ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MESSAGE HANDLING FUNCTIONS

摘要

An electronic device (12) is capable of sending chat-style messages by instant message (IM) messaging and short message service (SMS) messaging. IM messaging is preferred, but a message will be sent by SMS messaging upon user authorization when IM messaging for the electronic device is not available. When IM messaging is not available for a message destination electronic device (14), the user of the electronic device will be notified that the transmission mechanism is SMS messaging and an attempt to wake-up IM messaging in the message destination electronic device will be made.

主权项

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a radio circuit that establishes wireless communications over a connection that supports short message service (SMS) messaging and a connection that supports instant message (IM) messaging; and a control circuit that executes a messaging client such that the electronic device is configured to:
(a) receive user entry of a message and a command to send the message;(b) determine that IM messaging is not available at the time that the command to send the message is received;(c) query the user to determine whether the message should be sent immediately by SMS messaging or wait for IM messaging to become available; and(d) transmit the message by SMS messaging when the user selects sending the message by SMS messaging in (c).