Radio selective call receiver with having electronic pocket notebook function for organizing messages

Claim 2

A radio selective call receiver with a display, comprising: storing means for storing at least received messages and retrieval attributes, wherein said retrieval attributes are previously and arbitrarily set by an operator thereof when viewing the received messages, said received messages for retrieval not requiring therein said retrieval attributes wherein a retrieval attribute is selectively added at any time of reading out a received message or when displaying the message at a time of reception; display means for displaying said received messages and said retrieval attributes; associating means for associating said retrieval attributes with said received messages; and retrieving means for selectively retrieving said received messages on the basis of said retrieval attributes, wherein an added retrieval attribute is selectively changeable or deletable at any time after reception of said message, and wherein received message, not requiring retrieval, has no retrieval attribute set, thereby to exclude said received message from retrieval messages.

Claim 3

A receiver according to claim 1, wherein said storing means stores a retrieval attribute of said retrieval attributes together with a received message of said received messages.

Claim 4

A receiver according to claim 1, wherein said retrieval attributes are for use by said retrieving means, said retrieval attributes including a keyword.

Claim 5

A receiver according to claim 1, wherein said storing means includes first and second areas.

Claim 6

A receiver according to claim 4, wherein said first area of said storing means comprises a retrieval attribute storage section and said second area of said storing means comprises a received message storage section, said received messages being successively stored in said received message storage section.

Claim 7

A receiver according to claim 5, wherein said received messages are retrieved according to the retrieval attributes after said retrieval attributes have been associated with said received messages.

Claim 8

A receiver according to claim 1, wherein said retrieval attributes are associated with the received messages prior to retrieval of the received message.

Claim 9

A receiver according to claim 1, wherein said received messages and said retrieval attributes stored in said storing means are for use with an electronic notebook function, and wherein said retrieval attributes are previously and arbitrarily set by said operator thereof prior to retrieval and display of said received messages.

Claim 10

A receiver according to claim 8, wherein said retrieval attributes are user-definable prior to retrieval and display of said received messages, respective ones of said retrieval attributes indicating a characteristic of respective received messages to the operator prior to retrieval and display.

Claim 11

A radio selective call receiver with a display, comprising: an antenna; a radio unit for amplifying and demodulating a radio signal received via said antenna; a waveform shaper for shaping the demodulated signal to form a shaped signal and converting the shaped signal into a digital signal, said digital signal including a received message; an ID memory storing its own selective call number; a decoder for comparing the own selective call number from said ID memory and a signal obtained by decoding the digital signal from said waveform shaper; a keyboard switch for associating a predetermined retrieval attribute with the received message, wherein said retrieval attribute is previously and arbitrarily set by an operator thereof when viewing the received message, said received message for retrieval not requiring therein said retrieval attribute, wherein a retrieval attribute is selectively added at any time of reading out a received message or when displaying the message at a time of reception; a display for visibly displaying the received message arrival; a loudspeaker for audibly displaying the received message arrival; and a retriever for selectively retrieving said received message on the basis of said retrieval attribute, wherein an added retrieval attribute is selectively changeable or deletable any time after reception of said message, and wherein a received message, not requiring retrieval, has no retrieval attribute set, thereby to exclude said received message from retrieval messages.

Claim 12

A radio selective call receiver with a display, comprising: an antenna; a radio unit for amplifying and demodulating a radio signal received via said antenna; a waveform shaper for shaping the demodulated signal to form a shaped signal and converting the shaped signal into a digital signal, said digital signal including a received message; an ID memory storing its own selective call number; a decoder for comparing the own selective call number from said ID memory and a signal obtained by decoding the digital signal from said waveform shaper; a keyboard switch for associating a predetermined retrieval attribute with the received message, wherein said retrieval attribute is previously and arbitrarily set by an operator thereof when viewing the received message, said received message for retrieval not requiring therein said retrieval attribute, wherein a retrieval attribute is selectively added at any time of reading out a received message or when displaying the message at a time of reception; a display for visibly displaying the received message arrival; a loudspeaker for audibly displaying the received message arrival; and a retriever for selectively retrieving said received message on the basis of said retrieval attribute, wherein an added retrieval attribute is selectively changeable or deletable any time after reception of said message, and wherein a received message, not requiring retrieval, has no retrieval attribute set, thereby to exclude said received message from retrieval messages.

