EP0297368A2
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Digitized stored voice paging receiver
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1988-06-16
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-06-16
Abstract
Abstract A paging receiver device (10) and method are disclosed in which analog information transmitted from an external source such as a paging transmitter are received and decoded. The analog information includes at least one voice message. The voice message is recovered, digitized, and stored in one of a plurality of message slots in a memory (50) of the paging receiver (10). In response to a paging user's request, the digitized stored message is recalled from memory (50), reconverted from digital information to analog information, and used to produce audible voice information being a replica of the original analog voice message.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Thomas Bennett
- 👤 David Frank Willard
- 👤 Omid Tahernia
- 👤 James Clinton Page
- 👤 Allan Ira Spiro
- 👤 Frank Ellis Lambrecht
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 02:18
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B7/00; H04B7/24; H04B7/26; G; G08; G08B; G08B3/00; G08B3/10; G08B3/1008; G08B3/1016; G08B3/1025; G08B3/105; G08B3/1033
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for transmitting information to a paging receiver in a plural population of paging receivers, the information including control signals, followed by analog information having at least one analog voice message, said method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving and decoding the information to recover the control signals and the analog information, the control signals providing receiver control information; (b) selectively enabling a receiver correlating to the received control information; (c) converting the analog information to digital information, the digital information representative of a replica of the analog voice message; and (d) storing the digital information in a memory of the selected receiver.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for transmitting information to a paging receiver in a plural population of paging receivers, the information including control signals, followed by analog information having at least one analog voice message, said method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving and decoding the information to recover the control signals and the analog information, the control signals providing receiver control information; (b) selectively enabling a receiver correlating to the received control information; (c) converting the analog information to digital information, the digital information representative of a replica of the analog voice message; and (d) storing the digital information in a memory of the selected receiver.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 further includes the step of: providing the analog voice message to an audio transducer for generating real time audible voice information simultaneously with receipt of the analog voice message.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the selected paging receiver includes a first control switch and further including the steps of: (e) sensing the activation of the first control switch and generating a first electrical signal in response thereof; and (f) in response to the first electrical signal, terminating the audible voice information while continuing to convert the analog information to digital information and to store the digital information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the selected paging receiver includes a second control switch, said method further including the steps of: (g) sensing the activation of the second control switch and generating a second electrical signal in response thereof; (h) in response to the second electrical signal, reconverting the digital information to analog information; (i) producing audible voice information from the analog information, the audible voice information being a synthesized replica of the original analog voice message.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 4 further including the steps of: (j) activating the second control switch for initiating the playback of a previously stored voice message; and (k) repeatedly activating the second control switch for initiating playback of a subsequently stored voice message wherein the Nth activation of the switch initiates replay of the Nth stored voice message.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
125 words
A digitized voice paging device comprising: means for receiving coded information transmitted from an external source, the information including analog information having at least one analog voice message; means for decoding the coded information and to receive the analog information, said decoding means being responsive to said receiving means for determining whether the analog information is intended for the paging device; means for converting the analog information, said converting means being responsive to said decoding means to convert the analog voice message to a digital voice message; memory means responsive to said decoding means, for storing the digital voice message; and alerting means responsive to said decoding means for generating an alert to notify the user of the paging device of the receipt of information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
125 words
A digitized voice paging device comprising: means for receiving coded information transmitted from an external source, the information including analog information having at least one analog voice message; means for decoding the coded information and to receive the analog information, said decoding means being responsive to said receiving means for determining whether the analog information is intended for the paging device; means for converting the analog information, said converting means being responsive to said decoding means to convert the analog voice message to a digital voice message; memory means responsive to said decoding means, for storing the digital voice message; and alerting means responsive to said decoding means for generating an alert to notify the user of the paging device of the receipt of information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The paging device of claim 6 wherein said alerting means generates an alert after storing the digital voice message.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
The paging device of claim 6 wherein said memory means being operably coupled to said converting means provides the digital stored voice message to said converting means, wherein said converting means reconverts the digital voice message into audible information representative of the original analog voice message.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The paging device of claim 6 wherein said converting means simultaneously generates audible voice information when converting the analog voice message to the digital voice message.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The paging device of claim 6 further comprising a control switch for initiating a playback of a previously stored digital voice message.
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