Paging transceivers and methods for selectively retrieving messages
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Abstract
A paging trasceiver 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 trasceiver 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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64 Claims
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54. A transmitting and receiving device for transmitting data to and receiving data from a communication system, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a notification message comprising an identifier that identifies information stored in a system remote from the transmitting and receiving device, wherein the information is not included in the notification message;
a user interface for receiving from a user of the transmitting and receiving device an input indicating that the user desires to have the information identifier sent to a specified recipient;
a processor for generating a request message in response to the user interface means receiving the input; and
a transmitter for transmitting the request message to the system, wherein the system is configured to transmit the information identifier to the specified recipient in response to receiving the request message. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57)
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58. A transmitting and receiving device for transmitting data to and receiving data from a communication system, comprising:
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a receiver (a) for receiving a notification message comprising a message identifier that identifies a message stored in a system remote from the transmitting and receiving device, wherein the message is not included in the notification message, and (b) for receiving the message identified by the message identifier;
a user interface for receiving from a user of the transmitting and receiving device a command indicating that the user desires to forward the message to a recipient;
a transmitter for transmitting information to the system; and
a processor programmed (a) to generate a forward message request command in response to the user interface receiving the command and (b) to determine whether the message is currently stored in the system, wherein the processor is further programmed to direct the transmitter to transmit the message and the forward message request command to the system if the processor determines that the message is not currently stored in the system, and the processor is further programmed to direct the transmitter to transmit to the system (a) an identifier for locating the message stored in the system and (b) the forward message request command if the processor determines that the message is currently stored in the system. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. In a communications network comprising a transmitting and receiving device for transmitting data to and receiving data from a system remote from the transmitting and receiving device, a method performed by the transmitting and receiving device, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a notification message comprising a message identifier that identifies a message stored in the system, wherein the message is not included in the notification message;
receiving from a user of the transmitting and receiving device a command indicating that the message identifier should be sent to a specified recipient;
generating a request message in response to receiving the command, the request message comprising a command identifier corresponding to the command; and
transmitting the request message to the system, whereupon receiving the request message, the system performs the command identified by the command identifier.
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64. In a communications network comprising a transmitting and receiving device for transmitting data to and receiving data from a system remote from the transmitting and receiving device, a method performed by the transmitting and receiving device, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a notification message comprising a message identifier that identifies a message stored in the system, wherein the message is not included in the notification message;
receiving from the system the message identified by the message identifier;
receiving from a user of the transmitting and receiving device a command indicating that the user desires to forward the message to a recipient;
generating a forward message request message in response to the user interface receiving the command;
determining whether the message is stored in the system;
including the received message in the forward message request message only if it is determined that the message is not stored in the system;
including an identifier for locating the message stored in the system in the forward message request message if it is determined that the message is stored in the system; and
a transmitter for transmitting the forward message request message to the system.
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