Delivery control for HTTP communications among multiple end user communication devices

摘要

An exemplary method is implemented by end-user communication devices for processing the receipt of an HTTP message wherein a received HTTP message comprises a digital packet having a header and a user data segment. The user data segment contains a user message and an acknowledgement command where the acknowledgement command conveys a request from an originating device to acknowledge receipt of the subject HTTP message. The received user message is prevented from being displayed on a screen of the first end-user communication device of content until input is entered authorizing a reply to the acknowledgement request. Upon receiving the authorization: a reply HTTP message with an acknowledgement is automatically generated by the first end-user communication device and transmitted to the originating device; the content of the message is displayed.

主权项

1. A method implemented by a first end-user communication device for processing the receipt of a first HTTP message, the method comprising:
receiving the first HTTP message that comprises a digital packet having a header and a user data segment, the user data segment containing a user message and an acknowledgement command where the acknowledgement command conveys a request from an originating device to acknowledge receipt of the subject first HTTP message; preventing the display on a screen of the first end-user communication device of content of the received user message until input on the first end-user communication device is entered authorizing a reply to the acknowledgement request; upon receiving the input authorizing the reply:
automatically generating by the first end-user communication device and transmitting a reply HTTP message with an acknowledgement to the originating device corresponding to the subject first HTTP message;enabling the display of the content of the corresponding received user message on the screen of the first end-user communication device; andstoring in the first end-user communication device a read message indicator having a value that represents that the reply HTTP message was authorized and the content of the received first HTTP message enabled to be displayed.