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Method and apparatus for quick access to selected updated information in a selective call receiver

  • US 5,426,422 A
  • Filed: 04/11/1994
  • Issued: 06/20/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for displaying information in a selective call receiver for receiving messages which update databases that have been previously stored, wherein the databases comprise a plurality of screens of information, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) receiving a selective call message comprising update information and database information, wherein the database information specifies a database and a location within the specified database for storage of the update information;

    (b) updating a portion of the specified database in response to the update information;

    (c) determining whether a screen of information that includes the updated portion of the specified database has been previously flagged by a user to indicate that the screen is of special interest;

    (d) adding, in response to step (c), the screen to a list of screens of special interest to the user if the screen has been flagged; and

    (e) user activating, subsequent to step (d), a quick view mode of operation, wherein the list of screens, including, if it has been flagged, the screen that includes the updated portion, is accessible by a user in the quick view mode of operation in response to a fewer number of user activations of user keys than are required for the display of other screens that are not included in the list of screens.

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