Wireless messaging system to multiple recipients
First Claim
1. A portable two way wireless device comprising:
- a portable housing;
two way wireless communication circuitry;
an interface to enter and display information;
a sender-side message compose mechanism to compose at the interface a given message;
a sender-side designation mechanism to designate at the interface a list corresponding to the given message, the list comprising (i) a set of multiple human recipients and (ii) different delivery modes and preferred contact addresses for transmitting the message to respective ones of the multiple human recipients; and
a base system transfer mechanism to transfer the given message and the list to a base system for sending by the base system of the given message via the different delivery modes to the respective ones of the multiple human recipients at the preferred contact addresses.
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Abstract
A two way wireless hand held PDA device that allows remote mobile creation of messages and sending of those messages to recipients via different delivery modes. The recipients can be formed into groups by different criteria, the messages can be created or imported and edited from the remote device, and the messages can be delivered via more than one mode. Status of messages sent and in process is maintained as is account information related to the message and the user. Also messages can be formatted, and can be conditionally sent and receivers can perform automatic actions when specific messages are received. (And actions can be carried out in remote systems based on the responses to messages sent).
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1 Claim
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1. A portable two way wireless device comprising:
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a portable housing; two way wireless communication circuitry; an interface to enter and display information; a sender-side message compose mechanism to compose at the interface a given message; a sender-side designation mechanism to designate at the interface a list corresponding to the given message, the list comprising (i) a set of multiple human recipients and (ii) different delivery modes and preferred contact addresses for transmitting the message to respective ones of the multiple human recipients; and a base system transfer mechanism to transfer the given message and the list to a base system for sending by the base system of the given message via the different delivery modes to the respective ones of the multiple human recipients at the preferred contact addresses.
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