Tokens for use in data communications systems
First Claim
1. A system for generating and substituting tokens for frequently used phrases within an information portion of messages, the messages comprising an address portion and the information portion, comprising:
- a central control terminal comprisingdynamic token generating means for generating a set of most frequently used phrases having uniquely associated tokens therewith, said token generator means accumulating and analyzing a number of the information portion of messages received at the central control terminal intended for transmission to one or more selective call receivers to derive the set of most frequently used phrases corresponding thereto,most frequently used phrase storage means for storing within the central control terminal the generated set of most frequently used phrases and associated tokens, andmost frequently used phrase download means for transmitting via a radio frequency signal the generated set of most frequently used phrases and associated tokens corresponding to the one or more selective call receivers; and
said one or more selective call receivers comprisingreceiving and decoding means for receiving the transmitted set of most frequently used phrase and associated tokens determined by said decoding means to be designated for the selective call receiver, andstoring means for storing the generated set of most frequently used phrases and associated tokens.
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Abstract
A system for generating and substituting tokens for frequently used phrases within the information portion of messages comprises a central control terminal (140) and a selective call receiver (160). The central control terminal (140) includes a dynamic token generator for generating a set of most frequently used phrases having uniquely associated tokens therewith, the token generator accumulating and analyzing a number of the information portion of messages received at the central control terminal (140) intended for transmission to one or more selective call receivers to derive the set of most frequently used phrases, a most frequently used phrase storage memory for storing within the central control terminal the generated set of most frequently used phrases and associated tokens, and a most frequently used phrase downloading device for transmitting via a radio frequency transmitted message the generated set of most frequently used phrases and associated tokens to the one or more selective call receivers.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for generating and substituting tokens for frequently used phrases within an information portion of messages, the messages comprising an address portion and the information portion, comprising:
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a central control terminal comprising dynamic token generating means for generating a set of most frequently used phrases having uniquely associated tokens therewith, said token generator means accumulating and analyzing a number of the information portion of messages received at the central control terminal intended for transmission to one or more selective call receivers to derive the set of most frequently used phrases corresponding thereto, most frequently used phrase storage means for storing within the central control terminal the generated set of most frequently used phrases and associated tokens, and most frequently used phrase download means for transmitting via a radio frequency signal the generated set of most frequently used phrases and associated tokens corresponding to the one or more selective call receivers; and said one or more selective call receivers comprising receiving and decoding means for receiving the transmitted set of most frequently used phrase and associated tokens determined by said decoding means to be designated for the selective call receiver, and storing means for storing the generated set of most frequently used phrases and associated tokens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A central control terminal for generating and substituting tokens for frequently used phrases within an information portion of messages, the messages comprising an address portion and the information portion, comprising:
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dynamic token generating means for generating a set of most frequently used phrases having uniquely associated tokens therewith, said token generator means accumulating and analyzing a number of the information portions of messages received at the central control terminal intended for transmission to one or more selective call receivers to derive the set of most frequently used phrases corresponding thereto, and most frequently used phrase storage means for storing within the central control terminal the generated set of most frequently used phrases and associated tokens. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of generating a set of tokens and most frequently used phrases for use in a selective call radio communication system which comprises a central control terminal and a plurality of selective call receivers, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at the central control terminal, a plurality of messages intended for transmission to at least one of the plurality of selective call receivers; accumulating, in a storage device within the central control terminal, a set comprising a number of information portions from the messages received; and processing the number of information portions stored, said step of processing comprising the steps of determining the number of exact matches between the number of information portions stored, and portions thereof, to identify unique matching phrases, associating the number of exact matches with the unique matching phrases identified, and generating therefrom an associated occurrence count generating a set of unique phrases from the unique matching phrases identified which have the largest associated occurrence counts and generating a set of most frequently used phrases comprising a plurality of most frequently used phrase subsets which comprise a unique phrase and an associated unique token storing the set of most frequently used phrases in a current phrase and count table in the storage device in the central control terminal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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