Paging system employing designated frame commencing information service data message transmission

Claim 3

The system according to claim 1 including means for receiving call information transmitted from the transmitting terminal to determine the event of a transmission period when the information service call address has been transmitted in all of the assigned frames of the receivers of the subset and for alerting the transmitting terminal of said event.

Claim 4

The system according to claim 2 wherein said receiving means is disposed remotely from the transmitting terminal to receive the transmitted call information thereof in a similar manner as that of the subset of receivers.

Claim 5

The system according to claim 1 wherein the transmitting terminal is operative to transmit an information service call address in each of the assigned frames of said subset of receivers in a single batch of a transmission period.

Claim 6

The system according to claim 1 wherein the designated batch of a transmission period is the next transmitted batch after said information service call address has been transmitted in all of the assigned frames of the receivers of said subset.

Claim 7

The system according to claim 1 using POCSAG coding.

Claim 8

A transmitting terminal for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each batch commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting terminal comprising: first means for transmitting in at least one batch of a transmission period an information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population; and second means for transmitting, in the same transmission period, one said information service call address has been transmitted in all of the assigned frames of said receiver of said subset, an associated information service data message in frames subsequent the synchronization code of a designated batch subsequent said at least one batch.

Claim 9

A transmitting terminal for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each batch commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting terminal comprising: first means for transmitting in at least one batch of a transmission period an information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population; and second means for transmitting, in the same transmission period, one said information service call address has been transmitted in all of the assigned frames of said receiver of said subset, an associated information service data message in frames subsequent the synchronization code of a designated batch subsequent said at least one batch.

Claim 10

The transmitting terminal according to claim 7 wherein the first transmitting means is operative to transmit an information service call address in each of the assigned frames of said subset of receivers in a single batch of a transmission period.

Claim 11

The transmitting terminal according to claim 7 wherein the designated batch of a transmission period is the next transmitted batch after said information service address has been transmitted in all of the assigned frames of the receivers of said subset.

Claim 12

The transmitting terminal according to claim 7 using POCSAG coding.

Claim 13

A receiver for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information from a transmitting terminal to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting terminal further operative to transmit in at least one batch of a transmission period an information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population, and when said information service call address has been transmitted in all of the assigned frames of said receivers of said subset, to transmit an associated information service data message in frames subsequent the synchronization code of a designated batch subsequent said at least one batch of the transmission period, said receiver operative to search for its individual selective call address solely in said assigned frame in each transmission batch and, when addressed thereby, to receive the associated data message in subsequent frames, said receiver comprising: first means programmably set to enable said receiver to search for the information service call address solely in the assigned frame of each transmission batch; and second means responsive to the reception of the information service call address in said assigned frame to receive the associated information service data message in frames subsequent the synchronization code of said designated batch of the same transmission period.

Claim 14

A receiver for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information from a transmitting terminal to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting terminal further operative to transmit in at least one batch of a transmission period an information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population, and when said information service call address has been transmitted in all of the assigned frames of said receivers of said subset, to transmit an associated information service data message in frames subsequent the synchronization code of a designated batch subsequent said at least one batch of the transmission period, said receiver operative to search for its individual selective call address solely in said assigned frame in each transmission batch and, when addressed thereby, to receive the associated data message in subsequent frames, said receiver comprising: first means programmably set to enable said receiver to search for the information service call address solely in the assigned frame of each transmission batch; and second means responsive to the reception of the information service call address in said assigned frame to receive the associated information service data message in frames subsequent the synchronization code of said designated batch of the same transmission period.

Claim 15

The receiver according to claim 11 wherein said second means is programmably set to receive the information service data message commencing in the frame immediately following the synchronization code of the designated batch.

Claim 16

The receiver according to claim 11 wherein the second means is programmably set to respond to the designated batch of the plurality of batches of a transmission period upon being addressed by the information service call address.

Claim 19

The system according to claim 14 including means for receiving call information transmitted from the transmitting terminal to determine the event of a transmission period when the first information service call address has been transmitted in all of the assigned frames of the receivers of the subset and for alerting the transmitting terminal of such event.

Claim 20

The system according to claim 15 wherein said receiving means is disposed remotely from the transmitting terminal to receive the transmitted call information thereof in a similar manner as that of the subset of receivers.

Claim 21

The system in accordance with claim 14 wherein the transmitting terminal is operative to transmit the second information service call address in a common frame within a fixed time interval referenced to each transmission of the first information service call address; and wherein a receiver of said subset is precluded from searching for the second information service call address in the common frame if said second information service call address is not received within the fixed time interval from reception of the associated first information service call address by the corresponding receiver.

Claim 22

The system in accordance with claim 14 wherein the transmitting terminal is operative to transmit the second information service call address in a common frame within a predetermined number of synchronization codes referenced to each transmission of the first information service call address; and wherein a receiver of said subset is precluded from searching for the second information service call address in the common frame if it is not received within the predetermined number of synchronization codes from reception of the associated first information service call address by the corresponding receiver.

