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Alphanumeric paging message system operating on internet
Assignee: Tumbleweed Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1997-03-07
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Granted: 2000-03-21
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Expires: 2017-03-07
Abstract
Abstract A message-sending system provides for entering an identifier uniquely associated with an intended recipient and a message for the intended recipient in a WEB page, and associating the identifier with the intended recipient's pager routing information from a database accessible to a WEB Server providing the WEB page. A successful association leads to formatting a pager message for the intended recipient, and forwarding the formatted message to a pager system serving the intended recipient. In some embodiments success or failure of the pager message is reported back to the original sender.
Inventors
- 👤 Nicholas R. Miller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 18:06
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/58; H04W; H04W68/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A message delivery system, comprising: a WEB page on a WEB Server having an input window on the WEB page, the input window comprising a first input text field for entering identity of an intended recipient, and a second input text field for entering an alphanumeric message; a pager message preparation facility operating on the WEB server integrating the identifier and message from the input windows on the WEB page with data retrieved from a database, matching routing information for the intended recipient with the identifier, thereby providing a pager message for the intended recipient; and a pager message sending facility sending the prepared pager message to a paging system to be transmitted to a pager associated with the intended recipient.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
A message delivery system, comprising: a WEB page on a WEB Server having an input window on the WEB page, the input window comprising a first input text field for entering identity of an intended recipient, and a second input text field for entering an alphanumeric message; a pager message preparation facility operating on the WEB server integrating the identifier and message from the input windows on the WEB page with data retrieved from a database, matching routing information for the intended recipient with the identifier, thereby providing a pager message for the intended recipient; and a pager message sending facility sending the prepared pager message to a paging system to be transmitted to a pager associated with the intended recipient.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The message delivery system of claim 1 wherein the identifier is the intended recipient's e-mail address.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The message delivery system of claim 1 having a function for returning a message to the message sender via the WEB page, announcing result of the pager message transmission.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
A Web page comprising: an input window having a first input text field for a message sender to enter an identifier uniquely associated with an intended recipient, and a second input text field for the message sender to enter a message to be passed to the intended recipient; and a signal input for the message sender to initiate forwarding the message to a paging service.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
65 words
A Web page comprising: an input window having a first input text field for a message sender to enter an identifier uniquely associated with an intended recipient, and a second input text field for the message sender to enter a message to be passed to the intended recipient; and a signal input for the message sender to initiate forwarding the message to a paging service.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The WEB page of claim 4 wherein the identifier is the intended recipient's e-mail address.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The WEB page of claim 4 further comprising an announcement field for announcing to the message sender success or failure of a pager message sent.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
122 words
A method for sending an alphanumeric pager message from a message sender's computer, comprising steps of: (a) entering an identifier uniquely associated with an intended recipient in a first entry field in a window on a WEB page transmitted to the sender's computer from a WEB Server; (b) entering an alphanumeric message for the intended recipient in a second entry field in the window on the WEB page; (c) associating the identifier at the WEB server with pager routing information for the intended recipient; and (d) formatting the alphanumeric message and routing information at the WEB Server into a form required for a pager message, and forwarding the formatted pager message to a paging system to be transmitted to the intended recipient.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
122 words
A method for sending an alphanumeric pager message from a message sender's computer, comprising steps of: (a) entering an identifier uniquely associated with an intended recipient in a first entry field in a window on a WEB page transmitted to the sender's computer from a WEB Server; (b) entering an alphanumeric message for the intended recipient in a second entry field in the window on the WEB page; (c) associating the identifier at the WEB server with pager routing information for the intended recipient; and (d) formatting the alphanumeric message and routing information at the WEB Server into a form required for a pager message, and forwarding the formatted pager message to a paging system to be transmitted to the intended recipient.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the identifier is the intended recipient's e-mail address.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 7 further comprising a step for receiving a result of the pager message sent at the WEB server, and sending a result message back to the message sender via the WEB page.
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