Patent ID: 6175743
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A telecommunications system for controlling the display of a short message on a plurality of mobile terminals, said telecommunications system comprising:a base station in wireless communication with said plurality of mobile terminals, said base station broadcasting said short message, said short message having first and second headers encapsulated therein, said first header including a private indicator indicating that said short message is intended only for a particular group of said plurality of mobile terminals, said second header including a particular one of a plurality of group identification codes, said particular group identification code being associated with said particular group of mobile terminals, a given one of said mobile terminals receiving said short message from said base station;a memory, within said given mobile terminal, for storing a list of said group identification codes that said given mobile terminal is associated with; andcomparison means within said given mobile terminal for comparing said received particular group identification code with said list of group identification codes associated with said given mobile terminal, said short message being displayed on said given mobile terminal when said received particular group identification code is within said list of group identification codes.