Patent ID: 6992991

Claim:
In a mobile satellite system including a satellite communication switching office having a satellite antenna for providing communication of a satellite message with a mobile communication system via a satellite, a central controller communicating with the mobile communication system via the satellite communication switching office, a communication method comprising: storing a plurality of message display forms in the mobile communication system, each message display form having a predetermined display format and a form identifier; generating at the central controller a user message comprising message data; outputting from the central controller a satellite message carrying the message data and the form identifier of a selected one of the message display forms to the satellite communication switching office; transmitting the satellite message to the mobile communication system via the satellite; and displaying the satellite message received by the mobile communication system using a selected one of the stored message display forms corresponding to the form identifier in the transmitted satellite message; wherein the mobile communication system comprises a PCMCIA slot and application software including a configuration manager, the storing step comprising: connecting a PCMCIA card to the PCMCIA slot; and downloading the message display forms via the PCMCIA slot.