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Method and apparatus for global message monitoring

US6167234A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 2, 1997
Grant dateDec 26, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2017

Classification

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

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing global message monitoring in a paging system includes a message origination and delivery device (MODD) (20). The MODD (20) includes a data structure (100) which identifies certain users as message monitoring users. Message monitoring users receive monitored page messages (300), which are duplicates of pages sent to users being monitored. The MODD (20) sends pages to a pager in the possession of the message monitoring user.

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