Pager with visible display indicating unread messages
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1. In a pager with a plurality of memory locations for storing a corresponding plurality of messages, a method of distinguishing between read and unread messages comprising the steps of:
- incrementing one of a cascade of flip-flops when a message is received to count the number of messages stored in said memory;
providing a message indicator corresponding to each one of said plurality of memory locations;
flashing said message indicator to indicate that a message associated with said indicator has been received and has not yet been read; and
terminating the flashing of said message indicator when said message has been read.
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Abstract
A paper with a visual display comprises a radio receiver, means for identifying a desired recipient of signals on the radio receiver, means for storing a signal received on the receiver, means for displaying the number of messages received during a given interval, and means for display a plurality of messages received.
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1. In a pager with a plurality of memory locations for storing a corresponding plurality of messages, a method of distinguishing between read and unread messages comprising the steps of:
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incrementing one of a cascade of flip-flops when a message is received to count the number of messages stored in said memory; providing a message indicator corresponding to each one of said plurality of memory locations; flashing said message indicator to indicate that a message associated with said indicator has been received and has not yet been read; and terminating the flashing of said message indicator when said message has been read.
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2. A pager including a receiver, means for decoding in a received page, and means for controlling functions, the pager comprising:
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means for distinguishing a voice page from a tone-only page or a data page; means for accumulating a count of pages that are tone-only pages or data pages; and means for displaying a flashing signal to indicate an unread tone-only page or data page. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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6. A pager, comprising:
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a plurality of memory locations for storing a corresponding plurality of messages; means for indicating the presence or absence of a stored message in each of said memory locations; means for reading said messages; and means for signifying which of said memory locations contains a stored message which has not yet been read. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A pager, comprising:
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a plurality of memory locations for storing a corresponding plurality of messages; a plurality of visual indicators for visually indicating the presence or absence of a message in each of said memory locations; means for reading said messages sequentially, wherein the most recently stored message is the first to be read; means for flashing said indicators to show which of said memory locations contain a stored message which has not yet been read; and means for terminating the flashing when a stored message associated with said indicator has been read. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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