Patent ID: 6064876
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A mobile communications system which transfers a message sent from a first mobile station to a second mobile station via a communication network, wherein said communications network comprises:receiving means for receiving a message from said first mobile station;storing means for storing said message received;transfer means for transferring the message stored in said storing means to said second mobile station in response to an inquiry from said second mobile station, and said second mobile station comprises:means for inquiring of said communications network whether a message is stored or not, said inquiring means comprises:radio monitoring means for detecting whether said second mobile station enters a service area or not, and automatically sending to said communications network an inquiry about the presence of a message addressed to said second mobile station when it enters the service area; andtimer means for allowing said inquiry to be sent after a predetermined time interval from a preceding inquiry after a call connection is provided from said communications network to said second mobile station and its user does not respond to the call connection, andmemory means for storing said message sent from said communications network.