Wireless on-call communication system for management of on-call messaging and method therefor
First Claim
1. A wireless on-call communication system for management of on-call messages, the wireless on-call communication system having a plurality of wireless communication devices including an on-call wireless communication device and a replacement wireless communication device, wherein the on-call wireless communication device is active and the replacement wireless communication device is inactive, the wireless on-call communication system comprising:
- an on-call server for managing an on-call schedule;
a system controller coupled to the on-call server for generating an on-call message in response to a server command from the on-call server;
at least one radio frequency transmitter coupled to the system controller for transmitting the on-call message to the plurality of wireless communication devices including the on-call wireless communication device and the replacement wireless communication device, wherein the on-call wireless communication device is inactive in response to receiving the on-call message and the replacement wireless communication device is active in response to receiving the on-call message; and
at least one radio frequency receiver coupled to the system controller for receiving a change notification message sent from the on-call wireless communication device and communicating the change notification message to the system controller, wherein the system controller communicates the change notification message to the on-call server, and further wherein the server command is generated by the on-call server in response to the receipt of the change notification message.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device (32) within a wireless on-call communication system (10) includes a device receiver (92) for receiving an on-call message (36), a device processor (98) coupled to the device receiver (92) for processing the on-call message (36); a device memory (100) coupled to the device processor (98) for storing the on-call message (36); and an on-call application (108) coupled to the device processor (98) having an on-call schedule (80) for defining an active time period (126) and an inactive time period (128). The device processor (98) processes the on-call message (36) during the active time period (126) and discards the on-call message (36) during the inactive time period (128).
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9 Claims
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1. A wireless on-call communication system for management of on-call messages, the wireless on-call communication system having a plurality of wireless communication devices including an on-call wireless communication device and a replacement wireless communication device, wherein the on-call wireless communication device is active and the replacement wireless communication device is inactive, the wireless on-call communication system comprising:
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an on-call server for managing an on-call schedule;
a system controller coupled to the on-call server for generating an on-call message in response to a server command from the on-call server;
at least one radio frequency transmitter coupled to the system controller for transmitting the on-call message to the plurality of wireless communication devices including the on-call wireless communication device and the replacement wireless communication device, wherein the on-call wireless communication device is inactive in response to receiving the on-call message and the replacement wireless communication device is active in response to receiving the on-call message; and
at least one radio frequency receiver coupled to the system controller for receiving a change notification message sent from the on-call wireless communication device and communicating the change notification message to the system controller, wherein the system controller communicates the change notification message to the on-call server, and further wherein the server command is generated by the on-call server in response to the receipt of the change notification message.
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2. In a wireless on-call communication system having a plurality of wireless communication devices, a query protocol for communicating an on-call message, the query protocol comprising:
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an address portion, wherein the address portion comprises a message address; and
a data portion, wherein the data portion comprises;
a system information control flag, a message type, an on-call device identification, a repeat flag, an accept flag, and a respondent device identification.
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3. In a wireless communication device for receiving and processing an on-call message, the wireless communication device including a message memory for storing the on-call message, an address memory for storing a plurality of addresses and a plurality of identifications, and an on-call application having an on-call schedule, a method for processing the on-call message comprising:
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receiving the on-call message including an address portion and a data portion, wherein the address portion comprises a message address, and further wherein the data portion comprises a message identification, a system information control flag, and a message data;
matching the message address with one or more addresses stored in the address memory;
matching the message identification with one or more identifications stored in the address memory;
storing the message data of the on-call message in the message memory when the system information control flag is false; and
modifying the on-call schedule using the message data of the on-call message when the system information control flag is true.
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4. In a wireless on-call communication system having an on-call server for managing an on-call schedule, at least one radio frequency transmitter for transmitting an on-call message including the on-call schedule, and a plurality of wireless communication devices including an on-call wireless communication device and a replacement wireless communication device, wherein the on-call wireless communication device is active and the replacement wireless communication device is inactive, a method for management of on-call messages comprising:
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generating a change to the on-call schedule by the on-call server;
transmitting the on-call message including the change to the on-call schedule by the radio frequency transmitter to the plurality of wireless communication devices;
deactivating the on-call wireless communication device; and
activating the replacement wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (5)
receiving the reply message by the on-call server prior to the deactivating step.
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6. In a wireless communication device for receiving and processing an on-call message, the wireless communication device including a message memory for storing the on-call message, an address memory for storing a group address and a unique identification, and an on-call application having an on-call schedule, a method for processing the on-call message comprising:
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receiving the on-call message including an address portion and a data portion, wherein the address portion comprises a message address, and further wherein the data portion comprises a message identification, a system information control flag, an on-call flag and a message data, wherein the system information control flag is set to true;
matching the message address with the group address stored in the address memory;
matching the message identification with the unique identification stored in the address memory; and
activating the wireless communication device when the on-call flag is set to true.
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7. In an on-call wireless communication device having a receiver for receiving and processing a reply message, a device transmitter for transmitting a query message, an address memory for storing a group address and a unique identification, and an on-call application for activating and deactivating the on-call wireless communication device, a method for deactivating the on-call wireless communication device comprising:
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transmitting the query message;
receiving a reply message from a respondent wireless communication device; and
deactivating the on-call wireless communication device in response to receiving the reply message. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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Specification