System and method for transmitting information from a paging device to a receiver
First Claim
1. A method sending information including messages from a paging device to a receiver, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a radio frequency signal including said information in said paging device;
converting said radio frequency signal into an infrared signal; and
,transmitting said infrared signal including said information from said paging device to said receiver.
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Abstract
A system and method of displaying incoming pager messages on a receiver using infrared signals. The paging device includes a receiver for receiving paging signals including paged information. The output signal from the receiver is supplied to a baseband processor where it is converted into a digital signal, under the control of a processor. If the thus digitized signal is determined to be the selecting signal for the particular paging receiver, the digital signal is then preferably sent directly to a protocol translator, where it is converted into a signal having an infrared protocol. After processing in the protocol translator, the signal is then sent to a transmitter and transmitted as an infrared signal. The infrared signal is then received in a light-receiving element in a receiver where it is thereafter decoded by a protocol decoder in accordance with instructions contained in a memory connected thereto to retrieve the paging signal or paged message. The receiver has a display for displaying the decoded information and preferably has an indicator for confirming receipt of the infrared signals in the receiver.
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23 Claims
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1. A method sending information including messages from a paging device to a receiver, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a radio frequency signal including said information in said paging device; converting said radio frequency signal into an infrared signal; and
,transmitting said infrared signal including said information from said paging device to said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of sending information including messages included in a radio frequency signal from a paging device to a receiver, comprising the step of:
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transmitting an infrared signal including said information from said paging device to said receiver; receiving said radio frequency signal including said information into said paging device; and
,converting said radio frequency signal into said infrared signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A paging device for communicating with a receiver, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving paging signals including messages and other information, said paging signals having a first protocol; protocol translating means for translating said paging signals into infrared signals having a second protocol; and
,transmitting means for transmitting said infrared signals to said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A paging device for communicating with a receiver, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving paging signals including messages and other information, said paging signals having a first protocol; protocol translating means for translating said paging signals into infrared signals having a second protocol; means to determine a period of time after receipt of said paging signals; and
,automatic transmitting means responsive to said determining means for transmitting said infrared signals to said receiver after said period of time.
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15. A paging device for communicating with a receiver, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving paging signals including messages and other information, said paging signals having a first protocol; a protocol translator for translating said paging signals into infrared signals having a second protocol; and
,a transmitter for transmitting said infrared signals to said receiver.
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16. A system for transmitting paging signals to a receiver, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving paging signals including messages and other information, said paging signals having a first protocol; protocol translating means for decoding said paging signals protocol into infrared signals having a second protocol; transmitting means for transmitting said infrared signals to said receiver; infrared receiving means in said receiver for receiving said infrared signals; and
,protocol decoder means in said receiver for decoding said second protocol of said infrared signals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 20, 21, 22)
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19. The system 16, wherein said infrared receiving means comprises a photodiode.
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23. A system for transmitting paging signals to a receiver, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving paging signals including messages and other information, said paging signals having a first protocol; a protocol translator means for decoding said paging signals protocol into infrared signals having a second protocol; a transmitter for transmitting said infrared signals to said receiver; an infrared receiving device in said receiver for receiving said infrared signals; and
,a protocol decoder in said receiver for decoding said second protocol of said infrared signals.
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