Circuitry and method for accessing a radio pager
First Claim
1. In a pager having network paging signal receiver circuitry for receiving a paging signal transmitted thereto by a network paging terminal, an improvement of access signal receiving circuitry for receiving a perceptible access signal formed at a source other than the network terminal and provided to said access signal receiving circuitry by way of a mass-market communication medium, the perceptible access signal formed of at least a selected one of an audio signal and an optical signal, the selected one of the audio signal and the optical signal of characteristics permitting perception thereof during transmission of the perceptible access signal to the pager, said access signal receiving circuitry comprising:
- an access signal transducer for sensing the perceptible access signal, said access signal transducer further for converting the perceptible access signal, when sensed, into an electrical signal of values representative of values of the perceptible access signal; and
a control device coupled to receive the electrical signal formed by said access signal transducer, the control device for generating control commands for controlling operation of selected functions of the pager responsive to values of the electrical signal.
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Abstract
Remote access circuitry and an associated method for a pager permits remote access to a pager from a source other than a network paging terminal. Human-perceptible signals are provided to the remote access circuitry by way of a mass-market communication medium. Signals applied to the remote access circuitry permit reconfiguration of the pager, as desired, or display of messages at the pager. An external service provider generating signals from a source other than the network paging terminal of a paging system are able to reconfigure, or display messages at, the pager.
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37 Claims
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1. In a pager having network paging signal receiver circuitry for receiving a paging signal transmitted thereto by a network paging terminal, an improvement of access signal receiving circuitry for receiving a perceptible access signal formed at a source other than the network terminal and provided to said access signal receiving circuitry by way of a mass-market communication medium, the perceptible access signal formed of at least a selected one of an audio signal and an optical signal, the selected one of the audio signal and the optical signal of characteristics permitting perception thereof during transmission of the perceptible access signal to the pager, said access signal receiving circuitry comprising:
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an access signal transducer for sensing the perceptible access signal, said access signal transducer further for converting the perceptible access signal, when sensed, into an electrical signal of values representative of values of the perceptible access signal; and a control device coupled to receive the electrical signal formed by said access signal transducer, the control device for generating control commands for controlling operation of selected functions of the pager responsive to values of the electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. In a pager having network paging signal receiver circuitry for receiving a paging signal transmitted thereto by network paging terminal, an improvement of access signal receiving circuitry for receiving a perceptible access signal formed by a source other than the network terminal and provided to said access signal receiving circuitry by way of a mass-market communication medium, the perceptible access signal formed of at least a selected one of an audio signal and an optical signal, the selected one of the audio signal and the optical signal of characteristics permitting perception thereof during transmission of the perceptible access signal to the pager, said access signal receiving circuitry comprising:
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means for sensing the access signal, said means for sensing further for converting the access signal, once sensed, into an electrical signal of values representative of values of the access signal; and means, coupled to receive the electrical signal formed by said means for sensing, for interpreting the values of the electrical signal and for generating commands responsive to the interpreted values of the electrical signal.
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19. A method for providing a pager with a perceptible access signal, the perceptible access signal formed of at least a selected one of an audio signal and an optical signal, the selected one of the audio signal and the optical signal of characteristics permitting perception thereof, the pager operative in a paging system to receive a paging signal transmitted to the pager by a paging terminal, said method comprising the steps of:
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forming the perceptible access signal at an access signal source other than the paging terminal; providing the perceptible access signal formed during said step of forming by way of a mass-market communication medium to an access signal transducer positioned at, and forming a portion of, the pager, the perceptible access signal permitting perception of the perceptible access signal as the perceptible access signal is provided to the pager; converting the access signal applied to the access signal transducer during said step of providing into an electrical signal; and generating control commands for controlling selected operations of the pager responsive to values of the electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A pager comprising:
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a paging network signal receiver for receiving a paging signal transmitted by a network paging terminal; an access signal receiver coupled to the paging network signal receiver for receiving an access signal including a selected one of a coded audio signal and a coded optical signal, said access signal is transmitted from a source other than the network paging terminal; said access signal receiver including a signal transducer for sensing the access signal and for converting the access signal into an electrical signal of values representative of values of the access signal, a controller for receiving said electrical signal and for generating control commands in response to the values of the electrical signal; and said control commands including a selected one of a reprogramming command for reprogramming the pager and an informational command for displaying an informational message included in said access signal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of accessing a pager with an access signal formed at a source other than a paging network, where said access signal comprises a selected one of a coded audio signal and a coded optical signal, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving said access signal broadcasted in a selected one of a radio network and a television network; and converting said received access signal into an electrical signal of values representative of values of the access signal. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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Specification