Message system
First Claim
1. A device for dispatch of messages for requesting for-hire-transportation comprising:
- memory means for storing coded information which can be used to define a message for requesting for-hire-transportationa communicating device for making a call for the dispatch of the message to an intended recipienta message confirmation means which will confirm to a person requiring to dispatch a message for requesting for-hire-transportation that the message has been received by said recipienta manually operable message dispatch initiating means by which a person requiring to dispatch the message for requesting for-hire-transportation can manually initiate procedures to dispatch that messageand a processing means interconnecting the above whereby, in use, a person requiring to dispatch a message for requesting for-hire-transportation manually activates said message dispatch initiating means, and said device will automatically activate said communicating device, said communicating device will then call said recipient, relay said information from said memory means to said recipient, and then process an acknowledgment of receipt of the message to activate said message confirmation means to, in turn, provide a confirmation of acknowledgment of receipt of the message to said person and then subsequently terminate the call with said recipient, all without further intervention by said person.
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Abstract
A device for dispatch of messages is provided which has particular application to dispatch of messages for ordering taxis. The device has a memory for storing information used to define the message, a communicating device for making a call to a taxi company, a message dispatch initiating button for permitting a user to initiate the call, and a message confirmation output to provide a confirmation of receipt of call. The device is controlled by a processor. In use, a person requiring to dispatch a message activates the message dispatch initiating button, and the device will automatically activate the communicating device. The communicating device will then call a recipient, relay the information from the memory to the recipient, process an acknowledgement of receipt of the message to activate the message confirmation output, and terminate the call with the recipient, all without further intervention by the person.
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27 Claims
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1. A device for dispatch of messages for requesting for-hire-transportation comprising:
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memory means for storing coded information which can be used to define a message for requesting for-hire-transportation a communicating device for making a call for the dispatch of the message to an intended recipient a message confirmation means which will confirm to a person requiring to dispatch a message for requesting for-hire-transportation that the message has been received by said recipient a manually operable message dispatch initiating means by which a person requiring to dispatch the message for requesting for-hire-transportation can manually initiate procedures to dispatch that message and a processing means interconnecting the above whereby, in use, a person requiring to dispatch a message for requesting for-hire-transportation manually activates said message dispatch initiating means, and said device will automatically activate said communicating device, said communicating device will then call said recipient, relay said information from said memory means to said recipient, and then process an acknowledgment of receipt of the message to activate said message confirmation means to, in turn, provide a confirmation of acknowledgment of receipt of the message to said person and then subsequently terminate the call with said recipient, all without further intervention by said person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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16. A device as claimed in 15 wherein said job identification code is provided by said counter so that the existing count maintained by the counter plus one is outputted with the message to provide a job identification code.
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27. A method of dispatch of a message for requesting for-hire-transportation comprising the steps of
(a) storing information which can be used to define the message for requesting for-hire-transportation, (b) activating a message dispatch request initiating means to, in turn, subsequently automatically activate a communication device to communicate with an intended recipient providing for-hire-transportation, communicating said information, subsequently receiving an acknowledgment of receipt of the message and activating a message confirmation means to provide confirmation of acknowledgment of receipt of the message, and then subsequently terminating the communication with said recipient.
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