Patent ID: 8239457

Claim:
A method of transmitting internet electronic mail messages using a short message service, the method comprising: transmitting with a short message an electronic mail message and address data and identification data, for transmission of the electronic mail message via the internet, in a mobile telephone network; transmitting a first header with the short message, the first header including signaling of at least one data field including the address data and identification data; transmitting a second header with the short message, the second header indicating the presence of the first header; and transmitting, outside of any header, the at least one data field within a data portion of the short message; identifying the at least one data field by a keyword for transmission in the data portion; and transmitting with the short message at least one third header that identifies the electronic mail message as part of a complete electronic mail message concatenated by transmission of multiple short messages; wherein the first header information is placed in front of the at least one data field having the address data and identification data and transmitted with the short message.