Telecommunications – Transmitter and receiver at same station – Radiotelephone equipment detail
Reexamination Certificate
1998-07-22
2001-08-21
Bost, Dwayne (Department: 2681)
Telecommunications
Transmitter and receiver at same station
Radiotelephone equipment detail
C455S466000, C455S557000, C455S558000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06278886
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to portable telephones, and more particularly, to a device and method for transmitting messages in a portable telephone.
2. Description of the Related Art
In general, a portable telephone, e.g., GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) phone, employs a short message service (SMS) in which the user inputs messages to be transmitted and after completion of the message input, the portable telephone transmits the input messages.
However, it takes a long time for the conventional message transmission method to transmit the messages, since the messages are transmitted after the user finishes inputting all the messages (or characters). Furthermore, in the conventional portable telephone, the messages do not have a set form, which may cause a change in the meaning during transmission of the messages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for inputting messages according to a predetermined scenario mode and then, transmitting the input messages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for inputting messages according to set modes and then, transmitting the input messages.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method for inputting messages in a predetermined sequence and then, transmitting the input messages.
To achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a device and method for inputting messages in a predetermined sequence and then transmitting the input messages. In the method, a plurality of input modes are displayed in predetermined sequence, if a scenario mode is selected. A next input mode is displayed, if a current input mode is skipped or a message input according to the current input mode is completed. Then, the messages input up to the present are transmitted at a time, if the message input is completed for all the input modes in predetermined sequence.
Preferably, the scenario mode includes grammatical interrogatives such as “when”, “where”, “who”, “what”, “how”, “why” and “the rest” input modes, and the input modes are selected in sequence of the “when”, “where”, “who”, “what”, “how”, “why” and “the rest” input modes.
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Bost Dwayne
Contee Joy K.
Dilworth & Barrese LLP
Samsung Electronics Co,. Ltd.
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