Selective call receiver for displaying messages including graphical images
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1. A selective call receiver comprising:
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input means for inputting a user'"'"'s instructions;
storage means for storing a plurality of graphic image units and graphic image unit codes, and a plurality of pieces of character data and character data codes;
processing means for processing a message having a predetermined format to produce code information including a first graphic image unit code and a first character data code which are included in the message, wherein the code information comprises graphic image information and character data information, the graphic image information comprising the first graphic image unit code and display location information which determines a displaying location on the display; and
control means for reading from the storage means a first graphic image unit corresponding to the first graphic image unit code and a first piece of character data corresponding to the first character data code and for displaying the message with the first graphic image unit and the first piece of character data on the display;
wherein a screen of the display is equally divided into a plurality of displaying locations which correspond to predetermined data positions of the message, the display location of the first graphic image unit being determined depending on which of the predetermined data positions of the message is selected to store the first graphic image unit code.
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Abstract
A selective call receiver includes a code memory storing a plurality of graphic image units and graphic image unit codes, and a plurality of pieces of character data and character data codes. Code information is extracted from a message having a predetermined format. The code information includes a graphic image unit code and a character data code. Based on the code information, a graphic image unit corresponding to the graphic image unit code and a piece of character data corresponding to the character data code are read from the code memory, and then the message with the graphic image unit and the piece of character data is displayed on the display.
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1. A selective call receiver comprising:
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a display; input means for inputting a user'"'"'s instructions; storage means for storing a plurality of graphic image units and graphic image unit codes, and a plurality of pieces of character data and character data codes; processing means for processing a message having a predetermined format to produce code information including a first graphic image unit code and a first character data code which are included in the message, wherein the code information comprises graphic image information and character data information, the graphic image information comprising the first graphic image unit code and display location information which determines a displaying location on the display; and control means for reading from the storage means a first graphic image unit corresponding to the first graphic image unit code and a first piece of character data corresponding to the first character data code and for displaying the message with the first graphic image unit and the first piece of character data on the display; wherein a screen of the display is equally divided into a plurality of displaying locations which correspond to predetermined data positions of the message, the display location of the first graphic image unit being determined depending on which of the predetermined data positions of the message is selected to store the first graphic image unit code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A selective call receiver comprising:
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a display; input means for inputting a user'"'"'s instructions; storage means for storing a plurality of graphic image units and graphic image unit codes, and a plurality of pieces of character data and character data codes; processing means for processing a message having a predetermined format to produce code information including a first graphic image unit code and a first character data code which are included in the message, wherein the code information comprises graphic image information and character data information, the graphic image information comprising the first graphic image unit code and display location information which determines a displaying location on the display; and control means for reading from the storage means a first graphic image unit corresponding to the first graphic image unit code and a first piece of character data corresponding to the first character data code and for displaying the message with the first graphic image unit and the first piece of character data on the display; wherein a screen of the display is equally divided into a predetermined number of displaying locations having predetermined location codes assigned, respectively, the display location information being set to one of the predetermined location codes. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A selective call receiver comprising:
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a display; input means for inputting a user'"'"'s instructions; storage means for storing a plurality of graphic image units and graphic image unit codes, and a plurality of pieces of character data and character data codes; processing means for processing a message having a predetermined format to produce code information including graphic image information and character data information which are included in the message, the graphic image information comprising a graphic image expansion code, a first graphic image unit code, and display location information which determines a displaying location on the display, and the character data information comprising a character expansion code and a first character data code; and control means for reading from the storage means a first graphic image unit corresponding to the first graphic image unit code and a first piece of character data corresponding to the first character data code and for displaying the message with the first graphic image unit and the first piece of character data on the display. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A selective call receiver comprising:
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a display; input means for inputting a user'"'"'s instructions; storage means for storing a plurality of graphic image units and graphic image unit codes, and a plurality of pieces of character data and character data codes; processing means for processing a message having a predetermined format to produce code information including a first graphic image unit code and a first character data code which are included in the message; control means for reading from the storage means a first graphic image unit corresponding to the first graphic image unit code and a first piece of character data corresponding to the first character data code and for displaying the message with the first graphic image unit and the first piece of character data on the display; editing means for editing the message such that the first graphic image unit code and the first character data code are selected according to the user'"'"'s instruction inputted through the input means; and transmitting means for transmitting a calling signal comprising a calling number and the message edited by the editing means.
