Transceiver with message notification

Abstract

A transceiver, comprising an interface for receiving at least one message, a display unit provided to assume at least one switched-on operating state and at least one switched-off operating state, a message indicator indicating a receipt of a message by a unit of a signal, independent of the operating state of the display unit, wherein the message is associated with at least one message parameter, and a unit for evaluating the message parameter with the signal provided as a function of evaluation of the message parameter.

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         10 . A method for indicating message parameters in a mobile phone, comprising:
 identifying a message pattern by evaluating at least one message parameter of at least one received message, wherein a message indicator signal is assigned to each message pattern; and   outputting the message indicator signal being assigned to the identified message pattern.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the outputting of the message indicator signal is performed by a message indicator being comprised by the mobile phone. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the message indicator comprises a light emitting diode. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the message indicator signal comprises blinking according to at least one of a predetermined frequency, number, color and chronological spacing between blink signals. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein a single blink is performed by adjusting an intensity of the light emitting diode from a first value to a second value and after a certain waiting period adjusting the light emitting diode back to the first value. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the message indicator is operated independently of an operating state of a display. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the evaluation is performed by an evaluation unit being encompassed by a subscriber identity module. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the message parameter is at least one of an originating number of the received message, a number of received messages, a type of the received message and an availability of a mobile radio network. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 17 , wherein the type of the received message is one of email, voicemail and SMS. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the mobile phone is connectively coupled with a mobile radio network being operated according to one of the GSM and UMTS standards. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein supplemental services in the mobile radio network are provided to the mobile phone by a network device. 
     
     
         21 . A mobile phone with means for indicating message parameters, comprising:
 a transceiver including an evaluation unit adapted to perform an algorithm for identifying a message pattern by evaluating at least one message parameter of at least one received message, wherein a message indicator signal is assigned to each message pattern; and   a message indicator for outputting the message indicator signal being assigned to the identified message pattern.   
     
     
         22 . The mobile phone according to  claim 21 , wherein the evaluation unit is combined with a memory on a removable subscriber identification module.