Build message communication system utilizing data tables containing message defining data and corresponding codes

• US 5,884,248 A
• Filed: 04/10/1996
• Issued: 03/16/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Hall, Tracy R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomas, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US08/631,760
• Time in Patent Office: 1,070 Days
• Field of Search: 704/1, 704/2, 704/3, 704/7, 704/8, 704/9, 707/530, 707/531, 707/532, 707/536, 707/535, 340/825.44, 455/31.2, 455/31.3
• US Class Current: 704/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/454 Multi-language systems; Localisation; Internationalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/229 with other provisions not elsewhere provided for

Abstract

A communication paging device whereby the coding mechanism allows messages to be constructed using bit-stream syntax blocks. Each syntax block is designated with a category such as a sentence format, subject, verb, location modifier, location, date modifier, date, time, and etc. Within each syntax block category is a set of variable code values that will translate into a screen display of alphanumeric characters to form both words and graphical screen elements. By using the coding mechanism, the syntax blocks are concatenated to form meaningful sentences with words arranged in a logical syntax order for that particular language. The conjugation of words in the sentence are easier and require less Boolean type functions to arrive at the conjugate word. The use of syntax blocks gives flexibility to allow conversion of statement sentences to question sentences, and question sentences into statement sentences. The use of syntax blocks also allow sentence structure conversion from a pager of one language into a receiving pager of a different language. The use of syntax blocks also reduces the amount of memory, and transmission bandwidth needed to transmit the data.

Claims

1. Message communication terminal device comprising:

means for storing a data table denoting a relationship between a plurality of message defining data and corresponding codes, the plurality of message defining data including a plurality of category data indicative of a category of a message and a plurality of grammatical data indicative of a grammatical feature of a message;

means for displaying the plurality of category data and the plurality of grammatical data included in the first data table;

means for selecting several category data and several grammatical data among the plurality of category data and the plurality of grammatical data displayed by said displaying means;

means for transmitting a series of codes corresponding to the several category data and the several grammatical data selected by said selecting means;

means for receiving a series of codes transmitted from another device; and

means for converting the series of codes received by said receiving means into a message with reference to the data table.

2. The device according to claim 1, in which said message defining data includes format data indicating whether the message is a statement or a question.

3. The device according to claim 1, in which said message defining data includes tense data indicative of a tense of verb of the message.

4. The device according to claim 1, in which said message defining data includes time data indicative of time specified by the message.

5. The device according to claim 1, in which said message defining data includes location data indicative of location specified by the message.

6. The device according to claim 1, in which said displaying means comprises a display screen including plural lines and said selecting means comprises plural keys corresponding to the plural lines of the display screen.

7. The device according to claim 6, in which said displaying means comprises a display screen including plural lines for displaying format, statement/question format, category, subcategory, verb tense, location clause, date/time clause, and means for changing contents of display in response to an interactive operation.

8. The device according to claim 1, further comprising means for building a reply message by converting a question to a statement.

9. The device according to claim 1, further comprising means for building a reply message by converting a statement to a question.

10. Build message communication system comprising:

a transmitter device for transmitting message defining data including category data indicative of a category of a message and grammatical data indicative of a grammatical feature of the message, the transmitter device comprising;

means for storing a first data table denoting a relationship between a plurality of message defining data and corresponding codes;

means for displaying the plurality of message defining data included in the first data table;

means for selecting several message defining data among the plurality of message defining data displayed by said displaying means; and

means for transmitting a series of codes corresponding to the several message defining data selected by said selecting means;

a receiver device for receiving the message defining data transmitted from said transmitter device and reproducing the message based on the message defining data received, the receiver device comprising;

means for storing a second data table denoting the relationship between the plurality of message defining data and the corresponding codes which is indicated by said first data table;

means for receiving the series of codes transmitted from said transmitter device; and

means for decoding the series of codes received by said receiving means into a message with reference to the second table.

11. The system according to claim 10, in which said message defining data includes format data indicating whether the message is a statement or a question, and said receiver means comprises means for producing a reply message by converting the format data included in the received message and indicating that the message is a question into format data indicating that the message is a statement.

12. The system according to claim 10, in which said message defining data includes format data indicating whether the message is a statement or a question, and said receiver means comprises means for producing a reply message by converting the format data included in the received message and indicating that the message is a statement into format data indicating that the message is a question.

13. The system according to claim 10, in which said message defining data includes tense data indicative of a tense of verb of the message.

14. The system according to claim 10, in which said message defining data includes time data indicative of time specified by the message.

15. The system according to claim 10, in which said message defining data includes location data indicative of location specified by the message.

16. The system according to claim 10, in which said transmitting device comprises means for conjugating the message.

17. Build message communication system comprising:

a transmitter device for transmitting message defining data including category data indicative of a category of a message and grammatical data indicative of a grammatical feature of the message, the transmitter device comprising;

means for storing a first data table denoting a relationship between a plurality of message defining data in a first language and corresponding codes, the message defining data including category data indicative of a category of a first language message and grammatical data indicative of a grammatical feature of the first language message;

means for displaying the plurality of message defining data included in the first data table;

means for selecting several message defining data among the plurality of message defining data displayed by said displaying means; and

means for transmitting a series of codes corresponding to the several message defining data selected by said selecting means;

a receiver device for receiving the message defining data transmitted from said transmitter device and reproducing the message based on the message defining data received, the receiver device comprising;

means for storing a second data table denoting a relationship between a plurality of message defining data in a second language and corresponding codes, the message defining data including category data indicative of a category of a second language message corresponding to the first language message and grammatical data indicative of a grammatical feature of the second language message;

means for receiving the series of codes transmitted from said transmitter device; and

means for decoding the series of codes received by said receiving means into a message in the second language with reference to the second table.