Systems and methods for delivering information to a transmitting and receiving device
First Claim
1. A system for delivering information to an intended recipient, comprising:
- a storage unit for storing information available for the intended recipient; and
an input/output controller (a) for directing a data signal to a base station to notify the intended recipient of the available information, wherein the data signal includes an information identifier signal for identifying the available information and an address signal for identifying a selective call transceiver of the intended recipient, but does not include all of the available information regardless of the amount of the available information, (b) for receiving a request signal generated by the selective call transceiver, wherein the request signal specifies a desired action to be performed on the available information, and (c) for performing the desired action in response to receiving the request signal.
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Abstract
A system and method for selective paging provides a page to a paging transceiver but does not automatically provide an associated message. The paging transceiver receives the page and alerts the user that a message is waiting and preferably provides a short description of the message. The user can then download or otherwise act on the message at a time and at a place convenient to the user. The user can therefore place the paging transceiver in a location where it can easily receive and reply to the message. The paging system conserves air time and the paging transceiver conserves memory by not automatically receiving the associated messages. The paging transceiver can receive transmissions during off-peak hours and has a timer which can be programmed so that messages are delivered at a desired time. The content of the messages may be stored in a plurality of different systems and one or more of these systems may page the paging transceiver to inform it of the messages. The paging transceiver may retrieve the messages from the system paging, even though it may not store the message, or directly from the system storing the message. The messages stored by the systems and delivered to the paging transceiver may be of different types, such as voice, text, audio, or even video. In addition to messages, the paging system can store other information for the user, such as songs or video clips that the user can sample or updates on weather or stock rates.
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81 Claims
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1. A system for delivering information to an intended recipient, comprising:
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a storage unit for storing information available for the intended recipient; and
an input/output controller (a) for directing a data signal to a base station to notify the intended recipient of the available information, wherein the data signal includes an information identifier signal for identifying the available information and an address signal for identifying a selective call transceiver of the intended recipient, but does not include all of the available information regardless of the amount of the available information, (b) for receiving a request signal generated by the selective call transceiver, wherein the request signal specifies a desired action to be performed on the available information, and (c) for performing the desired action in response to receiving the request signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for notifying a user of a selective call transceiver of available information and for performing an action on the available information, comprising:
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an input/output controller (a) for receiving a data signal from a storage facility wherein the data signal includes an information identifier signal for identifying the available information, (b) for receiving a request signal generated by the selective call transceiver, wherein the request signal specifies the action, and (c) for performing the action in response to receiving the request signal; and
a terminal controller (a) for generating a selective call signal, which includes at least part of the information identifier signal and an address signal for identifying the selective call transceiver, and (b) for supplying the selective call signal to a base station for transmission to the selective call transceiver, wherein all of the available information is not included in the selective call signal regardless of the amount of the available information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for delivering information to a selective call transceiver, comprising:
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an input/output controller;
a storage unit for storing the information; and
a terminal controller (a) for generating an information identifier signal, which is associated with the information stored in the storage unit, (b) for determining an address signal for the selective call transceiver, and (c) for supplying the information identifier signal and the address signal to the input/output controller, wherein the input/output controller supplies a selective call signal to a base station for transmission to the selective call transceiver, the selective call signal including the information identifier signal and the address signal, but not including all of the information regardless of the amount of the information, and in response to receiving a request signal generated by the selective call transceiver indicating a desired action to be performed on the information, the input/output controller performs the desired action on the information. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method for delivering information to an intended recipient, comprising the steps of:
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storing the information available for the intended recipient;
directing a data signal to a base station, wherein the data signal includes an information identifier signal for identifying the available information and an address signal for identifying a selective call transceiver of the intended recipient, but does not include all of the available information regardless of the amount of the available information;
transmitting the data signal to the selective call transceiver to notify the intended recipient of the available information;
receiving a request signal generated by the selective call transceiver to perform an action on the available information; and
in response to receiving the request signal, performing the action on the available information. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A method for notifying a user of a selective call transceiver of available information and for performing an action on the available information, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a data signal from a storage facility wherein the data signal includes an information identifier signal for identifying information available to the user;
generating a selective call signal including at least part of the information identifier signal and an address signal associated with the selective call transceiver, wherein the selective call signal does not include all of the available information regardless of the amount of the available information;
supplying the selective call signal to a base station for transmission to the selective call transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A method for delivering information to a selective call transceiver, comprising the steps of:
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storing information available to the selective call transceiver;
generating an information identifier signal which is associated with the available information;
determining an address signal for the selective call transceiver;
forming a selective call signal from the information identifier signal and address signal, wherein the selective call signal does not include all of the available information regardless of the amount of the available information;
supplying the selective call signal to a base station for transmission to the selective call transceiver;
receiving a request signal generated by the selective call transceiver indicating a desired action to be taken on the information; and
performing the desired action on the information in response to receiving the request signal. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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