Patent ID: 6370388
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A telephony device comprising a handset and a base station which communicates with said handset to exchange a variable length data message; wherein said variable length data message is assigned an identification number and is divided into fixed length segments to form elementary messages prior to transmission, a first one of said elementary messages including a total number of said fixed length segments, wherein each of said elementary messages includes said identification number of said variable length data message, and wherein said handset is configured to initialize a variable counter and to form a table having dimensions equal to said total number of said fixed length segments upon reception of said first one of said elementary messages, wherein additional ones of said elementary messages having said identification number are stored in said table until said variable counter is greater than said total number of said fixed length segments, wherein said variable length data message may be received by said handset as a plurality of said elementary messages.