Multiple pager status synchronization system and method
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1. A method of synchronizing message information among a plurality of transceivers comprising the steps of:
- transmitting by a wireless messaging infrastructure a first message having a first status;
in one transceiver of the plurality of transceivers, changing the first status of the first message to a second status responsive to an input to the one transceiver, and transmitting a second message indicative of the second status;
in the wireless messaging infrastructure, receiving the second message, and responsive to receiving the second message, transmitting a third message indicative of the second status; and
in at least one other transceiver of the plurality of transceivers, receiving the third message, and responsive to receiving the third message, changing the first status of the first message to the second status.
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Abstract
Status changes made on first pager (130 and 530) are wirelessly communicated to an infrastructure (110 and 510) which communicates the status changes to other pagers (150 and 550) so that the other pagers make corresponding status changes. Thus, a user'"'"'s status changes made on one pager are automatically made on the user'"'"'s other pagers. Status changes include changes to received messages, alarm times, alert thresholds, and key word alerts.
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1. A method of synchronizing message information among a plurality of transceivers comprising the steps of:
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transmitting by a wireless messaging infrastructure a first message having a first status; in one transceiver of the plurality of transceivers, changing the first status of the first message to a second status responsive to an input to the one transceiver, and transmitting a second message indicative of the second status; in the wireless messaging infrastructure, receiving the second message, and responsive to receiving the second message, transmitting a third message indicative of the second status; and in at least one other transceiver of the plurality of transceivers, receiving the third message, and responsive to receiving the third message, changing the first status of the first message to the second status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of synchronizing a status of a plurality of transceivers comprising the steps of:
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in a first transceiver, changing the status of the first transceiver from a first status to a second status as a result of an input from a user, and transmitting a first message indicative of the second status; in a wireless messaging infrastructure, receiving the first message, and transmitting a second message indicative of the second status; and in a second transceiver, receiving the second message, and changing a status of the second transceiver to the second status in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for synchronizing a status category of a plurality of wireless communication devices communicating with a wireless paging infrastructure, each of the plurality of communication devices having at least one status category, each of the at least one status category having a plurality of states, comprising:
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means in at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices for changing a status category of the at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices to produce a current state of the status category; means in the at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices to produce a synchronizing signal for signaling to the infrastructure the current state of the status category; means in the infrastructure to produce a current state signal for signaling to an other communication device of the plurality of communication devices the current state of the status category of the at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices in response to the synchronizing signal; and means in the other communication device of the plurality of communication devices for changing the current state of the at least one status category of the other communication device of the plurality of communication devices to the current state of the at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices responsive to the current state signal.
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11. A system for synchronizing messages among a multiplicity of selective call transceivers communicating with a wireless paging infrastructure, the wireless paging infrastructure having a base transmitter and a controller, each of the multiplicity of selective call transceivers having a processor and a transmitter, and at least one status category, each of the at least one status category having a plurality of states, the system comprising:
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a user interface on at least one of the multiplicity of selective call transceivers for changing a state of a status category of the at least one of the multiplicity of selective call transceivers to produce a synchronizing signal and coupled to the processor; a software element at the processor for controlling transmission of a synchronizing signal by the transmitter after a change of state of a status category; and another software element at the controller for controlling transmission of a current state signal by the base transmitter responsive to the synchronizing signal.
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