Paging receiver capable of reporting the time of paging connection
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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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A paging receiver reporting paging when received a paging signal and storing and reporting the time when the paging signal is received. One or more LEDs selectively glow or intermittently flash in a particular color to inform the user of the time when the paging signal is received.
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1. A selective call receiver having alerting means for reporting paging when a paging signal is received, said receiver comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A selective call paging receiver comprising means for reporting said paging comprising a single LED (88), and alerting means (84) for reporting paging when a paging signal is received, said receiver comprising:
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timepiece means (48) for outputting time information; storing means (34) for storing predetermined time information responsive 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 timing sequence, said sequence relating to a display of said time information stored in said storing means; drive means (46,
28) connected to said control means for converting said information stored in said storing means and outputting the converted information;display means connected to said control means, said display means including said single LED (88) forming a light emitting display element, and operating responsive to a signal from said drive means (46) for selectively causing said single LED to give a selected one of a plurality of displays, said control means (42) controlling said single LED so that said single LED flashes intermittently in a predetermined flashing pattern and in a predetermined color to provide a visible display; and said drive means (46) comprising first selecting means for converting said time information from said control means into a signal for selecting a display, and feeding a timing signal representative of paging to the light emitting display element. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A selective call paging receiver having an alerting means for reporting paging when a paging signal is received, said receiver comprising:
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alerting means for displaying said paging comprising a plurality of LED'"'"'s (82) and sounding means (84) for producing an LED'"'"'s alert tone, timepiece means (48) for outputting time information; storing means (34) responsive to said timepiece means for storing predetermined time information; 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 timing sequence in response to an access thereto, said sequence relating to a display of said time information stored in said storing means; drive means (28,
46) connected to said control means for converting said information stored in said storing means and outputting the converted information;display means connected to said control means, said display means including said LED (88) and said sounding means (84) for operating responsive to a signal from said drive means for selectively causing said display means to provide at least one of visible and audible displays; time information display means (TID) adjoining said display means for providing a display relating to said time information; said drive means (46) comprising first selecting means for converting said time information from said control means to a signal for selecting any of said plurality of LED'"'"'s, and comprising alert signal drive means for feeding a timing signal representative of paging to the selected light emitting display element; and said control means (42) controlling said LED'"'"'s and said sounding means, said sounding means sounding in a predetermined intermittent pattern and said LED'"'"'s glowing in a predetermined color in response to said time of paging thereby giving a plurality of paging signals. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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