Pager with a touch-sensitive display screen and method for transmitting a message therefrom

A pager comprising:

• a touch-sensitive display screen operative to receive a written symbol;
• an input-to-text converter coupled with the touch-sensitive display screen and operative to convert the written symbol into a text character;
• an application module coupled with the input-to-text converter, the application module comprising a browser application;
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• a communication module coupled with the input-to-text converter and operative to transmit a text message comprising at least the converted character from the pager.

A pager comprising:

• a touch-sensitive display screen;
• first means for receiving a symbol written on the touch-sensitive display screen;
• second means for converting the received symbol into a text character;
• third means for transmitting a text message from the pager, the text message comprising at least the converted text character;
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• a browser application.

A method for transmitting a text message from a pager comprising a touch-sensitive display screen, the method comprising:

• (a) receiving a symbol written on a touch-sensitive display screen of a pager;
• (b) converting the received symbol into a text character;
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• (c) with a browser application on the pager, transmitting a text message from the pager, the text message comprising at least the text character converted in (b).

A method for transmitting a request from a pager to a server in wireless communication with the pager, the method comprising:

• (a) displaying a display region on a touch-sensitive display screen of a pager;
• (b) receiving a signal indicating selection of the display region on the touch-sensitive display screen;
• (c) with a browser application, transmitting a request associated with the selected display region from the pager to a server in wireless communication with the pager;
• (d) receiving a symbol written on the touch-sensitive display screen of the pager;
• (e) converting the received symbol into a text character;
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• (f) transmitting a text message from the pager to the server, the text message comprising at least the text character converted in (e).

A method for transmitting a request from a pager to a Web server in wireless communication with the pager, the method comprising:

• (a) with a browser application on a pager, displaying a Universal Resource Locator link on a touch-sensitive display screen of the pager;
• (b) receiving a signal indicating selection of the Universal Resource Locator link on the touch-sensitive display screen;
• (c) transmitting a request from the pager to a Web server associated with the selected Universal Resource Locator link;
• (d) receiving a symbol written on the touch-sensitive display screen of the pager;
• (e) converting the received symbol into a text character;
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• (f) transmitting a text message from the pager to the server, the text message comprising at least the text character converted in (e).