Method and apparatus for establishing two way communications between a pager device and a paging service provider
First Claim
1. A method of establishing two way communications between a pager device and a paging service provider, said method comprising the steps of:
- in said pager device,generating control command signals for said paging service provider, wherein said control command signals are any signals that alter the behaviour of said paging service provider by causing said paging service provider to generate and send a message to said pager device in response to said control command signals;
transmitting said control command signals to said paging service provider over said telephone network;
in said paging service provider,receiving said control command signals from said pager device over said telephone network;
generating said message for said pager device in response to said control command signals received from said pager device over said telephone network;
sending said message to said pager device over a wireless paging network; and
in said pager device,receiving said message from said paging service provider over said wireless paging network.
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Abstract
A two way communications path is established between a pager device and a paging service provider. The pager device generates a control command for the paging service provider, converts the control command into signals recognizable by a telephone network, and transmits the signals to the paging service provider over the telephone network. The paging service provider receives the signals from the pager device over the telephone network, generates one or more messages for the pager device in response to these signals, and sends the message(s) to the pager device over a wireless paging network. The pager device receives the message(s) over the wireless paging network.
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Citations
15 Claims
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1. A method of establishing two way communications between a pager device and a paging service provider, said method comprising the steps of:
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in said pager device, generating control command signals for said paging service provider, wherein said control command signals are any signals that alter the behaviour of said paging service provider by causing said paging service provider to generate and send a message to said pager device in response to said control command signals; transmitting said control command signals to said paging service provider over said telephone network; in said paging service provider, receiving said control command signals from said pager device over said telephone network; generating said message for said pager device in response to said control command signals received from said pager device over said telephone network; sending said message to said pager device over a wireless paging network; and in said pager device, receiving said message from said paging service provider over said wireless paging network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A pager device, comprising:
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means for generating control command signals for a paging service provider, wherein said control command signals are any signals that alter the behaviour of said paging service provider by causing said paging service provider to generate and send a message to said pager device in response to said control command signals; said control command signals being recognizable by a telephone network; means for transmitting said control command signals to said paging service provider over said telephone network; and means for receiving said message from said paging service provider over a wireless paging network, said message sent in response to said control command signals sent to said paging service provider over said telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A paging service provider for communicating with a pager device, comprising:
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means for receiving control command signals from said pager device over said telephone network, wherein said control command signals are any signals that alter the behaviour of said paging service provider by causing said paging service provider to generate and send a message to said pager device in response to said control command signals; means for generating said message for said pager device in response to said control command signals received from said pager device over said telephone network; and means for sending said message to said pager device over a wireless paging network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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