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Method in a selective call radio for ensuring reception of advertisement messages
Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1998-08-31
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Granted: 2000-02-29
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Expires: 2018-08-31
Abstract
Abstract An SCR (122) that receives personal messages and corresponding advertisement messages, includes a receiver (304), memory (310), presentation circuit (313) and processor (308). The processor is adapted to cause the receiver to receive a personal message (402), to determine whether a corresponding advertisement message has been previously stored in the memory (404), and in the event the corresponding advertisement message is not found, cause (406, 410) the presentation circuit to present the personal message to a user of the SCR. Additionally, the processor causes the presentation circuit to present a warning (412) to the user that the SCR must receive the corresponding advertisement message within a predetermined time.
Inventors
- 👤 James Allen Hymel
- 👤 Eduardo Guntin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/487; H04M3/4872; H04M3/4878; G; G08; G08B; G08B5/00; G08B5/22; G08B5/222; G08B5/223; G08B5/224; G08B5/227
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
In an SCR (Selective Call Radio) that receives personal messages and corresponding advertisement messages over the air, a method comprising the steps of: receiving a personal message; determining whether a corresponding advertisement message has been previously stored in the SCR; in the event the corresponding advertisement message is not found, presenting the personal message to a user of the SCR; and warning the user that the SCR must receive the corresponding advertisement message within a first predetermined time wherein the warning step comprises the step of instructing the user how to place the SCR in an optimal mode for receiving the corresponding advertisment message.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
In an SCR (Selective Call Radio) that receives personal messages and corresponding advertisement messages over the air, a method comprising the steps of: receiving a personal message; determining whether a corresponding advertisement message has been previously stored in the SCR; in the event the corresponding advertisement message is not found, presenting the personal message to a user of the SCR; and warning the user that the SCR must receive the corresponding advertisement message within a first predetermined time wherein the warning step comprises the step of instructing the user how to place the SCR in an optimal mode for receiving the corresponding advertisment message.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method as recited in claim 1, wherein personal messages comprise caller initiated messages and information service messages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the warning step comprises the step of activating a first timer that invokes an alert within the first predetermined time.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as recited in claim 3, further comprising the step of deactivating the first timer upon receiving the corresponding advertisement message prior to the expiration of the first predetermined time.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method as recited in claim 3, upon invoking the alert, the method further comprising the steps of: disabling the SCR from receiving personal messages; and warning the user that the SCR has been disabled from receiving personal messages.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as recited in claim 5, wherein the warning step comprises the step of instructing the user how to go about re-enabling the SCR to receive personal messages.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as recited in claim 5, wherein the SCR is disabled from receiving personal messages until the SCR receives the corresponding advertisement message.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as recited in claim 7, further comprising the step of reducing the first predetermined time by a second predetermined time, the second predetermined time having a duration less than the first predetermined time.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method as recited in claim 8, further comprising the step of augmenting the second predetermined time based on a recurring history of misuse of the SCR 122 by an end user.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method as recited in claim 8, further comprising the steps of: activating a second timer for a predetermined period; restoring the first predetermined time to its original duration after a plurality of occurrences of receiving personal messages and corresponding advertisement messages for the predetermined period without invoking the alert.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising the step of augmenting the predetermined period based on a recurring history of misuse of the SCR 122 by an end user.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of programming the first predetermined time according to information received by the SCR in a setup message transmitted by a radio communication system.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of preprogramming the first predetermined time prior to delivering the SCR to the user.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the personal message and its corresponding advertisement message share a common identifier.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
130 words
An SCR that receives personal messages and corresponding advertisement messages over the air, comprising: a receiver; a memory; a presentation circuit; and a processor coupled to the receiver, the memory and the presentation circuit, the processor adapted to: cause the receiver to receive a personal message; determine whether a corresponding advertisement message has been previously stored in the memory; in the event the corresponding advertisement message is not found, cause the presentation circuit to present the personal message to a user of the SCR; and cause the presentation circuit to present a warning to the user that the SCR must receive the corresponding advertisement message within a predetermined time wherein the warning instructs the user how to place the SCR in an optimal mode for receiving the corresponding advertisment message.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
130 words
An SCR that receives personal messages and corresponding advertisement messages over the air, comprising: a receiver; a memory; a presentation circuit; and a processor coupled to the receiver, the memory and the presentation circuit, the processor adapted to: cause the receiver to receive a personal message; determine whether a corresponding advertisement message has been previously stored in the memory; in the event the corresponding advertisement message is not found, cause the presentation circuit to present the personal message to a user of the SCR; and cause the presentation circuit to present a warning to the user that the SCR must receive the corresponding advertisement message within a predetermined time wherein the warning instructs the user how to place the SCR in an optimal mode for receiving the corresponding advertisment message.
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