Method and apparatus for the synchronization status of a group of radio pagers

A method of synchronizing message information (208) among a plurality of transceivers (130, 150) comprising the steps of: transmitting (200) by a wireless messaging infrastructure a first message (205) having a first status; in one transceiver (130) of the plurality of transceivers, changing (220) the first status of the first message to a second status responsive to an input to the one transceiver, and transmitting (235) a second message (240) indicative of the second status; in the wireless messaging infrastructure (110), receiving (245) the second message; and characterised in that the method includes the steps of in the wireless messaging infrastructure, responsive to receiving the second message transmitting (250) a third message (255) indicative of the second status; and in at least one other transceiver (150) of the plurality of transceivers, receiving (265) the third message and responsive to receiving the third message, changing (275) the first status of the first message to the second status; said step of transmitting (235) the second message indicative of the second status in the one transceiver (130) further comprises the steps of: delaying (230) transmission of the second message by a predetermined time period after changing (220) the first status of the first message in order to reduce the number of status change transmissions; changing (220) the second status of the first message to a subsequent status in response to a subsequent input to the one transceiver; and transmitting (235) the subsequent status as the second status if changing of the second status to the subsequent status occurs within the predetermined time period.