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Pager and paging system for travelers

US5966068A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 18, 1997
Grant dateOct 12, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W68/00
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A novel pager and paging system assist a traveler, particularly a business traveler, with itinerary reminders and information regarding local services that is coordinated to the place and time of the items on the traveler's schedule. The paging system includes a database of the traveler's itinerary information and a database of information regarding locally available services. Items from the itinerary database are matched with similarly located or related services and transmitted to the traveler's pager in a timely manner to remind the traveler of his or her schedule and commitments.

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