying a name.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the PIM tag comprises a second PIM tag for identifying an e-mail.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the PIM tag comprises a third PIM tag for identifying one or more types of telephone numbers.

21. The method of claim 13, wherein the PIM tag comprises a fourth PIM tag for identifying group information, wherein the group information defines a category to which a telephone number belongs.

22. The method of claim 13, wherein the text tag comprises a first text tag for designating a color format.

23. The method of claim 13, wherein the text tag comprises a second text tag for designating a bold format.

24. The method of claim 13, wherein the text tag comprises a third text tag for designating a blinking format.

25. The method of claim 13, wherein the text tag comprises a fourth text tag for designating background screen color format.

26. A method for receiving a short message service (SMS) message, the method comprising:

receiving a SMS message including one or more tags for formatting certain content of the SMS message;

determining whether one or more tags are included in the received SMS message;

analyzing the one or more included tags; and

formatting content of the SMS message according to the one or more tags.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the formatting is applied to configure text included within the content of the SMS message.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising storing certain content of the SMS message in response to a user action.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the user action comprises the act of pressing a key on a keypad.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein certain content of the SMS message associated with a PIM tag is stored in response to a single act by a user.

31. A method for transmitting a SMS message comprising:

displaying a main window in response to selection from a message menu;

displaying a tag selection window in response to selection of a sub menu from the main window;

creating a SMS message in response to selection of one or more tags from the tag selection window; and

transmitting the SMS message including the one or more selected tags to a receiving terminal, wherein the one or more tags are provided to format certain content of the SMS message when displayed.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the tag is selected from a tag selection window using the number key of a keypad.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the tag comprises at least one of a PIM tag or a text tag.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein a series of numbers are associated with the PIM tag and the text tag, respectively.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the PIM tag comprises at least one of:

a first PIM tag for identifying a name;

a second PIM tag for identifying an e-mail;

a third PIM tag for identifying one or more types of telephone numbers; and

a fourth PIM tag for identifying group information, wherein the group information defines a category to which a telephone number belongs.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the text tag comprises at least one of:

a first text tag for designating a color format;

a second text tag for designating a bold format;

a third text tag for designating a blinking format; and

a fourth text tag for designating background screen color format.

37. The method of claim 36 further comprising:

receiving a SMS message including one or more tags for formatting certain content of the SMS message;

analyzing the SMS message to detect the one or more included tags;

applying respective formatting associated with the one or more tags to corresponding content of the SMS message; and

displaying the SMS message according to the formatting.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein the formatting is applied based on a number associated with a text tag.

39. The method of claim 38, further comprising:

storing a first message content identified by the a first PIM tag, in response to a single action taken by a user.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein the first message content is stored in accordance with a first number associated with the first PIM tag.

41. A method for transmitting a SMS message, comprising:

displaying a tag selection window in response to selecting an option from a menu displayed on a main window of a mobile terminal;

creating a SMS message, having text content, using a first tag selected from the tag selection window, wherein the first tag identifies a first text content;

transmitting the created SMS message to a receiving terminal;

determining whether a tag is included in the received SMS message; and

applying a formatting effect to the fist text content of the SMS message in accordance with the first tag.