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US 5,446,678 AGranted
Transmission of information over an alphanumeric paging network
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorsWilliam E. Saltzstein, Ray Wardell
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Abstract
A method of sending acquired graphical data over an alphanumeric paging service. The data is compressed, split into and blocks of a size which the paging service can handle, and transferred to the paging service. The paging service transmits the data to a wireless receiver attached to a computer. The computer displays the information on its display, and can further process the data.
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A method of transmitting information, comprising the steps of:
- sampling a set of data, thereby acquiring digital data;
- converting said digital data to a format acceptable to a paging network, thereby creating a binary data stream in a non-graphical form;
- transmitting said binary data stream over said paging network;
- receiving said binary data stream;
- unconverting said binary data stream, thereby creating said digital data;
- and
- processing said digital data.
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An apparatus for transmitting information, comprising:
- means for sampling a set of data, thereby acquiring digital data;
- a first processor for converting said digital data to a format acceptable to a paging network, thereby creating a binary data stream;
- a paging provider for transmitting said binary data stream over said paging network;
- a pager for receiving said binary data stream;
- a second processor for unconverting said binary data stream, thereby creating said digital data;
- and
- said second processor also for processing said digital data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.