Universal paging device with power conservation
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1. A communication system message receiving device for decoding signals transmitted in accordance with one of a plurality of multi-bit different word length information encoding formats comprising:
- a communication receiver for detecting encoded signals transmitted over a communication channel;
a power source;
a data sampler, coupled to said power source and to said receiver to process said detected encoded signals in real time and to process said detected signals in accordance with any one of a plurality of information decoding formats corresponding to said plurality of information encoding formats;
coding format selection means, coupled to said receiver and said data sampler, including identification means responsive to predetermined characteristics of said detected encoded signals for identifying the format of the transmitted message, said selection means automatically selecting, in response to said identification means, which of said plurality of information decoding formats will be utilized for processing said detected encoded signals;
a code memory coupled to said selection means containing predetermined sequences of decoded signals corresponding to each of said plurality of information encoding formats;
comparison means, coupled to said data sampler and said code memory, for determining if said decoded signals correlate to said predetermined sequence of decoded signals for the selected information decoding format, said comparison means producing a control signal if said signals correlate and;
annunciation means coupled to said comparison means and responsive to said control signal for signalling the user of the reception of a message.
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Abstract
A battery powered, adaptive signal decoder is disclosed which is capable of processing detected encoded signals in accordance with a plurality of decoding schemes. The decoder has an equivalent microcomputer implementation. Energy conservation means operating independently of the detected signals acts to conserve the energy of the battery.
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103 Claims
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1. A communication system message receiving device for decoding signals transmitted in accordance with one of a plurality of multi-bit different word length information encoding formats comprising:
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a communication receiver for detecting encoded signals transmitted over a communication channel; a power source; a data sampler, coupled to said power source and to said receiver to process said detected encoded signals in real time and to process said detected signals in accordance with any one of a plurality of information decoding formats corresponding to said plurality of information encoding formats; coding format selection means, coupled to said receiver and said data sampler, including identification means responsive to predetermined characteristics of said detected encoded signals for identifying the format of the transmitted message, said selection means automatically selecting, in response to said identification means, which of said plurality of information decoding formats will be utilized for processing said detected encoded signals; a code memory coupled to said selection means containing predetermined sequences of decoded signals corresponding to each of said plurality of information encoding formats; comparison means, coupled to said data sampler and said code memory, for determining if said decoded signals correlate to said predetermined sequence of decoded signals for the selected information decoding format, said comparison means producing a control signal if said signals correlate and; annunciation means coupled to said comparison means and responsive to said control signal for signalling the user of the reception of a message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communication system message receiving device for decoding messages transmitted in accordance with one of a plurality of multi-bit different word length information encoding formats comprising:
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a communication receiver for detecting encoded signals transmitted over a communication channel; a power source; a microcomputer, including a microprocessor interconnected with a read-only memory, coupled to said power source and responsive to detected encoded signals from said receiver to process said detected encoded signals in real time and to process said detected signals in accordance with any one of a plurality of information decoding formats corresponding to said plurality of information encoding formats; coding format selection means, coupled to said receiver and said microcomputer, including identification means responsive to predetermined characteristics of said detected encoded signals for identifying the format of the transmitted message, said selection means automatically selecting which of said plurality of said information decoding formats will be utilized for processing said detected encoded signals; a code memory, coupled to and accessed by said microcomputer containing predetermined sequences of decoded signals corresponding to each of said plurality of information encoding formats,; wherein said microcomputer includes means to determine if said decoded signal correlate to said predetermined sequence of decoded signals for the selected information decoding format and produce a control signal upon correlation; and annunciation means coupled to said microcomputer and responsive to said control signal for signaling the user of the reception of a message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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31. A communication system message receiving device for portable applications comprising:
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a communication receivor for detecting encoded signals transmitted over a communication channel; a battery; a decoder, coupled to said battery and responsive to detected encoded signals from said receiver to process said detected signals in real time, said decoder including an internal clock establishing timing signals; conservation means responsive to the timing signals of said decoder for reducing the power drain on said battery by temporarily disabling preselected functions of said message receiving device; a code memory coupled to and accessed by said decoder containing predetermined sequence information and designating information; said designating information in said code memory being unrelated to said predetermined sequence information, for designating the operational characteristics and features of the message receiving device; comparison means coupled to said decoder and said code memory for determining if said detected signals correlate with said predetermined sequence information, said comparison means producing a control signal if said signals correlate with said information; and annunciation means coupled to said comparison means and responsive to said control signal for signaling the user of the reception of a message.
