Portable communications receiver with separate information presentation means
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsDavid F. Willard, Philip P. Macnak
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Abstract
A personal message receiving apparatus is described including a portable communications receiver, intended to be carried by the user, which receives, detects and stores messages transmitted on a first radio frequency communication channel. The stored message is then subsequently transmitted over a second communications channel to a presentation unit having a second receiver which is intended to be carried by the user. The second receiver receives, and detects the message, and presents the message to the user in the form of a visual display. The message may also be stored.
Claims40
A personal message receiving apparatus, for presenting to a user selective call messages, having selective call address and message information, being transmitted on a first radio frequency communications channel, said device comprising:
- a portable communications receiver intended to be carried by the user, said receiver having,
- a first receiver portion for receiving and detecting the selective call address and messages information being transmitted on the first radio frequency communications channel,
- message storage means responsive to the detected selective call address information for effecting the storing of the received message information, and
- transmitter means, coupled to said message storage means, and further responsive to the message information being stored for subsequently transmitting on a second communications channel, the stored message information;
- and
- a presentation unit further intended to be carried by the user, said unit having
- a second receiver means, separate from said portable communications receiver, for receiving and detecting the message information transmitted on the second communications channel, and
- presentation means, coupled to said second receiver means, for presenting the message information received on the second communications channel.
A personal message receiving apparatus, for presenting to a user selective call messages, having selective call address and message information, being transmitted on a first radio frequency communications channel, said apparatus comprising:
- a portable communications receiver intended to be carried by the user, said receiver having,
- a first receiver portion for receiving and detecting the selective call address and message information being transmitted on the first radio frequency communications channel,
- message storage means responsive to the detected selective call address information for effecting the storing of the received message information, and
- first transceiver means, coupled to said message storage means, and further responsive to the message information being stored for subsequently transmitting on a second communication channel, the stored message information and for receiving control information;
- a presentation unit further intended to be carried by the user, said unit having
- second transceiver means, separate from said portable communications receiver, for receiving and detecting the message information transmitted on the second communications channel and for transmitting control information;
- and
- presentation means, coupled to said second receiver means, for presenting the message information received on the second communications channel.
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