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Method and apparatus for intelligently generating an error report in a radio communication system
Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1997-07-16
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Granted: 2000-05-30
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Expires: 2017-07-16
Abstract
Abstract A processing system (210) in a fixed portion of a radio messaging system stores (302, 304) at least one of (a) a list of preferred error report formats corresponding to users of portable subscriber units (122), and (b) a record of error report formats that are likely to be preferred by message originators, a selection of a preferred format being dependent upon information available about the message originator. The processing system selects (404, 408, 412, 416) at least one format from at least one of the list and the record, based upon at least one of (c) knowledge about the error, and (d) knowledge about at least one of (e) the user, and (f) the message originator. In addition, the processing system controls a transmitter (206) to transmit (418) the at least one error report to at least one of the portable subscriber unit and the message originator in the at least one format selected.
Inventors
- 👤 Jheroen Pieter Dorenbosch
- 👤 Kimberly Ann Goldinger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 04:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/18; H04W88/185; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/08; H04M3/22; H04M3/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of intelligently generating an error report, comprising in a fixed portion of a radio messaging system the steps of: storing a list of preferred formats corresponding to users of portable subscriber units; encountering an error that occurs while a message originator attempts to send a message to a message recipient selected from one of said users; selecting, in response to said error, one of said preferred formats from said list, based upon knowledge about said error and said message recipient; and transmitting said error report to said message recipient in said one of said preferred formats.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of intelligently generating an error report, comprising in a fixed portion of a radio messaging system the steps of: storing a list of preferred formats corresponding to users of portable subscriber units; encountering an error that occurs while a message originator attempts to send a message to a message recipient selected from one of said users; selecting, in response to said error, one of said preferred formats from said list, based upon knowledge about said error and said message recipient; and transmitting said error report to said message recipient in said one of said preferred formats.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting step comprises the step of transmitting said error report such that said error report is different from another error report originally conveyed by one of said portable subscriber units to said message recipient in response to the error.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting step comprises the step of transmitting to said message recipient said error report such that said error report contains service locations proximate said message recipient, in response to the error resulting from an indication from said message recipient that service is needed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting step comprises the step of choosing a format defining how said error report is delivered, said format selected from a group of formats consisting of a voice format and a displayed image format that can include any of characters, icons, and numbers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting step comprises the step of choosing a format defining a content of said error report, said format selected from a group of formats consisting of a brief report and a verbose report.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting step comprises the step of choosing a format defining how said error report is delivered, said format selected from a group of formats consisting of a voice message recorded by the user and a selection of voice messages recorded by others.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: storing a plurality of message originator formats corresponding to the users of the portable subscriber units, and choosing one of said plurality of message originator formats, based upon knowledge about the error and said message originator, and transmitting a message originator error report to said message originator in said one of said plurality of message originator formats.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the choosing step comprises the step of further choosing said one of said plurality of message originator formats, based upon an Automatic Number Identification signal received from said message originator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
136 words
A controller in a fixed portion of a radio messaging system for intelligently generating an error report, the controller comprising: a network interface for receiving a message; a processing system coupled to the network interface for processing the message; and an output interface coupled to the processing system for outputting the message, wherein the processing system is programmed to: store a list of preferred formats corresponding to users of portable subscriber units; encounter an error that occurs while a message originator attempts to send a message to a message recipient selected from one of said users; select, in response to said error, one of said preferred formats from said list, based upon knowledge about said error and said message recipient; and transmit said error report to said message recipient in said one of said preferred formats.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
136 words
A controller in a fixed portion of a radio messaging system for intelligently generating an error report, the controller comprising: a network interface for receiving a message; a processing system coupled to the network interface for processing the message; and an output interface coupled to the processing system for outputting the message, wherein the processing system is programmed to: store a list of preferred formats corresponding to users of portable subscriber units; encounter an error that occurs while a message originator attempts to send a message to a message recipient selected from one of said users; select, in response to said error, one of said preferred formats from said list, based upon knowledge about said error and said message recipient; and transmit said error report to said message recipient in said one of said preferred formats.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
The controller of claim 9, wherein the processing system is further programmed to transmit said error report such that said error report is different from another error report originally conveyed by one of said portable subscriber units to said message recipient in response to said error.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
The controller of claim 9, wherein the processing system is further programmed to transmit to said message recipient said error report such that said error report contains service locations proximate said message recipient, in response to the error resulting from an indication from said message recipient that service is needed.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
The controller of claim 9, wherein the processing system is further programmed to choose a format defining how said error report is delivered, said format selected from a group of formats consisting of a voice format and a displayed image format that can include any of characters, icons, and numbers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
The controller of claim 9, wherein the processing system is further programmed to choose a format defining a content of said error report, said format selected from a group of formats consisting of a brief report and a verbose report.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
49 words
The controller of claim 9, wherein the processing system is further programmed to choose a format defining how said error report is delivered, said format selected from a group of formats consisting of a voice message recorded by the user and a selection of voice messages recorded by others.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
69 words
The controller of claim 9, wherein the processing system is further programmed to: store a plurality of message originator formats corresponding to the users of the portable subscriber units; choose one of said plurality of message originator formats, based upon knowledge about the error and said message originator; and transmit a message originator error report to said message originator in said one of said plurality of message originator formats.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
The controller of claim 15, wherein the processing system is further programmed to choose said one of said plurality of message originator formats, based upon an Automatic Number Identification signal received from said message originator.
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