Patent ID: 6590887
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A method for transmitting a short message in a digital mobile communication terminal having a memory in which user predefined messages are stored in specified addresses, comprising the steps of:determining whether a short message transmission mode is set through user interface means; determining whether a user predefined message using mode is set, upon sensing that the short message transmission mode is set; upon receiving a signal representing a mode for storing the user predefined message, displaying first display data notifying a user to input said user predefined message; storing in said memory the user predefined message that the user inputs in reply to said first display data; reading the user predefined messages from said memory and displaying the read user predefined messages, upon sensing that the user predefined message using mode is set; displaying one of said user predefined messages selected through said user interface means; displaying second display data notifying the user to select one of said user predefined messages stored in said memory; and reading the user predefined message selected by the user and editing the read user predefined message to a short message to be transmitted determining whether a telephone number for a called party is input through the user interface means; determining whether a message transmission command is input through the user interface means; and upon receipt of said message transmission command, transmitting said edited message to the telephone number for the called party.