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Pager with user selectable priority
Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1995-04-24
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Granted: 1997-02-18
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Expires: 2015-04-24
Abstract
Abstract A selective call receiving device (14) and method allows a user of the device to mark or identify a message as a priority message. A message identified as a priority is stored in a priority message list (52) for comparison to a message that is subsequently received by the device (14) to determine whether the received message is a priority message or not. If a controller (28) of the device (14) determines that a received message is a priority, then the controller (28) generates a priority response such as an audible and/or tactile alert.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregory A. Coonley
- 👤 Harry H. Chow
- 👤 Suthirug N. Pisutha-Arnond
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 14:57
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B5/00; G08B5/22; G08B5/222; G08B5/223; G08B5/224; G08B5/229
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A selective call receiving device, comprising: a receiver for receiving messages; a display, coupled to the receiver, for displaying received messages; a key operable by a user for enabling the user to designate the received messages individually as a priority message; a memory, coupled to the receiver for storing the priority message in a priority memory space reserved for priority messages; a controller having a comparator for comparing subsequently received message individually with the priority message to determine if the subsequently received message is a priority message.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
A selective call receiving device, comprising: a receiver for receiving messages; a display, coupled to the receiver, for displaying received messages; a key operable by a user for enabling the user to designate the received messages individually as a priority message; a memory, coupled to the receiver for storing the priority message in a priority memory space reserved for priority messages; a controller having a comparator for comparing subsequently received message individually with the priority message to determine if the subsequently received message is a priority message.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A selective call receiving device as recited in claim 1 including at least one key operable by a user for entering a priority message to be stored in the priority memory space reserved for priority messages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A selective call receiving device as recited in claim 1 including means operable by a user for adding a priority message to the priority memory space.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A selective call receiving device as recited in claim 1 wherein the selective call receiver is responsive to only a single paging address.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
124 words
A selective call receiving device comprising: a receiver for receiving a signal including an address and a message; a memory for storing the address; a comparator for comparing the address in the received signal to said stored address to determine whether the received signal was intended for said selective call receiving device; a switch coupled to the memory for enabling a user to mark the message individually as a priority message; means for storing a list of priority messages; means responsive to a determination that the received signal was intended for said selective call receiving device for comparing a subsequently received message in the received signal to the list of priority messages individually to determine whether the subsequently received message is a priority message.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
124 words
A selective call receiving device comprising: a receiver for receiving a signal including an address and a message; a memory for storing the address; a comparator for comparing the address in the received signal to said stored address to determine whether the received signal was intended for said selective call receiving device; a switch coupled to the memory for enabling a user to mark the message individually as a priority message; means for storing a list of priority messages; means responsive to a determination that the received signal was intended for said selective call receiving device for comparing a subsequently received message in the received signal to the list of priority messages individually to determine whether the subsequently received message is a priority message.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A selective call receiving device as recited in claim 5 including means operable by a user for adding a message to the list of priority messages.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A selective call receiving device as recited in claim 5 wherein the list of priority messages includes a plurality of priority messages.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
58 words
A selective call receiving device as recited in claim 5 including: means for storing received messages in a received message list; means operable by a user for identifying a received message in the received message list as a priority message; and means for adding a received message identified as a priority message to the list of priority messages.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
78 words
A selective call receiving device comprising: a receiver for receiving messages; a user operated switch for individually identifying a received message as a priority message a memory for storing the priority message in a priority message list; means operable by a user for adding a message to the priority message list; and a comparator for comparing a received message individually to priority messages in the priority message list to determine whether the received message is a priority message.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
78 words
A selective call receiving device comprising: a receiver for receiving messages; a user operated switch for individually identifying a received message as a priority message a memory for storing the priority message in a priority message list; means operable by a user for adding a message to the priority message list; and a comparator for comparing a received message individually to priority messages in the priority message list to determine whether the received message is a priority message.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A selective call receiving device as recited in claim 9 wherein the adding means includes at least one key operable by a user for entering a priority message into the device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
A selective call receiving device as recited in claim 9 including means for generating a priority response in response to a determination that the received message is a priority message.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A selective call receiving device as recited in claim 11 wherein the priority response is a priority alert.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of controlling a selective call receiving device response to a received message, comprising: receiving a message; designating a received message by a user individually as a priority message; storing a priority message in a priority message list; comparing a received message to the priority message list to determine individually whether the received message is a priority message; and generating a response indicative of the determination that the received message is a priority message.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of controlling a selective call receiving device response to a received message, comprising: receiving a message; designating a received message by a user individually as a priority message; storing a priority message in a priority message list; comparing a received message to the priority message list to determine individually whether the received message is a priority message; and generating a response indicative of the determination that the received message is a priority message.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method of controlling a selective call receiving device as recited in claim 13 including the steps of: storing a received message in a received message list; identifying a received message in the received message list as a priority message; and adding a message identified as a priority message to the priority message list.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method of controlling a selective call receiving device as recited in claim 13 including the step of displaying a received message.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method of controlling a selective call receiving device as recited in claim 13 including the step of adding a message to the priority message list.
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