Paging system with centralized page source and distributed page sources
First Claim
1. A paging network containing a plurality of switches which are connected together for transmitting pages between switches including a plurality of local switches with a plurality of the local switches containing at least one subscriber file with a subscriber file containing an identification number identifying a paging receiver receiving pages transmitted in the network and a programmable destination field associated with a subscriber file for storing an identification of any destination switch in the network where a page is to be transmitted by the network for transmission to a paging receiver and at least one other switch through which pages are transmitted from one local switch to at least one other local switch comprising:
- a page source storing a plurality of the identification numbers chosen from identification numbers stored by a plurality of local switches, an identification number stored by the page source identifying a paging receiver to which pages generated by the page source are to be transmitted by the network, the page source generating pages to be transmitted to a plurality of paging receivers receiving pages in the network including information from the page source and the identification number of the paging receiver chosen from one of the plurality of stored identification numbers which is to receive the page and the page source being connected to one of the switches in the network for receiving pages generated by the page source; and
whereinthe network transmits a page generated by the page source to the local switch having a subscriber file storing a number identical to the identification number contained in the page; and
the local switch to which the page was transmitted by the network receiving the page determines the destination switch to which the page generated by the page source is to be transmitted by the network by matching the identification number contained in the page with an identification number stored in the subscriber file storing an identical identification number stored by the local switch receiving the page from the network and retrieves the destination switch from the destination field of the matched subscriber file to which the page generated by the page source is to be transmitted by the network, adds the destination switch to the page and couples the page to the network for transmission to the destination switch by the network.
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Abstract
A paging network which generates pages at a page source storing a plurality of subscriber files chosen from subscriber files stored at a plurality of switches located in the network. The destination to which a page is to be transmitted is determined by the network transmitting the page to the switch storing a number identical to the identification added to the page by the page source. A plurality of locations may be connected to the network with each location generating pages having a different type of information.
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31 Claims
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1. A paging network containing a plurality of switches which are connected together for transmitting pages between switches including a plurality of local switches with a plurality of the local switches containing at least one subscriber file with a subscriber file containing an identification number identifying a paging receiver receiving pages transmitted in the network and a programmable destination field associated with a subscriber file for storing an identification of any destination switch in the network where a page is to be transmitted by the network for transmission to a paging receiver and at least one other switch through which pages are transmitted from one local switch to at least one other local switch comprising:
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a page source storing a plurality of the identification numbers chosen from identification numbers stored by a plurality of local switches, an identification number stored by the page source identifying a paging receiver to which pages generated by the page source are to be transmitted by the network, the page source generating pages to be transmitted to a plurality of paging receivers receiving pages in the network including information from the page source and the identification number of the paging receiver chosen from one of the plurality of stored identification numbers which is to receive the page and the page source being connected to one of the switches in the network for receiving pages generated by the page source; and
whereinthe network transmits a page generated by the page source to the local switch having a subscriber file storing a number identical to the identification number contained in the page; and the local switch to which the page was transmitted by the network receiving the page determines the destination switch to which the page generated by the page source is to be transmitted by the network by matching the identification number contained in the page with an identification number stored in the subscriber file storing an identical identification number stored by the local switch receiving the page from the network and retrieves the destination switch from the destination field of the matched subscriber file to which the page generated by the page source is to be transmitted by the network, adds the destination switch to the page and couples the page to the network for transmission to the destination switch by the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of transmitting a page from a page source storing a plurality of identification numbers chosen from identification numbers stored by a plurality of local switches with an identification number identifying a paging receiver to which pages generated by the page source are to be transmitted by a paging network comprising a plurality of the local switches and at least one other switch with pages including information from the page source and the identification number of the paging receiver which is to receive page chosen from one of the plurality of stored identification numbers comprising:
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coupling a page from the page source to one of the switches in the network; transmitting the page coupled to the switch to a local switch in the network having a subscriber file storing an identification number identical to the identification number contained in the page coupled to the switch; determining a destination switch in the network to which the page transmitted to the local switch is to be transmitted from the subscriber file storing an identification number identical to the identification number stored in the page; adding the determined destination switch to the page to which the page is to be transmitted by the network for which a destination switch has been determined; and transmitting the page to which the destination switch has been added through the network to the destination switch. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A paging network comprising:
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a page source storing a plurality of identification numbers chosen from identification numbers stored by a plurality of switches in the network, an identification number stored by the page source identifying a paging receiver to which pages generated by the page source are to be transmitted by the network, the page source generating pages to be transmitted to at least one paging receiver receiving pages in the network including information from the page source and the identification number of the paging receiver to receive the page, the page source being connected to one of the switches; and a switch in the network storing an identification number identical to the identification number of the paging receiver receiving the page, determining a destination switch in the network to which the page is to be transmitted by the network from destination information stored in association with the identification number identical to the identification number contained in the page, adding the destination switch to the page and coupling the page to the network for transmission by the network. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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