Claim 23

The system in accordance with claim 14 wherein the transmitting terminal is operative to transmit a data word, representative of a variable time interval, in at least one frame subsequent each transmission frame of the first information service call address; wherein each receiver of the subset is responsive to the reception of the first information service call address to receive said variable time interval data word; and wherein a receiver of the subset is precluded from searching for the second information service call address in the common frame if it is not received within the variable time interval of the data word corresponding to the associated first information call address from the reception of the associated first information call address by the corresponding receiver.

Claim 24

A transmitting terminal for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each batch commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting terminal comprising: first means for transmitting in a transmission period a first information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population; and second means for transmitting, in the same transmission period, when said first information service address has been transmitted in all of the assigned frames of said receivers of said subset, a second information service call address in a frame common to all receivers of said subset followed by an associated information service data message in subsequent frames.

Claim 25

A transmitting terminal for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each batch commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting terminal comprising: first means for transmitting in a transmission period a first information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population; and second means for transmitting, in the same transmission period, when said first information service address has been transmitted in all of the assigned frames of said receivers of said subset, a second information service call address in a frame common to all receivers of said subset followed by an associated information service data message in subsequent frames.

Claim 26

The transmitting terminal in accordance to claim 20 wherein the second transmitting means is operative to transmit the second information service call address in a common frame within a fixed time interval referenced to each transmission of the first information service call address.

Claim 27

The transmitting terminal in accordance with claim 20 wherein the second transmitting means is operative to transmit the second information service call address in a common frame within a predetermined number of synchronization codes referenced to each transmission of the first information service call address.

Claim 28

The transmitting terminal in accordance with claim 20 wherein the second transmitting means is operative to transmit a data word, representative of a variable time interval, in at least one frame subsequent each transmission frame of the first information service call address.

Claim 29

A receiver for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information from a transmitting terminal to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting terminal further operative to transmit in a transmission period a first information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population, and when said information service call address has been transmitted in all of the assigned frames of said receivers of said subset, to transmit a second information service call address in a frame common to all receivers of said subset followed by an associated information service data message in subsequent frames, said receiver operative to search for its individual selective call address solely in said assigned frame in each transmission batch and, when addressed thereby, to receive the associated data message in subsequent frames, said receiver comprising: first means programmably set to enable said receiver to search for the first information service call address solely in the assigned frame of each transmission batch; second means responsive to the reception of the first information service call address in said assigned frame to search for the second information call address solely in said common frame; and third means responsive to the reception of the second information service call address in said common frame to receive the associated information service data message in frames subsequent thereto.

Claim 30

A receiver for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information from a transmitting terminal to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting terminal further operative to transmit in a transmission period a first information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population, and when said information service call address has been transmitted in all of the assigned frames of said receivers of said subset, to transmit a second information service call address in a frame common to all receivers of said subset followed by an associated information service data message in subsequent frames, said receiver operative to search for its individual selective call address solely in said assigned frame in each transmission batch and, when addressed thereby, to receive the associated data message in subsequent frames, said receiver comprising: first means programmably set to enable said receiver to search for the first information service call address solely in the assigned frame of each transmission batch; second means responsive to the reception of the first information service call address in said assigned frame to search for the second information call address solely in said common frame; and third means responsive to the reception of the second information service call address in said common frame to receive the associated information service data message in frames subsequent thereto.

Claim 31

The receiver in accordance with claim 24 wherein the transmitting terminal is operative to transmit the second information service call address in a common frame within a fixed time interval referenced to each transmission of the first information service call address; and wherein said receiver is programmably set to preclude the searching for the second information service call address in the common frame if it is not received within the fixed time interval from reception of the associated first information service call address thereby.

Claim 32

The receiver in accordance with claim 24 wherein the transmitting terminal is operative to transmit the second information service call address in a common frame within a predetermined number of synchronization codes referenced to each transmission of the first information service call address; and wherein said receiver is programmably set to preclude the searching for the second information service call address in the common frame if it is not received within the predetermined number of synchronization codes from reception of the associated first information service call address thereby.

Claim 33

The receiver in accordance with claim 24 wherein the transmitting terminal is operative to transmit a data word, representative of a variable time interval, in at least one frame subsequent each transmission frame of the first information service call address; wherein said receiver is programmably set to be responsive to the reception of the first information service call address to receive said variable time interval data word, and further to be precluded from searching for the second information service call address in the common frame if it is not received within the variable time interval of the data word corresponding, to the associated first information call address from the reception of the associated first information call address thereby.

Claim 36

A transmitting terminal for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each batch commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting terminal comprising: means for transmitting in a transmission period an information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population, each information service call address transmission followed by a corresponding data word representative of a subsequent frame in said transmission period commencing the transmission of an associated information service data message; and means for transmitting in the same transmission period said associated information service data message commencing at the frame, represented by said corresponding data word.

