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Controller for selective call receiver having memory for storing control information, plurality of addresses, status information, receive address information, and message

  • US 5,701,414 A
  • Filed: 06/19/1995
  • Issued: 12/23/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/19/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A controller for a selective call receiver having a plurality of addresses, and wherein the selective call receiver receives a selective call signal having one of the plurality of addresses and a message, the controller comprising:

  • a microcontroller having a parallel port for providing control information and the plurality of addresses, and for retrieving status information, receive address information and the message;

    a memory having a first parallel port coupled to the parallel port of the microcontroller for storing the control information and the plurality of addresses from the microcontroller, and having a second parallel port, different from the first parallel port, for receiving the status information, the receive address information, and the message, and for storing the status information, the receive address information, and the message; and

    a dedicated decoder having a parallel port coupled to the second parallel port of the memory for retrieving the control information and the plurality of addresses from the memory, having an input for coupling to a receiver and for receiving the selective call signal therefrom, the dedicated decoder for decoding the selective call signal in accordance with the control information in response to receiving the selective call signal, for storing the status information in the memory when receiving and decoding the selective call signal, and the dedicated decoder for storing the receive address information in the memory in response to detecting the one of the plurality of addresses in the selective call signal, and for decoding and storing the message in the memory.

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