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Paging receiver capable of reporting the time of paging connection

  • US 5,546,078 A
  • Filed: 11/03/1994
  • Issued: 08/13/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A selective call receiver having alerting means for reporting paging when a paging signal is received, said receiver comprising:

  • timepiece means (48) for outputting time information;

    storing means (34) for storing predetermined time information in response to said timepiece means;

    control means (42) for storing said time information supplied by said timepiece means in said storing means in response to detection of a paging call;

    switch means (52) connected to said control means for resetting and starting a sequence in response to an access thereto, said sequence relating to a display of said time information stored in said storing means;

    drive means (46) connected to said control means for converting said information stored in said storing means and outputting the converted information;

    display means (44) connected to said control means, said display means including a plurality of substantially identical individual one spot light emitting display elements for giving a data readout in uniform on/off light signals, said display elements operating in a coded combination responsive to a signal from said drive means for selectively causing said plurality of display elements to provide a coded visible display; and

    time information display means (TID) adjoining said display means for providing said coded display relating to said time information;

    said drive means comprising first selecting means (60) for converting said time information received from said control means to a signal for selecting any coded combination of said plurality of one spot light emitting display elements, and comprising alert signal drive means (64) for feeding a timing signal representative of paging to the selected light emitting display element.

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