EP 0964542 A3 20030625 - Wireless system for broadcasting, receiving and selectively printing packets of information
Title (en)
Wireless system for broadcasting, receiving and selectively printing packets of information
Title (de)
Vorrichtung für die Funkübertragung, für den Empfang und fürs wahlweise Ausdrucken von Informationspaketen
Title (fr)
Système de diffusion par voie hertzienne, système de réception et système pour imprimer de façon sélective des paquets d'information
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9644498 A 19980611
- US 9582098 A 19980611
- US 9644398 A 19980611
- US 23753399 A 19990127
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0964542A2] According to one embodiment of the invention, a system is provided for dispatching one or more packets of information, such as redeemable coupons, messages, appointment reminders, confirmations, tickets, warnings or written packets, to potential recipients of said packets at remote locations. The steps included in such a system are: (1) developing a subscriber directory (10) containing unique identification information for each of said potential recipients; (2) creating a packet to be dispatched to at least one of said recipients; (3) identifying the potential recipients for a particular packet; (4) transmitting said packet through a wireless pager network (7) to a network (80) of printer appliances (82) associated with all of said potential recipients; and (5) receiving and selectively processing and printing only those packets intended to be processed and printed by said appliance. Each printer appliance (82) includes means for receiving said packets of information transmitted by the wireless pager network; means for analyzing said packets to determine whether said packets are intended to be processed and printed by that particular appliance; and means for printing said packets of information. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 29/38 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/00 (2006.01); G06Q 40/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2006.01); H04H 9/00 (2006.01); H04H 20/72 (2008.01); H04H 60/63 (2008.01)
IPC 8 main group level
H04H 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04H 20/72 (2013.01); H04H 60/63 (2013.01); H04H 2201/70 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XA] EP 0783229 A1 19970709 - U S NARROW NETWORKS INC [US]
- [XA] US 5500681 A 19960319 - JONES CHARLES P [US]
- [A] US 5057915 A 19911015 - VON KOHORN HENRY [US]
- [A] US 5759101 A 19980602 - VON KOHORN HENRY [US]
- [A] WO 9735441 A2 19970925 - WALDEN MICHAEL W [US]
- [A] US 5070404 A 19911203 - BULLOCK WAYNE J [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0964542 A2 19991215; EP 0964542 A3 20030625; CA 2274206 A1 19991211; JP 2000122823 A 20000428; TW 478263 B 20020301
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99304570 A 19990611; CA 2274206 A 19990611; JP 20210499 A 19990611; TW 88109820 A 19991215