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Apparatus and method for directory-linked canned pager messages

  • US 5,604,492 A
  • Filed: 07/28/1995
  • Issued: 02/18/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for displaying messages on a display of a portable device having selective call receiving functions, the method comprising steps of:

  • storing in a memory of the portable device a personal name directory having a plurality of entries, each entry comprising at least one telephone number and at least one canned message corresponding to the at least one telephone number;

    receiving a paging message including a telephone number;

    searching through the personal name directory to determine if the telephone number received in the paging message matches with a telephone number in any of the personal name directory entries;

    displaying on a display of the portable device a canned message which corresponds to the personal name directory entry that matches the telephone number received in the paging message; and

    displaying on the display of the portable device a message prompting a user to assign a message entry for the telephone number received in the paging message, if the telephone number received in the paging message does not match any telephone number in the personal name directory.

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