Method in a selective call radio for ensuring reception of advertisement messages
First Claim
1. In an SCR (Selective Call Radio) that receives personal messages and corresponding advertisement messages over the air, a method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a personal message;
determining whether a corresponding advertisement message has been previously stored in the SCR;
in the event the corresponding advertisement message is not found, presenting the personal message to a user of the SCR; and
warning the user that the SCR must receive the corresponding advertisement message within a first predetermined time wherein the warning step comprises the step of instructing the user how to place the SCR in an optimal mode for receiving the corresponding advertisment message.
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Abstract
An SCR (122) that receives personal messages and corresponding advertisement messages, includes a receiver (304), memory (310), presentation circuit (313) and processor (308). The processor is adapted to cause the receiver to receive a personal message (402), to determine whether a corresponding advertisement message has been previously stored in the memory (404), and in the event the corresponding advertisement message is not found, cause (406, 410) the presentation circuit to present the personal message to a user of the SCR. Additionally, the processor causes the presentation circuit to present a warning (412) to the user that the SCR must receive the corresponding advertisement message within a predetermined time.
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15 Claims
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1. In an SCR (Selective Call Radio) that receives personal messages and corresponding advertisement messages over the air, a method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a personal message; determining whether a corresponding advertisement message has been previously stored in the SCR; in the event the corresponding advertisement message is not found, presenting the personal message to a user of the SCR; and warning the user that the SCR must receive the corresponding advertisement message within a first predetermined time wherein the warning step comprises the step of instructing the user how to place the SCR in an optimal mode for receiving the corresponding advertisment message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An SCR that receives personal messages and corresponding advertisement messages over the air, comprising:
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a receiver; a memory; a presentation circuit; and a processor coupled to the receiver, the memory and the presentation circuit, the processor adapted to; cause the receiver to receive a personal message; determine whether a corresponding advertisement message has been previously stored in the memory; in the event the corresponding advertisement message is not found, cause the presentation circuit to present the personal message to a user of the SCR; and cause the presentation circuit to present a warning to the user that the SCR must receive the corresponding advertisement message within a predetermined time wherein the warning instructs the user how to place the SCR in an optimal mode for receiving the corresponding advertisment message.
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