Paging receiver which displays canned and general messages
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1. A paging receiver, comprising:
- (a) means for receiving a transmitted signal to provide a received signal, said received signal including a call signal and a message signal, said message signal having a plurality of characters selectively defining a conversion code and/or a space code and/or a general message;
(b) means for comparing said call signal to an identification number of said paging receiver and for providing a coincidence signal when said call signal corresponds to said identification number;
(c) means for storing a plurality of predetermined messages, each associated with a respective conversion code; and
(d) means responsive to the generation of said coincidence signal for;
(1) determining whether any one of a predetermined subset of said plurality of characters is said space code; and
, if so,(2) displaying that one of said predetermined messages identified by said conversion code in said received signal and said general message.
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Abstract
A paging receiver having a conversion table for storing plural canned messages. In the receiver, when a space data is included in one of the first predetermined figures of a received signal, data preceding the space data is determined as a conversion code. The conversion code is converted to a corresponding canned message in the conversion table. Information including the canned message and a general message following the space data of the received signal is displayed.
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1. A paging receiver, comprising:
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(a) means for receiving a transmitted signal to provide a received signal, said received signal including a call signal and a message signal, said message signal having a plurality of characters selectively defining a conversion code and/or a space code and/or a general message; (b) means for comparing said call signal to an identification number of said paging receiver and for providing a coincidence signal when said call signal corresponds to said identification number; (c) means for storing a plurality of predetermined messages, each associated with a respective conversion code; and (d) means responsive to the generation of said coincidence signal for; (1) determining whether any one of a predetermined subset of said plurality of characters is said space code; and
, if so,(2) displaying that one of said predetermined messages identified by said conversion code in said received signal and said general message. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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2. A paging receiver, comprising:
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(a) means for receiving a transmitted signal to provide a received signal, said received signal including a call signal and a message signal, said message signal having a plurality of characters defining a conversion code and a space (b) means for comparing said call signal to an identification number of said paging receiver and for providing a coincidence signal when said call signal corresponds to said identification number; (c) means for storing a plurality of predetermined messages, each associated with a respective conversion code; and (d) means responsive to the generation of said coincidence signal for; (1) determining Whether any one of a predetermined subset of said plurality of characters is said space code; and
, if so,(2) displaying that one of said predetermined messages identified by said conversion code in said received signal; wherein said message signal also includes a general code and said means responsive to said coincidence signal also displays said general code.
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4. A paging receiver for processing a received signal of the type which includes a conversion code, followed by a space code followed by a general message, the receiver comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of predetermined messages, each corresponding to a respective conversion codes; means for detecting the presence of space data in one of a predetermined subset of characters in a signal received by said paging receiver; means for determining that the characters preceding the detected space data are a received conversion code and that the characters following said detected space data are a received general message; and means for displaying that predetermined message identified by said received conversion code and said general message.
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5. A paging receiver for processing a received signal of the type which includes a conversion code, followed by a space code followed by a general message, the paging receiver comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of predetermined messages, each corresponding to a respective conversion codes; means for detecting the presence of space data in one of a predetermined subset of characters in a signal received by said paging receiver; means for determining that the characters preceding the detected space data are a received conversion code and that the characters following said detected space data are a received general message; means for displaying that predetermined message identified by said received conversion code and said general message; and wherein said conversion code, said predetermined messages and said general message are numerical data.
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6. A process for displaying a message received by a paging receiver, said process comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a transmitted signal to provide a received signal, said received signal including a call signal and a message signal, said message signal having a plurality of characters selectively defining a conversion code and/or a space code and/or a general message; (b) comparing said call signal to an identification number of said paging receiver and providing a coincidence signal when said call signal corresponds to said identification number; (c) storing a plurality of predetermined messages, each associated with a respective conversion code; and (d) determining whether any one of a predetermined subset of said characters is said space code; and
, if so, displaying that one of said predetermined messages identified by said received conversion code and displaying said general message when present. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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7. A process for displaying a message received by a paging receiver, said process comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a transmitted signal to provide a received signal, said received signal including a call signal and a message signal, said message signal having a plurality of characters defining a conversion code and a space code; (b) comparing said call signal to an identification number of said paging receiver and providing a coincidence signal when said call signal corresponds to said identification number; (c) storing a plurality of predetermined messages, each associated with a respective conversion code; and (d) determining whether any one of a predetermined subset of said characters is said space code; and
, if so, displaying that one of said predetermined messages identified by said received conversion code; andwherein said message signal also includes a general code and said displaying step includes the step of displaying said general code.
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9. A process for displaying a message received by a paging receiver, said process comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of predetermined messages, each corresponding to a respective conversion code; detecting a presence of space data in one of a predetermined subset of characters in a signal received by said pager; determining that the characters preceding the detected space data are a received conversion code and that the characters following said detected space data are a received general message; and displaying that predetermined message identified by said received conversion code and said received general message.
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10. A process for displaying a message received by a paging receiver, said process comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of predetermined messages, each corresponding to a respective conversion code; detecting a presence of space data in one of a predetermined subset of characters in a signal received by said paging receiver; determining that the characters preceding the detected space data are a received conversion code and that the characters following said detected space data are a received general message; displaying that predetermined message identified by said received conversion code and said received general message; and wherein said received conversion code, said predetermined messages and said general message are numerical data.
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11. A process for displaying a selected one of a plurality of stored messages in response to the receipt of a transmitted message signal of the type which includes a general message and a plurality of characters, each stored message being associated with a respective conversion code, said process comprising the steps of:
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(1) examining the received message signal to determine if one or more of a predetermined subset of said plurality of characters is a space code, and, if so; (b) determining that at least one character of said message signal, whose location is determined by the location of said space code, defines a received conversion code; and (c) displaying the stored message identified by the received conversion code and said general message. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A process for displaying a selected one of a plurality of stored messages in response to the receipt of a transmitted message signal of the type which includes a plurality of characters, each stored message being associated with a respective conversion code, said process comprising the steps of:
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(a) examining the received message signal to determine if one or more of a predetermined subset of said characters is a space code, and, if so; (b) determining that at least one character of said message signal, whose location is determined by the location of said space code, defines a received conversion code; and (c) displaying the stored message identified by the received conversion code; and wherein said determining step also determines that at least other characters of said message signal whose location is determined by the location of said space code defines a general message signal and said displaying step includes the step of displaying said general message signal.
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14. A method for displaying a message received by a paging receiver, said message being of the type having a plurality of characters, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining whether said message includes a conversion code and/or a general message as a function of the presence or absence of a space code at one or more predefined characters in said message; (b) displaying a prestored message identified by said conversion code if it is determined that said received message includes a conversion code; (c) displaying said general message if it is determined that said received message includes a general message; and (d) displaying both the prestored message and the general message if it is determined that said message includes said conversion code and said general message.
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