| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates generally to mobile communication systems, methods and apparatus for transmitting messages from an originating party to a receiving mobile station, and transmitting short message service (SMS) messages from an originating party to a receiving mobile station in a mobile communication system. Briefly, the present invention solves a problem by transmitting both a message and a validity period (401) associated with the message from the message center to the receiving mobile station. By transmitting both a message and a validity period (401), associated with the message, where the validity period (401) specified by the sender of the message, the receiving mobile station can use the validity period (610) information when making decisions on how to process the received message.</p> |
