Nation-wide paging with local modes of operation
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1. A method of operating a selective call receiver having a non-volatile memory, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing a plurality of operational personalities in said non-volatile memory, each of said plurality of operational personalities having one of a plurality of protocol modes associated therewith;
receiving a signal comprising a location identifier identifying a geographic location of the selective call receiver;
automatically selecting one of said plurality of operational personalities in response to said location identifier; and
decoding said signal according to one of said plurality of protocol modes associated with said one of said plurality of operational personalities.
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Abstract
An improved selective call addressing scheme provides local mode paging capability in a wide area paging network. A selective call receiver used in this system will configure its operating parameters by selecting one of a plurality of operational personalities in response to the presence or absence of a specific received signal having a signal indicative of the area in which the pager is operating.
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1. A method of operating a selective call receiver having a non-volatile memory, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of operational personalities in said non-volatile memory, each of said plurality of operational personalities having one of a plurality of protocol modes associated therewith; receiving a signal comprising a location identifier identifying a geographic location of the selective call receiver; automatically selecting one of said plurality of operational personalities in response to said location identifier; and decoding said signal according to one of said plurality of protocol modes associated with said one of said plurality of operational personalities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A selective call receiver comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of operational personalities, each of said plurality of operational personalities having one of a plurality of protocol modes associated therewith; means for receiving a signal comprising a location identifier; means for automatically selecting one of said plurality of operational personalities in response to said location identifier; and means for decoding said signal in accordance with one of said plurality of protocol modes associated with said one of said plurality of operational personalities. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A multiple area selective call signalling system comprising:
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means for broadcasting a first signal comprising a first location identifier in a first area; means for broadcasting a second signal comprising a second location identifier in a second area; and at least one selective call receiver comprising; means for storing a plurality of operational personalities, each of said plurality of operational personalities comprising a corresponding one of a plurality of protocol modes; means for receiving said first signal in said first area and said second signal in said second area; means for selecting one of said plurality of operational personalities for said at least one selective call receiver in response to said first location identifier or said second location identifier; and means for decoding said signal in accordance with one of said plurality of protocol modes corresponding to said one of said plurality of operational personalities.
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