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Method for information reception in a portable computer

  • US 6,522,242 B1
  • Filed: 06/17/1998
  • Issued: 02/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of performing a function in a portable computer comprising a page receiver, said method comprising:

  • running a page receiver setup program in said portable computer, wherein said set up program allows an end-user to define a code to correspond to one or more security function commands, wherein said code comprises one or more alphanumeric characters, and wherein said code is reprogrammable and customizable by the end-user;

    receiving at said page receiver setup program an end-user input associated with defining said code;

    receiving a page message comprising said code via said page receiver;

    storing said page message;

    interpreting said page message as a command to perform said commands; and

    performing one or more security functions associated with said commands in said portable computer in response to said page message.

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