Systems and methods for delivering information to a communication device
First Claim
1. A method that communicates information to a cell phone comprising:
- storing information intended for the cell phone at a first remote location;
transmitting from a second remote location to the cell phone an information identifier that identifies the information and the information'"'"'s location;
determining a priority of the information; and
re-transmitting from the second remote location to the cell phone the information identifier if the priority of the information is determined to be equal to or greater than a specific priority and a response from the cell phone with regard to the information has not been received within a specific amount of time.
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Abstract
A paging transceiver and method for selectively paging provides a page to a paging transceiver but does not automatically provide an associated message. The paging transceiver receives the page and alerts the user that a message is waiting and preferably provides a short description of the message. The user can then download or otherwise act on the message at a time and at a place convenient to the user. The user can therefore place the paging transceiver in a location where it can easily receive and reply to the message. The paging system conserves air time and the paging transceiver conserves memory by not automatically receiving the associated messages. The user can determine the time at which the paging transceiver receives transmissions, such as during off-peak hours. The messages stored by the systems and delivered to the paging transceiver may be of different types, such as voice, text, audio, or even video. In addition to messages, the paging system can store other information for the user, such as songs or video clips that the user can sample or updates on weather or stock rates.
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24 Claims
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1. A method that communicates information to a cell phone comprising:
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storing information intended for the cell phone at a first remote location; transmitting from a second remote location to the cell phone an information identifier that identifies the information and the information'"'"'s location; determining a priority of the information; and re-transmitting from the second remote location to the cell phone the information identifier if the priority of the information is determined to be equal to or greater than a specific priority and a response from the cell phone with regard to the information has not been received within a specific amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An information communication system, comprising:
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a storage and retrieval unit configured to store information for transmission to a cell phone, wherein the information has a priority; a transmitter coupled to the storage and retrieval unit configured to transmit to the cell phone an information identifier that identifies the information and the information'"'"'s location; a receiver coupled to the storage and retrieval unit configured to receive a response transmitted from the cell phone; and a controller including a processor coupled to the storage and retrieval unit, transmitter, and receiver configured to compare the priority associated with the information to a specific priority, wherein if, based on the comparison, the controller determines that the priority of the information is equal to or greater than the specific priority and the receiver does not receive the response from the cell phone within a specific amount of time, then the controller causes the information identifier to be re-transmitted to the cell phone. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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