Paging receiver with variable color indicators
First Claim
1. A paging receiver comprising:
- receiving means for receiving and decoding an address wherein the paging receiver has a predetermined address with a color sequence having a plurality of colors associated with the predetermined address, said receiving means generating a detect signal in response to the reception of the predetermined address; and
illuminating means for generating a plurality of colors wherein said illuminating means, being responsive to the detect signal, generates a visual alert signal having a color sequence associated with the predetermined address.
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Abstract
A paging receiver has an indicator capable of illluminating in one of a plurality of colors. The color of illumination is selected in response to the address received by the pager. The indicator identifies the address by the color illuminated. The indicator also indicates weather a message is protected, read, about to be protected or about to be deleted by the color and color sequence of the indicator. The color indicator also indicates if the paging receiver is about to be turned off. The indicator may also serve as a back-light for a display when the paging receiver includes a display. Signals within the information to be displayed may change the color or change the intensity of the back-light, these signals may also turn the back-light off or on.
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13 Claims
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1. A paging receiver comprising:
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receiving means for receiving and decoding an address wherein the paging receiver has a predetermined address with a color sequence having a plurality of colors associated with the predetermined address, said receiving means generating a detect signal in response to the reception of the predetermined address; and illuminating means for generating a plurality of colors wherein said illuminating means, being responsive to the detect signal, generates a visual alert signal having a color sequence associated with the predetermined address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A paging receiver having a plurality of operating statuses, said paging receiver comprising:
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receiving means for selectively receiving a message; means for assigning one of a plurality of statuses to the message including an address identifying the paging receiver; display means for displaying information indicative of the operating state of the paging receiver and for producing a state signal in response thereof, wherein the information displayed by said display means includes the received message and the operating state is responsive to the status of the displayed message; and illumination means for generating a plurality of colors wherein said illumination means selectively generates a color in response to the address. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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