Patent ID: 8681019
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G08G,H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for electronic communications, the method comprising: transmitting an electronic text message from a sender to a receiver; starting a sender timer when the text message is transmitted that monitors an initial time period to accept a response message from the receiver; starting a receiver timer when the text message is received that monitors an initial time period to respond; if a standby function is manually selected after the text message is received, initiating an automatic timing delay to send a standby message; transmitting the standby message when the automatic timing delay has reached a predetermined timing threshold; restarting the receiver timer when the standby message is transmitted to give the receiver an additional time period to respond; and restarting the sender timer when the standby message is received to give the sender an additional time period to accept a response message from the receiver.