Radio selective calling receiver storing messages based on sending-group names
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorsToshihiko Muramatsu, Hiroaki Shibayama
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Abstract
In a radio selective calling receiver capable of receiving and displaying a plurality of address codes and a plurality of messages, a group write control section stores received messages and address codes in a RAM while matching them to each other in accordance with an EEPROM and handling, among names given to the address codes, identical names as a group. A group read control causes, in the event of message display and in response to a first command signal, a predetermined number of messages to be displayed on an LCD in a group together with an address name. Subsequently, the control causes, one of the predetermined number of messages to be displayed on the LCD in response to a second command signal.
Claims12
A radio selective calling receiver having a plurality of address codes, comprising:
- a memory for storing a plurality of received messages on the basis of each of a plurality of group names corresponding to a caller who sent said messages, said plurality of address codes being classified to said plurality of group names according to callers, at least one of said plurality of group names corresponding to at least two of said plurality of address codes.
A radio pager having a plurality of addresses, comprising:
- a receiver for receiving address codes respectively corresponding to the plurality of addresses, and messages;
- and
- a memory for storing the messages together with one of a plurality of group names corresponding to a caller who sent said messages, said plurality of address codes being classified to a plurality of group names according to callers, at least one of said plurality of group names corresponding to at least two of said plurality of address codes.
A method of controlling display of a message, comprising the steps of:
- inputting a plurality of messages and a plurality of address codes;
- storing the plurality of messages on a group name basis, said group name corresponding to a caller of said plurality of messages, said plurality of address codes being classified to a plurality of group names according to callers, at least one group name indicating at least two address codes;
- reading out, when the message is to be read out, the group name stored beforehand in correspondence with the address code;
- and
- displaying the message and the group name together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.