MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

摘要

A mobile communications system (10) transporting messages between mobile terminals (18) and a central center (12) using a satellite communications system. The central control center (12) and the mobile terminals (18) each store a plurality of message display forms each having a form identifier and a predetermined display format. The message display forms are selected as templates for generating user messages including message data supplied at th e originating station. The satellite (16) messages transmit the user message b y transmitting the message data and the form identifier of the corresponding selected message display form. The receiver station, upon receiving the satellite message, accesses the message display form from memory in response to the supplied form identifier, and combines the accessed message display form with the message data to recreate the user message.