Selective call receiver capable of suspending acknowledge-back signals and method therefor

A selective call system having at least two base sites for communicating with a plurality of selective call receivers wherein at least one of the plurality of selective call receivers having acknowledge-back capability, a base site comprising:

• a base site transmitter for transmitting a message to a selective call receiver;
• a base site receiver for receiving an acknowledge-back signal from the selective call receiver receiving the message, the selective call receiver comprising:
• a receiver for receiving the message;
• a decoder/controller, coupled to the receiver, for decoding the message received from the base site, the decoder/controller further comprising a status indicator for indicating a predetermined status of a power supply of the selective call receiver;
• an acknowledge-back transmitter, coupled to the decoder/controller, for transmitting the acknowledge-back signal in response to the receiver receiving the message wherein said acknowledge-back transmitter, in response to the status indicator, transmits a signal to inform the base site that no further acknowledge-back signal will be transmitted;
• an acknowledge-back suspension circuit, coupled to the acknowledge-back transmitter, for suspending transmissions of the acknowledge-back signal in response to the status indicator.

A selective call receiver having acknowledge-back capabilities, comprising:

• a receiver for receiving messages;
• a decoder/controller, coupled to the receiver, for decoding the messages being received, the decoder/controller comprising a status indicator for indicating a predetermined status of a power supply;
• an acknowledge-back transmitter, coupled to the decoder/controller, for transmitting acknowledge-back signals wherein said acknowledge-back transmitter, in response to the status indicator, transmits a signal to inform a selective call system that no further acknowledge-back signals will be transmitted;
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• an acknowledge-back suspension circuit, coupled to the acknowledge-back transmitter, for inhibiting transmissions of acknowledge-back signals in response to the status indicator.

A selective call receiver having acknowledge-back capabilities for receiving messages from a plurality of base sites comprising:

• a receiver for receiving the messages;
• a decoder/controller, coupled to the receiver, for decoding the messages being received the decoder/controller comprising a status indicator for indicating a predetermined status of a power supply of the selective call receiver;
• an acknowledge-back transmitter, coupled to the decoder/controller, for transmitting acknowledge-back signals in response to the receiver receiving the messages wherein said acknowledge-back transmitter, in response to the status indicator, transmits a signal to inform the selective call system that no further acknowledge-back signals will be transmitted;
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• an acknowledge-back suspension circuit, coupled to the acknowledge-back transmitter, for suspending transmissions of the acknowledge-back signals in response to the status indicator.

In a selective call receiver having acknowledge-back capabilities, a method for suspending acknowledge-back signals comprising the steps of:

• (a) receiving messages;
• (b) decoding the messages being received;
• (c) indicating when a predetermined status has been satisfied;
• (d) transmitting acknowledge-back signals, said step of transmitting, in response to the predetermined status being satisfied, transmits a signal to inform a selective call system that no further acknowledge-back signals will be transmitted;
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• (e) inhibiting step (d) in response step (c) indicating that the predetermined status has been satisfied.

In a selective call receiver having acknowledge-back capabilities, a method for suspending acknowledge-back signals comprising the steps of:

• (a) receiving a signal;
• (b) decoding the signal received;
• (c) indicating when a predetermined status has been satisfied;
• (d) transmitting acknowledge-back signals in response the signal received, said step of transmitting, in response to the predetermined status being satisfied, transmits a signal to inform a selective call system that no further acknowledge-back signals will be transmitted;
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• (e) suspending the step (c) of transmitting acknowledge-back signals in response to the step (d) indicating that the predetermined status has been satisfied.

A selective call receiver having acknowledge-back capabilities, comprising:

• a receiver for receiving messages;
• a decoder/controller, coupled to the receiver, for decoding the messages being received, the decoder controller comprising a status indicator for indicating when a level of a power supply is depleted below a minimum threshold;
• an acknowledge-back transmitter, coupled to the decoder/controller, for transmitting acknowledge-back signals wherein said acknowledge-back transmitter, in response to the status indicator, transmits a signal to inform a selective call system that no further acknowledge-back signals will be transmitted;
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• an acknowledge-back suspension circuit, coupled to the acknowledge-back transmitter, for inhibiting transmissions of acknowledge-back signals in response to the status indicator.

A selective call system having at least two base sites for communicating with a plurality of selective call receivers wherein at least one of the plurality of selective call receivers having acknowledge-back capability, a base site comprising:

• a transmitter for communicating with a selective call receiver;
• a base site receiver for receiving an acknowledge-back signal from the selective call receiver, the selective call receiver comprising:
• a receiver for receiving a signal from the base site;
• a decoder/controller, coupled to the receiver, for decoding the signal received from the base site, the decoder/controller comprising a status indicator indicating when a level of a power supply is depleted below a minimum threshold;
• an acknowledge-back transmitter, coupled to the decoder/controller, for transmitting acknowledge-back signals to the base site wherein said acknowledge-back transmitter, in response to the status indicator, transmits a signal to inform the base site that no further acknowledge-back signals will be transmitted;
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• an acknowledge-back suspension circuit, coupled to the acknowledge-back transmitter, for inhibiting transmissions of acknowledge-back signals in response to the status indicator indicating when the level of the power supply is depleted below the minimum threshold.