Iconic duplicate message indicator
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1. A selective call receiver for presenting a plurality of messages to a user, comprising:
- receiver means for receiving messages;
storage means coupled to the receiver means for storing the received messages;
determining means coupled to the receiver means and the storage means for determining whether a received message is substantially equivalent to any of previously stored messages; and
presenting means coupled to the storage means for visually displaying message icons to the user indicative of the previously stored messages, wherein the presenting means is further coupled to the determining means for displaying a duplicate message icon to the user in response to the determining means determining that the received message is a duplicate message that is substantially equivalent to one of the previously stored messages, and wherein the duplicate message icon indicates which of the previously stored messages is the one of the previously stored messages.
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Abstract
In a selective call receiver for presenting a plurality of messages to a user, a method comprises the steps of receiving (205) a message, storing (208) the received message in a memory, and determining (210) whether the received message is substantially equivalent to previously stored messages. A further step includes displaying (225) a duplicate message icon if the received message is a duplicate message that is substantially equivalent to one of the previously stored messages.
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1. A selective call receiver for presenting a plurality of messages to a user, comprising:
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receiver means for receiving messages; storage means coupled to the receiver means for storing the received messages; determining means coupled to the receiver means and the storage means for determining whether a received message is substantially equivalent to any of previously stored messages; and presenting means coupled to the storage means for visually displaying message icons to the user indicative of the previously stored messages, wherein the presenting means is further coupled to the determining means for displaying a duplicate message icon to the user in response to the determining means determining that the received message is a duplicate message that is substantially equivalent to one of the previously stored messages, and wherein the duplicate message icon indicates which of the previously stored messages is the one of the previously stored messages.
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2. A selective call receiver for presenting a plurality of messages to a user, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving messages; a memory for storing the received messages; processing means coupled to the receiver and the memory for determining whether a received message is substantially equivalent to any of previously stored messages; a display device coupled to the memory for visually displaying message icons to the user indicating the number of the previously stored messages, wherein the display device is further coupled to the processing means for displaying a duplicate message icon to the user in response to the processing mans determining that the received message is a duplicate message that is substantially equivalent to one of the previously stored messages, and wherein the duplicate message icon indicates which of the previously stored messages is the one of the previously stored messages; and alerting means coupled to the processing means for alerting the user in response to the processing means receiving a message. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a selective call receiver for presenting a plurality of messages to a user, a method for indicating to a user that a duplicate message has been received, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a message; (b) storing the received message in a memory; (c) determining whether the received message is substantially equivalent to any of previously stored messages; and (d) displaying a duplicate message icon if the received message is a duplicate message that is substantially equivalent to one of the previously stored messages, wherein the duplicate message icon indicates which of the previously stored messages is the one of the previously stored messages.
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9. In a selective call receiver for presenting a plurality of messages to a user, a method for indicating to a user that a duplicate message has been received comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving messages; (b) storing the received messages in a memory; (c) determining whether each of the received messages is a duplicate message that is substantially equivalent to any of previously stored messages; (d) displaying a message icon corresponding to each previously stored message; and (e) displaying a duplicate message icon corresponding to each received message that is a duplicate message that is substantially equivalent to one of the previously stored messages, wherein the duplicate message icon indicates to the user which of the previously stored messages is the one of the previously stored messages. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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