Paging transceivers and methods for selectively erasing information
DCFirst Claim
1. A selective paging transceiver, comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a selective call signal having an information identifier signal identifying information that is available to be transmitted to the paging transceiver, wherein the selective call signal does not include the information identified by the information identifier signal;
a processor for generating an alert signal after the receiver receives the information identifier signal;
a user interface for receiving the alert signal and for generating an alert to inform a user that the information identifier has been received, the user interface also for receiving commands from the user, whereinthe processor receives a retrieve command from the user interface and generates a retrieve signal including at least part of the information identifier signal; and
a transmitter for sending the retrieve signal to a system having access to the information so that the system may transmit the information identified by the information identifier signal to the paging transceiver, thereby enabling the paging transceiver to retrieve the information, whereinthe receiver receives the information transmitted from the system,the user interface receives an erase command from the user,the processor, in response to the receipt of the erase command, generates an erase signal, andthe transmitter transmits the erase signal to the system, whereupon receiving the erase signal the system erases the information.
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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 information is waiting and provides an identifier for the information. The user can then download or otherwise act on the information at a time and at a place convenient to the user. The paging system conserves air time and the paging transceiver conserves memory by not automatically receiving the associated information. The paging transceiver can receive transmissions during off-peak hours and has a timer which can be programmed so that information is delivered at a desired time. The paging transceiver allows a user to erase information stored at the paging transceiver and corresponding information stored at a remote system. When information is erased, the paging transceiver preferably keeps the identifier in memory and does not write over the message. Thus, if a user subsequently desires to retrieve the message, the paging transceiver can either recover the information from its memory or it can transmit the message identifier to the system and the system can redeliver the message. By being able to remotely erase information, a user can conserve memory space in remote systems and otherwise control remotely stored information.
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164 Claims
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1. A selective paging transceiver, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a selective call signal having an information identifier signal identifying information that is available to be transmitted to the paging transceiver, wherein the selective call signal does not include the information identified by the information identifier signal; a processor for generating an alert signal after the receiver receives the information identifier signal; a user interface for receiving the alert signal and for generating an alert to inform a user that the information identifier has been received, the user interface also for receiving commands from the user, wherein the processor receives a retrieve command from the user interface and generates a retrieve signal including at least part of the information identifier signal; and a transmitter for sending the retrieve signal to a system having access to the information so that the system may transmit the information identified by the information identifier signal to the paging transceiver, thereby enabling the paging transceiver to retrieve the information, wherein the receiver receives the information transmitted from the system, the user interface receives an erase command from the user, the processor, in response to the receipt of the erase command, generates an erase signal, and the transmitter transmits the erase signal to the system, whereupon receiving the erase signal the system erases the information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A selective paging tansceiver, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a selective call signal having an information identifier signal identifying information that is not stored in the paging transceiver, but that is available to be transmitted to the paging transceiver; a memory for storing the received information identifier signal; a transmitter for transmitting a retrieve signal to the system, the retrieve signal for directing the system to transmit to the selective paging transceiver the information identified by the information identifier signal, wherein the receiver receives the information transmitted from the system, and the received information is stored in the memory; a user interface for receiving an erase input from a user of the paging transceiver; and a processor for receiving the erase input from the user interface and for flagging the information stored in the memory for erasure; wherein, in response to the erase input, the processor flats the information stored in the memory for erasure while maintaining the information identifier signal in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for selectively erasing information at a paging transceiver adapted to receive signals from a system, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a selective call signal at the paging transceiver, the selective call signal including an information identifier signal identifying information stored at the system; informing a user that the information identifier signal has been received; transmitting to the system from the paging transceiver a retrieve information request signal that includes at least part of the received information identifier signal; receiving from the system the information identified by the information identifier signal; receiving an erase input from the user indicating that the information identified by the information identifier signal that is stored at the system should be erased; generating an erase signal which includes at least part of the information identifier signal; and sending the erase signal to the system so that the system may erase the information identified by the information identifier signal. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method for selectively erasing information at a paging transceiver, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a selective call signal including an information identifier signal identifying information that is not stored in the paging transceiver, but that is stored in a system and available to be retrieved by the paging transceiver; storing the information identifier signal in a memory; transmitting to the system a retrieve signal that includes at least part of the received information identifier signal; receiving the information identified by the information identifier signal; storing the received information in the memory; receiving an erase input from a user indicating that the received information should be erased from the memory; and in response to the erase input, flagging the received information stored in the memory as being erased while maintaining the information identifier signal in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. In a transmitting and receiving device, a method for transmitting and receiving information, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a selective call signal including identification information identifying message information that is stored in a system; storing the received identification information in a memory; transmitting a retrieve signal to the system, the retrieve signal for directing the system to transmit to the device the message information identified by the identification information; receiving the message information transmitted from the system; storing the received message information in the memory; receiving an erase command from a user of the device; and in response to receiving the command, flagging the message information stored in the memory for erasure, without flagging the identification information stored in the memory for erasure.
