Pager having voice synthesis capability and method for using the same

Abstract

A method and system for retrieving pages from a remote location. In one embodiment, pager users can access their pagers from a remote location, via a public switched telephone network, to retrieve messages (i.e. numeric, alphanumeric and voice messages) and/or perform any other pager operation by engaging in an interactive wireless dialogue with the pager via a public switched telephone network and the paging system, wherein the pager uses digital voice encoding techniques to provide verbal feedback to the remote user. The remote can dial the number of the individual pager from a remote location and enter a preprogrammed command sequence to initiate wireless dialogue with the pager. Once the wireless dialogue is initiated, the remote user can enter other pre-programmed commands to control the operation of the pager from the remote location (e.g. to retrieve messages sent to the pager). The pre-programmed commands can be part of a command set such as a DTMF command set.

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