Patent ID: 7089024

Claim:
A short message transmitting method in a communication system comprising: checking a number of characters of an input text message; inserting connection information representing a boundary of the text message and identification information for informing that the text message is divided whenever the checked number of characters exceeds a predetermined number; dividing the input text message into a plurality of divided text messages according to the inserted connection information; and transmitting the divided text messages, wherein the connection information comprises first connection information for informing there is a respective divided text message connected to a rear of the first connection information, and second connection information for informing there is the respective divided text message connected to a front of the second connection information, the first connection information also for informing a connection of the respective divided text message with another one of the divided text messages and the second connection information also for informing a connection of the respective divided text message with a further one of the divided text messages, wherein for a first divided text message among the divided text messages, the connection information is inserted into only an end portion of the first divided text message, the end portion being an end to be connected to a next divided text message.