Patent ID: 8571586
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G08G,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for communicating an electronic text message in a network, the method comprising: (a) receiving a text message; (b) starting a response timer for a time period to respond; (c) monitoring whether a response message has been transmitted; (d) if the response message has not been transmitted, determining whether the response timer has reached a predetermined timing threshold; (e) if the response timer has not reached the predetermined timing threshold, repeating steps (c) and (d); (f) if the response timer has reached the predetermined timing threshold without the response message being sent, determining whether an automatic standby message mode is enabled and whether the text message is of a type that requires a response; (g) if the automatic standby message mode is enabled and the text message is of a type that requires a response, automatically transmitting a standby message and restarting the response timer for the time period to respond; (h) monitoring whether the response message has been transmitted after the predetermined timing threshold is reached; (i) if the response message has not been transmitted in step (h), determining whether the response timer has expired; (j) if the response timer has not expired, repeating steps (h) and (i); and (k) if the response timer has expired without the response message being sent, disabling any subsequent response message from being sent.