EP0630167A2
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Personal communicator with programmable number assignment module using a wide-area paging system
Assignee: AT&T Wireless Services Inc
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Filing: 1994-06-07
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A personal communicator is disclosed which comprises an antenna, means for receiving a number assignment module via said antenna, and means for storing the number assignment module so as to customize and/or singularize the personal communicator. Such a personal communicator can thereby be programmed remotely by a cellular service provider without having an authorized agent manually program the personal communicator.
Inventors
- 👤 Lewis Mark Chakrin
- 👤 Irwin Gerszberg
- 👤 Robert Edward Schroeder
- 👤 Dale Eugene Stone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W8/00; H04W8/18; H04W8/20; H04W8/205; H04W84/00; H04W8/26; H04W8/265
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A method for programming a number assignment module into a personal communicator, said personal communicator comprising an electro-magnetic antenna, said method comprising the steps of: turning-on said personal communicator to receive said number assignment module via said electro-magnetic antenna; receiving said number assignment module from an electro-magnetic transmitter via said electro-magnetic antenna; and programming said number assignment module into said personal communicator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: enabling said personal communicator to receive said number assignment module via said electro-magnetic antenna; and disabling said personal communicator from receiving additional number assignment modules.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of decrypting said number assignment module with a security key sequence as a key.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A personal communicator comprising: an electro-magnetic antenna (209); means for receiving (207) a number assignment module via said electro-magnetic antenna; and means for storing (211) said number assignment module into a memory (217).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
The personal communicator of claim 4 further comprising: means for transmitting and receiving speech signals via said electro-magnetic antenna (209); a first electro-acoustic transducer (213), connected to said transceiver (211), for converting a first acoustic speech signal into a first electrical signal; and a second electro-acoustic transducer (215), connected to said transceiver (211), for converting a second electrical signal into a second acoustic signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The personal communicator of claim 5 further comprising a keypad (205), connected to said transceiver (211), for enabling said personal communicator to receive said number assignment module.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The personal communicator of claim 4 wherein said means for receiving (207) comprises a pager.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
42 words
A method for remotely programming a numeric assignment module into a personal communicator, said method comprising the steps of: creating a number assignment module for said personal communicator; and transmitting said number assignment module to said personal communicator via an electro-magnetic antenna.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of encrypting said number assignment module with a security data sequence as a key.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said step of transmitting is accomplished via an electro-magnetic paging system.
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