Paging transceivers and methods for selectively retrieving messages
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Abstract
A paging transceiver and method for selectively paging provides a page to a paging transceiver but does not automatically provide an associated message. The paging transceiver receives the page and alerts the user that a message is waiting and preferably provides a short description of the message. The user can then download or otherwise act on the message at a time and at a place convenient to the user. The user can therefore place the paging transceiver in a location where it can easily receive and reply to the message. The paging system conserves air time and the paging transceiver conserves memory by not automatically receiving the associated messages. The user can determine the time at which the paging transceiver receives transmissions, such as during off-peak hours. The messages stored by the systems and delivered to the paging transceiver may be of different types, such as voice, text, audio, or even video. In addition to messages, the paging system can store other information for the user, such as songs or video clips that the user can sample or updates on weather or stock rates.
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61 Claims
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1-53. -53. (canceled)
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54. In a communication system comprising a first system, a second system, a base station, and a wireless communication device, a method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at the first system, a data transmission from the second system, the data transmission including a system identifier that is associated with the second system and an information identifier that is associated with information stored in the second system, wherein the information is not included in the data transmission and is not stored in the wireless communication device;
generating a message;
including the system identifier and the information identifier in the message;
transmitting, from the first system, the message to the base station for transmission to the wireless communication device;
receiving, at base station, a request message wirelessly transmitted from the wireless communication device, the request message comprising the information identifier. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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57. In a communication system comprising a first system, a second system located remotely from the first system, a base station, and a wireless communication device, a method comprising:
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receiving, at the second system, a message intended for a user of the wireless communication device;
storing, at the second system, the message;
transmitting, from the second system, information regarding the message to the first system, the information including a system identifier that is associated with the second system and a message identifier associated with the message, wherein the first system uses the base station to transmit the system identifier and the message identifier to the wireless communication device; and
receiving, at the second system, a request message transmitted from the wireless communication device, the request message comprising the message identifier, wherein the request message was wirelessly transmitted from the wireless communication device to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59)
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60. In a communication system comprising a plurality of systems, a base station, and a transmitting and receiving device, a method performed by the transmitting and receiving device, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first message transmitted from the base station, the first message comprising (a) a system identifier identifying a particular one of the plurality of systems and (b) message information identifying a second message that is stored in said particular one of the plurality of systems and that is intended for a user of the transmitting and receiving device;
informing the user that the first message has been received;
receiving input from the user specifying an action to be performed on the second message; and
transmitting, to the system identified by the system identifier, an action identifier corresponding to the action specified by the user, wherein the transmitting step comprises using a wireless communication network to wirelessly transmit the action identifier from the transmitting and receiving device to the identified system.
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61. A transmitting and receiving device for transmitting data to and receiving data from a communication system, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a notification message from a first remote system, the notification message comprising a system identifier identifying a second remote system and an information identifier identifying information stored in the second remote system;
a user interface for receiving from a user of the transmitting and receiving device an input specifying an action to be performed on the information stored in the second remote system;
a processor for generating a request message indicating the action to be performed on the information and for addressing the request message to the second remote system; and
a transmitter for transmitting the request message to the second remote system.
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