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US 5,854,595 AGranted
Communications apparatus and method with a computer interchangeable integrated circuit card
AssigneeWireless Access
InventorTim A. Williams
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Abstract
A communication portable radio frequency (RF) communication device such as a pager that receives messages and formats selected messages and stores the formatted messages on a removably attached integrated circuit card (IC) computer card. After receiving and formatting messages, the card may be removed and coupled to a computer system. Then the computer system may access the data on the card.
Claims34
An apparatus comprising:
- a portable radio-frequency (RF) messaging mechanism;
- and
- an integrated circuit (IC) card having a connector and being removably coupled to the RF messaging mechanism and a computer system at different times using the connector, wherein said IC card stores messages received by the portable RF messaging mechanism and is computer compatible to permit access to information stored on the IC card when coupled to a computer via the connector, such that the connector supports coupling the IC card to the RF messaging mechanism and the computer system using the same interface at different times.
A pager comprising:
- a paging receiver to receive page messages and to format selected messages;
- a computer system compatible card removably coupled to the paging receiver, via an interface on the card, to store the selected messages formatted by the paging receiver, said selected messages accessible by a computer system through the interface when the card is coupled to the computer system interface, such that the card communicates with the paging receiver and the computer system using the same interface at different times.
A two-way pager comprising:
- a paging transceiver to receive and transmit messages, wherein the paging transceiver formats selected messages and interprets selected messages;
- a computer system compatible card removably coupled to the paging transceiver, via an interface on the card, to store the selected messages formatted by the paging receiver, and wherein information stored on the card is accessible by a computer system through the interface when the card is coupled to the computer system, such that the card communicates with the paging transceiver and the computer system using the same interface at different times.
A method of communicating information comprising the steps of:
- receiving a paging message containing data using a paging receiver in a paging mechanism;
- the paging mechanism formatting the data;
- storing the formatted data onto a removably attached integrated circuit card coupled to the paging mechanism via an interface on the card;
- uncoupling the card from the paging mechanism and coupling the card to a computer system;
- and
- the computer system accessing data from the paging mechanism on the card via the interface, such that the card communicates with the paging receiver and the computer system using the same interface at different times.
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A method of communicating information comprising the steps of:
- the computer system formatting and storing data on an integrated circuit (IC) card via an interface on the card;
- removing the IC card from the computer and coupling the IC card to a paging mechanism;
- the paging mechanism accessing the data from the IC card via the interface, such that the card communicates with the paging receiver and the computer system using the same interface at different times.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.