Motorola Corporation

Christopher G Henz

Frank M Falcone

Randi W Faris

Jack P Indekeu

Eugene Lopatukhin

Gregary A Coonley

A selective call transceiver (200) has a plurality of assignable address ports (246), a receiver (204) for receiving a directory of information services (120-132) on a mail drop address port, a controller (210) for generating a menu (240) from the directory of information services (120-132), a display (228) for displaying the menu (240) of the information services from the plurality of assignable address ports (246) and a user interface (216) for selecting an information service (242) from the menu (240) of information services. The controller (210) is further coupled to the user interface (216) to assign the information service being selected to the identified assignable address port, and a transmitter (208) transmits a request for the selected information service (242) including an address for identifying selectable address port.

Method for selecting information services from a menu in selective call

A method and apparatus for optimizing utilization of a memory which stores messages received in a portable communication device '40'. The memory full threshold for the memory '200' is adjustable. The amount of space available in the memory '200' is determined and is compared with the memory full threshold. If the amount of space available in the memory is less than the memory full threshold, an indication is made to the user, who can opt to delete a message in order to make room in the memory. When a new message is received, if the amount of space available in the memory is less than the size of the new message, a previously stored message is deleted in order to make space for the newly received message in the memory.

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Roanoke, TX, United States of America

Christopher G Henz