Patent ID: 6597918
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
An apparatus for transmitting a long message using a short message service (SMS) in a digital portable terminal, comprising:a message storage for storing a text message inputted by a user, said message storage having a short message area and a long message area; a message divider for dividing said text message into a plurality of shorter messages having a predetermined length; a header generator for generating a header information including a long message identifier and divided message sequence information for said divided shorter messages; a long message detector for detecting a long message identification from each header of said divided shorter messages; a sequence information reader for reading a message order information from each header of said divided shorter messages; and a controller for selectively reading out a corresponding text message stored in one of said short message area and said long message area, for generating the plurality of said shorter messages by assembling each divided said shorter message with the header information, for controlling the transmission of said shorter messages consecutively in a pre-specified order, and for controlling the re-assembly of each divided said shorter message according to said long message identifier and said message sequence information thereof.