Selective call receiver with computer interface

A selective call messaging peripheral capable of receiving at least one message comprising an information content suitable for presentation by the selective call messaging peripheral and communicating the at least one message to an electronic information processing device, the selective call messaging peripheral comprising:

• a microcontroller including at least one electronic memory;
• a receiver that receives and demodulates an information signal to provide a recovered information signal including an address signal and the at least one message, the least one message being stored in the at least one electronic memory in response to the address signal being substantially equivalent to a predetermined address associated with the selective call messaging peripheral indicating Selection of the selective call messaging peripheral;
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• a PCMCIA communication interface coupled to and controlled by the microcontroller, the PCMCIA communication interface operating to allow communication of the at least one message stored in the at least one electronic memory between the selective call messaging peripheral and the electronic information processing device in response to selection of the selective call messaging peripheral and further in response to the microcontroller determining that the at least one message comprises a computer file of a proprietary internal format suitable primarily for use by the electronic information processing device and the at least one message further comprises an information content that is unsuitable for presentation by the selective call messaging peripheral as characterized by the microcontroller.

A selective call receiver capable of receiving at least one selective call message comprising an information content suitable for presentation by the selective call messaging peripheral and communicating the at least one selective call message to an electronic information processing device, the selective call receiver comprising:

• a microcontroller including at least one electronic memory;
• a receiver coupled to and controlled by the microcontroller, the receiver being capable of receiving and demodulating an information signal to provide a recovered information signal;
• a detector for recovering a serial bit stream from the recovered information signal, the serial bit stream comprising an address signal,
• an address correlator responsive to the address signal, the address correlator operating to generate a detection when the recovered address is substantially equivalent to the predetermined address indicating selection of the selective call receiver;
• a decoder operating to decode the at least one selective call message from the recovered information signal and store the at least one selective call message in the at least one electronic memory in response to the detection;
• a message read control for recalling the at least one selective call message from the at least one electronic memory for presentation;
• a display for presenting the at least one selective call message decoded from the recovered information signal in response to activation of the message read control;
• a PCMCIA communication interface coupled to and controlled by the microcontroller, the PCMCIA communication interface operating to allow communication of the at least one selective call message stored in the at least one electronic memory between the selective call messaging peripheral and the electronic information processing device in response to the detection and further in response to the microcontroller determining that the at least one message comprises a computer file of a proprietary internal format suitable primarily for use by the electronic information processing device and the at least one message further comprises an information content that is unsuitable for presentation by the selective call messaging peripheral as characterized by the microcontroller.

A selective call messaging peripheral capable of receiving at least one message and communicating the at least one message to an electronic information processing device, the selective call messaging peripheral comprising:

• a microcontroller including at least one electronic memory;
• a receiver that receives ,and demodulates an information signal to provide a recovered information signal including an address signal and the at least one message, the least one message being stored in the at least one electronic memory in response to the address signal being substantially equivalent to a predetermined address specifying storage of the at least one message in the electronic information processing device and the at least one message comprising an information content suitable for presentation by the selective call messaging peripheral;
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• a PCMCIA communication interface coupled to and controlled by the microcontroller, the PCMCIA communication interface operating in a first mode to facilitate communication of the at least one message being received by the selective call messaging peripheral to the electronic information processing device in response to the microcontroller determining that the at least one message is a computer file of a proprietary internal format suitable primarily for use by the electronic information processing device and the at least one message further comprising an information content that is unsuitable for presentation by the selective call messaging peripheral as characterized by the microcontroller;
• and operating in a second mode to allow communication of the at least one message previously received and stored in the at least one electronic memory between the selective call messaging peripheral and the electronic information processing device in response to the address signal being substantially equivalent to the predetermined address specifying storage of the at least one message in the electronic information processing device and further in response to the microcontroller determining that the at least one message comprises a computer file of a proprietary internal format suitable primarily for use by the electronic information processing device and the at least one message further comprises an information content that is unsuitable for presentation by the selective call messaging peripheral as characterized by the microcontroller.

A selective call messaging peripheral capable of receiving at least one message and communicating the at least one message to an electronic information processing device, the selective call messaging peripheral comprising:

• a microcontroller including at least one electronic memory;
• a receiver that receives and demodulates an information signal to provide a recovered information signal including an address signal and the at least one message, the least one message being stored in the at least one electronic memory in response to the address signal being substantially equivalent to a predetermined address associated with the selective call messaging peripheral and the at least one message comprising an information content suitable for presentation by the selective call messaging peripheral;
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• a PCMCIA communication interface coupled to and controlled by the microcontroller, the PCMCIA communication interface operating in a first mode to facilitate communication of the at least one message being received by the selective call messaging peripheral to the electronic information processing device in response to the microcontroller determining that the at least one message is a computer file of a proprietary internal format suitable primarily for use by the electronic information processing device and the at least one message further comprising an information content that is unsuitable for presentation by the selective call messaging peripheral as characterized by the microcontroller;
• and operating in a second mode to allow communication of the at least one message previously received and stored in the at least one electronic memory between the selective call messaging peripheral and the electronic information processing device in response to an information content of the at least one message being suitable for presentation by the selective call messaging peripheral as characterized by the microcontroller.