Radio-signal transceiver

• US 6,639,941 B1
• Filed: 12/03/1999
• Issued: 10/28/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Nakano, Motoo
• Primary Examiner(s): PHU, PHUONG M
• Application Number:
  US09/454,410
• Time in Patent Office: 1,425 Days
• Field of Search: 375/219, 375/220, 375/222, 375/316, 375/340, 375/377, 455/458, 455/432, 455/433, 455/435, 455/466, 340/7.2, 340/7.21, 340/7.22, 340/7.23, 340/7.41, 340/7.43, 340/7.44, 340/7.51, 340/7.52, 340/7.55
• US Class Current: 375/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/022 Selective call receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/023 with message or information receiving capability

Abstract

There is provided a radio-signal transceiver including an antenna, a radio-signal receiver receiving a message having been received through the antenna, addressed to a calling number of the radio-signal transmitter, a main controller controlling an operation of the radio-signal receiver, an interface through which a command is input into the radio-signal receiver, an auxiliary controller analyzing the command and transmitting a signal indicative of an operation represented by the command, to the main controller, a display screen displaying the message, and a message analyzer analyzing the message and extracting data to be registered, the auxiliary controller making judgement as to whether a received message is able to be registered, based on analysis made by the message analyzer, and registering a received message automatically or manually, if a received message is judged to be able to be registered. The radio-signal transceiver makes it possible for a base station as a radio-signal transmitter to register various data in the radio-signal transceiver, which ensures simplification in input operation to be carried out by an operator.

Claims

1. A radio-signal transceiver comprising:

(a) an antenna;

(b) a radio-signal receiver receiving a message having been received through said antenna, addressed to a calling number of said radio-signal transmitter;

(c) a main controller controlling an operation of said radio-signal receiver;

(d) an interface through which a command is input into said radio-signal receiver;

(e) an auxiliary controller analyzing said command and transmitting a signal indicative of an operation represented by said command, to said main controller;

(f) a display screen displaying said message; and

(g) a message analyzer analyzing said message and extracting data to be registered,

said auxiliary controller making judgment as to whether a received message is able to be registered, based on analysis made by said message analyzer, and registering a received message automatically or manually, if a received message is judged to be able to be registered.

2. The radio-signal transceiver as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

(h) a message memory storing a received message therein;

(i) a data base manager managing data extracted by said message analyzer; and

(j) a data base memory storing data transmitted from said data base manager,

said main controller reading message out of said message memory, and storing the thus read-out message in said data base memory, on receipt of a command to register a received message, transmitted from said interface.

3. The radio-signal transceiver as set forth in claim 1, wherein said radio-signal receiver has capability of transmitting a message, said radio-signal receiver, on receipt of a command transmitted from said interface, reading a message out of said message memory and/or data base memory and transmitting the thus read out message to an external printer through said antenna to thereby print said message.

4. The radio-signal transceiver as set forth in claim 1, wherein said radio-signal receiver has capability of transmitting a message, said radio-signal receiver, if a received message contains an error, causing a base station to transmit the message thereto again.

5. A radio-signal transceiver comprising:

(a) an antenna;

(b) a radio-signal receiver receiving a message having been received through said antenna, addressed to a calling number of said radio-signal transmitter;

(c) a main controller controlling an operation of said radio-signal receiver;

(d) an interface through which a command is input into said radio-signal receiver;

(e) an auxiliary controller analyzing said command and transmitting a signal indicative of an operation represented by said command, to said main controller;

(f) a display screen displaying said message; and

(g) a message analyzer analyzing said message and extracting data to be registered,

said auxiliary controller making judgment as to whether a received message is able to be registered, based on analysis made by said message analyzer, and registering a received message automatically or manually, if a received message is judged to be able to be registered,

said interface having a function of editing a message displayed on said display screen.

6. The radio-signal transceiver as set forth in claim 5, further comprising:

(h) a message memory storing a received message therein;

(i) a data base manager managing data extracted by said message analyzer; and

(j) a data base memory storing data transmitted from said data base manager,

said main controller reading message out of said message memory, and storing the thus read-out message in said data base memory, on receipt of a command to register a received message, transmitted from said interface,

said interface reading message out of said message memory, and editing the thus read-out message.

7. The radio-signal transceiver as set forth in claim 5, further comprising:

(h) a message memory storing a received message therein;

(i) a data base manager managing data extracted by said message analyzer; and

(j) a data base memory storing data transmitted from said data base manager,

said interface reading message out of said message memory, and editing the thus read-out message.

8. The radio-signal transceiver as set forth in claim 5, wherein said radio-signal receiver has capability of transmitting a message, said radio-signal receiver, on receipt of a command transmitted from said interface, reading a message out of said message memory and/or data base memory and transmitting the thus read out message to an external printer through said antenna to thereby print said message.

9. The radio-signal transceiver as set forth in claim 5, wherein said radio-signal receiver has capability of transmitting a message, said radio-signal receiver, if a received message contains an error, causing a base station to transmit the message thereto again.

10. A method of controlling a radio-signal transceiver, comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving a message addressed to a calling number of said radio-signal transceiver;

(b) making judgment as to whether the thus received message is able to be registered;

(c) inputting a command as to whether said received message is to be registered automatically or manually; and

(d) automatically or manually registering said received message based on said command, if said received message is judged to be able to be registered.

11. The method as set forth in claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

(e) storing said received message in a message memory; and

(f) reading said received memory out of said message memory, and storing the thus read-out message into a data base.

12. The method as set forth in claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

(g) displaying said received message on a display screen; and

(h) editing said received message on said display screen.

13. The method as set forth in claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

(i) reading a message out of said message memory and/or data base; and

(j) transmitting the thus read-out message to an external printer to thereby print said message.

14. The method as set forth in claim 10, further comprising the step of causing a base station to transmit a message again, if said received message contains an error.