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Paging receiver capable of reminding a user of an important message event

  • US 4,872,005 A
  • Filed: 01/04/1988
  • Issued: 10/03/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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:

  • 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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