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42. A communication system message receiving device for portable applications comprising;
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a communication receiver for detecting encoded signals transmitted over a communication channel; a battery; a microcomputer, including a microprocessor interconnected with a read-only memory, coupled to said battery and responsive to detected encoded signals from said receiver, to process said detected signals in real time, said microcomputer including an internal clock establishing timing signals; conservation means responsive to the timing signals of said microcomputer for reducing the power predetermined drain on said battery by temporarily disabling preselected functions of said message receiving device; a code memory coupled to and accessed by said microcomputer containing predetermined sequence information; said microcomputer including comparison means for determining if said detected encoded signals correlate with said predetermined sequence information, said comparison means producing a control signal if said signals correlate with said information; and annunciation means coupled to said microcomputer and responsive to said control signal for signaling the user of the reception of a message. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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62. A communication system message receiving device for portable applications comprising:
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a communication receiver for detecting encoded signals transmitted over a communication channel; a limited capacity battery; a decoder coupled to said battery, responsive to detected encoded signals from said receiver and processing said signals in real time; said decoder having two modes of operation, a first mode associated with full processing capability in real time with a corresponding power drain from said battery and, a second mode of operation associated with a diminished processing capability with a correspondingly diminished power drain from said battery; a DC to DC power converter coupled between said battery and said decoder to establish a power level supporting said first mode of operation of said decoder; a code memory coupled to said decoder containing a predetermined sequence of signals; a comparator coupled to said decoder and said code memory determining if said detected encoded signals correlate with said predetermined sequence of signals, said comparator producing a control signal if said signals correlate; and an annunciator coupled to said comparator and responsive to said control signal for signaling the user of the reception of a message.
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71. A communication system message receiving device for portable applications comprising:
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a communication receivier for detecting encoded signals transmitted over a communication channel; a limited capacity battery; a microcomputer coupled to said battery, including a microprocessor interconnected with a read-only memory, responsive to detected encoded signals from said receiver and processing said signals in real time; said microcomputer having two modes of operation, a first mode associated with full computational capability in real time with a corresponding power drain from said battery and, a second mode of operation associated with a diminished computational capability with a correspondingly diminished power drain from said battery; a DC to DC power converter coupled between said battery and said microcomputer to establish a power level supporting said first mode of operation of said microcomputer; a code memory coupled to said microcomputer containing a predetermined sequence of signals; said microcomputer including comparison means for determining if said detected and processed signals correlate with said predetermined sequence of signals, said comparison means producing a control signal if said signals correlate; and an annunciator coupled to said microcomputer and responsive to said control signal means for signaling the user of the reception of a message. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. In a communication receiver having a signal detector for decoding signals transmitted in accordance with a multi-bit different word length information encoding format, a received data sampling and analysis device comprising:
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a plurality of selectively enableable serial shift registers coupled to said detector in a parallel arrangement; clock generating means generating repetitive timing signals at a predetermined rate, the interval between said timing signals being less than an anticipated bit interval; multiplex control means responsive to said clock generating means and coupled to said serial shift registers to sequentially enable said serial shift registers to be responsive to said signal detector to transfer information from said detector to said enabled serial shift register; bit pattern reference means; correlator means, responsive to said multiplex control means, having input terminals coupled to the outputs of said serial shift registers and to said bit pattern reference means, said correlator means generating a distinctive output signal when there is substantial identity between the contents of the shift registers and the bit pattern reference means; whereby the contents of each of said serial registers comprise detected information bit sequences which may be correlated with said bit pattern reference means in a parallel bit by bit comparison and multiple sampling and analysis of the received data may be achieved during an anticipated bit time interval. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A communication system message receiving device for decoding signals transmitted in accordance with one of a plurality of multi-bit different word length information encoding formats comprising:
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a communication receiver for detecting encoded signals transmitted over a communication channel; a power source; a microcomputer, including a microprocessor interconnected with a read-only memory, coupled to said power source and responsive to detected encoded signals from said receiver to process said detected encoded signals in real time and to process said detected signals in accordance with any one of a plurality of information decoding formats corresponding to said plurality of information encoding formats; said microcomputer further comprising coding format selection means, including identification means responsive to predetermined characteristics of said detected encoded signals, for identifying the format of the transmitted message, said selection means automatically selecting which of said plurality of information decoding formats will be utilized for processing said detected encoded signals; a code memory, coupled to and accessed by said microcomputer containing predetermined sequences of decoded signals corresponding to each of said plurality of information encoding formats; wherein said microcomputer includes means to determine if said decoded signals correlate to said predetermined sequence of decoded signals for the selected information decoding format and produce a control signal upon correlation; and annunciation means coupled to said microcomputer and responsive to said control signal for signaling the user of the reception of a message. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103)
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