Reliable information service message delivery system

A selective call receiver comprising:

• a paging receiver for receiving messages including information service messages and disable code messages, the information service messages comprising an information group identifier and information data updates corresponding with the information group identifier, and the disable code messages comprising a destination address of a communication receiver, an information group identifier, and a disable code expiration time information;
• an address memory for storing predetermined address information;
• a status memory for storing status information comprising enable/disable status information and disable code expiration time information associated with at least one predetermined information group identifier;
• and
• a controller electrically coupled to the paging receiver, the address memory, and the status memory for
• decoding the received information data updates corresponding with the information group identifier when the information group identifier is determined as having an enabled status, and
• not decoding the received information data updates corresponding with the information group identifier when the information group identifier is determined as having a disabled status, where the controller determines that an information group identifier has an enabled status as a default condition, and that the information group identifier has a disabled status when a disable code message was received, where the received disable code message included:
• a destination address matching a predetermined address information for the selective call receiver, and
• an information group identifier to be disabled, and
• a disable code expiration time for maintaining the information group identifier disabled until the disable code expiration time expires at which time the communication receiver automatically enables the information group identifier.

A communication system comprising:

• paging transmitting means for wireless transmitting messages including information service messages and disable code messages, the information service messages comprising an information group identifier and information data updates corresponding with the information group identifier, and the disable code messages comprising a destination address of a communication receiver, an information group identifier, and a disable code expiration time information;
• and
• at least one selective call receiver, each one of the at least one selective call receiver comprising:
• a paging receiver for receiving the messages including the information service messages and the disable code messages;
• an address memory for storing predetermined address information;
• a status memory for storing status information comprising enable/disable status information and disable code expiration time information associated with at least one predetermined information group identifier;
• and
• a controller electrically coupled to the paging receiver, the address memory, and the status memory for
• decoding the received information data updates corresponding with the information group identifier when the information group identifier is determined as having an enabled status, and
• not decoding the received information data updates corresponding with the information group identifier when the information group identifier is determined as having a disabled status, where the controller determines that an information group identifier has an enabled status as a default condition, and that the information group identifier has a disabled status when a disable code message was received, where the received disable code message included:
• a destination address matching a predetermined address information for the selective call receiver, and
• an information group identifier to be disabled, and
• a disable code expiration time for maintaining the information group identifier disabled until the disable code expiration time expires at which time the communication receiver automatically enables the information group identifier.