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Method and apparatus for marking messages in selective call receivers

US5872521A · kind A · utility

235Cited by
3References
19Claims
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Filing dateSep 29, 1997
Grant dateFeb 16, 1999
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B5/227
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A selective call receiver device (10) having a processor readable medium of instructions (100) for setting markers (32) in a text message for automatically tabbing to the markers (32) and including a processor (50), message marking and incrementing system (36) and a plurality of tactile keys (30, 22, 24) for manipulating the code (100), and a method for operating the device (10) and for setting markers (32) at selected locations within text messages to facilitate direct access to the portions of the text message marked.

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