Method of selectively inhibiting message display in radio pager

Claim 1

A method of selectively prohibiting and allowing display of a message to be applied to a display function equipped pager, the pager including a memory for storing messages received and with first to third control switches, said method comprising the steps of: (a) entering into a pager function control menu mode by manipulating said first switch; (b) selecting a display control menu of an incoming message by manipulating said third control switch; (b) prohibiting incoming message display, if the incoming message display has been allowed, by writing a control code into a predetermined memory location of said memory by way of manipulating said second control switch; and (c) canceling prohibition of the incoming message display, if the incoming message display has been prohibited, by deleting said control code from said predetermined memory location by manipulating said second control switch.

Claim 2

A method of selectively prohibiting and allowing display of messages which have been stored in a memory of a display function equipped pager, said method comprising the steps of: (a) entering into a pager function control menu mode; (b) selecting a display control menu of stored messages; (c) selecting a message stored in the pager for checking to see if the display of the message selected is prohibited; (d) implementing a check to see if the display of the message selected is prohibited by checking the presence of a control code stored in said memory and assigned to the message selected; (e) displaying the message selected if the display of the message selected is permitted, prohibiting the display of the message selected by writing said control code into said memory or selecting a next message stored in the pager for checking to see if the display of the next message is prohibited, and returning to step (d); and (f) displaying a notification indicative of display prohibition if the display of the message selected is prohibited, canceling the display prohibition by deleting the control code from said memory or selecting a next message stored in the pager for checking to see if the display of the next message is prohibited, and returning to step (d).

Claim 3

A method of selectively prohibiting and allowing display of messages which have been stored in a memory of a display function equipped pager, the pager being provided with first to third control switches, said method comprising the steps of: (a) entering into a pager function control menu mode by manipulating said first control switch; (b) selecting a display control menu of stored messages by manipulating said third control switch; (c) selecting a message stored in the pager for checking to see if the display of the message selected is prohibited by manipulating said second control switch; (d) implementing a check to see if the display of the message selected is prohibited by checking presence of a control code stored in said memory and assigned to the message selected; (e) displaying the message selected if the display of the message selected is permitted, prohibiting the display of the message selected by writing said control code into said memory through manipulating said second control switch, or selecting a next message stored in said memory for checking to see if the display of the next message is prohibited by handling said third control switch, and returning to step (d); and (f) displaying a notification indicative of display prohibition if the display of the message selected is prohibited, canceling the display prohibition by deleting the control code from said memory through handling said second control switch, or selecting a next message stored in said memory for checking to see if the display of the next message is prohibited, and returning to step (d).