Patent ID: 6304752
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method in a telecommunication system for controlling transmission of messages from a first communication station to a second communication station, said first communication station capable of controlling transmission, capable of keeping track of current time, capable of message generation and capable of transmitting, said second communication station capable of receiving, said method comprising the steps:generating at least one message text in the first communication station;generating an information block associated with the message;generating in said information block a transmission time stamp, said time stamp comprising information about a point in time when the message is to be transmitted;generating in said information block a transmission status indicator that comprises information regarding an amount of transmitted message content;comparing the transmission time stamp with current time, said comparison generating at least one result;interpreting the result of the comparison and as a consequence of the interpretation commencing a transmission of the message from the first communication station to the second communication station.