Claim 37

A transmitting terminal for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each batch commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting terminal comprising: means for transmitting in a transmission period an information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population, each information service call address transmission followed by a corresponding data word representative of a subsequent frame in said transmission period commencing the transmission of an associated information service data message; and means for transmitting in the same transmission period said associated information service data message commencing at the frame, represented by said corresponding data word.

Claim 38

A receiver for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information from a transmitting terminal to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting means further operative to transmit in a transmission period an information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population, each information service call address transmission followed by a corresponding data word, representative of a subsequent frame in said transmission period commencing the transmission of an associated information service data message, and said transmitting terminal still further operative to transmit in the same transmission period the associated information service data message commencing at the frame represented by said corresponding data word, said receiver operative to search for its individual selective call address in said assigned frame in each transmission batch and, when addressed thereby, to receive the associated data message in subsequent frames, said receiver comprising: first means programmably set to enable said receiver to search for said information service call address solely in its assigned frame of each transmission batch and, responsive to the reception of said information service call address in said assigned frame, to receive said corresponding data word; and second means responsive to the reception of said information service call address to receive the associated information service data message commencing in the frame identified by the corresponding received data word.

Claim 39

A receiver for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information from a transmitting terminal to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting means further operative to transmit in a transmission period an information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population, each information service call address transmission followed by a corresponding data word, representative of a subsequent frame in said transmission period commencing the transmission of an associated information service data message, and said transmitting terminal still further operative to transmit in the same transmission period the associated information service data message commencing at the frame represented by said corresponding data word, said receiver operative to search for its individual selective call address in said assigned frame in each transmission batch and, when addressed thereby, to receive the associated data message in subsequent frames, said receiver comprising: first means programmably set to enable said receiver to search for said information service call address solely in its assigned frame of each transmission batch and, responsive to the reception of said information service call address in said assigned frame, to receive said corresponding data word; and second means responsive to the reception of said information service call address to receive the associated information service data message commencing in the frame identified by the corresponding received data word.

Claim 42

A transmitting terminal for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each batch commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting means comprising: means for transmitting in a transmission period a first information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population; and means for transmitting in the same transmission period an associated information service data message commencing at a common frame for all receivers of said subset, said common frame occurring at a fixed differential time relative to each transmission of an information service call address in said transmission period.

Claim 43

A transmitting terminal for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each batch commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting means comprising: means for transmitting in a transmission period a first information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population; and means for transmitting in the same transmission period an associated information service data message commencing at a common frame for all receivers of said subset, said common frame occurring at a fixed differential time relative to each transmission of an information service call address in said transmission period.

Claim 44

A receiver for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information from a transmitting terminal to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting terminal further operative to transmit in a transmission period an information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population, and said transmitting terminal still further operative to transmit in the same transmission period an associated information service data message commencing at a common frame for all receivers of said subset, said common frame occurring at a fixed differential time relative to each transmission of an information service call address in said transmission period, said receiver operative, upon recognition of a received synchronization code, to search for its individual selective call address solely in said assigned frame in the batch corresponding to said received synchronization code and, when addressed thereby, to receive the associated data message in subsequent frames, said receiver comprising: first means programmably set to enable said receiver to search for said information service call address solely in its assigned frame of each transmission batch; and second means responsive to the reception of said information service call address to delay for the corresponding fixed differential time relative to the information service call address reception frame of said receiver to receive the information service data message commencing at the common frame.

Claim 45

A receiver for use in a system for selective radio communication of call information from a transmitting terminal to a population of selectively addressable receivers, said transmitting terminal being operative to transmit said information periodically in transmission periods comprising a plurality of batches, each commencing with a predetermined synchronization code followed by a predetermined plurality of sequential frames which may include an individual selective call address of a receiver followed by an individual or group data message for said addressed receiver, each receiver being assigned one frame of each transmission batch, said transmitting terminal further operative to transmit in a transmission period an information service call address in each of the assigned frames of a subset of information service subscribing receivers of said population, and said transmitting terminal still further operative to transmit in the same transmission period an associated information service data message commencing at a common frame for all receivers of said subset, said common frame occurring at a fixed differential time relative to each transmission of an information service call address in said transmission period, said receiver operative, upon recognition of a received synchronization code, to search for its individual selective call address solely in said assigned frame in the batch corresponding to said received synchronization code and, when addressed thereby, to receive the associated data message in subsequent frames, said receiver comprising: first means programmably set to enable said receiver to search for said information service call address solely in its assigned frame of each transmission batch; and second means responsive to the reception of said information service call address to delay for the corresponding fixed differential time relative to the information service call address reception frame of said receiver to receive the information service data message commencing at the common frame.