EP0218936A2
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Selective paging receiver with message display
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1986-09-16
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-09-16
Abstract
Abstract A pagerhas a receiverfor receiving selective paging numbers and message data and a message display panel for displaying paging messages to the user. The pager has a first memory for storing message data. Control data, arriving together with the message data and related to its display, is stored in a second memory. A display controller, responsive to external operating inputs from the user, is providedforcon- trolling the contents of the messages to be displayed on the basis of the control data. A display (90) responds to control from the display controller, to read out and display messages stored in the first memory.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahiro Nec Corporation Matai
- 👤 Toshihiro Nec Corporation Mori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:24
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B5/00; G08B5/22; G08B5/222; G08B5/223; G08B5/224; G08B5/225; G08B3/00; G08B3/10; G08B3/1008; G08B3/1016; G08B5/227
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A selective paging receiver with a message display means which is capable of receiving selective paging numbers and message data for displaying messages to the user, said receiver comprising: first memory means for storing message data; second memory means for storing control data relative to the display of messages which are sent and arrive together with the message data; display controller means responsive to external operating inputs for controlling the contents of the messages to be displayed based on the control data; and display means responsive to control from the display controller for reading out and displaying messages stored in the first memory means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A selective paging receiver with a message display means which is capable of receiving selective paging numbers and message data for displaying messages to the user, said receiver comprising: first memory means for storing message data; second memory means for storing control data relative to the display of messages which are sent and arrive together with the message data; display controller means responsive to external operating inputs for controlling the contents of the messages to be displayed based on the control data; and display means responsive to control from the display controller for reading out and displaying messages stored in the first memory means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
2 . The selective paging receiver of claim 1 wherein the display controller's control of the contents of the messages to be displayed has at least some of the following control functions: partial display control, key word display control, abbreviated display control, and message type display control.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
100 words
3 . A paging receiver comprising memory means for storing a plurality of sample messages, means for receiving relatively long messages which are transmitted in-the form of data composed of a bit stream, means responsive to certain bits at predetermined locations in said bit stream for identifying selected memory locations in said memory means where said sample messages are stored, and means responsive to said certain bits for reading out and displaying the sample messages at said identified locations, whereby an abbreviated form of said long message may be displayed as a summary message in response to said bit stream.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
100 words
3 . A paging receiver comprising memory means for storing a plurality of sample messages, means for receiving relatively long messages which are transmitted in-the form of data composed of a bit stream, means responsive to certain bits at predetermined locations in said bit stream for identifying selected memory locations in said memory means where said sample messages are stored, and means responsive to said certain bits for reading out and displaying the sample messages at said identified locations, whereby an abbreviated form of said long message may be displayed as a summary message in response to said bit stream.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The receiver of claim 1 or 3 comprising means for scrolling selected ones of said long messages which are associated with a summary message that is selected by a user of said paging receiver, whereby said user is not required to read many long messages which are of no interest to him.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
5 . The receiver of claim 4 wherein said summary messages are formatted in at least one of the following forms: a partial display, a key word, an abbreviation, or a classification.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The receiver of claim 4 or 5 wherein there are a plurality of said summary message formats, means responsive to a user action for selecting one of said plurality of formats, and means for displaying said summary message in said user selected format.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The receiver of claim 6 comprising means for giving the user a signal to indicate the presence of a message.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
93 words
8 . A process for conveying abbreviated data to a remote user of a paging receiver, said process comprising the steps of: (a) prestoring a plurality of message fragments in a paging receiver; (b) transmitting data in the form of a bit stream to said paging receiver; (c) selecting certain bits in said bit stream and seeking stored message fragments identified in response to said certain bits; ( d ) displaying said message fragments which are identified by said certain bits; and (e) signaling said user that said message fragments are being displayed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
93 words
8 . A process for conveying abbreviated data to a remote user of a paging receiver, said process comprising the steps of: (a) prestoring a plurality of message fragments in a paging receiver; (b) transmitting data in the form of a bit stream to said paging receiver; (c) selecting certain bits in said bit stream and seeking stored message fragments identified in response to said certain bits; ( d ) displaying said message fragments which are identified by said certain bits; and (e) signaling said user that said message fragments are being displayed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 8 further comprising the step of enabling the user to select a format for said display of said message fragment.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
55 words
The process of claim 9 further comprising the step of enabling said user to view a display of an entire message which is selected by said user, whereby a user may eliminate the need to read any of the entire messages except for those which he may select on a basis of displayed fragment messages.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
The process of any of claims 8 to 10 further comprising the step of transmitting both control data and message data in said bit stream, and of selecting said certain bits in step (c) in response to said control data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
12 . The process of any of claims 8 to 11 further comprising the step of selecting one of many possible formats for displaying said message fragments.
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