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53. A transmitting and receiving device for transmitting and receiving information, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a selective call signal including identification information identifying message information that is stored in a system; a memory for storing the received identification information; a transmitter for transmitting a retrieve signal to the system, the retrieve signal for directing the system to transmit to the device the message information identified by the identification information, wherein the receiver receives the message information transmitted from the system, and the received message information is stored in the memory; a user interface for receiving an erase command from a user of the device; and a processor that receives the command from the user interface and, in response to receiving the command, flags the message information stored in the memory for erasure, but does not flag the identification information stored in the memory for erasure. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A transmitting and receiving device for communicating with a system, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a selective call signal comprising a message identifier identifying a message that is stored in a storage unit; a memory for storing the received message identifier; a transmitter for transmitting a retrieve signal to the system, the retrieve signal for directing the system to transmit to the transmitting and receiving device the message identified by the message identifier, wherein the receiver receives the message transmitted from the system, and the received message is stored in the memory; and a user interface providing a user of the device with options comprising;
(a) erasing the message stored in the memory, (b) transmitting an erase signal to the system so that the system will erase the message stored in the storage unit, and (c) performing both (a) and (b). - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A transmitting and receiving device for communicating with a system, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a selective call signal comprising a message identifier identifying a message that is stored in a storage unit; a memory for storing the received message identifier; a transmitter for transmitting a retrieve signal to the system, the retrieve signal for directing the system to transmit to the device the message stored in the storage unit, wherein the receiver receives the message transmitted from the system, and the received message is stored in the memory; a user interface operable after the receiver receives the message from the system for receiving from a user of the device a command to erase the message from the storage unit; and a processor for generating an erase signal in response to the user interface receiving the command, the erase signal indicating that the system should delete the message from the storage unit, wherein the transmitter transmits the erase signal to the system. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A transmitting and receiving device for communicating with a system, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a selective call signal comprising a message identifier signal identifying a message that is stored in a storage unit; a transmitting means for transmitting signals to the system; memory means for storing the received message identifier signal; user interface means for communicating with a user of the device; means for generating an erase signal in response to the user interface means receiving an erase message command from the user, the erase signal indicating that the system should erase the message stored in the storage unit; means for determining if a call between the transmitting and receiving device and the system is in progress, wherein, if a call is in progress, the transmitting means is directed to transmit the erase signal to the system. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A transmitting and receiving device, comprising
a receiver for receiving a first selective call signal comprising a message identifier identifying a message that is stored in a system; -
a memory for storing the received message identifier; and message erasing means for erasing the message identifier from the memory in response to the receiver receiving a second selective call signal comprising an erase signal indicating that the message identifier should be erased from the memory. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
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100. A transmitting and receiving device for receiving information from a system, comprising
a receiver for receiving a selective call signal comprising a message identifier identifying a message that is stored in the system; -
a memory for storing information received from the system; a transmitter for transmitting a retrieve signal to the system, the retrieve signal for directing the system to transmit to the transmitting and receiving device the message identified by the message identifier, wherein the receiver receives the message transmitted from the system, and the received message is stored in the memory; message erasing means for erasing the message from the memory in response to the receiver receiving a second selective call signal comprising an erase command indicating that the message should be erased from the memory. - View Dependent Claims (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 124)
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110. A transmitting and receiving device, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a selective call signal comprising a message identifier signal identifying a message that is stored in a system; memory means for storing the received message identifier signal; means for retrieving from the system the message identified by the message identifier signal and for storing the retrieved message in the memory; means for receiving from a user of the transmitting and receiving device a command that instructs the device to delete the message identifier from the memory while retaining the message in the memory; and means for carrying out the command. - View Dependent Claims (111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119)
