System for delivering wireless information services to messaging devices
First Claim
1. A system for delivering information services to messaging devices in messages received through radio signals from one or more transmission systems comprising:
- a plurality of messaging devices having memory for storing received messages;
a computer system for sending directory messages to said messaging devices through one or more transmission systems providing a directory of information services, and sending to said messaging devices information service messages through one or more transmission systems in which each of said information service messages has information related to one of said information services of said directory;
each of said messaging devices being capable of receiving said directory messages, and storing a directory of information services in memory of the messaging device in accordance with the received directory message; and
each of said messaging devices enables the user of the messaging device to enable or disable different ones of said information services in said directory stored in memory of the messaging device, in which the received information service messages by the messaging device associated with one of the enabled information services are stored in memory of the messaging device for retrieval by the user of the messaging device.
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Abstract
A system for delivering information services is provided having a service provider capable of sending directory messages and information service messages to wireless messaging devices through one or more regional transmission systems. The directory messages define a directory of information service which may be organized in categories and subcategories. In response to receiving directory messages, each messaging device builds or updates a directory profile in its memory. The service provider sends information service messages to messaging devices for information services under the directory. The directory and information services messages are sent on the same radio signaling address, and each messaging device is programmed to receive directory and information service messages on that radio signaling address. The user of each messaging device can enable or disable different information services at the device without interaction with the service provider. Information service messages when received for information services enabled by the user of each messaging device are stored in memory of the device for retrieval by the user on the device'"'"'s display. Information service messages may be sent in different geographic regions in which the user of each messaging device may further enable or disable reception of information service messages at the device based on the device'"'"'s home region and/or roam (non-home region) reception. Advertising may be included with stored information service messages when retrieved by the user. Further, the user of each messaging device may manually enter information services independent of directory messages in the stored directory profile of the device to enable reception of such information services at the device.
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42 Claims
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1. A system for delivering information services to messaging devices in messages received through radio signals from one or more transmission systems comprising:
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a plurality of messaging devices having memory for storing received messages;
a computer system for sending directory messages to said messaging devices through one or more transmission systems providing a directory of information services, and sending to said messaging devices information service messages through one or more transmission systems in which each of said information service messages has information related to one of said information services of said directory;
each of said messaging devices being capable of receiving said directory messages, and storing a directory of information services in memory of the messaging device in accordance with the received directory message; and
each of said messaging devices enables the user of the messaging device to enable or disable different ones of said information services in said directory stored in memory of the messaging device, in which the received information service messages by the messaging device associated with one of the enabled information services are stored in memory of the messaging device for retrieval by the user of the messaging device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40)
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25. A method for delivering information services through radio signals to messaging devices having memory for storage of messages received comprising the steps of:
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sending directory messages to said messaging devices providing a directory of information services;
sending to said messaging devices information service messages having information associated with said information services of said directory;
receiving at each of said messaging device said directory messages and storing a directory of information services in memory of the messaging device in accordance with the received directory message;
selecting at each of said messaging devices by the user of the messaging device which of said different ones of said information services are enabled or disabled; and
receiving and storing in memory of each of the messaging devices for retrieval by the user of the messaging device said information service messages associated with one of the enabled information services at the messaging device.
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39. A wireless messaging device comprising:
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means for receiving one or more directory message representing a directory of information services in one or more categories;
means for storing a directory of information services in accordance with said directory message in memory of the messaging device;
means for enabling the user of the messaging device to select which of said information services of said directory are enabled or disabled; and
means for fully decoding and storing in said memory only received information service message which are associated with enabled information services.
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41. A system for delivering information services to messaging devices in messages received through radio signals from one or more transmission systems comprising:
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a plurality of messaging devices having memory for storing a directory of information services;
a computer system for sending to said messaging devices information service messages through one or more transmission systems in which each of said information service messages has information related to one of said information services of said directory; and
each of said messaging devices enables the user of the messaging device to enable or disable different ones of said information services in said directory stored in memory of the messaging device, in which the received information service messages by the messaging device associated with one of the enabled information services are stored in memory of the messaging device for retrieval by the user of the messaging device.
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42. A system for sending information to wireless messaging units capable of receiving messages at one or more signaling addresses comprising:
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a plurality of wireless messaging units each having memory storing a directory of information services;
means for sending messages to one or more messaging units at the same signaling address in which each of said messages comprises at least a data address associated with an information service; and
each of said messaging units further comprise means for receiving said information service messages at said signaling address in which said messaging unit is capable of fully decoding only said messages having data addresses which are enabled by the user at the messaging unit.
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