Communications system with radio device and server
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsAlfred Adler, Robert Lee Hyder
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AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsAlfred Adler, Robert Lee Hyder
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A communications system having a first server (205) with an electronic mail (e-mail) database for managing e-mail accounts, for storing radio device addresses associated with those accounts, and for storing electronic mail messages associated with those accounts. Each message has a header and text. A gateway connects the first server to a two-way radio network. A radio device (200) has a electronic messaging application. The radio device is capable of two-way communication over the two-way radio network. The first server comprises message handling software arranged to send, to the radio device, a portion of a message of a predetermined size, including a header portion and a text portion. The radio device (200) can request more of a message.
A method of redirecting messages between a host system and a radio device during a virtual session between the same, comprising the steps of:
The method of claim 27, wherein the user can modify the set of rules by configuring the host system.
A message redirection method performed at a host system during a virtual session between the host system and a radio device, comprising the steps of:
A message redirection method performed during a virtual session between a host system and a radio device comprising the steps of:
A method for redirecting messages between a host system and a radio device during a virtual session between the same, comprising the steps of:
A method for redirecting messages generated at a radio device by a message sender destined for a message recipient, comprising the steps of:
A method of redirecting messages between a host system and a radio device, comprising the steps of:
A message redirection method operating at a host system, comprising the steps of:
A message redirection method comprising the steps of:
A method for redirecting messages generated at a radio device by a message sender destined for a message recipient, comprising the steps of:
The method for redirecting messages between a host system and a radio device, comprising the steps of:
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Monitoring or handling of messages: using selective forwarding
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements: format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail: message…
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This invention relates to a communications system with a radio device and a server. Separately and in addition, it relates to a radio device (e.g., a pager) for such a system having certain software referred to as “Client” software and a server having certain software referred to as “Server” software. A radio communications system such as (but not limited to) an asymmetric public two-way paging system connects the radio device and the server.
There is an increasing demand for businessmen, professionals and ordinary consumers to have greater access to communications on the move. Paging systems have become very popular for communications, enabling a user to carry a lightweight, low cost device that has good wide-area and in-building penetration. In the past, paging systems have suffered from the disadvantage of being one-way only, but recently Motorola, Inc. has introduced the “Reflex” asymmetric two-way paging system which enables a user to respond to incoming messages. Asymmetric systems are particularly beneficial for sending out to the pager volumes of data that exceed the volumes expected to be sent back. They are particularly suited to the sending back of short acknowledgments or tags identifying “canned” responses (such as “OK” or “I'm unable to reply right now”).
Simultaneously with the development of asymmetric two-way paging systems, symmetric two-way data systems such as the ‘ARDIS’ (trademark) system have developed, enabling significant volumes of data to be sent in both directions over a nationwide public data system.
FIG. 1 shows a prior art two-way radio communication system.
FIG. 2 shows a two-way radio communication system in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows an example of an e-mail message for purposes of illustration.
Referring to FIG. 2, a radio communications system is shown comprising a radio device 200 in the form of a two-way pager, preferably a PageWriter (trademark) pager available from Motorola, Inc. at 200 North Point Center East Street 100, Alpharetta, Ga., 30202, USA. The radio device 200 is in communication with a base station 201 of a public asymmetric two-way paging system 202, having a public network server 203. Such a system is provided, for example, under the trademark Skytel. Connected to the public network server 203 via a gateway 204 is a private network server 205, referred to as a “host” server. The term “host” indicates that certain communications devices are associated with the host server 205, i.e., are registered with that host server. Such communication devices include LAW connected terminals (described below) and include the radio device 200. The host sever 205 has virtual-client software 206, described in greater detail below.
The ratio device 200 may be a two-way page a portable computer with radio capability, for example, a portable computer having a modem. The network 202 is not necessarily an asymmetric paging network, but can alternatively be a symmetric radio network, such as the “ARDIS” network. The base station 201 is shown for illustration only. The network 202 will in fact have many base stations dispersed around the nation. The network 202 is shown as having a single base station 201 for two-way communication with the radio device 200, but an alternative arrangement is possible in which there are many more receivers than transmitters in the network 202. The gateway 204 between the public network server 203 and the host server 205 is preferably an internet connection, but can take many forms. The connection may be a dedicated connection, or a public ISDN connection, or an analog modem connection. The gateway 204 could even be a radio connection into the network 202.
Referring to FIG. 3, an example of an electronic mail (e-mail) message is shown. The message comprises a header 301 and a body or text 302. The message is also shown as having an attachment 303, for example a picture. Within the header there is a sender field 310, a date and time field 311 and a subject field 312. There is also an address field illustrated here as field 313. A further field is typically available (but not shown in FIG. 3), this being a cc field, indicating other recipients of the message. The attachment 303 can be included within the body of the message, or there may be an information field in the header 301, indicating the existence of the attachment and (optionally) the nature of the attachment.