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Method and apparatus for prioritizing message transmissions and alerts in a radio communication system

  • US 5,663,717 A
  • Filed: 05/06/1996
  • Issued: 09/02/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for prioritizing alerts in a data communication receiver for receiving information about an event, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a first message including first status information about the event;

    setting an alert priority in response to the first status information wherein the alert priority is indicative of different stages, including a critical stage, of the event, and wherein the alert priority is set by the data communication receiver without user intervention;

    receiving, subsequent to receiving the first message, a second message including second status information about the same event, wherein the second status information is different from the first status information;

    comparing the first and second status information to determine a status change in the event that has occurred between the sending of the first message and the sending of the second message;

    setting a status change priority of the status change automatically and without user intervention, wherein the status change priority is unrelated to the alert priority;

    alerting, automatically and without user intervention, a user of the status change regardless of the status change priority when the event that is the subject of both the first and second messages is determined to be at the critical stage by reference to the alert priority; and

    selectively alerting a user, automatically and without user intervention, responsive to the status change priority and the alert priority when the event is not at the critical stage.

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