Methods and apparatuses for management of SMS message identifications in a multi-mode device

摘要

Aspects of the present disclosure propose systems and methods for managing assignment of short message service (SMS) message identifications (IDs) in a multimode device (e.g., mobile station). The proposed methods ensure that a unique message ID is assigned to each SMS transmitted by the mobile station (MS). Each retransmission of the SMS messages may be assigned a message ID similar to or the same as the previous transmission(s) of the SMS message. As a result, a network messaging center may be able to identify duplicate SMS messages that are marked with unique message IDs even if they are transmitted on different air interfaces and/or by different modems (modulators/demodulators).

主权项

1. A method for wireless communications by a multimode mobile station (MS), comprising:
receiving a request to send a short message service (SMS) message from a client within the MS, wherein the request comprises a client message identification (ID) and information regarding whether or not the SMS message is being retransmitted; mapping the client message ID to a controller message ID by a SMS message controller, wherein the controller message ID is uniquely defined for each SMS message that is transmitted by the MS; generating an SMS message based at least on the controller message ID; and transmitting the SMS message over the air.