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Debit message authorization system for radio receivers

  • US 5,376,931 A
  • Filed: 01/21/1992
  • Issued: 12/27/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A radio receiver for establishing a message debiting system, comprising:

  • receiver means for receiving message information;

    memory means for storing the received message information;

    presentation means for presenting the stored message information;

    a debit meter for indicating an available number of credit units assigned to said radio receiver;

    processing means, coupled to the debit meter and the memory means, for processing the stored message information and for calculating from a parameter of the stored message information a number of debit units to be debited from the available number of credit units of the debit meter for presenting the stored message information to a user; and

    disabling means, coupled to said debit meter and said memory means, for disabling access to the stored message information when the available credit units of the debit meter is depleted.

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