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Personal computer-based paging system

  • US 6,745,026 B2
  • Filed: 12/14/1998
  • Issued: 06/01/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving in a stationary personal computer a wireless page signal transmitted by a remote base station over a wide geographic area;

    if the page signal does not contain an identification header, executing a user-configurable instruction set stored in the personal computer;

    if the page signal does contain an information header, detecting one of a plurality of codes in the header;

    if the header contains a first of the codes, controlling an external device according to instructions stored in the personal computer;

    if the header contains a second of the codes, contacting one of a plurality of external locations specified by the page, the one external location being taken from the group consisting of an external computer network, an electronic mail address, a telephone number, a portable pager number, and a fax machine number.

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