Multi-mode paging system
OwnerRussell P. Blink, Kenneth J. Lovegreeninventors
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Abstract
A system and method of selectively paging an individual through one of a plurality of paging mechanisms. An indication of a paging mechanism for each individual to be paged is stored in a memory device. When an input is received from a user to page the individual, a control processor retrieves the indication of a paging mechanism for the individual to be paged and determines which of the plurality of paging mechanisms is to be utilized to page the individual. The individual may be selectively paged through an on-premises paging system, a wide area paging system, or a cellular telephone.
Claims16
A multi-mode paging system that selectively pages an individual through either an on-premises pager or a wide area pager, said system comprising:
- an on-premises radio frequency (RF) transmitter for paging the on-premises pager;
- means for dialing out a telephone call to the wide area pager;
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- a control processor that selects whether to page the individual on the on-premises pager or the wide area pager.
A multi-mode paging system that selectively pages an individual through either an on-premises pager or a cellular telephone, said system comprising:
- an on-premises radio frequency (RF) transmitter for paging the on-premises pager;
- means for dialing out a telephone call to the cellular telephone;
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- a control processor that selects whether to page the individual on the on-premises pager or the cellular telephone.
A multi-mode paging system that selectively pages an individual through one of a plurality of paging mechanisms, said system comprising:
- a first paging mechanism comprising an on-premises radio frequency (RF) transmitter for paging on-premises pagers;
- a second paging mechanism comprising means for dialing out a telephone call to wide area pagers and cellular telephones;
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- a control processor that selects an appropriate paging mechanism for each individual to be paged.
A method of selectively paging an individual through one of a plurality of paging mechanisms, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining by a control processor, which of the plurality of paging mechanisms is to be utilized to page the individual;
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- paging the individual utilizing the determined paging mechanism.
A method of selectively paging an individual through one of a plurality of paging mechanisms, said method comprising the steps of:
- storing in a memory device, an indication of a paging mechanism for each individual to be paged;
- receiving an input from a user to page the individual;
- retrieving, by a control processor, the indication of a paging mechanism for the individual to be paged;
- determining by the control processor, which of the plurality of paging mechanisms is to be utilized to page the individual;
- paging the individual through an on-premises paging system upon determining that the on-premises paging system is to be utilized to page the individual;
- paging the individual through a wide area paging system upon determining that the wide area paging system is to be utilized to page the individual;
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- paging the individual through a cellular telephone upon determining that the cellular telephone is to be utilized to page the individual.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.