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1. A selective call system comprising:
- means for receiving a predetermined plurality of characters;
string searching means for monitoring said received plurality of characters including;
means for storing a plurality of predetermined character strings, each character string of said plurality including at least one instructional character; and
means for comparing sequentially the plurality of predetermined character strings of said storing means with said received predetermined plurality of characters to identify a predetermined character string of said plurality which correlates with the received characters;
control means responsive tot he identified predetermined character string for selectively generating an address of a selective call receiver and message based on said identified predetermined character string and said at least one instructional character thereof; and
transmitting means responsive to the control means for transmitting said selectively generated address and message to the selective call receiver identified by that address.
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A selective call system is provided in which string searching or text matching operations are performed on data from data generating devices such as condition sensors in a security system. When a predetermined string is identified, an address of a selective call receiver such as a pager is generated and that receiver is called. The invention is applicable to other applications where data is generated which includes predetermined character strings.
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1. A selective call system comprising:
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means for receiving a predetermined plurality of characters; string searching means for monitoring said received plurality of characters including; means for storing a plurality of predetermined character strings, each character string of said plurality including at least one instructional character; and means for comparing sequentially the plurality of predetermined character strings of said storing means with said received predetermined plurality of characters to identify a predetermined character string of said plurality which correlates with the received characters; control means responsive tot he identified predetermined character string for selectively generating an address of a selective call receiver and message based on said identified predetermined character string and said at least one instructional character thereof; and transmitting means responsive to the control means for transmitting said selectively generated address and message to the selective call receiver identified by that address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating a selective call system comprising the steps of:
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receiving a predetermined plurality of characters; monitoring said received plurality of characters by performing string searching operations thereon including; storing a plurality of predetermined character strings, each character string of said plurality including at least one instructional character; and comparing sequentially the plurality of predetermined character strings of said storing means with said received predetermined plurality of characters to identify a predetermined character string of said plurality which correlates with the received characters; generating an address of a selective call receiver and message based on said identified predetermined character string and said at least one instructional character thereof; and transmitting the generated address and message to the selective call receiver identified by that address.
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