Abstract: A pager in which is written a paging ID shared among the remaining pagers of the same group, the pager including storage means for storing a character string; data comparing means for comparing the character string included in a received message with the data stored in the storage means; and operation execution means for commencing an operation on the basis of the result of the comparing operation performed by the data comparing means. The storage means is made interchangeable among pagers, or the data stored in the storage means can be rewritten. Categories of pagers in the same group may be readily established or changed through interchanging of the storage means or through rewriting of the data stored in the storage means.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information distribution apparatus capable of performing efficient information distribution.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for automatically broadcasting a message to a plurality of recipients from a mobile wireless communications device. The method comprises: preprogramming a recipient list of recipient names and addresses; storing the recipient list in the wireless communications device; recording voice and text messages; selecting recipients and recipient telephones, voicemail systems, and email and Internet addresses from the recipient list; and, selecting delivery status options. The delivery status options can be used to identify the recipient addresses receiving the message, the recipient addresses with answering machines receiving the message, the recipient addresses not accepting the message, or non-communicating recipient addresses. In addition, recipient message response options can be selected. For example, the user can accept responses from the recipients, display the responses from the recipients, or store the responses from the recipients in the wireless communications device.

Abstract: A method for disseminating value-added information is described, starting from known radio paging services in which on one or more frequencies, by means of an address code which establishes the identity of a certain receiver, a message can be transmitted to the receiver, wherein at least one second standard address code is provided for identifying several receivers of the radio paging service, which is transmitted on one or more frequencies used by the radio paging service. By setting up a second address code, several subscribers to a radio paging service can be addressed simultaneously. The subscribers can in this case select and call up desired value-added information.

Abstract: The communique system for cellular communication networks operates with existing cellular communication networks to provide communique communication services to subscribers. The communique can be unidirectional (broadcast) or bidirectional (interactive) in nature and the extent of the communique can be network-wide broadcast or narrowcast, where one or more cells and/or cell sectors are grouped to cover a predetermined geographic area or demographic population or subscriber interest group to transmit information to subscribers who populate the target audience for the narrowcast transmissions. The content of these transmissions can be multi-media in nature and comprising a combination of various forms of media: audio, video, graphics, text, data and the like.

Abstract: A method (600) of dynamic group addressing in a digital audio receiver unit (28) includes the steps of receiving (602) a plurality of messages broadcast to a digital audio receiver among a plurality of digital audio receivers and receiving (604) at least one environmental input at the digital audio receiver. The method further includes the step (608 and 612) of selectively decoding at least one of the plurality of messages broadcast based on a selective call address and at least one environmental input received at the digital audio receiver.

Abstract: A group notification system and associated method that allow particular activities to be executed based on the group dynamics, such as the dynamics of organizing meetings. The system facilitates the availability of knowledge concerning the proximity and direction of movement of individuals, objects, or groups, and whether this information satisfies preset criteria or rules. One such criterion is that the proximity distance of the group members be less than a predetermined threshold range. The threshold range can be adjustable or programmable.

Abstract: A messaging system transmits to a subscriber unit (122) on a plurality of channels (410) operating concurrently. The system transmits (1108) control information for the subscriber unit on a control channel assigned to the subscriber unit, and transmits (1110) a personal message fragment intended for the subscriber unit on a first channel. The system also transmits (1112) a group-call message fragment that may be intended for the subscriber unit on a second channel. Before transmitting, the system schedules (1106) the transmission such that the probability that the personal and group-call message fragments will overlap temporally with one another and that either of the fragments will overlap temporally with the control information is reduced.

Abstract: A selective caller receiver which can facilitate easy setting of a test mode without using an exclusive jig and also easy management and adjustment of a receiving unit. In the selective caller receiver, a memory for storing therein test mode setting data is provided and turning ON of a control switch causes the data to be read out from the memory. When a test mode is judged to be present on the basis of the read-out data, a battery saving operation is released and the receiving unit is continuously operated to set the receiving unit in the test mode. When a test mode is judged not to be present, the receiving unit is operated in its battery saving mode.

