Method and apparatus for paging alternate users
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1. A method for paging alternate users, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an initial paging request at a paging server from an originating user;
sending said initial paging request to a target user by said paging server;
receiving an acknowledgment to said initial paging request at said paging server from said target user; and
determining whether said received acknowledgment is positive, and if not;
(a) selecting an alternate user from a list of alternate users by said paging server;
(b) sending an alternate paging request to said selected alternate user;
(c) receiving an acknowledgment from said selected alternate user; and
(d) determining whether said acknowledgment is positive, and if not, repeating steps (a) through (d) with a next selected alternate user from said list of alternate users until a positive acknowledgment is received.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a paging service to automatically respond to a paging acknowledgment. The pager server receives an initial pager request from an originating user. The initial paging request is sent to a target user by the paging server. An acknowledgment to the initial pager request is received at the paging server from the target user. If the acknowledgment is not positive, alternate users are paged until a positive acknowledgment is received.
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1. A method for paging alternate users, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an initial paging request at a paging server from an originating user; sending said initial paging request to a target user by said paging server; receiving an acknowledgment to said initial paging request at said paging server from said target user; and determining whether said received acknowledgment is positive, and if not; (a) selecting an alternate user from a list of alternate users by said paging server; (b) sending an alternate paging request to said selected alternate user; (c) receiving an acknowledgment from said selected alternate user; and (d) determining whether said acknowledgment is positive, and if not, repeating steps (a) through (d) with a next selected alternate user from said list of alternate users until a positive acknowledgment is received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform steps for paging alternate users, said steps comprising:
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receiving an initial paging request at a paging server from an originating user; sending said initial paging request to a target user by said paging server; receiving an acknowledgment to said initial paging request at said paging server from said target user; and determining whether said received acknowledgment is positive, and if not; (a) selecting an alternate user from a list of alternate users by said paging server; (b) sending an alternate paging request to said selected alternate user; (c) receiving an acknowledgment from said selected alternate user; and (d) determining whether said acknowledgment is positive, and if not, repeating steps (a) through (d) with a next selected alternate user from said list of alternate users until a positive acknowledgment is received. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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