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120. A method for selectively erasing information at a paging transceiver, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a selective call signal including an information identifier signal; receiving information associated with the information identifier signal; storing the information identifier signal and the information associated with the information identifier signal in a memory; receiving an erase input from a user indicating that information identified by the information identifier signal should be erased; flagging the information stored in memory as being erased in response to the erase input; maintaining the information identifier signal in memory in response to the erase input; generating an erase signal in response to the erase input, with the erase signal including at least part of the information identifier signal; and sending the erase signal so that a system may erase the information identified by the erase signal, wherein the step of generating the erase signal is delayed until a call is in progress. - View Dependent Claims (121)
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122. In a communication system including (a) a first system that comprises a transmitting and receiving device in communication with a base station and (b) a second system adapted to communicate with the base station of the first system, wherein the first system includes a storage unit that stores a message intended for the transmitting and receiving device, a method performed by the transmitting and receiving device comprising the steps of:
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receiving from the base station a notification signal comprising an information identifier identifying the message stored within the storage unit; storing the information identifier in a memory within the transmitting and receiving device; transmitting a retrieve message request signal to the base station, wherein the base station forwards the request signal to the second system and wherein, in response thereto, the second system directs the message to the transmitting and receiving device through the base station; receiving a signal transmitted from the base station, the signal including the message; storing the message in the memory; receiving from a user of the transmitting and receiving device an erase input indicating that the message stored in the memory should be flagged for erasure, but that the message identifier should not be flagged for erasure; and in response to receiving the erase input from the user, flagging the message for erasure from the memory, while continuing to store the information identifier in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129)
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130. A system for transmitting a message to a selective call transceiver, comprising:
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a base station transmitter for wirelessly transmitting signals to the selective call transceiver; a storage unit for storing the message, the storage unit being coupled to the base station transmitter; means for generating a message identifier signal comprising an identifier for locating the message within the storage unit; means for transmitting the message identifier signal from the generating means to the base station transmitter so that the base station transmitter may transmit the signal to the selective call transceiver; means for receiving a request message from the selective call transceiver, wherein the request includes the identifier and a transmit message command; means for transmitting the message to the selective call transceiver in response to receiving the request message; and means for continuing to store the message in the storage unit after transmitting the message to the selective call transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (131, 132, 133, 134, 135)
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136. A transmitting and receiving device for communicating with a system, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a selective call signal comprising a message identifier signal identifying a message that is stored in a storage unit, wherein the message is not included in the selective call signal regardless of the size of the message; a user interface for receiving from a user of the device a command to erase the message from the storage unit; a processor for generating an erase signal in response to the user interface receiving the command, the erase signal indicating that the system should delete the message from the storage unit; and a transmitter for transmitting the erase signal to the system. - View Dependent Claims (137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144)
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145. A transmitting and receiving device for communicating with a system, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a selective call signal comprising a message identifier identifying a message that is stored in a storage unit, wherein the message is not included in the selective call signal regardless of the size of the message, and wherein the message identifier is also stored in the storage unit; a user interface for receiving from a user of the device a command to erase the message identifier from the storage unit; a processor for generating an erase signal in response to the user interface receiving the command, the erase signal indicating that the system should delete the message identifier from the storage unit; and a transmitter for transmitting the erase signal to the system. - View Dependent Claims (146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153)
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154. A transmitting and receiving device for transmitting and receiving information, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a selective call signal including identification information identifying message information that is stored in a system, but not stored in the transmitting and receiving device; a memory for storing the received identification information; a user interface for receiving an erase command from a user of the device; and a processor that receives the command from the user interface and, in response to receiving the command, deletes the identification information from the memory. - View Dependent Claims (155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164)
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