Abstract: A communication apparatus of the present invention displays, in its stand-by state, particular callers' name belonging to a preset group and the latest messages respectively corresponding to particular callers' names continuously on a display 6. On the receipt of a radio signal, a message conversion section 12 converts it to a received message. A comparison and controller 5 determines whether or not the converted message includes any one of the particular callers' names registered previously at a RAM (Random Access Memory) 8. If the answer of this decision is positive, the latest message corresponding to the particular caller's name and also stored in the RAM 8 is updated. Thereafter, a group name to which the particular caller's name belongs, all of the particular callers' names belonging to the group and the latest messages respectively corresponding to all of the particular callers' names are displayed on the display 6.

Abstract: In a radio selective call receiver, a reception channel is efficiently selected from a plurality of radio channels without unnecessary channel switch. When having lost synchronism with a first radio channel, the radio channels are scanned in a predetermined sequential order to search for a second radio channel with which synchronization is established. When the second radio channel has been found, it is again determined whether synchronization can be established with the first radio channel. When synchronization has been established with the first radio channel, the first radio channel is selected as the reception channel. When synchronization fails to be established with the first radio channel, the second radio channel is selected as the reception channel.

Abstract: The first frame of a paging slot (405) contains a portion of every page's (401-404) address. Likewise, the second, third, and fourth frames of the slot (405) contain a second, third, and fourth portion from each of the paging addresses. Address information is organized in the atomic frames of the slot (405) in such a way that the information in the earliest frame gives the mobile a high probability that it can determine that no messages directed to it are present in the slot. After receiving a first frame, a mobile station uses known partial address comparison techniques to determine if the mobile station has a page pending.

Abstract: A caller (11) may communicate a message to a predetermined group of paging devices (141-14m) by entering a virtual Personal Identification Number associated with that group of devices, rather than a single actual device. Upon its receipt, a paging system (10) determines whether the caller-entered PIN constitutes a virtual PIN, and if so, then determines the paging devices within the associated group by accessing a database (28) containing such information. Once the predetermined group of paging devices is identified, the paging system communicates a caller-entered message thereto.

Abstract: A communications system is provided for communicating information to and from recipients scattered over wide geographic areas. A computer controlled head end communications interface adds address information to a message in accordance with who the intended recipients are. A media router directs the message through appropriate transport media in accordance with the address information. Preferably, the messages are communicated, at least in part, over existing paging systems. Additional transport media include existing power distribution networks, twisted wire pairs and fiber optics networks. Bi-directional reporting capability is provided. The system is well-suited for applications such as remote reading of utility meters, communication of emergency warnings, bi-directional alarm reporting, time synchronization, and encryption/authentication.

Abstract: A pager and a pager calling method for allowing a caller to select a desired combination of pagers to be called. The pager includes a microcomputer, an antenna, a receiving circuit, an LED, a ringing tone generating circuit, a sounder, an LCD and operation keys. The microcomputer including a CPU is connected to an ID-ROM storing sub-addresses specific to individual pagers. Upon receipt of a message by the receiving circuit, the microcomputer checks to see if the message has a sub-address corresponding to any of the sub-addresses in the ID-ROM of the pager. In case of a sub-address match, the pager in question notifies its user of the incoming message by activating the LCD and the sounder.

Abstract: A public pager messaging system with publicly accessible pager readout terminals distributed throughout the messaging system range, where each pager terminal is preprogrammed to recognize one or more specific capture codes that may be appended to a message, and to then accept and hold only those messages. A sender can create and append to a message either or both of a message code for one or a class of intended recipients, and a capture code consistent with the areas in which the recipients are likely to be found. The message code acts as a security lock on the message, making it inaccessible by recipients unless or until the necessary information about the message code is shared by sender with the intended recipients, so that the lock can be opened. The message may be accessible on multiple pager terminals. The message may be erased if not accessed within a preset time.