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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1994
Gary W Grube, Palatine, IL (US);
Timothy W Markison, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Susan L Lukasik, Lombard, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
When it is desired to transmit important or secure information to one or more communication units, a message is transmitted (200) to only valid communication unit ID codes. The message requests an acknowledgment transmission from the communication unit, including the communication unit's ID code. When no acknowledgment is received for a particular ID code, the message is transmitted again after a period of time (204). When only one acknowledgment is received for a particular ID code, the important or secure information is then transmitted (206) to that particular ID code. When more than one acknowledgment is received for a particular ID code, no important or secure information is transmitted to that particular ID code, and the ID code is flagged (207) as a potential unauthorized ID code.