Method and system for a wireless digital message service

A method for transmitting a digital message from a source to one or more destinations, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving the digital message from the source;
• transmitting the digital message over a wireless communications link to each of the one or more destinations, if any, that has a device for receiving the digital message over the wireless communications link;
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• transmitting the digital message over a telephone network to each of the one or more destinations, if any, that has a device for receiving the digital message over the telephone network but not over the wireless communications link.

A method for transmitting a digital message from a source to one or more receiving devices, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving the digital message from the source;
• routing the digital message through a local area network until the digital message can be transmitted to each of the one or more receiving devices;
• transmitting the digital message over a wireless communications link to each of the one or more destinations, if any, that has a device for receiving the digital message over the wireless communications link;
• transmitting the digital message over a telephone network to each of the one or more destinations, if any, that has a device for receiving the digital message over the telephone network but not over the wireless communications link;
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• sending a hard copy of the digital message to each of the one or more destinations that do not have devices for receiving the digital message over the wireless communications link or the telephone network.

A system for transmitting a digital message, the system comprising:

• one or more devices capable of receiving the digital message over a wireless communications link;
• a communications network comprising one or more communication nodes communicably linked to one or more server computers, each communication node having a broadcast range and the capability of establishing the wireless communications link and transmitting the digital message to the one or more devices that are located within the broadcast range;
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• the one or more server computers receiving the digital message from a source and routing the digital message over the communications network to the one or more communication nodes that will transmit the digital message to the one or more devices.

A system for transmitting a digital message, the system comprising:

• one or more devices capable of receiving the digital message over a wireless communications link;
• a satellite communications network communicably linked to one or more server computers and capable of establishing the wireless communications link and transmitting the digital message to the one or more devices;
• and
• the one or more server computers receiving the digital message from the source and routing the digital message over the satellite communications network to the one or more devices.