Multiple format signalling protocol for a selective call receiver
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsJoan S. DeLuca, Michael J. DeLuca
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Abstract
A selective call receiver comprises a receiver for receiving a signal, the signal comprising an address identifying the selective call receiver, a first information packet having a first information format, a second information packet having a second information format, and a control character. An output device presents the first information packet in a first output mode corresponding to the first information format in response to the control character, and the second information packet in a second output mode corresponding to the second information format in response to the address or a second control character.
Claims29
A selective call receiver comprising:
- receiver means for receiving a signal, the signal comprising:
- an address identifying the selective call receiver;
- an information packet associated with the address comprising a first information format and a second information format;
- and
- a control character;
- and
- presentation means for presenting the first information format in a first output mode in response to the address and the second information format in a second output mode in response to the control character.
A selective call receiver comprising:
- receiver means for receiving a signal, the signal comprising:
- an address identifying the selective call receiver;
- a first information packet associated with the address comprising a first information format;
- a second information packet associated with the address comprising a second information format;
- and
- a first control character;
- and
- presentation means for presenting the first information packet in a first output mode corresponding to the first information format in response to the first control character, and the second information packet in a second output mode corresponding to the second information format.
A selective call receiver system comprising:
- transmitter means for transmitting a signal;
- receiver means for receiving the signal, the signal comprising:
- an address identifying the selective call receiver;
- a first information packet associated with the address comprising a first information format and a second information format;
- and
- a first control character;
- and
- presentation means for presenting the first information packet in a first output mode in response to the first control character.
In a selective call receiver, a method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a signal having a single address, a control character, and first and second information packets;
- and
- presenting information encoded from the first packet in a first output mode and from the second packet in a second output mode, the presention of the second packet in the second output mode being determined by the control character.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.