Pager receiver helpful for effective use of call numbers

• US 4,951,043 A
• Filed: 03/02/1987
• Issued: 08/21/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Minami, Yoichiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Yusko, Donald J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Holloway, III, Edwin C.
• Application Number:
  US07/020,778
• Time in Patent Office: 1,268 Days
• Field of Search: 340/825.44, 340/825.48, 340/311.1, 379/56, 379/57, 379/354, 379/360, 379/361, 455/31, 455/38
• US Class Current: 340/7.57
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/1016 using wireless transmission calling systems using transmission by inductive loop H04B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/1066 with other provisions not elsewhere provided for, e.g. turn-off protection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/022 Selective call receivers

Abstract

In a pager receiver operable in response to an incoming signal including a specific call number signal preassigned to the pager receiver, a directory number signal of a calling subscriber follows the specific call number signal. The directory number signal is detected by a directory number detector (17) after detection of the specific call number signal and is converted into a corresponding dial tone signal by a dial tone generator (21). The dial tone signal is automatically sent through a telephone set to the calling subscriber in response to closure of a switch (19). Thus, the pager receiver may be of a tone-only type and can call back unspecific persons even when the directory number signal is not displayed on a display unit. A particular symbol may be included in the directory number signal so as to distinguish the directory number signal from a usual message signal.

Claims

1. In a pager receiver for use in a radio communication system which provides a mix of a message service and a tone service, said pager receiver operating responsive to an incoming signal to produce an audible tone without providing visual displays for said message service when said incoming signal includes a specific call number signal which is preassigned to said pager receiver, said specific call number signal being followed by a directory number signal carrying a directory number assigned to a calling subscriber,

said pager receiver comprising:

means for receiving a directory number signal including an identification symbol within said directory number, said identification symbol distinguished said directory number from another message signal for said message service, said other message signal including no identification symbol which distinguishes it form said directory number;

first detecting means responsive to said incoming signal for detecting said specific call number signal to produce a detection signal which is representative of a detection of said specific call number signal;

second detecting means responsive to said incoming signal for detecting said identification symbol to produce an additional detection signal which is representative of a detection of said identification symbol;

signal producing means coupled to said second detecting means for producing a reproduction of said directory number signal when said additional detection signal is produced by said second detecting means; and

means coupled to said first means and said signal producing means for producing said detection signal and said reproduction of the directory number signal as said audible tone.

2. The pager of claim 1 wherein said directory number is a modification of a calling subscriber directory number which is transmitted after a transmission of a destination call number.

3. The pager of claim 2 wherein a particular symbol signal is transmitted in with said directory number in order to provide said modification of said calling subscriber directory number.

4. The pager of claim 3 wherein said particular symbol signal is in the fifth digit position away from the least significant digit in a directory number.

5. The pager of claim 2 and means in said pager for distinguishing message signals by detecting the presence or absence of a modified subscriber number.