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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2007
Eun-jung Lee, Dongjak-gu, KR;
Young-ho Rhee, Gangnam-gu, KR;
Young-kyu Jin, Gangnam-gu, KR;
Joo-kyung Woo, Gangseo-gu, KR;
Eun-jung Lee, Dongjak-gu, KR;
Young-ho Rhee, Gangnam-gu, KR;
Young-kyu Jin, Gangnam-gu, KR;
Joo-kyung Woo, Gangseo-gu, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing a message service are provided. The apparatus includes an input unit through which a user inputs a message and a list of recipients who will receive the message; a transmitter multicasting the message input by the user and identification information of the user to the recipient in the list; a receiver receiving answer messages from the recipients in the list; and a packet generating unit generating a combined message by combining the received answer messages with the message input by the user.