Multiple format signalling protocol for a selective call receiver
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1. A selective call receiver comprising:
- receiver means for receiving a signal, the signal comprising;
an address identifying the selective call receiver;
an information packet associated with the address comprising a first information format and a second information format; and
a control character; and
presentation means for presenting the first information format in a first output mode in response to the address and the second information format in a second output mode in response to the control character.
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Abstract
A selective call receiver comprises a receiver for receiving a signal, the signal comprising an address identifying the selective call receiver, a first information packet having a first information format, a second information packet having a second information format, and a control character. An output device presents the first information packet in a first output mode corresponding to the first information format in response to the control character, and the second information packet in a second output mode corresponding to the second information format in response to the address or a second control character.
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1. A selective call receiver comprising:
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receiver means for receiving a signal, the signal comprising; an address identifying the selective call receiver; an information packet associated with the address comprising a first information format and a second information format; and a control character; and presentation means for presenting the first information format in a first output mode in response to the address and the second information format in a second output mode in response to the control character. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A selective call receiver comprising:
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receiver means for receiving a signal, the signal comprising; an address identifying the selective call receiver; a first information packet associated with the address comprising a first information format; a second information packet associated with the address comprising a second information format; and a first control character; and presentation means for presenting the first information packet in a first output mode corresponding to the first information format in response to the first control character, and the second information packet in a second output mode corresponding to the second information format. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A selective call receiver system comprising:
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transmitter means for transmitting a signal; receiver means for receiving the signal, the signal comprising; an address identifying the selective call receiver; a first information packet associated with the address comprising a first information format and a second information format; and a first control character; and presentation means for presenting the first information packet in a first output mode in response to the first control character. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. In a selective call receiver, a method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a signal having a single address, a control character, and first and second information packets; and presenting information encoded from the first packet in a first output mode and from the second packet in a second output mode, the presention of the second packet in the second output mode being determined by the control character.
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