×

Data and message retrieval communications system including remote receive-only communication unit

  • US 6,108,534 A
  • Filed: 09/30/1997
  • Issued: 08/22/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A remote receive-only communication unit for storing and receiving personal data from a user-configured and controlled base station according to an operator customized data configuration and transmission scheme, the unit comprising:

  • a receiver having an antenna;

    a processor communicating with said receiver and processing a transmission signal from the user-configured and controlled base station according to the operator customized data configuration and transmission scheme received by said receiver;

    a memory communicating with said processor and storing said personal data, said memory further storing a control program and data corresponding to said transmission signal received by said receiver, said control program controlling an operation of said processor; and

    a display interface unit communicating with said processor, said display interface unit including at least one user interface element that enables an operator to interface with said processor, wherein said processor is programmed to access and control said receiver, said memory and said display interface in accordance with an operator customized data configuration and retrieval scheme, said display interface unit further including a display that selectively displays at least one of said personal data and said data corresponding to said transmission signal in accordance with said operator customized data configuration and retrieval scheme, wherein the operator customized data configuration and transmission scheme and the operator customized data configuration and retrieval scheme effect customization of (1) a manner in which said personal data and said data corresponding to said transmission signal are transferred to the remote receive-only communication unit and (2) a content of said personal data and said data corresponding to said transmission signal.

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