Patent ID: 6381241
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method of correcting erred messages in a wireless communication device, the method comprising:receiving a first message fragment at the wireless communication device, the first message fragment including an embedded message identifier and an embedded fragment number generated by a messaging system for the purpose of interleaving transmission of message fragments; receiving a second message fragment at the wireless communication device, the second message fragment including an embedded message identifier and an embedded fragment number generated by a messaging system for the purpose of interleaving transmission of message fragments; determining the second message is a duplicate of the first message fragment based upon a plurality of parameters including the embedded message identifier and embedded fragment number; and correcting the first message fragment based upon the second message fragment sent from the messaging system in response to a communication protocol between the messaging system and the wireless communication device after determining the first message fragment contains one or more errors.