Data display radio pager

A radio pager comprising:

• an LCD for displaying received data including a message signal and an address signal;
• a first memory for storing an address number and a password of said radio pager;
• a second memory for storing said received data meant for said radio pager and a time of receipt while said radio pager is in a stand-by state;
• a display driver for controlling all segment lines and all common lines of said LCD in accordance with said received data;
• an alert driver for driving at least one of a sounder, a vibrator, and a visual indicator;
• a switch section for accepting input information, including request information from a user;
• a controller for controlling said display driver and said alert driver by referencing said first memory, wherein said controller comprises:
• display method registering means for:
• determining, in response to a display method register request input on said switch section, whether a registered password is present in said first memory,
• displaying, when said registered password is present, a password input request on said LCD,
• displaying, when a password input on said switch section matches said password present in said first memory, a display method select request on said LCD for requesting designation of only one of a first display mode and a second display mode, said first display mode indicating data display in a complete form and said second display mode indicating data in an incomplete form, and
• registering said first display mode or said second display mode in accordance with a user input to provide a registered display mode;
• first display control means for:
• determining, on receiving a received data read request via said switch section, whether said received data stored in said second memory contains a message,
• reading, when said received data contains said message, said received data together with said time of receipt,
• searching said first memory to detect said registered display mode;
• and
• sending control signals over all said segment lines and all said common lines of said LCD in accordance with said received data when said registered display mode is said first display mode, to display said received data and said time of receipt on said LCD in said complete form;
• second display control means for:
• searching said first memory, when said registered display mode is said second display mode, to determine the presence of a predetermined order of display, and
• when said particular order of display is absent and said registered display mode is said second display mode, preventing control by said first display control over preselected ones of said segment lines and preselected one of said common lines by interrupting said control signals of said first display control means so as to permit the display of only a part of said received information and said time of receipt on said LCD in said incomplete form;
• third display control means for changing, when said predetermined order of display is present and said registered display mode is said second display mode, an order in which ones of said common lines and segment lines are to be controlled, thereby displaying parts of characters of said received data and said time of receipt in a rearranged order;
• display switching means for selectively switching, in response to an operation of said switch section, between said second display mode and said first display mode;
• and
• alert control means for reading address and time information out of said second memory, when said received data stored in said second memory contains no message, and controlling all said segment lines and all said common lines to thereby display said address and time information in said complete form, and driving said alert driver to produce a tone only display.