System and method for providing pager services to users of a computer network
First Claim
1. A method for providing pager services to users of a computer network, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting pager address data and pager message data from a client node on a network to a primary pager server on the network;
transmitting the pager address data and pager message data from the primary pager server to a back-up pager server;
polling the primary pager server from the back-up pager server;
changing the back-up pager server to the primary pager server if the primary pager server does not respond to the poll;
controlling an external communications medium interface device with the pager address data to interface with a pager system via an external communications medium; and
transmitting the pager message data from the primary pager server to the pager system over the external communications medium.
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Abstract
A method for providing pager services to users of a computer network (10) is presented. The method includes the step of sending pager address data and pager message data from a client node (14) on a computer network (10) to a primary pager server (40) on the computer network (10). The primary pager server (40) converts the pager address data into operating instructions for an external communications medium interface device, and communicates with a pager system via the external communications medium interface device. The primary pager server (40) then sends the pager message data to the pager system using the external communications medium interface device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for providing pager services to users of a computer network, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting pager address data and pager message data from a client node on a network to a primary pager server on the network; transmitting the pager address data and pager message data from the primary pager server to a back-up pager server; polling the primary pager server from the back-up pager server; changing the back-up pager server to the primary pager server if the primary pager server does not respond to the poll; controlling an external communications medium interface device with the pager address data to interface with a pager system via an external communications medium; and transmitting the pager message data from the primary pager server to the pager system over the external communications medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing pager services to users of a computer network, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a request for a file of pager addresses from a client node to a primary pager server; transmitting the file of pager addresses from the primary pager server to the client node; selecting addresses from the file of pager addresses at the client node to create pager address data; entering pager message data at the client node; transmitting the pager address data and the pager message data from the client node to the primary pager server; transmitting the pager address data and pager message data from the primary pager server to a back-up pager server; polling the primary pager server from the back-up pager server; changing the back-up pager server to the primary pager server if the primary pager server does not respond to the poll; and
transmitting the pager message data to a pager system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer network with pager services, comprising:
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a communications medium; an external communications medium interface device coupled to the communications medium; a client node coupled to the communications medium, the client node operable to transmit pager address data and pager message data to the communications medium; a server coupled to the communications medium, the server operable to receive the pager address data and pager message data from the communications medium, the server further operable to determine a pager system access number and user number from the control data, the server further operable to transmit the pager system access number, user number, and pager message data to the external communications medium interface device; at least one back-up server operable to poll the server, the back-up server further operable to change its status from the back-up pager server to server if a poll to the server is not returned; wherein the server is operable to transmit all pager address data and pager message data to each back-up server; and wherein the external communications medium interface device is operable to receive the pager system access number, user number, and pager message data from the server over the communications medium, transmit the pager system access number over an external communications medium, and transmit the user number and pager message data to the pager system over the external communications medium. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing pager services to users of a computer network, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting pager address data and pager message data from a client node on a network to a primary pager server on the network; controlling an external communications medium interface device with the pager address data to interface with a pager system via an external communications medium; transmitting the pager message data from the primary pager server to the pager system over the external communications medium; generating at one of a network user or a network server pager address data and pager message data in response to an error message; and transmitting the pager address data and pager message data to the primary pager server if the error message does not occur at the primary pager server.
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21. A method for providing pager services to users of a computer network, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a request for a file of pager addresses from a client node to a primary pager server; transmitting the file of pager addresses from the primary pager server to the client node; selecting addresses from the file of pager addresses at the client node to create pager address data; entering pager message data at the client node; transmitting the pager address data and the pager message data from the client node to the primary pager server, comprising the steps of generating at one of a network user or a network server pager address data and pager message data in response to an error message and transmitting the pager address data and pager message data to the primary pager server if the error message does not occur at the primary pager server; and transmitting the pager message data to a pager system.
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22. A computer network with pager services, comprising:
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a communications medium; an external communications medium interface device coupled to the communications medium; a client node coupled to the communications medium, the client node operable to transmit pager address data and pager message data to the communications medium; a server coupled to the communications medium, the server operable to receive the pager address data and pager message data from the communications medium, the server further operable to determine a pager system access number and user number from the control data, the server further operable to transmit the pager system access number, user number, and pager message data to the external communications medium interface device; wherein the external communications medium interface device is operable to receive the pager system access number, user number, and pager message data from the server over the communications medium, transmit the pager system access number over an external communications medium, and transmit the user number and pager message data to the pager system over the external communications medium; and wherein an operating system of one of the client node and the server generates pager address data and pager message data in response to an error message generated by the operating system.
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