Patent ID: 6057781
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for urging a transmission of an answer message in a bilateral pager in a reverse paging system having a caller information database, comprising the steps of:generating, in an answer transmission mode after receiving a call message, a receipt alarm at given time intervals until said answer message is transmitted or a pre-set time interval has elapsed;generating an additional receipt alarm when said answer message has not yet been transmitted until a predetermined time has elapsed and prior to turning power-off to said bilateral pager, said predetermined time elapsing prior to a mode change time elapsing, wherein the mode change time represents a time interval from a time said call message is received to a time when caller information corresponding to said received call message is erased in the caller information database; andestablishing a no-answer transmission mode after said predetermined time has elapsed without transmission of said answer message.