Patent ID: 6081202
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for scheduling and communicating a first store-and-forward message through a first messaging system on a first channel, the first message intended for a subscriber unit operating in a second messaging system on a second channel, the method comprising the steps of:scheduling, by the first messaging system, the first message for transmission on the first channel;entering, by the first messaging system, a second store-and-forward message into the second messaging system, the second message intended for the subscriber unit and containing a scheduling instruction for receiving the first message, the second message entered through a standard message entry port of the second messaging system as utilized by individual message originators, wherein the scheduling instruction contained in the second message is transparent to the second messaging system;communicating, by the second messaging system, the second message to the subscriber unit on the second channel;tuning, by the subscriber unit, to the first channel, in accordance with the scheduling instruction, after receiving the second message;transmitting, by the first messaging system, the first message on the first channel as scheduled; andreceiving, by the subscriber unit, the first message on the first channel.