METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHECKING STATUS OF MESSAGES IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for checking a status of a message in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- setting a reception confirmation state to “
unread”
when a message is sent; and
displaying a notification that presents a status of the sent message as being unread based on the setting of the reception confirmation state.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for checking the status of sent and received messages in an electronic device. The method may include: setting, when a message is sent, the reception confirmation state of the sent message to “unread”; and displaying a notification window in at least one of a status display window of the electronic device, a status display window of an application program and a usage history window of the electronic device so as to present at least one sent message whose reception confirmation state is set to “unread” as being unread. The method and apparatus is operable with or without a message server between the electronic device and a counterpart device associated with the message.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for checking a status of a message in an electronic device, the method comprising:
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setting a reception confirmation state to “
unread”
when a message is sent; anddisplaying a notification that presents a status of the sent message as being unread based on the setting of the reception confirmation state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device supporting message status checking, comprising:
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a communication module configured to communicate with another electronic device; a display module configured to display a message while being composed and to notify of a sent message in the “
unread”
state;a memory module configured to store sent messages, received messages, and communication histories; a user input module configured to generate an input signal corresponding to a user input; and a processor configured to control a process of setting a reception confirmation state of the sent message to “
unread”
, when a message is sent, and displaying a notification. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory storage medium storing program instructions wherein the program instructions are configured to cause, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, the processor to set, when a message is sent by the electronic device to another electronic device, the reception confirmation state of the sent message to “
- unread”
, and to display a notification area in at least one of a status display area of the electronic device, a status display area of an application program and a usage history area of the electronic device so as to present an indication that the sent message whose reception confirmation state is set to “
unread”
as being unread.
- unread”
Specification