Method and apparatus for processing a received message in a communication receiver

摘要

A method and apparatus process (300) a message received by a communication receiver (100) having a memory (110) for storing (324) a periodically received mail-drop message including an address and information having an effective length. When a new mail-drop message is received (302), a processor (108) determines (400) whether to replace (408) an old mail-drop message received (302) and stored (324) earlier in the memory (110), in response to the information of the new mail-drop message.