US4599615A
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Pager receiver comprising a memory storing a sequence of information signals to be tested
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1983-01-25
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Granted: 1986-07-08
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Expires: 2003-01-25
Abstract
Abstract In a pager receiver comprising a display circuit and an ROM, a controller produces a test mode signal indicative of a test mode in which either the display circuit or the ROM is tested. Responsive to the test mode signal, the ROM supplies the display circuit with a succession of display signals which are previously stored therein and representative of all alphanumeric symbols displayed by the display circuit, so as to test the display circuit. Alternatively, all of contents stored in the ROM are successively sent from the ROM to the display circuit in response to the test mode signal on testing the ROM, so as to inspect the contents. The test mode signal may be delivered from a transmitting end to the controller in the form of a radio calling signal or given to the controller by manual operation. The test mode signal may specify more than two sorts of tests.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinjiro Umetsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:09
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W88/022; G; G08; G08B; G08B29/00; G08B29/12; G08B3/00; G08B3/10; G08B3/1008; G08B3/1016; G08B5/00; G08B5/22; G08B5/222; G08B5/223; G08B5/224; H04W84/00; H04W84/02; H04W24/00; H04W24/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A pager receiver comprising a radio signal receiving portion responsive to a radio calling signal for producing a sequence of demodulated signals, a decoding portion for decoding said demodulated signal sequence to carry out an operation in accordance with said demodulated signal sequence, and a display unit coupled to said decoding portion for providing visual displays when said display unit is driven by said decoding unit, said radio calling signal carrying a test mode signal which is indicative of a test mode and which is demodulated into a specific one of said demodulated signals, said decoding unit comprising: detecting means responsive to said demodulated signals for detecting said specific one of the demodulated signals; and signal delivery means operatively coupled to said detecting means and said display unit for delivering a test data signal to said display unit in response to said specific one of the demodulated signals so as to test said display unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A pager receiver comprising a radio signal receiving portion responsive to a radio calling signal for producing a sequence of demodulated signals, a decoding portion for decoding said demodulated signal sequence to carry out an operation in accordance with said demodulated signal sequence, and a display unit coupled to said decoding portion for providing visual displays when said display unit is driven by said decoding unit, said radio calling signal carrying a test mode signal which is indicative of a test mode and which is demodulated into a specific one of said demodulated signals, said decoding unit comprising: detecting means responsive to said demodulated signals for detecting said specific one of the demodulated signals; and signal delivery means operatively coupled to said detecting means and said display unit for delivering a test data signal to said display unit in response to said specific one of the demodulated signals so as to test said display unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A pager receiver as claimed in claim 1, said display unit comprising a plurality of display segments, wherein said test data signal is for causing a visual display in all of said display segments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
A pager receiver as claimed in claim 2, wherein said signal delivery means comprises: storage means for storing information signals which are for driving all of the display segments; and supply means coupled to said detecting means, said storage means, and said display unit for supplying said information signals to said display unit as said test data signal in response to said specific one of the demodulated signals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
63 words
A pager receiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein said radio calling signal includes a preamble signal, a call number signal following said preamble signal, and data signals following said call number signal, and wherein said test mode signal is included in any one of said preamble, said call number, and said data signals and is exclusively used in said test mode alone.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A pager receiver as claimed in claim 4, said display unit comprising a plurality of display segments, wherein said test data signal is for causing a visual display in all of said display segments.
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