×

Method and apparatus for providing reminder messages in a communication system

  • US 5,920,576 A
  • Filed: 03/24/1995
  • Issued: 07/06/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for transmitting reminders in a communication system including a terminal that receives messages to be transmitted to a transceiver, the method comprising, in the terminal, the steps of:

  • transmitting a message to the transceiver;

    determining that an acknowledgment relating to the message has not been received from the transceiver after a predetermined time, the acknowledgment indicating that the message has been presented by the transceiver; and

    sending, responsive to said determining step, a read reminder to the transceiver to remind a user thereof to read the message.

View all claims
  • 5 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×