Addressing method for conserving power in distributed information receivers

A communication receiver, comprising:

• a memory for storing at least one predetermined subscription address comprising a predetermined service address including at least one predetermined category address associated therewith;
• a receiver for receiving a transmitted message, the transmitted message comprising an address portion and an associated data portion, the address portion including a subscription address comprising an address code word comprising a service address and a category address,
• a partial address correlator coupled to the receiver and the memory for partial correlating the address portion for providing a no match indication when the subscription address and the at least one predetermined subscription address do not match;
• an error corrector coupled to the receiver and the partial address correlator for generating a corrected address code word by correcting up to a predetermined number of bit errors in the address code word of the transmitted message, and for providing a successful error correction indication of a failed error correction indication;
• an address correlator coupled to the receiver, the memory, and the error corrector, the address correlator being responsive to the successful error correction indication for correlating the address code word of the transmitted message by comparing the subscription address of the corrected address code word to the at least one predetermined subscription address, and if a match is not found then providing a no match indication upon determination of one of the following conditions:
• (a) a comparison of the service address of the corrected address code word fails to match the predetermined service address, and
• (b) a comparison of the service address of the corrected address code word matches the predetermined service address, and a comparison of the category address of the corrected address code word fails to match the at least one predetermined category address associated with the predetermined service address;
• a controller coupled to the partial address correlator and responsive to the no match indication therefrom, and coupled to the error corrector and responsive to the failed error correction indication therefrom, and coupled to the address correlator and responsive to the no match indication therefrom, the controller generating a battery saving signal at least during the associated data portion of the transmitted message following at least one of
• the no match indication from the partial address correlator,
• the failed error correction indication from the error corrector, and
• the no match indication from the address correlator;
• and
• a battery saver circuit coupled to the controller and to the receiver and responsive to the battery saving signal for suspending a supply of power to at least the receiver for conserving power in the communication receiver.