Radio paging receiver with message displaying function and method of controlling the same

• US 6,249,231 B1
• Filed: 03/19/1997
• Issued: 06/19/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Uchida, Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Zimmerman, Brian
• Assistant Examiner(s): DaLencourt, Yves
• Application Number:
  US08/820,070
• Time in Patent Office: 1,553 Days
• Field of Search: 340/825.44, 340/825.47, 340/311.1, 455/38.4
• US Class Current: 340/7.52
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/227 with call or message storage means

Abstract

A radio paging receiver which stores messages accompanied by paging calls into directories corresponding to paging numbers and displays the stored messages in a particular directory together and successively, in which the directory which has the highest preferential ranking to display stored messages is determined by an user of the radio paging receiver, or from among the directories which correspond to a plurality of paging numbers selected by the user the highest preferential display ranking is given to the directory corresponding to the paging number of the latest paging call

Claims

1. A radio paging receiver with a message displaying function which has a plurality of paging numbers comprising,

a. means for storing messages accompanied by paging calls into a plurality of individual directories, with each individual directory corresponding to one of said paging numbers and storing a plurality of messages corresponding to that paging number;

b. means for displaying said messages from directory to directory as directed by a user of the radio paging receiver, and for displaying an individual directory by simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages in that individual directory;

c. a priority display directory setting means for determining an setting as a priority display directory the highest priority directory corresponding to the highest priority ranking for displaying; and

d. when the messages stored in said directories are to be displayed, the plurality of messages stored in said priority display directory as determined by said priority display directory setting means are displayed first with a simultaneous display of the plurality of messages.

2. A radio paging receiver as claimed in claims 1, wherein said priority display directory setting means comprises:

a. a first priority display directing setting means for determining as said priority display directory one directory which corresponds to one paging number selected by the user of the radio paging receiver;

b. a second priority display directory setting means for determining as said priority display directory the directory from among,

(i) a number of two or more directories, less than the number of directories in the full plurality of directories, which are selected by the user,

(ii) and which also corresponds to the paging number of the paging call which has occurred most recently in time;

c. said priority display directory is determined by one of said first and second priority display directory setting means as selected by the user.

3. A method of controlling a radio paging receiver with a message displaying function which has a plurality of paging numbers, comprising,

a. storing messages accompanied by paging cells into a plurality of individual directories, with each individual directory corresponding to one of said paging numbers and storing a plurality of messages corresponding to that paging number.

b. displaying said messages from directory to directory by a user of the radio paging receiver, and displaying and individual directory by simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages in that individual directory;

c. selecting and setting as a priority display directory the highest priority directory corresponding to the highest priority paging number which has the highest priority ranking for display, and

d. when the messages stored in said directories are to be displayed, displaying the plurality of messages stored in said priority display directory first with a simultaneous display of the plurality of messages.

4. A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein said priority selecting and setting step further comprises:

a. a first method for determining as said priority display directory one directory which corresponds to one paging number selected by a user of the radio paging receiver;

b. a second method for determining as said priority display directory the directory from among,

(i) a number for two or more directories, less than the number of directories in the full plurality of directories, which are selected by the user,

(ii) and which also corresponds to the paging number of the paging call which has occurred most recently in time;

c. said priority display directory is determined by one of said first and second priority determining methods as selected by the user.