Claim 13

A receiver according to claim 10, further comprising a storage for storing an associated retrieval attribute together with said received message.

Claim 14

A receiver according to claim 10, wherein said retrieval attribute is for use by said retriever, said retrieval attribute being a keyword.

Claim 15

A receiver according to claim 10, further comprising a storage for storing an associated retrieval attribute together with said received message, wherein said storage includes first and second areas.

Claim 16

A receiver according to claim 13, wherein said first area of said storage comprises a retrieval attribute storage section and said second area of said storage comprises a received message storage section, a plurality of received messages being successively stored in said received message storage section.

Claim 17

A receiver according to claim 14, wherein said received messages are retrieved according to the retrieval attribute after said retrieval attribute has been associated with said received messages.

Claim 18

A receiver according to claim 10, wherein said retrieval attribute is associated with the received message prior to retrieval and display of the received message.

Claim 19

A receiver according to claim 10, further comprising a storage for receiving an associated retrieval attribute together with said received message, wherein said received message and said retrieval attribute stored in said storage are for use with an electronic notebook function.

Claim 20

A receiver according to claim 17, wherein retrieval attributes are user-definable prior to retrieval and display of said received message, said retrieval attribute indicating a characteristic of the received message to the operator prior to retrieval and display of said received message.

Claim 21

A radio selective call receiver comprising: storing means for storing received messages and retrieval attributes, wherein said retrieval attributes are previously and arbitrarily set by an operator thereof when viewing the received messages, said received messages for retrieval not requiring therein said retrieval attributes; display means for displaying said received messages and said retrieval attributes; associating means for associating said retrieval attributes with said received messages; and retrieving means for selectively retrieving said received messages on the basis of said retrieval attributes, wherein said storing means includes a retrieval attribute storage section and a received message storage section, said retrieval attributes being stored in said retrieval attribute storage section, and said received messages being successively stored in said received message storage section together selectively with an associated retrieval attribute of said retrieval attributes, wherein a retrieval attribute is selectively added at any time of reading out a received message or when displaying the message at a time of reception, wherein said received messages are stored solely in said received message storage section, said received message storage section comprising a single memory area, and wherein said received message storage section is devoid of a sorting operation, wherein an added retrieval attribute is selectively changeable or deletable any time after reception of said message, and wherein a received message, not requiring retrieval, has no retrieval attribute set, thereby to exclude said received message from retrieval messages.

Claim 22

A radio selective call receiver comprising: storing means for storing received messages and retrieval attributes, wherein said retrieval attributes are previously and arbitrarily set by an operator thereof when viewing the received messages, said received messages for retrieval not requiring therein said retrieval attributes; display means for displaying said received messages and said retrieval attributes; associating means for associating said retrieval attributes with said received messages; and retrieving means for selectively retrieving said received messages on the basis of said retrieval attributes, wherein said storing means includes a retrieval attribute storage section and a received message storage section, said retrieval attributes being stored in said retrieval attribute storage section, and said received messages being successively stored in said received message storage section together selectively with an associated retrieval attribute of said retrieval attributes, wherein a retrieval attribute is selectively added at any time of reading out a received message or when displaying the message at a time of reception, wherein said received messages are stored solely in said received message storage section, said received message storage section comprising a single memory area, and wherein said received message storage section is devoid of a sorting operation, wherein an added retrieval attribute is selectively changeable or deletable any time after reception of said message, and wherein a received message, not requiring retrieval, has no retrieval attribute set, thereby to exclude said received message from retrieval messages.

Claim 23

A receiver according to claim 19, wherein said retrieval attributes are user-definable prior to retrieval and display of said received messages, and wherein said received messages and said retrieval attributes stored in said storing means are for use with an electronic notebook function, said retrieval attributes respectively indicating a characteristic of the received messages prior to retrieval and display of said received messages.