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Integrated communications terminal

  • US 5,689,245 A
  • Filed: 06/06/1995
  • Issued: 11/18/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic device for use as a communications terminal, comprising:

  • means for receiving a communications control channel signal through which said electronic device receives a list of operating information, including location information on a location of said electronic device, a plurality of channel names, a plurality of data rates, and a plurality of frequencies, for a plurality of selectable channel signals, each of said plurality of channel names associated with a frequency and a data rate as a channel name association, with channel name associations modifiable through updating of the list of operating information;

    means for storing the location of said electronic device as a stored location;

    means for selecting, by a user, a selectable channel signal by selecting a name of the selectable channel signal as a selectable-channel-signal-name, the selectable channel signal selected dependent on the stored location;

    means for identifying a particular frequency and a particular data rate associated with the selectable-channel-signal name from the list of operating information;

    means for tuning to the particular frequency and the particular data rate associated with the selectable-channel-signal name; and

    means for receiving, simultaneously with receipt of said communications control channel signal, the selectable channel signal.

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