Multiple messaging using a single selective call address
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1. A method for receiving information by a selected selective call receiver from a single transmission comprising the steps of:
- locating message storage instructions in said information; and
storing a message associated with said message storage instructions by appending said message to existing data in a specific memory area in accordance with said message storage instructions.
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Abstract
A method is described for transmitting a plurality of messages within a single transmission having one address to a selective call receiver. An identification packet preceding each message determines the slot in which the message is stored. The packet may also move a message from one slot to another.
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1. A method for receiving information by a selected selective call receiver from a single transmission comprising the steps of:
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locating message storage instructions in said information; and storing a message associated with said message storage instructions by appending said message to existing data in a specific memory area in accordance with said message storage instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4)
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3. A method for receiving information by a selected selective call receiver from a single transmission comprising the steps of:
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locating message storage instructions in said information; and storing a message associated with said message storage instructions by copying said message from a first memory area to a second memory area in accordance with said message storage instructions. - View Dependent Claims (5, 16)
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6. A method for providing information comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a selective call address within said information and message storage instructions associated with one of at least one message; receiving said information with a selective call receiver; determining the selection of said selective call receiver by matching said selective call address with a predetermined address corresponding to said selective call receiver; locating said message storage instructions in said information; and storing said at least one message by appending the message to existing data in a specific memory area in accordance with said message storage instructions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method for providing information comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a selective call address within said information and message storage instructions associated with one of at least one message; receiving said information with a selective call receiver; determining the selection of said selective call receiver by matching said selective call address with a predetermined address corresponding to said selective call receiver; locating said message storage instructions in said information; and storing said at least one message by copying the message from a first memory area to a second memory area in accordance with said message storage instructions. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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10. A system for providing information comprising:
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means for transmitting a selective call address within said information and message storage instructions associated with one of at least one message; means for receiving said information with a selective call receiver; means for determining the selection of said selective call receiver by matching said selective call address with a predetermined address corresponding to said selective call receiver; means for locating said message storage instructions in said information; and means for storing said at least one message by appending the message to existing data in a specific memory area in accordance with said message storage instructions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing information comprising:
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means for transmitting a selective call address within said information and message storage instructions associated with one of at least one message; means for receiving said information with a selective call receiver; means for determining the selection of said selective call receiver by matching said selective call address with a predetermined address corresponding to said selective call receiver; and means for storing said at least one message by copying the message from a first memory area to a second memory area in accordance with said message storage instructions. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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