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Message transmission system and method for a radiocommunication system
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1999-07-27
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for message signalling in a radiocommunication system are disclosed. Privacy and urgency indicators and subaddressing can be provided to segregate messages in a hierarchical manner. User acknowledgment and reply functionality is incorporated.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Eric Turcotte
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:08
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L63/00; H04L63/10; H04L63/105; H04J; H04J3/00; H04J3/16; H04B; H04B7/00; H04B7/24; H04B7/26; H04B7/2643; H04B7/2656; H04L1/00; H04L1/12; H04L1/16; H04L1/18; H04L1/1867; H04L1/1887; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72403; H04M1/7243; H04W; H04W12/00; H04W12/02; H04W4/00; H04W4/12; H04W4/14; H04L1/1829; H04L1/1848; H04L1/188; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/04; H04W8/00; H04W8/26; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; Y; Y02; Y02D; Y02D30/00; Y02D30/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A method for sending text messages between users in a radiocommunication network over a digital traffic channel comprising the steps of: allocating said digital traffic channel exclusively for communications between remote stations associated with a first user and a second user; sending a text message from said first user at a remote station to said network via said digital traffic channel for delivery to said second user at another remote station; including, as part of said text message, an urgency indicator that denotes a level of urgency associated with said text message; transmitting said text message such that said text message and said included urgency indicator are received at said another remote station and are not received at other remote stations in said network; and outputting said text message to said second user at said another remote station in accordance with said urgency indicator.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
144 words
A method for sending text messages between users in a radiocommunication network over a digital traffic channel comprising the steps of: allocating said digital traffic channel exclusively for communications between remote stations associated with a first user and a second user; sending a text message from said first user at a remote station to said network via said digital traffic channel for delivery to said second user at another remote station; including, as part of said text message, an urgency indicator that denotes a level of urgency associated with said text message; transmitting said text message such that said text message and said included urgency indicator are received at said another remote station and are not received at other remote stations in said network; and outputting said text message to said second user at said another remote station in accordance with said urgency indicator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said step of outputting further comprises the step of: outputting said message as one of a plurality of messages in an order based upon said urgency indicator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1, including the additional step of: storing said text message in a memory at said another remote station, wherein said text message is stored as one of a plurality of messages in an order of priority based on said urgency indicator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 3, including the additional step of: retrieving said text message from said memory at said another remote station in accordance with said order of priority prior to said step of outputting.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing said second user with a notification of receipt of said text message, wherein a type of said notification is based upon said urgency indicator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said urgency indicator is a two bit code indicating one of four possible levels of urgency for said text message.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said urgency indicator indicates that said text message is one of a bulk message, a normal message, an urgent message and a very urgent message.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
118 words
A mobile station for sending and receiving text messages in a radiocommunication network comprising: a processor for including an urgency indicator in an outgoing text message which is to be sent from a sender to a designated recipient, wherein said urgency indicator is a two-bit code indicating one of four possible levels of urgency for said outgoing text message; and a transmitter for transmitting said outgoing text message via an allocated digital channel over an air interface, wherein the digital channel is allocated exclusively for communication between the sender and the designated recipient such that said designated recipient receives said outgoing text message and such that other users in said network do not receive said outgoing text message.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
118 words
A mobile station for sending and receiving text messages in a radiocommunication network comprising: a processor for including an urgency indicator in an outgoing text message which is to be sent from a sender to a designated recipient, wherein said urgency indicator is a two-bit code indicating one of four possible levels of urgency for said outgoing text message; and a transmitter for transmitting said outgoing text message via an allocated digital channel over an air interface, wherein the digital channel is allocated exclusively for communication between the sender and the designated recipient such that said designated recipient receives said outgoing text message and such that other users in said network do not receive said outgoing text message.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The mobile station of claim 8, wherein said digital channel used to transmit said outgoing text message is a digital control channel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The mobile station of claim 8, wherein said digital channel used to transmit said outgoing text message is a digital traffic channel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The mobile station of claim 8, wherein said urgency indicator indicates that said outgoing text message is one of a bulk message, a normal message, an urgent message and a very urgent message.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
109 words
A mobile station for use in a communications system, comprising: a receiver for receiving an incoming text message via a digital channel over an air interface, wherein said digital channel is allocated exclusively for use by said mobile station and wherein said text message is not received by other mobile stations in said communications system; and a processor for processing said received text message and outputting said text message to a user of said mobile station in accordance with an urgency indicator included in said received text message, wherein said urgency indicator is a two-bit code indicating one of four possible levels of urgency for said received text message.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
109 words
A mobile station for use in a communications system, comprising: a receiver for receiving an incoming text message via a digital channel over an air interface, wherein said digital channel is allocated exclusively for use by said mobile station and wherein said text message is not received by other mobile stations in said communications system; and a processor for processing said received text message and outputting said text message to a user of said mobile station in accordance with an urgency indicator included in said received text message, wherein said urgency indicator is a two-bit code indicating one of four possible levels of urgency for said received text message.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The mobile station of claim 12, further comprising a memory, wherein said processor stores said received text message as one of a plurality of messages in an order of priority based on said urgency indicator.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
The mobile station of claim 13, wherein said processor retrieves said text message from said memory, for output to the mobile station user, in accordance with said order of priority.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
The mobile station of claim 12, further comprising means for providing the mobile station user with a notification of receipt of said text message, wherein a type of said notification is based upon said urgency indicator.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
The mobile station of claim 12, wherein said urgency indicator indicates that said text message is one of a bulk message, a normal message, an urgent message and a very urgent message.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The mobile station of claim 12, further comprising a transmitter for transmitting outgoing text messages via a digital channel over an air interface.
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