Selective call controller
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1. A selective call controller comprising:
- means for receiving calls comprising a pager number coupled to a first or second type of message signal;
transmitting means for transmitting said calls to one or more selective call receivers corresponding to said pager number, the selective call receivers having at least two pager addresses corresponding to said two types of message signal;
means coupled to said receiving means for determining whether a received call comprises said first or second type of message signal; and
means coupled to said determining means and said transmitting means for selecting the pager address of said received call according to the determined message signal type thereof, whereby the call may be sent to that pager address.
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Abstract
A selective call controller, such as a paging terminal, and a method therefor is provided for receiving calls comprising first and second types of signal, such as numeric/alphanumeric or modem/DTMF. A determination is made of the type of signal being received, and a destination address and message signal is selected accordingly.
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1. A selective call controller comprising:
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means for receiving calls comprising a pager number coupled to a first or second type of message signal; transmitting means for transmitting said calls to one or more selective call receivers corresponding to said pager number, the selective call receivers having at least two pager addresses corresponding to said two types of message signal; means coupled to said receiving means for determining whether a received call comprises said first or second type of message signal; and means coupled to said determining means and said transmitting means for selecting the pager address of said received call according to the determined message signal type thereof, whereby the call may be sent to that pager address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a selective call system having first and second types of message generating devices operating with different types of message signal transmission format, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a message signal for transmission to a selective call receiver; determining which of said different types of format said message signal has; and selecting a pager address of a message with the message signal according to the determined format of the message signal, whereby the message may be sent to a destination corresponding to said pager address.
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14. A paging terminal, comprising:
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call input means for receiving a paging call having a pager number coupled to message data including at least numeric or alphanumeric data; transmitting means coupled to the call input means for transmitting a numeric data page to a first pager address and for transmitting an alphanumeric data page to a second pager address, the first and second pager addresses corresponding to the pager number; and control means, coupled to the call input means and to the transmitting means, for determining from the received message data whether to transmit the numeric data page to the first pager address or to transmit the alphanumeric data page to the second pager address. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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