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EP0752793A2
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Radiotelephone user interface for broadcast short message service
Assignee: Nokia Oyj
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Filing: 1996-06-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2016-06-28
Abstract
Abstract This invention pertains to a method for operating a radiotelephone for receiving digitally encoded broadcast messages from a radio channel, and also to a radiotelephone that operates in accordance with the method. The method includes a first step of operating a user interface (19, 20, 22) for inputting information to a controller (20) of the radiotelephone, the information specifying at least one category of broadcast message to be received. In response to the inputted information, a second step receives a broadcast message that belongs to the at least one category. A third step stores all or a portion of the received message in a memory (21) of the radiotelephone. A fourth step selectively displays (19) all or a portion of the stored message. In a presently preferred embodiment of this invention the message is received from a short message service broadcast channel.
Inventors
- 👤 Seppo Alanärä
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 10:14
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for operating a radiotelephone for receiving digitally encoded broadcast messages from a radio channel, comprising the steps of: operating a user interface for inputting information to a controller of the radiotelephone, the information specifying at least one category of broadcast message to be received; in response to the inputted information, receiving a broadcast message that belongs to the at least one category; storing at least a portion of the received message in a memory of the radiotelephone; and displaying all or a portion of the stored message.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the step of inputting includes a step of specifying whether to display a stored message, and wherein the step of displaying displays all or a portion of the stored message only when the message is specified to be displayed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the step of inputting includes a step of specifying whether to generate an audible tone upon a receipt by the radiotelephone of a new message of a specified at least one category of broadcast message.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the step of inputting includes a step of specifying whether to generate an audible tone upon the storage by the radiotelephone of a received message of a specified at least one category of broadcast message.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the step of inputting includes a step of specifying a text string in conjunction with a specified at least one category of broadcast message, and wherein the radiotelephone notifies the user of a receipt of a broadcast message that is within a specified category and that includes the specified text string.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the controller is responsive to input information for updating a stored message within a particular category only upon a receipt of a new message within the same category.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the message is received from a short message service broadcast channel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
140 words
A radiotelephone adapted for receiving digital broadcast messages from a radio channel, comprising: an antenna; a receiver having an input coupled to said antenna; a controller having an input coupled to an output of said receiver, said controller receiving digital broadcast messages from said receiver; a memory that is bidirectionally coupled to said controller for storing at least portions of received broadcast messages; and a user interface including a display and a keypad for inputting information to said controller, the information specifying at least one category of broadcast message to be received; wherein said controller is responsive to the inputted information for identifying a received broadcast message that belongs to the at least one category, for storing at least a portion of the received message in said memory, and for selectively displaying all or a portion of the stored message.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
A radiotelephone as set forth in claim 8 wherein said controller is responsive to input information that specifies whether or not to display a stored message for displaying all or a portion of the stored message only when the message is specified to be displayed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
87 words
A radiotelephone as set forth in claim 8 wherein said radiotelephone further comprises means for generating an audible tone, and wherein said controller is responsive to input information that specifies whether or not to generate an audible tone upon a receipt of a new message of a specified at least one category of broadcast message, said controller being further responsive to input information for updating a stored message within a specified at least one category only upon a receipt of a new message within the same category.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
58 words
A radiotelephone as set forth in claim 8 wherein said radiotelephone further comprises means for generating an audible tone, and wherein said controller is responsive to input information that specifies whether or not to generate an audible tone upon the storage by said controller of a received message of a specified at least one category of broadcast message.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
57 words
A radiotelephone as set forth in claim 8 wherein said controller is responsive to input information that specifies a text string in conjunction with a specified at least one category of broadcast message for notifying the user of a receipt of a broadcast message that is within a specified category and that includes the specified text string.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A radiotelephone as set forth in claim 8 wherein the message is received from a short message service broadcast channel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A radiotelephone as set forth in claim 8 wherein the display and keypad form a portion of said radiotelephone.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A radiotelephone as set forth in claim 8 wherein the display and keypad are external to said radiotelephone.
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