Radio paging receiver capable of displaying messages as desired

Claim 2

A radio paging receiver having an individual paging number and a common paging number, comprising: a receiving section for receiving a call signal and a message signal following said call signal; a judging section for judging whether or not said call signal is coincident with said individual paging number or with said common paging number, said judging section receiving said message signal as an individual message signal when said call signal is coincident with said individual paging number, said judging section receiving said message signal as a common message signal when said call signal is coincident with said common paging number; a memory section having first and second memory parts for respectively memorizing said individual and said common message signals as individual and common messages; a display section for displaying said individual and said common messages; and means for selectively outputting to the display section a message from the first memory part or the second memory part, said means including: (i) first selecting means for selecting said first memory part to produce a first selection signal; (ii) second selecting means, independent from said first selecting means, for selecting said second memory part to produce a second selection signal; and (iii) accessing means for accessing said first memory part to supply said individual message to said display section in response to said first selection signal when said display section displays either one of said individual and said common messages, said accessing means being effective for accessing said second memory part to supply said common message to said display section in response to said second selection signal when said display section displays either one of said individual and said common messages.

Claim 3

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: first and second switches connected to said first and said second selecting means for putting said first and said second selecting means into operation, respectively.

Claim 4

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 2, wherein: said judging section further judges that said call signal is coincident with none of said individual and said common paging numbers; said accessing means being put into a displaying mode involving displaying said individual and said common messages, when said call signal is coincident with none of said individual and said common paging numbers.

Claim 5

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 2, wherein: said accesing means is put into a waiting state involving waiting for a next operation, after accessing each of said first and said second memory parts.

Claim 6

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 4, further comprising: counter means for counting a predetermined time duration to produce a count-up signal; said accessing means being connected to said counter means to be turned from said waiting condition back to said displaying mode in response to said count-up signal.

Claim 7

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said judging section further judges that said call signal is coincident with none of said individual and said common paging numbers; said accessing means being put into a displaying mode involving displaying said individual and said common messages, when said call signal is coincident with none of said individual and said common paging numbers.

Claim 8

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 6, wherein: said accessing means is put into a first waiting state involving waiting for a next operation, after accessing said first memory part, said accessing means being put into a second waiting state after accessing said second memory part.

Claim 9

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 7, further comprising: a first switch connected to said first and said second selecting means for putting said first selecting means into operation in said displaying mode, said first switch putting said second selecting means into operation during said first waiting condition, said first switch putting said first selecting means into operation during said second waiting condition; and a second switch connected to said first and said second selecting means for putting said second selecting means into operation in said displaying mode, said second switch putting said first selecting means into operation during said first waiting condition, said second switch putting said second selecting means into operation during said second waiting condition.

Claim 10

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 6, further comprising: counter means for counting a predetermined time duration to produce a count-up signal; said accessing means being connected to said counter means and turning from each of said first and said second waiting conditions back to said displaying mode in response to said count-up signal.

Claim 11

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 1, further comprising monitoring means for monitoring said first and second selecting means to produce said first and second selection signals respectively.

Claim 12

A radio paging receiver having first and second paging numbers, comprising: receiving means for receiving a call signal and a message signal following said call signal; judging means for judging whether or not the received call signal is coincident with one of said first and said second paging numbers, said judging means being effective for receiving said message signal as a first message signal when said call signal is coincident with said first paging number, said judging means being effective for receiving said message signal as a second message signal when said call signal is coincident with said second paging number; first memory means for exclusively memorizing said first message signal; second memory means, independent from said first switching means, for exclusively memorizing said second message signal; first switching means for selecting said first memory means to produce a first selection signal; second switching means for selecting said second memory means to produce a second selection signal; reading means responsive to said first and said second selection signals for reading said first and said second message signals out of said first and said second memory means, respectively; annunciating means for annunciating the contents of said first and said second message signals to said reading means; and said reading means reading said first message signal out of said first memory means in response to said first selection signal when said annunciating means annunciates the content of either one of said first and said second message signals, said reading means reading said second message signal out of said second memory means in response to said second selection signal when said annunciating means annunciates the contents of either one of said first and said second message signals.

