Individual simulcast station control decoder
First Claim
1. A paging simulcast transmitter remote control decoder for receiving signals from a paging simulcast transmitter remote control encoder for selectively activating or deactiviatng a simulcast transmitter, the signals including a plurality of transmitter control tones comprising individual transmitter control information followed by encoded paging information, and for selectively applying an analog or binary paging signal sequence to said simulcast transmitter in response to the encoded paging information generated by said encoder, said decoder comprising:
- (a) means for receiving signals generated by the paging simulcast remote control encoder;
(b) means for detecting the presence of a first transmitter control tone indicating that a paging sequence is initiated;
(c) means responsive to detection of said first transmitter control tone for detecting the presence of a second transmitter control tone indicating that selected paging simulcast transmitter should inhibit transmitting subsequent paging information;
(d) means responsive to detection of said second transmitter control tone for selectively deactivating said selected paging simulcast transmitter;
(e) means for detecting the presence of a third transmitter control tone indicating the beginning of encoded paging information; and
(f) means responsive to detection of said third transmitter control tone for selectively activating an analog or binary transmission mode in said decoder.
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Abstract
A paging simulcast station remote control system decoder. The paging system decoder responds to signals generated in accordance with a predetermined signalling scheme comprising a series of tones and timed pauses. The decoder is also responsive to user programmable switches which provide station function tone and sector information. The paging system decoder then selectively deactivates a paging simulcast transmitter in response to signals received through a conventional paging communication link.
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1. A paging simulcast transmitter remote control decoder for receiving signals from a paging simulcast transmitter remote control encoder for selectively activating or deactiviatng a simulcast transmitter, the signals including a plurality of transmitter control tones comprising individual transmitter control information followed by encoded paging information, and for selectively applying an analog or binary paging signal sequence to said simulcast transmitter in response to the encoded paging information generated by said encoder, said decoder comprising:
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(a) means for receiving signals generated by the paging simulcast remote control encoder; (b) means for detecting the presence of a first transmitter control tone indicating that a paging sequence is initiated; (c) means responsive to detection of said first transmitter control tone for detecting the presence of a second transmitter control tone indicating that selected paging simulcast transmitter should inhibit transmitting subsequent paging information; (d) means responsive to detection of said second transmitter control tone for selectively deactivating said selected paging simulcast transmitter; (e) means for detecting the presence of a third transmitter control tone indicating the beginning of encoded paging information; and (f) means responsive to detection of said third transmitter control tone for selectively activating an analog or binary transmission mode in said decoder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for decoding paging simulcast transmitter remote control signals from a paging simulcast transmitter remote control encoder for selectively activating or deactivating a selected simulcast transmitter, and for selectively applying an analog or binary paging information signal to said simulcast transmitter in response to the remote control signals generated by said encoder, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving the remote control signals generated by the paging simulcast remote control encoder, wherein the remote control signals include a first transmitter control tone, a second transmitter control tone, and a third transmitter control tone followed by the analog or binary paging information signal; (b) detecting the presence of the first transmitter control tone indicating that a paging sequence is initiated; (c) detecting the presence of the second transmitter control tone indicating that said selected simulcast transmitter should inhibit transmitting the subsequent analog or binary paging information signal; (d) selectively deactivating said selected simulcast transmitter in response to detection of said second transmitter control tone; (e) detecting the presence of the third transmitter control tone indicating the beginning of the analog or binary paging information signal; and (f) selectively activating in the decoder either an analog or binary transmission mode in order to transmit the analog or binary paging information signal respectively to said selected simulcast transmitter in response to detection of said third transmitter control tone. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A decoder for controlling a paging system transmitter in a plural population of selectively enabled transmitters, each transmitter associated with a decoder for directing the transmission of paging information comprising analog information signals and binary information signals, said decoder comprising:
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means responsive to receive and decode coded information, wherein the coded information includes control information signals followed by paging information signals, and further wherein said control information signals direct said decoder to control a corresponding transmitter in the plural population of selectively enabled transmitters; means responsive to the detection and decoding of the coded information for directing said decoder to disable the coresponding transmitter while leaving at least one enabled transmitter; means responsive to the enabled transmitter for directing said decoder to establish a path to the enabled transmitter for the transmission of the paging information; and means responsive to the absence of the coded information for deactivating the enabled transmitter to terminate the transmission of paging information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of decoding encoded information for providing information to a transmitter in a plural population of selectively enabled transmitters, each transmitter associated with a series of transmitter control information and furher wherein the encoded information includes the transmitter control information and paging information, wherein the paging information comprises analog paging information and binary paging information, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) detecting and decoding the received encoded information for providing the transmitter control information and paging information; (b) selectively enabling the transmitter correlating to the received transmitter control information; (c) establishing a signal path to the enabled transmitter corresponding to the received paging information signal; (d) transmitting the paging information to a plurality of communication receivers; and (e) disabling transmission of information from the enabled transmitter in response to the absence for a predetermined period of time of encoded information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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