Radio-calling device capable of setting flexibly output mode

• US 6,633,224 B1
• Filed: 06/28/1999
• Issued: 10/14/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Yasunori, Hishida, Toshihiro, Yonemoto, Yoshifumi, Ohto, Hidetaka, Watanabe, Kazunori, Wada, Hiromi, Kawano, Masakazu, Uno, Hitoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Horabik, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shimizu, M
• Application Number:
  US09/125,402
• Time in Patent Office: 1,569 Days
• Field of Search: 340/7.24, 340/7.21, 340/7.51, 340/7.52, 340/7.55, 340/7.2
• US Class Current: 340/7.21
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/229 with other provisions not elsewhere provided for

Abstract

A radio pager system includes a radio pager that can receive messages and can specify a specific output mode, including a display, a sound output, a vibration, and a light emission appropriate to a particular type of message. The radio pager can further reduce difficulties in retransmitting and/or replying to messages and save time in the transmission period. The radio pager can receive and implement a radio message that includes control information which can be utilized for generating the specific output mode of the display.

Claims

1. A radio pager, comprising:

output means for performing an output operation using at least one of a display, a sound output, a vibration, and a light emission;

storage means for storing at least one template that each define a column arrangement, the template being stored as control information for controlling an output mode which includes at least one of the display, the sound output, the vibration, and the light emission;

reception means for receiving a radio message that includes a template identifier and contents of each column as parameters relating to the control information;

generating means for generating output control data, according to the received parameters and the control information; and

control means for controlling the output means according to the output control data generated by the generation means,

wherein the generation means includes;

analysis means for analyzing the radio message received by the reception means and detecting the template identifier and the contents of each column;

read means for reading a template specified by the detected template identifier from the storage means;

creation means for creating the output control data according to the read template and the contents of each columns;

change specification means for specifying a changed part in a preceding message stored in preceding message storage means according to a user operation;

changed contents input means for inputting changed contents in the changed part specified by the change specification means according to the user operation;

change message creation means for creating a change message which includes relation information showing a relation with the preceding message, changed part information showing the changed part specified by the change specification means, and the changed contents inputted by the changed contents input means; and

transmission means for transmitting the change message created by the change message creation means.

2. The radio pager of claim 1, further comprising

preceding message storage means for storing contents of each column included in preceding messages which were one of transmitted and received,

wherein the reception means receives a change message which includes relation information showing a relation with a preceding message stored in the preceding message storage means, a template identifier, changed part information showing a changed part in the preceding message, and changed contents,

wherein the analysis means detects the changed contents in units of columns according to the changed part information, and

wherein the creation means creates a display message as the output control data using the detected changed contents and the preceding message.

3. The radio pager of claim 1, further comprising

renewal means for renewing contents of the preceding message storage means according to the change message when the display message created by the creation means is displayed.

4. The radio pager of claim 1, further comprising

guidance display means for displaying a guidance of each column for the user operation when specifying the changed part and the changed contents.

5. The radio pager of claim 1, further comprising

transmission information addition means for adding transmission information to the preceding message stored in the preceding message storage means, the transmission information showing whether the preceding message is present in another radio pager in communication.

6. The radio pager of claim 1

wherein the template defines the column arrangement in which a column showing the template identifier, a secret word column, a person column, a time column, a place column, an event column, and a reply column are arbitrarily combined, and

wherein the radio message is composed of the template identifier, the contents of each column, and separator codes.

7. A radio pager, comprising:

output unit for performing an output operation using at least one of a display, a sound output, a vibration, and a light emission;

storage unit for storing at least one template that each define a column arrangement, the template being stored as control information for controlling an output mode which includes at least one of the display, the sound output, the vibration, and the light emission;

reception unit for receiving a radio message that includes a template identifier and contents of each column as parameters relating to the control information;

generating unit for generating output control data according to the received parameters and the control information; and

control unit for controlling the output unit according to the output control data generated by the generation unit,

wherein the generation unit includes;

analysis unit for analyzing the radio message received by the reception unit and detecting the template identifier and the contents of each column;

read unit for reading a template specified by the detected template identifier from the storage unit; and

creation unit for creating the output control data according to the read template and the contents of each column;

wherein the template defines the column arrangement in which a column showing the template identifier, a secret word column, a person column, a time column, a place column, an event column, and a reply column are arbitrarily combined; and

wherein the radio message is composed of the template identifier, the contents of each column, and separator codes.

8. The radio pager of claim 7, further comprising

preceding message storage unit for storing contents of each column included in preceding messages which were one of transmitted and received,

wherein the reception unit receives a change message which includes relation information showing a relation with a preceding message stored in the preceding message storage unit, a template identifier, changed part information showing a changed part in the preceding message, and changed contents,

wherein the analysis unit detects the changed contents in units of columns according to the changed part information, and

wherein the creation unit creates a display message as the output control data using the detected changed contents and the preceding message.

9. The radio pager of claim 7, further comprising

renewal unit for renewing contents of the preceding message storage means according to the change message when the display message created by the creation means is displayed.

10. The radio pager of claim 7, further comprising

change specification unit for specifying a changed part in a preceding message stored in preceding message storage unit according to a user operation;

changed contents input unit for inputting changed contents in the changed part specified by the change specification means according to the user operation;

change message creation unit for creating a change message which includes relation information showing a relation with the preceding message, changed part information showing the changed part specified by the change specification unit, and the changed contents inputted by the changed contents input unit; and

transmission unit for transmitting the change message created by the change message creation unit.

11. The radio pager of claim 10, further comprising

guidance display unit for displaying a guidance of each column for the user operation when specifying the changed part and the changed contents.

12. The radio pager of claim 10, further comprising

transmission information addition unit for adding transmission information to the preceding message stored in the preceding message storage unit, the transmission information showing whether the preceding message is present in another radio pager in communication.

13. A radio pager, comprising:

output unit for performing an output operation using at least one of a display, a sound output, a vibration, and a light emission;

storage unit for storing at least one template that each define a column arrangement, the template being stored as control information for controlling an output mode which includes at least one of the display, the sound output, the vibration, and the light emission;

reception unit for receiving a radio message that includes a template identifier and contents of each column as parameters relating to the control information;

generating unit for generating output control data according to the received parameters and the control information; and

control unit for controlling the output unit according to the output control data generated by the generation unit,

wherein the generation unit includes;

analysis unit for analyzing the radio message received by the reception unit and detecting the template identifier and the contents of each column;

read unit for reading a template specified by the detected template identifier from the storage means;

creation unit for creating the output control data according to the read template and the contents of each column;

change specification unit for specifying a changed part in a preceding message stored in preceding message storage unit according to a user operation;

changed contents input unit for inputting changed contents in the changed part specified by the change specification unit according to the user operation;

change message creation unit for creating a change message which includes relation information showing a relation with the preceding message, changed part information showing the changed part specified by the change specification unit, and the changed contents inputted by the changed contents input unit; and

transmission unit for transmitting the change message created by the change message creation unit.