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9. A selective call receiver comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a radio selective calling signal including a calling number signal and a message signal from a radio base station to produce a message from the message signal when a received calling number is coincident with an identification number of the selective call receiver; a display; input means for inputting a user'"'"'s instructions; storage means for storing a plurality of graphic image units and graphic image unit codes, and a plurality of pieces of character data and character data codes; processing means for processing a message having a predetermined format to produce code information including a first graphic image unit code and a first character data code which are included in the message; control means for reading from the storage means a first graphic image unit corresponding to the first graphic image unit code and a first piece of character data corresponding to the first character data code and for displaying the message with the first graphic image unit and the first piece of character data on the display; editing means for editing the message such that the first graphic image unit code and the first character data code are selected according to the user'"'"'s instruction inputted through the input means; and transmitting means for transmitting a calling signal comprising a calling number and the message edited by the editing means.
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10. A selective call receiver comprising:
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a display; a keypad for inputting a user'"'"'s instructions; a memory storing a plurality of stored graphic image units and stored graphic image codes, a plurality of stored predetermined sentences and stored predetermined sentence codes, and plurality of stored characters and stored character codes; a receiving section which receives a radio selective calling signal including a calling number signal and a message signal from a radio base station said receiving section producing a received message from the message signal when a received calling number is coincident with an identification number of the selective call receiver, the received message comprising received code information including at least one reception graphic image unit code and at least one of a reception predetermined sentence code and a string of reception character codes; a transmitter transmitting a calling signal to a public network, the calling signal comprising a calling number and a transmission message, the transmission message comprising transmission code information including at least one transmission graphic image unit code and at least one of a transmission predetermined sentence code and a string of transmission character codes; an editor which edits the transmission message such that the transmission code information is set according to the user'"'"'s instruction input through the keypad; a controller which searches the memory for data corresponding to the received code information when the received message is received by the receiving section, said controller further searching the memory for data corresponding to the transmission code information when the transmission message has been edited according to the user'"'"'s instructions; and display controller which causes the data corresponding to a selected one of the received code information and the transmission code information to be displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method of displaying a message on a display in a selective call receiver comprising the steps of:
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storing in a memory a plurality of graphic image units and graphic image unit codes, and a plurality of pieces of character data and character data codes; processing a message having a predetermined format to produce code information including graphic image information and character data information which are included in the message, the graphic image information comprising a first graphic image unit code and display location information which determines a displaying location on the display, the character data information comprising a first character data code; reading from the memory a first graphic image unit corresponding to the first graphic image unit code and a first piece of character data corresponding to the first character data code; and displaying on a display the message with the first graphic image unit and the first piece of character data, wherein a screen of the display is equally divided into a plurality of displaying locations which correspond to predetermined data positions of the message, the display location of the first graphic image unit being determined depending on which of the predetermined data positions of the message is selected to store the first graphic image unit code. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of displaying a message on a display in a selective call receiver comprising the steps of:
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storing in a memory a plurality of graphic image units and graphic image unit codes, and a plurality of pieces of character data and character data codes; processing a message having a predetermined format to produce code information including graphic image information and character data information which are included in the message, the graphic image information comprising a first graphic image unit code and display location information which determines a displaying location on the display, the character data information comprising a first character data code; reading from the memory a first graphic image unit corresponding to the first graphic image unit code and a first piece of character data corresponding to the first character data code; and displaying on a display the message with the first graphic image unit and the first piece of character data, wherein a screen of the display is equally divided into a predetermined number of displaying locations having predetermined location codes assigned, the display location information being set to one of the predetermined location codes. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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