MESSAGING DEVICES AND METHODS
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1. A method, comprising:
- electronically coupling a messaging device to a computing device, the messaging device locally storing a plurality of messages in a memory of the messaging device and operational on a local operational frequency and a wide-area operational frequency;
uploading the plurality of messages from the memory of the messaging device to the computing device through the coupling;
subsequent to the messaging device being added to a message distribution group comprising a plurality of existing messaging devices, receiving from the computing device a test communication through the coupling to test an operation of the messaging device and confirming the addition of the messaging device to the message distribution group without communicating with the existing messaging devices; and
when the test communication is successfully received, indicating receipt of the test communication.
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Abstract
An electronic messaging device includes a receiver configured to receive a message at one of a first operational frequency and second operational frequency. The messaging device can added to a message distribution group comprising a plurality of existing messaging devices. A test communication can be sent through a coupling to test an operation of the messaging device and confirming the addition of the messaging device to the message distribution group without communicating with the existing messaging devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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electronically coupling a messaging device to a computing device, the messaging device locally storing a plurality of messages in a memory of the messaging device and operational on a local operational frequency and a wide-area operational frequency; uploading the plurality of messages from the memory of the messaging device to the computing device through the coupling; subsequent to the messaging device being added to a message distribution group comprising a plurality of existing messaging devices, receiving from the computing device a test communication through the coupling to test an operation of the messaging device and confirming the addition of the messaging device to the message distribution group without communicating with the existing messaging devices; and when the test communication is successfully received, indicating receipt of the test communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A messaging device, comprising:
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a data communication interface; a rechargeable power source; a charging system operatively coupled to the data communication interface and the rechargeable power source; a processor operatively coupled to the rechargeable power source; and a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor cause the processor to; receive messages on one of a local operational frequency and a wide-area operational frequency, wherein the local operational frequency is associated with a private network and the wide-area operational frequency is associated with a public carrier network using a synchronous paging protocol; receive programming commands through the data communication interface; receive an electrical charge through the data communication interface; subsequent to the messaging device being added to a message distribution group comprising a plurality of existing messaging devices, receive from a computing device a test communication through the data communication interface to test an operation of the messaging device and confirm the addition of the messaging device to the message distribution group without communicating with the existing messaging devices; and when the test communication is successfully received, indicate receipt of the test communication. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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electronically coupling a messaging device to a computing device; subsequent to the messaging device being added to a message distribution group comprising a plurality of existing messaging devices, receiving from the computing device a test communication through the coupling to test an operation of the messaging device and confirming the addition of the messaging device with regard to the message distribution group without communicating with the existing messaging devices; when the test communication is successfully received, indicate indicating receipt of the test communication; subsequent to the successful receipt of the test communication, operating the messaging device at a first operational frequency; and determining a first filtered average received signal strength indication (RSSI) level of the first operational frequency based on a first plurality of measured RSSI levels, wherein only measured RSSI levels that are within a target RSSI range are included in the first plurality of measured RSSI levels. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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