Modular paging device

Abstract

Example embodiments involve modular paging device to pass incoming messages off, through Wi-Fi or cellular data, to a central server. This central server handles a response request, and sends the message to a corresponding pager address found within a pager network, allowing a closed loop two-way communication handled through a graphical user interface which may be displayed at the client device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 one or more processors; and   a memory storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor among the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:   receiving, at the system, message data that includes a set of message attributes and a group identifier;   identifying a plurality of client devices associated with the group identifier;   transmitting the message data to a client device from among the plurality of client devices associated with the group identifier; and   causing display of a notification at the client device, the notification including a display of the group identifier.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the message data to the client device from among the plurality of client devices associated with the group identifier includes:
 identifying an auxiliary device communicatively coupled to the client device; and   transmitting the message data to the auxiliary device.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the identifying the plurality of client devices associated with the group identifier includes:
 associating a user identifier associated with at least the client device to the message category;   identifying the user identifier associated with the client device based on the message category; and   identifying the client device associated with the user identifier.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the associating the user identifier to the message category includes:
 associating the user identifier to a plurality of message categories that include the message category.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the notification further comprises a presentation of a set of group attributes associated with the group identifier. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the set of group attributes includes one or more of:
 a number of users associated with the group identifier; and   a number of messages received at a messaging address associated with the group identifier.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 accessing a plurality of messages associated with the group identifier; and   adding the message data to the plurality of messages.   
     
     
         8 . A method comprising:
 receiving, at the system, message data that includes a set of message attributes and a group identifier;   identifying a plurality of client devices associated with the group identifier;   transmitting the message data to a client device from among the plurality of client devices associated with the group identifier; and   causing display of a notification at the client device, the notification including a display of the group identifier.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the transmitting the message data to the client device from among the plurality of client devices associated with the group identifier includes:
 identifying an auxiliary device communicatively coupled to the client device; and   transmitting the message data to the auxiliary device.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the identifying the plurality of client devices associated with the group identifier includes:
 associating a user identifier associated with at least the client device to the message category;   identifying the user identifier associated with the client device based on the message category; and   identifying the client device associated with the user identifier.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the associating the user identifier to the message category includes:
 associating the user identifier to a plurality of message categories that include the message category.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the notification further comprises a presentation of a set of group attributes associated with the group identifier. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the set of group attributes includes one or more of:
 a number of users associated with the group identifier; and   a number of messages received at a messaging address associated with the group identifier.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
 accessing a plurality of messages associated with the group identifier; and   adding the message data to the plurality of messages.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, at the system, message data that includes a set of message attributes and a group identifier;   identifying a plurality of client devices associated with the group identifier;   transmitting the message data to a client device from among the plurality of client devices associated with the group identifier; and   causing display of a notification at the client device, the notification including a display of the group identifier.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the transmitting the message data to the client device from among the plurality of client devices associated with the group identifier includes:
 identifying an auxiliary device communicatively coupled to the client device; and   transmitting the message data to the auxiliary device.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the identifying the plurality of client devices associated with the group identifier includes:
 associating a user identifier associated with at least the client device to the message category;   identifying the user identifier associated with the client device based on the message category; and   identifying the client device associated with the user identifier.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the associating the user identifier to the message category includes:
 associating the user identifier to a plurality of message categories that include the message category.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the notification further comprises a presentation of a set of group attributes associated with the group identifier. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 19 , wherein the set of group attributes includes one or more of:
 a number of users associated with the group identifier; and   a number of messages received at a messaging address associated with the group identifier.