Claim 13

A radio paging receiver having first and second paging numbers, comprising: receiving means for receiving a call signal and a message signal following said call signal; judging means for judging whether or not the received call signal is coincident with one of said first and said second paging numbers, said judging means being effective for receiving said message signal as a first message signal when said call signal is coincident with said first paging number, said judging means being effective for receiving said message signal as a second message signal when said call signal is coincident with said second paging number; first memory means for exclusively memorizing said first message signal; second memory means, independent from said first switching means, for exclusively memorizing said second message signal; first switching means for selecting said first memory means to produce a first selection signal; second switching means for selecting said second memory means to produce a second selection signal; reading means responsive to said first and said second selection signals for reading said first and said second message signals out of said first and said second memory means, respectively; annunciating means for annunciating the contents of said first and said second message signals to said reading means; and said reading means reading said first message signal out of said first memory means in response to said first selection signal when said annunciating means annunciates the content of either one of said first and said second message signals, said reading means reading said second message signal out of said second memory means in response to said second selection signal when said annunciating means annunciates the contents of either one of said first and said second message signals.

Claim 14

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 11, further comprising monitoring means for monitoring said first and second switching means to produce said first and second selection signals respectively.

Claim 15

A radio paging receiver including detecting means for successively detecting a plurality of paging signals and displays means for displaying a message signal following each of said paging signals, said paging receiver comprising: first memory means for storing said message signal as a first message signal when said detecting means detects that one of said paging signals is coincident with a first predetermined paging number; second memory means for storing said message signal as a second predetermined message signal when said detecting means detects that one of said paging signals is coincident with a second paging number; and means for selectively outputting to the display means a message from the first memory means or the second memory, said means including: (i) first generating means for generating a first output signal; (ii) second generating means, independent from said first generating means, for generating a second output signal; and (iii) accessing means for accessing to said second memory means to output said second message signal in response to said second output signal when said display means displays said first message signal, said accessing means accessing to said first memory means to sequentially output remaining ones of said first message signals in response to said first output signal when said display means displays one of said first message signals.

Claim 16

A radio paging receiver including detecting means for successively detecting a plurality of paging signals and displays means for displaying a message signal following each of said paging signals, said paging receiver comprising: first memory means for storing said message signal as a first message signal when said detecting means detects that one of said paging signals is coincident with a first predetermined paging number; second memory means for storing said message signal as a second predetermined message signal when said detecting means detects that one of said paging signals is coincident with a second paging number; and means for selectively outputting to the display means a message from the first memory means or the second memory, said means including: (i) first generating means for generating a first output signal; (ii) second generating means, independent from said first generating means, for generating a second output signal; and (iii) accessing means for accessing to said second memory means to output said second message signal in response to said second output signal when said display means displays said first message signal, said accessing means accessing to said first memory means to sequentially output remaining ones of said first message signals in response to said first output signal when said display means displays one of said first message signals.

Claim 17

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 13, further comprising monitoring means for monitoring said first and second generating means to produce said first and second output signals respectively.

Claim 18

A radio paging receiver including detecting means for successively detecting a plurality of paging signals and display means for displaying a message signal following each of said paging signals, said radio paging receiver comprising: first memory means for storing said message signal as a first message signal when one of said paging signals is coincident with a first predetermined paging number; second memory means for storing said message signal as a second message signal when one of said paging signals is coincident with a second predetermined paging number; and means for selectively outputting to the display means a message from the first memory means or the second memory means, said means including: (i) first means for generating a first output signal; (ii) second means, independent from said first means, for generating a second output signal; and (iii) accessing means for accessing said second memory means to output said second message signal in response to said first output signal when said display means displays one of said first message signals, said accessing means accessing said first memory means to sequentially output remaining ones of said first message signals in response to said second output signal when said display means displays one of said first message signals, said accessing means accessing said first memory means to output said first message signals in response to said first output signal when said display means displays said second message signal.

Claim 19

A radio paging receiver including detecting means for successively detecting a plurality of paging signals and display means for displaying a message signal following each of said paging signals, said radio paging receiver comprising: first memory means for storing said message signal as a first message signal when one of said paging signals is coincident with a first predetermined paging number; second memory means for storing said message signal as a second message signal when one of said paging signals is coincident with a second predetermined paging number; and means for selectively outputting to the display means a message from the first memory means or the second memory means, said means including: (i) first means for generating a first output signal; (ii) second means, independent from said first means, for generating a second output signal; and (iii) accessing means for accessing said second memory means to output said second message signal in response to said first output signal when said display means displays one of said first message signals, said accessing means accessing said first memory means to sequentially output remaining ones of said first message signals in response to said second output signal when said display means displays one of said first message signals, said accessing means accessing said first memory means to output said first message signals in response to said first output signal when said display means displays said second message signal.

