| 摘要 |
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. |
