Mobile communication terminal and method
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating an electronic message with a mobile communication terminal of a sender in a mobile telecommunications network;
associating said electronic message with a message notification in the sender'"'"'s mobile communication terminal; and
transmitting said electronic message and said message notification in a signal from the sender'"'"'s mobile communication terminal over said mobile telecommunications network to a receiver terminal, said signal being configured, when received in said receiver terminal, to present said message notification in a user interface of said receiver terminal as a notification of the reception of said electronic message;
wherein associating said electronic message with a message notification and transmitting said electronic message and said message notification in a signal involve incorporating a reference to said message notification in said electronic message, wherein said signal is said electronic message with its incorporated message notification reference and wherein said message notification is accessible to said receiver terminal through said message notification reference.
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Abstract
A method in electronic messaging in a mobile telecommunications network for mobile communication terminals is disclosed. The method involves, in a sender terminal, the steps of generating an electronic message, associating the electronic message with a message notification, and representing the electronic message and the message notification in a signal which is transmittable over the mobile telecommunications network to a receiver terminal. The signal is adapted, when received in the receiver terminal, for performance of the message notification in a user interface of the receiver terminal as a notification of the reception of the electronic message. Further disclosed are an associated method in a receiver terminal, and a sender terminal and a receiver terminal capable of performing the respective method, as well as a system including such sender and receiver terminals.
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26 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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generating an electronic message with a mobile communication terminal of a sender in a mobile telecommunications network; associating said electronic message with a message notification in the sender'"'"'s mobile communication terminal; and transmitting said electronic message and said message notification in a signal from the sender'"'"'s mobile communication terminal over said mobile telecommunications network to a receiver terminal, said signal being configured, when received in said receiver terminal, to present said message notification in a user interface of said receiver terminal as a notification of the reception of said electronic message; wherein associating said electronic message with a message notification and transmitting said electronic message and said message notification in a signal involve incorporating a reference to said message notification in said electronic message, wherein said signal is said electronic message with its incorporated message notification reference and wherein said message notification is accessible to said receiver terminal through said message notification reference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method in electronic messaging in a mobile telecommunications network for mobile communication terminals, the method involving, in a receiver terminal:
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receiving a signal over said mobile telecommunications network from a sender terminal, said signal containing an electronic message and a message notification from said sender terminal; identifying, from said signal, the message notification which has been associated with said electronic message at said sender terminal; and performing said message notification from the sender terminal in a user interface of said receiver terminal as a notification of the reception of said electronic message in the receiver terminal; wherein identifying said electronic message associated with a message notification and receiving said electronic message and said message notification in a signal involve receiving a reference to said message notification that is incorporated in said electronic message, wherein said signal is said electronic message with its incorporated message notification reference and wherein said message notification is accessible to said receiver terminal through said message notification reference. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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means for generating an electronic message in a sender terminal of a mobile telecommunications network; means for associating said electronic message with a message notification in the sender terminal; and means for representing said electronic message and said message notification in a signal which is transmittable over said mobile telecommunications network from the sender terminal to a receiver terminal, said signal being adapted, when received in said receiver terminal, for performance of said message notification from the sender terminal in a user interface of said receiver terminal as a notification of the reception of said electronic message; wherein said means for associating said electronic message with a message notification and said means for representing said electronic message and said message notification in a signal involve incorporating a reference to said message notification in said electronic message, wherein said signal is said electronic message with its incorporated message notification reference and wherein said message notification is accessible to said receiver terminal through said message notification reference.
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a signal over a mobile telecommunications network from a sender terminal, said signal containing an electronic message and message notification associated with the electronic message at said sender terminal; means for identifying, from said signal, the message notification from the sender terminal which has been associated with said electronic message at said sender terminal; and means for performing said message notification from the sender terminal in a user interface of apparatus as a notification of the reception of said electronic message, wherein the apparatus is a receiver terminal; wherein said means for identifying said electronic message associated with a message notification and said means for receiving said electronic message and said message notification in a signal involve receiving a reference to said message notification that is incorporated in said electronic message, wherein said signal is said electronic message with its incorporated message notification reference and wherein said message notification is accessible to said receiver terminal through said message notification reference.
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26. A system for electronic messaging in a mobile telecommunications network, the system comprising a sender terminal, and a receiver terminal,
said sender terminal including: -
means for generating an electronic message; means for associating said electronic message with a message notification in the sender terminal; and means for representing said electronic message and said message notification in a signal which is transmittable over said mobile telecommunications network to said receiver terminal, said signal being adapted, when received in said receiver terminal, for performance of said message notification in a user interface of said receiver terminal as a notification of the reception of said electronic message, and said receiver terminal including; means for receiving the signal over said mobile telecommunications network from said sender terminal, said signal containing the electronic message, and message notification from said sender terminal; means for identifying, from said signal, the message notification which has been associated with said electronic message at said sender terminal; and means for performing said message notification in a user interface of said receiver terminal as a notification of the reception of said electronic message; said means for associating said electronic message with a message notification and said means for representing said electronic message and said message notification in a signal involve incorporating a reference to said message notification in said electronic message, wherein said signal is said electronic message with its incorporated message notification reference and wherein said message notification is accessible to said receiver terminal through said message notification reference.
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Specification