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User extendible voice transmission paging system and operating method

US5390362A · kind A · utility

51Cited by
4References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 1, 1993
Grant dateFeb 14, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/023
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable paging system communicates a paging message including a first portion having at least a selective call address (406) and a first activation code (407), and a second portion having a first segment (409) of an audio portion, to a selective call receiver (300). In the portable paging system, an input device (104) prompts an originator to request an extension of the second portion of the paging message, the extension including at least a second segment (410) of the audio portion. Upon receiving an affirmative talk time extension request from the originator, and if extending the second portion of the paging message does not exceed a predetermined number of extension requests or a predetermined total broadcast time allocated for the second portion of the paging message, a paging terminal controller (210) extends the second portion of the paging message.

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