Paging system with paging receivers controlled depending on location

• US 4,943,803 A
• Filed: 11/30/1988
• Issued: 07/24/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ascom Tateco AB (Ascom Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Ericsson Messaging Systems Incorporated (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Inventors: Vrijkorte, Marcel J. G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Yusko, Donald J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Magistre, Dervis
• Application Number:
  US07/277,879
• Time in Patent Office: 601 Days
• Field of Search: 340/311.1, 340/825.46, 340/825.44, 340/825.47, 340/825.48, 340/825.54, 340/825.49, 340/825.55, 455/55, 455/57, 455/60, 455/110, 455/140, 455/228, 375/52
• US Class Current: 340/7.32
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/1066 with other provisions not elsewhere provided for, e.g. turn-off protection
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/1083 Pager locating systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/04 using magnetically coupled devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/00 Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive or capacitive transmission systems

Abstract

Paging system comprising a call transmitter, at least one portable paging receiver and a control transmission system with a control transmitter to which a number of transmission loops are connected encompassing essentially adjacent zones. The call transmitter is capable of transmitting a call transmission signal comprising a call address code. On receipt of a cell address code which corresponds to a call address code stored in the paging receiver, the receiver can generate a signal for the user of the receiver by means of a signalling member. The control transmission system is capable of transmitting by means of the loops a control transmission signal comprising a control command. On receipt of a control command by the receiver, the receiver can go into and remain in a state corresponding to the control command, in particular on or off. A control part of the receiver preferably puts the receiver into a predetermined state, in particular if the receiver has not received a control command, in particular an "on" command, for a predetermined period to time.

Claims

1. A paging system comprising a call transmitter for transmitting a call transmission signal modulated in accordance with a selectable address code, and at least one portable paging receiver with a call receiving part for receiving the call transmission signal and for separating from it the call address code transmitted therewith, a memory for the storage of a call address code allocated to the receiver, a comparator for comparison of the call address codes received and allocated, and a signalling member for generating a signal for a user of the paging receiver depending on the result of the comparison, comprising a control transmission system which has a number of transmission loops encompassing essentially adjacent zones for the transmission of control transmission signals which have the same carrier wave frequencies, and which are angle modulated in accordance with control commands selected for the transmission loops, and in that a paging receiver has a control part for receiving a control transmission signal, for separating from the control transmission signal received the control command transmitted therewith, and for putting and maintaining the paging receiver in a certain state depending on the control command which has been separated from the control transmission signal.

2. A paging system according to claim 1, whereby the states of the paging receiver corresponding to the various control commands correspond to whether or not signalling members of the paging receiver are enabled.

3. A paging system according to claim 1, whereby the control part implements a time-out function for taking the paging receiver into a predetermined state if no control command has been received by the paging receiver during a time-out period.

4. A paging system according to claim 1, whereby a control transmission signal has a control address code and the control part has a memory for storage of a control address code allocated to the receiver and a comparator for comparing the received and the allocated control address codes, for switching the paging receiver into the state corresponding to the control command received depending on the result of the comparison.

5. A paging system according to claim 4, whereby a control address code has one or more don'"'"'t-care conditions.

6. A paging system according to claim 1, whereby a transmission loop for transmitting a control signal with a control command of a first type is surrounded by one or more transmission loops for transmitting a control signal with a control command of a second type.

7. A paging system according to claim 1, whereby the control commands comprise two commands for switching on or switching off the paging receiver.

8. A paging system according to claim 1, whereby on receipt of a control command intended for switching off the paging receiver the control part puts the paging receiver into a ready-to-receive state with reduced energy consumption.