Volume level retention in a pager

• US 4,962,545 A
• Filed: 02/13/1989
• Issued: 10/09/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stair, Mark T., Klaczak, Lynne D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): KUNTZ, CURTIS A
• Application Number:
  US07/310,184
• Time in Patent Office: 603 Days
• Field of Search: 455/185, 455/186, 455/226, 455/228, 455/234, 455/343, 455/200, 455/232, 381/107, 381/104, 340/311.1, 340/825.44, 340/825.46
• US Class Current: 455/200.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/1033 with voice message alert
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 3/001 Digital control of analog signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/042 with variable loudness of the ringing tone, e.g. variable envelope or amplitude of ring signal

Abstract

A selective call reciver, particularly a pager, is provided comprising an audio transducer for emitting audio signals, particularly voice. A volume setter is provided and a device, such as involatile memory, for protecting the volume setter when the receiver is switched off, whereby the volume set when the receiver is switched off is substantially the same as that when it is next switched on again.

Claims

1. In a selective call receiver which is selectively energized and de-energized, retentive volume control circuitry comprising:

an audio transducer for emitting an audio signal;

volatile memory means operative to store a volume setting code only when said receiver is energized;

first control means coupled to said audio transducer and first memory means and operative to control the volume of the audio signal emitted by said audio transducer in accordance with the volume setting code of said first memory means;

means for altering the volume setting code of said first memory means;

switch means for generating a first signal to initiate energization of said receiver of a second signal to initiate de-energization of said receiver;

non-volatile memory means operative to store said volume setting code when the receiver is energized and to retain and volume setting code stored therein when the receiver is de-energized; and

second control means coupled to said volatile and non-volatile memory means and governed by said first signal to initially energize the receiver and then transfer the retained volume setting code of the non-volatile memory means to the volatile memory means, and governed by said second signal to initially transfer the volume setting code of the volatile memory means to the non-volatile memory means for storage therein and then de-energize the receiver.

2. The selective call receiver of claim 1, wherein non-volatile memory is provided for retaining the information relating to the audible signal volume.

3. The selective call receiver of claim 2, wherein means are provided for receiving and demodulating radio frequency modulated voice signals, and wherein said audio transducer is arranged to emit said voice signals.

4. The selective call receiver of claim 2, wherein means are provided for emitting an alarm signal from the audio transducer.