Geographic-temporal significant messaging

• US 5,883,580 A
• Filed: 03/24/1997
• Issued: 03/16/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Briancon, Alain Charles Louis, Sumner, Terence Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Horabik, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): JEANGLAUDE, JEAN BRUNER
• Application Number:
  US08/822,024
• Time in Patent Office: 722 Days
• Field of Search: 340/825.44, 340/825.47, 340/825.46, 340/309.4, 340/309.15, 340/311.1, 340/825.49, 340/825.22, 455/33, 455/34, 455/31, 455/32, 455/38, 455/432, 455/433, 455/440
• US Class Current: 340/7.52
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/227 with call or message storage means
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/022 Selective call receivers

Abstract

A messaging device for receiving a plurality of messages that have a relevancy status includes a selective call receiver (22) for receiving the plurality of messages, the relevancy status, and updates to the relevancy status, a memory (30) for storing at least a portion of the plurality of messages and the updates to the relevancy status and a processor (24, 40 and 28) for processing the portion of the plurality of messages that have received updates to the relevancy status. The relevancy status is ideally a location identifier and could additionally include a valid time indication.

Claims

1. A method of processing spatially sensitive information at a selective call receiver, comprising the steps of:

receiving the spatially sensitive information along with an associated identifier;

storing the spatially sensitive information if the associated identifier is valid;

detecting a change in the associated identifier as the selective call receiver roams from a first area to a second area; and

processing the spatially sensitive information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of deleting at least portions of the spatially sensitive information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of at least displaying portions of the spatially sensitive information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of deleting at least portions of the spatially sensitive information when the user prompts the selective call receiver to display at least portions of the spatially sensitive information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of automatically deleting at least portions of the spatially sensitive information when the memory of the selective call receiver is filled beyond a threshold level and otherwise deleting said at least portions of the spatially sensitive information when the user prompts the selective call receiver to display a message.

6. A method of processing a message among a plurality of messages received over the air at a selective call receiver, comprising the steps of:

receiving the plurality of messages, at least a portion of the messages being received with a relevancy status that includes a space/time indicator,

storing the messages if the relevancy status matches a stored relevancy status at the selective call receiver;

tagging the messages for processing when the space/time indicator changes; and

processing the messages that were tagged, the step of processing further comprises the step of deleting e that have an invalid space/time indicator.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of tagging further comprises the step of tagging the messages when the space/time indicator indicates a change in location.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of tagging further comprises the step of tagging the messages when the space/time indicator indicates a change in time beyond a threshold period.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of processing further comprises the step of displaying at least portions of the messages that were tagged.

10. A messaging device for receiving a plurality of messages, at least a portion of the plurality of messages having a relevancy status, the messaging device comprising:

a selective call receiver for receiving the plurality of messages, the relevancy status for the portion of the plurality of messages, and updates to the relevancy status;

a memory for storing at least a portion of the plurality of messages and the updates to the relevancy status; and

a processor for processing the portion of the plurality of messages that have received updates to the relevancy status.

11. The messaging device of claim 10, wherein the relevancy status is a location identifier.

12. The messaging device of claim 11, wherein the location identifier is selected from the group consisting of Simulcast System Identifier (SSID), Network Identifier (NID), Service Provider Identifier (SPID), Zone Identifier, Subzone Identifier, market indicator, information identifier, transmitter colorcode, and a prohibited location identifier.

13. The messaging device of claim 10, wherein the messaging device further comprises a real time clock.

14. The messaging device of claim 13, wherein the messaging device receives an address that includes the relevancy status, wherein the relevancy status is selected from the group consisting of Simulcast System Identifier (SSID), Network Identifier (NID), Service Provider Identifier (SPID), Zone Identifier, Subzone Identifier, market indicator, information identifier, transmitter colorcode, prohibited location identifier, and timeout indicator.

15. The messaging device of claim 10, wherein the messaging device further comprises a transmitter.

16. A messaging device for receiving a plurality of messages, at least a portion of the plurality of messages having a location identifier, the messaging device comprising:

a selective call receiver for receiving the plurality of messages, the location identifier for the portion of the plurality of messages, and updates to the location identifier;

a first memory location for storing a list of existing location identifiers;

a second memory location for storing at least a portion of the plurality of messages, the location identifier for the portion of the plurality of messages, and the updates to the location identifiers; and

a processor for processing the portion of the plurality of messages that have a location identifier by comparing the first memory location with the second memory location.

17. The messaging device of claim 16, wherein the messaging device is a one-way selective call receiver and the processor stores a message and enables the display of the message if a match is found between the existing location identifiers and the location identifier associated with the message.

18. The messaging device of claims 16, wherein the messaging device is a one-way selective call and the processor does not store a message if a match is found between the existing location identifiers and the location identifier associated with the message.

20. The messaging device of claim 16, wherein the messaging device further comprises a transmitter.

19. The messaging device of claim wherein the messaging device is a one-way selective call and the processor deletes an existing message from the second memory if a match is found between the existing location identifiers and the location identifier associated with the message.