Patent ID: 6545588
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: G08B,H04W

Abstract:
A pager for entering and transmitting a message comprising:a display; at least one character displayed on said display; a character display control by which the said at least one character displayed is changed; a selection control which, when actuated, selects a character from among the at least one character displayed; an electronic controller for storing selected characters and a sequence in which said selected characters are selected, wherein said message comprises selected characters, and said sequence of selected characters is associated by said controller with a recipient identifier, said controller converts said recipient identifier and said sequence of selected characters into an electronic signal; and a transmitter which receives said electronic signal from said controller and transmits said signal to a paging system, wherein said at least one character displayed is a plurality of characters in alphanumeric order with one of said plurality being indicated as the character that will be selected when said selection control is actuated.