Method and apparatus for conversion of maildrop message to selective call individual message
First Claim
1. A selective call receiver comprising:
- receiving means for receiving and demodulating selective call signals;
decoding means coupled to the receiving means for decoding the selective call signals to recover a decoded selective call message;
first determining means coupled to the decoding means for determining whether the decoded selective call message is of a first type or a second type;
first memory means for storing selective call messages of a first message type;
first memory directory means coupled to the first memory means for storing identification information corresponding to each of the selective call messages stored in the first memory means;
second memory means for storing selective call messages of a second message type;
second memory directory means coupled to the second memory means for storing identification information corresponding to each of the selective call messages stored in the second memory means;
second determining means coupled to the second memory directory means for determining whether one of the selective call messages stored in the second memory means is of a first status or a second status in response to the identification information stored in the second memory directory means; and
control means coupled to the first and second determining means and the decoding means for providing the decoded selective call message to the second memory means and identification information corresponding to the decoded selective call receiver to the second memory directory means and providing identification information corresponding to one of the selective call messages stored at the location in the second memory means where the decoded selective call message is to be stored from the second memory directory means to the first memory directory means if the first determining means determines that the decoded selective call message is of the second type and the second determining means determines that one of the selective call messages stored at the location in the second memory means where the decoded selective call message is to be stored is of the second status.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus in a selective call receiver allow a user to receive maildrop message without losing access to previously received but unread maildrop messages in the same message slot. The selective call receiver comprises an address correlator (107) which determines whether received selective call signals comprise an individual or maildrop address assigned to the selective call receiver. A message memory (122) comprises an individual message portion (126) having an individual memory directory (127) and a maildrop message portion (128) having a maildrop memory directory (129). A processor (112) determines whether the decoded selective call message is an individual message or a maildrop message (204), determines whether a previously received maildrop message stored in the maildrop portion of the memory and having a maildrop address equivalent to the maildrop address of the decoded selective call message is "read" or "unread" (216), and provides identification information corresponding to the previously received one of the maildrop messages from the maildrop memory directory means to the individual memory directory means (222) if the previously received one of the maildrop messages is "unread".
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20 Claims
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1. A selective call receiver comprising:
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receiving means for receiving and demodulating selective call signals; decoding means coupled to the receiving means for decoding the selective call signals to recover a decoded selective call message; first determining means coupled to the decoding means for determining whether the decoded selective call message is of a first type or a second type; first memory means for storing selective call messages of a first message type; first memory directory means coupled to the first memory means for storing identification information corresponding to each of the selective call messages stored in the first memory means; second memory means for storing selective call messages of a second message type; second memory directory means coupled to the second memory means for storing identification information corresponding to each of the selective call messages stored in the second memory means; second determining means coupled to the second memory directory means for determining whether one of the selective call messages stored in the second memory means is of a first status or a second status in response to the identification information stored in the second memory directory means; and control means coupled to the first and second determining means and the decoding means for providing the decoded selective call message to the second memory means and identification information corresponding to the decoded selective call receiver to the second memory directory means and providing identification information corresponding to one of the selective call messages stored at the location in the second memory means where the decoded selective call message is to be stored from the second memory directory means to the first memory directory means if the first determining means determines that the decoded selective call message is of the second type and the second determining means determines that one of the selective call messages stored at the location in the second memory means where the decoded selective call message is to be stored is of the second status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method in a selective call receiver for storing messages comprising the steps of:
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receiving a selective call message having a selective call address; determining whether the selective call address is an individual address or a common address; in response to determining that the selective call address is a common address, determining if a previously received message having the common address has been read; linking data access information corresponding to the previously received message into a directory of a first portion of memory for storing selective call messages having an individual address in response to determining that the previously received message has not been read. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A selective call receiver comprising:
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a receiver for receiving and demodulating selective call signals; an address correlator for determining whether the selective call signals comprise an address assigned to the selective call receiver; a decoder coupled to the address correlator for decoding the selective call signals to recover a decoded selective call message; a message memory comprising a first portion for storing individual messages and a second portion for storing maildrop messages, wherein the first portion comprises an individual memory directory for storing data access information corresponding to the individual messages stored in the first portion, and wherein the second portion comprises a maildrop memory directory for storing data access information corresponding to the maildrop messages stored in the second portion; and a controller coupled to the address correlator, the decoder and the memory for determining whether the decoded selective call message is an individual message or a maildrop message, and for determining, if the decoded selective call message is a maildrop message, whether a previously received one of the maildrop messages stored in the second portion of the memory and having a maildrop address equivalent to the maildrop address of the decoded selective call message is "read" or "unread", and for providing the decoded selective call message to the second portion of the memory for storing therein and identification information corresponding to the decoded selective call receiver to the maildrop memory directory and identification information corresponding to the previously received one of the maildrop messages from the maildrop memory directory means to the individual memory directory means if the previously received one of the maildrop messages is "unread". - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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