Message communications system
DCFirst Claim
1. A messaging system, comprising:
- a messaging gateway operable to receive messages from a remote messaging system and to construct transmittable messages including portions of the messages received from the remote messaging system;
an RF transmission system coupled to the messaging gateway and operable to receive the transmittable messages from the messaging gateway system;
a subscriber device operable to communicate using radio frequency transmissions with the RF transmission system and operable to receive the transmittable messages including portions of the messages received from the remote messaging system through the messaging gateway system and the transmission system;
the subscriber device operable to generate commands and to transmit the commands to the RF transmission system;
the RF transmission system operable to direct the commands from the subscriber device to the messaging gateway; and
the messaging gateway system operable to translate the commands into a protocol understood by the remote messaging system and to transmit the translated command to the remote messaging system such that a user of the subscriber device can control the operation of the remote messaging system utilizing commands transmitted to the remote messaging system through the RF transmission system and the messaging gateway system.
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Abstract
A messaging system (10) is provided that comprises an RF transmission system (12). The RF transmission system (12) comprises an RF control system (14) which receives message traffic from a messaging gateway system (20). The messaging gateway system (20) receives messages in a variety of protocols from remote messaging system (30). The messaging gateway system (20) translates the messages received from remote messaging system (30) and constructs messages to be delivered to subscriber devices (28) through the RF transmission system (12). A subscriber device (28) can issue commands that are transmitted to the remote messaging system (30) or to remote system controller (32) controlling a remote-controlled system (34).
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19 Claims
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1. A messaging system, comprising:
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a messaging gateway operable to receive messages from a remote messaging system and to construct transmittable messages including portions of the messages received from the remote messaging system; an RF transmission system coupled to the messaging gateway and operable to receive the transmittable messages from the messaging gateway system; a subscriber device operable to communicate using radio frequency transmissions with the RF transmission system and operable to receive the transmittable messages including portions of the messages received from the remote messaging system through the messaging gateway system and the transmission system; the subscriber device operable to generate commands and to transmit the commands to the RF transmission system; the RF transmission system operable to direct the commands from the subscriber device to the messaging gateway; and the messaging gateway system operable to translate the commands into a protocol understood by the remote messaging system and to transmit the translated command to the remote messaging system such that a user of the subscriber device can control the operation of the remote messaging system utilizing commands transmitted to the remote messaging system through the RF transmission system and the messaging gateway system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A messaging system, comprising:
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a messaging gateway operable to receive messages from a remote messaging system and to construct transmittable messages including portions of the messages received from the remote messaging system; an RF transmission system coupled to the messaging gateway and operable to receive the transmittable messages from the messaging gateway system; a subscriber device operable to communicate using radio frequency transmissions with the RF transmission system and operable to receive the transmittable messages including portions of the messages received from the remote messaging system through the messaging gateway system and the RF transmission system; the subscriber device operable to generate commands and to transmit the commands to the RF transmission system; the RF transmission system operable to direct the commands from the subscriber device to the messaging gateway system; the messaging gateway system operable to translate the commands into a protocol understood by the remote messaging system and to transmit the translated command to the remote messaging system such that a user of the subscriber device can control the operation of the remote messaging system utilizing commands transmitted to the remote messaging system through the RF transmission system and the messaging gateway system; a remote-controlled system coupled to a remote system controller; the remote system controller operable to communicate using radio frequency transmissions with the RF transmission system; the subscriber device operable to generate remote system commands and to transmit the remote system commands to the messaging gateway system through the RF transmission system; the messaging gateway system operable to decode the remote system commands and to generate messages to the remote system controller responsive to the remote system command and the remote system controller operable to control the remote-controlled system responsive to the commands and to the transmissions received from the messaging gateway system. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method of processing messages comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a messaging gateway a message notification from a remote messaging system; transmitting the message notification to a subscriber device through an RF transmission system; transmitting a deliver message command in response to the message notification from the subscriber device to the messaging gateway through the RF transmission system; transmitting a command to the remote messaging system from the messaging gateway requesting the message associated with the message notification; receiving at the messaging gateway the message from the remote messaging system; transmitting the message to the subscriber device through the RF transmission system; transmitting a command associated with the message to the messaging gateway from the subscriber device through the RF transmission system; and transmitting a command message including the command from the subscriber device to the remote messaging system through the messaging gateway. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of processing voice messages comprising the steps of:
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receiving in a messaging gateway a voice message notification; transmitting a page including the voice message notification to a subscriber device through a transmission system; transmitting a voice message send command from the subscriber device to the messaging gateway; retrieving the voice message from the remote messaging system into the messaging gateway; transmitting the voice message from the messaging gateway to the subscriber device through the transmission system; transmitting a command from the subscriber device to the messaging gateway associated with the processing of the voice message; and transmitting the command from the messaging gateway to the remote messaging system such that the user of the subscriber device can remotely command the operation of the remote messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of processing voice messages comprising the steps of:
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receiving in a messaging gateway a voice message from a remote voice message system coupled to the messaging gateway system; transmitting a page including the voice message notification page to a subscriber device through a transmission system; transmitting a voice message deliver command from the subscriber device to the messaging gateway; transmitting the voice message from the messaging gateway to the subscriber device through the transmission system; and transmitting a command from the subscriber device to the messaging gateway associated with the processing of the voice message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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