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Pager receiver comprising a message detector energized only at pertinent time slots

  • US 4,668,949 A
  • Filed: 02/26/1986
  • Issued: 05/26/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A pager receiver comprising:

  • first means for receiving a radio calling signal transmitted in a frame comprising a plurality of subframes, each subframe comprising a call code part and a message code part, said call code part having a preselected number of call time slots, said message code part having a plurality of message time slots corresponding to said call time slots, respectively, said call code part and said message code part being time sequentially arranged, said preselected number being more than two;

    reception controller means for detecting a calling code in said call code part, said calling code being preassigned to said pager receiver identifying the one call time slot of said call time slots in which said calling code is detected, generating a first control signal responsive to the beginning of said subframe during the periods of said call code part and of one message time slot of said message code part that corresponds to said one call time slot, and generating a second control signal during at least a period of said one message time slot in response to the detection of said calling code;

    display controller means coupled to said first means through said reception controller means for detecting either a message code or a blank message code in said one message time slot; and

    power supply means for continuously supplying power to said reception controller means, supplying power to said first means responsive to said first control signal and supplying power to said display controller means responsive to said second control signal.

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