Nationwide display pager with location readout

Claim 2

A selective call receiver for receiving and displaying transmitted coded message signals on a plurality of channels, said coded message signals including channel identification information identifying a source of transmission for each of said plurality of channels, said selective call receiver comprising: detecting means for detecting transmitted coded message signals; decoding means responsive to said coded message signals for decoding said channel identification information; memory means containing a table including the channel identification information identifying each source of transmission for each of the plurality of channels, and further containing displayable location indicia corresponding thereto, and predetermined channel identification information identifying at least one predetermined channel; channel selecting means responsive to said decoding means for selecting the at least one predetermined channel when said decoded channel identification information is the same as said predetermined channel identification information, and further for selecting a second channel of the plurality of channels when said decoded channel identification is different than said predetermined channel identification information; comparison means, coupled to said memory means and said decoding means, for detecting identity between the decoded channel identification information and said stored channel identification information for identifying the transmission source on the selected channel in response thereto; and interrogation means, coupled to said comparison means, and accessible to the receiver user to cause the receiver to display said location indicia corresponding to the channel identification information received on the selected channel, thereby positively identifying the source of the coded message signal transmission.

Claim 3

The receiver of claim 1, further including timing means generating a periodic receiver time interval during which said channel identification information must be decoded and compared.

Claim 4

The receiver of claim 2, wherein said channel selecting means selects said first channel for receiving when said channel identification information decoded in said periodic receiver time interval on said second channel is the same as the first one of said predetermined channel identification information.

Claim 5

The receiver of claim 3, wherein said decoding and comparison must occur more than once during the periodic receiver time interval to confirm proper identification of the channel.

Claim 6

The receiver of claim 1, wherein said channel selecting means includes manual switching means accessible to the receiver user for selecting one channel for receiving from said at least two channels.

Claim 7

The receiver of claim 1, wherein said location indicia includes stored alphabetic information to positively identify the location corresponding to the transmission source of the selected channel.

Claim 8

A selective call receiver for receiving and displaying transmitted coded message signals on a plurality of channels, said coded message signals including channel identification information identifying a source of transmission for each of said plurality of channels, said selective call receiver comprising: detecting means for detecting transmitted coded message signals; decoding means responsive to said coded message signals for decoding said channel identification information; memory means containing a table including the channel identification information identifying the source of transmission for each of the plurality of channels, and further containing displayable location indicia corresponding thereto; comparison means, coupled to said memory means and said decoding means, for detecting identity between the decoded channel identification information and said stored channel identification information for identifying the transmission source in response thereto; and interrogation means, coupled to said comparison means, and accessible to the receiver user to cause the receiver to display said location indicia corresponding to the channel identification information received on each of said plurality of channels, to positively identifying the source of the coded message signal transmission thereby indicating on which channel the receiver is receiving.

Claim 9

A selective call receiver for receiving and displaying transmitted coded message signals on a plurality of channels, said coded message signals including channel identification information identifying a source of transmission for each of said plurality of channels, said selective call receiver comprising: detecting means for detecting transmitted coded message signals; decoding means responsive to said coded message signals for decoding said channel identification information; memory means containing a table including the channel identification information identifying the source of transmission for each of the plurality of channels, and further containing displayable location indicia corresponding thereto; comparison means, coupled to said memory means and said decoding means, for detecting identity between the decoded channel identification information and said stored channel identification information for identifying the transmission source in response thereto; and interrogation means, coupled to said comparison means, and accessible to the receiver user to cause the receiver to display said location indicia corresponding to the channel identification information received on each of said plurality of channels, to positively identifying the source of the coded message signal transmission thereby indicating on which channel the receiver is receiving.

Claim 10

The receiver of claim 7, further including timing means generating a periodic receiver time interval during which said channel identification information must be decoded and compared.

Claim 11

The receiver of claim 8, wherein said decoding and comparison must occur more than once during the periodic receiver time interval to confirm proper identification of the channel.

Claim 12

The receiver of claim 9, wherein said location indicia includes stored alphabetic information to positively identify the location corresponding to the transmission source of the selected channel.

Claim 13

The receiver of claim 7, wherein said receiver is capable of receiving more than one channel and further includes manual switching means accessible to the receiver user for selecting one channel for receiving from said more than one channel.

Claim 14

A selective call receiver for receiving and displaying transmitted coded message signals on at least two channels, said coded message signals including channel identification information identifying a source of transmission for each of the channels, said selective call receiver comprising: detecting means for detecting transmitted coded message signals; decoding means responsive to said coded message signals for decoding said channel identification information; memory means containing a table including the channel identification information identifying the source of transmission for each of the channels, and further containing alphabetic location indicia corresponding thereto, and predetermined channel identification information identifying at least one predetermined channel; channel selecting means responsive to said decoding means for selecting the at least one predetermined channel when said decoded channel identification information is the same as said predetermined channel identification information, and further for selecting a second channel when said decoded channel identification information is different than said predetermined channel identification information, said channel selecting means further including timing means generating a periodic receiver time interval during which said channel identification information must be repetitively decoded and compared; comparison means, coupled to said memory means and said decoding means, for detecting identity between the decoded channel identification information and said stored channel identification information for identifying the transmission source on the selected channel in response thereto; and interrogation means coupled to said comparison means, and accessible to the receiver user to cause the receiver to display said alphabetic location indicia corresponding to the channel identification information received on the selected channel, thereby positively identifying the transmission source of the coded message signal transmission.

Claim 15

A selective call receiver for receiving and displaying transmitted coded message signals on at least two channels, said coded message signals including channel identification information identifying a source of transmission for each of the channels, said selective call receiver comprising: detecting means for detecting transmitted coded message signals; decoding means responsive to said coded message signals for decoding said channel identification information; memory means containing a table including the channel identification information identifying the source of transmission for each of the channels, and further containing alphabetic location indicia corresponding thereto, and predetermined channel identification information identifying at least one predetermined channel; channel selecting means responsive to said decoding means for selecting the at least one predetermined channel when said decoded channel identification information is the same as said predetermined channel identification information, and further for selecting a second channel when said decoded channel identification information is different than said predetermined channel identification information, said channel selecting means further including timing means generating a periodic receiver time interval during which said channel identification information must be repetitively decoded and compared; comparison means, coupled to said memory means and said decoding means, for detecting identity between the decoded channel identification information and said stored channel identification information for identifying the transmission source on the selected channel in response thereto; and interrogation means coupled to said comparison means, and accessible to the receiver user to cause the receiver to display said alphabetic location indicia corresponding to the channel identification information received on the selected channel, thereby positively identifying the transmission source of the coded message signal transmission.

Claim 16

The receiver of claim 12, further including manual switching means accessible to the receiver user for selecting one channel from said at least two channels for receiving.