Claim 20

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 15, further comprising monitoring means for monitoring said first and second means to produce said first and second output signals respectively.

Claim 21

A radio paging receiver including detecting means for successively detecting a plurality of paging signals and display means for displaying a message signal following each of said paging signals, said radio paging receiver comprising: decoding means for decoding said message signal following each of said paging signals into a first decoded signal when one of said paging signals is coincident with a first predetermined paging number, said decoding means decoding said message signal following one of said paging signals into a second decoded signal when one of said paging signals is coincident with a second predetermined paging number; memory means coupled to said decoding means for storing said first decoded signals and said second decoded signal; and means for selectively outputting to the display means either said first decoded message or said second decoded message, said means including: (i) first means for generating a first output signal; (ii) second means, independent from said first means, for generating a second output signal; and (iii) accessing means for accessing to said memory means to output said second decoded signal in response to said second output signal when said display means displays one of said first decoded signals as a first message signal, said accessing means accessing to said memory means to sequentially output remaining ones of said first decoded signals in response to said first output signal when said display means displays one of said first decoded signals as said first message signal.

Claim 22

A radio paging receiver including detecting means for successively detecting a plurality of paging signals and display means for displaying a message signal following each of said paging signals, said radio paging receiver comprising: decoding means for decoding said message signal following each of said paging signals into a first decoded signal when one of said paging signals is coincident with a first predetermined paging number, said decoding means decoding said message signal following one of said paging signals into a second decoded signal when one of said paging signals is coincident with a second predetermined paging number; memory means coupled to said decoding means for storing said first decoded signals and said second decoded signal; and means for selectively outputting to the display means either said first decoded message or said second decoded message, said means including: (i) first means for generating a first output signal; (ii) second means, independent from said first means, for generating a second output signal; and (iii) accessing means for accessing to said memory means to output said second decoded signal in response to said second output signal when said display means displays one of said first decoded signals as a first message signal, said accessing means accessing to said memory means to sequentially output remaining ones of said first decoded signals in response to said first output signal when said display means displays one of said first decoded signals as said first message signal.

Claim 23

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 17, further comprising monitoring means for monitoring said first and second means to produce said first and second output signals respectively.

Claim 24

A radio paging receiver including detecting means for successively detecting a plurality of paging signals and display means for displaying a message signal following each of said paging signals, said radio paging receiver comprising: decoding means for decoding said message signal following one of said paging signals into a first decoded signal when each of said paging signals is coincident with a first predetermined paging number, said decoding means decoding said message signal following one of said paging signals into a second decoded signal when one of said paging signals is coincident with a second predetermined paging number; memory means coupled to said decoding means for storing said first decoded signals and said second decoded signal; and means for selectively outputting to the display means either said first decoded signal or said second decoded signal, said means including: (i) first means for generating a first output signal; (ii) second means, independent from said first means, for generating a second output signal; (iii) accessing means for accessing to said memory means to output said second decoded signal in response to said first output signal when said display means displays one of said first decoded signals as a first message signal, said accessing means accessing to said memory means to sequentially output remaining ones of said first decoded signals in response to said second output signal when said display means displays one of said first decoded signals as said first message signal, said accessing means accessing said memory means to output said first decoded signals in response to said first output signal when said display means displays said second decoded signal as a second message signal.

Claim 25

A radio paging receiver including detecting means for successively detecting a plurality of paging signals and display means for displaying a message signal following each of said paging signals, said radio paging receiver comprising: decoding means for decoding said message signal following one of said paging signals into a first decoded signal when each of said paging signals is coincident with a first predetermined paging number, said decoding means decoding said message signal following one of said paging signals into a second decoded signal when one of said paging signals is coincident with a second predetermined paging number; memory means coupled to said decoding means for storing said first decoded signals and said second decoded signal; and means for selectively outputting to the display means either said first decoded signal or said second decoded signal, said means including: (i) first means for generating a first output signal; (ii) second means, independent from said first means, for generating a second output signal; (iii) accessing means for accessing to said memory means to output said second decoded signal in response to said first output signal when said display means displays one of said first decoded signals as a first message signal, said accessing means accessing to said memory means to sequentially output remaining ones of said first decoded signals in response to said second output signal when said display means displays one of said first decoded signals as said first message signal, said accessing means accessing said memory means to output said first decoded signals in response to said first output signal when said display means displays said second decoded signal as a second message signal.

Claim 26

A radio paging receiver as claimed in claim 19, further comprising monitoring means for monitoring said first and second means to produce said first and second output signals respectively.