Paging receiver capable of reminding a user of an important message event
First Claim
1. A paging receiver operative to receive a data message of a transmitted call signal including a field containing time data ad to generate a future alert signal corresponding to said data message and based on said time data thereof, said paging receiver comprising:
- memory means for storing data;
a time of day clock for generating a signal representative of instantaneous time of day;
an alarm means for generating an alert signal;
means for receiving the call signal and decoding the data message therefrom;
means for reading the time data from the decoded data message;
means for storing the decoded data message and correspondingly read time data into respectively assigned portions of said memory means;
means for computing a future alert time corresponding to the decoded data message based on the stored time data read therefrom;
means for storing the future alert time in the memory means;
means for comparing the stored future alert time to the signal generated by the time of day clock;
and activating the alert means when said time of day signal matches substantially the stored future alert time.
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Abstract
An electronic paging receiver for reminding a user of an important event includes a time of day clock for recording the time when a data message is received. The paging receiver computes a future alert time to remind the user of the receipt of the data message. Additionally, the user may enter a future alert time to generate a future alert. Further, the paging receiver is capable of detecting a special time/date field in the received data message to automatically generate a future alert.
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22 Claims
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1. A paging receiver operative to receive a data message of a transmitted call signal including a field containing time data ad to generate a future alert signal corresponding to said data message and based on said time data thereof, said paging receiver comprising:
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memory means for storing data; a time of day clock for generating a signal representative of instantaneous time of day; an alarm means for generating an alert signal; means for receiving the call signal and decoding the data message therefrom; means for reading the time data from the decoded data message; means for storing the decoded data message and correspondingly read time data into respectively assigned portions of said memory means; means for computing a future alert time corresponding to the decoded data message based on the stored time data read therefrom; means for storing the future alert time in the memory means; means for comparing the stored future alert time to the signal generated by the time of day clock; and activating the alert means when said time of day signal matches substantially the stored future alert time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a paging receiver to receive a data message of a transmitted call signal including a field containing time data and to generate a future alert signal corresponding to said data message and based on said time data thereof, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving the call signal and decoding the data message therefrom; (b) reading the time data from the decoded data message; (c) storing the decoded data message and correspondingly read time data into respectively assigned portions of a memory of said paging receiver; (d) generating a signal representative of instantaneous time of day; (e) computing a future alert time corresponding to said decoded data message based on the time data read therefrom; and (f) causing an alert signal to be generated when said time of day signal becomes substantially coincident with said future alert time, whereby a pager user may be reminded of an event, scheduled by time data within a data message received by the user'"'"'s pager, at a time closely preceding such event. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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