US 6,192,007 B1Granted

Pager and time display method for pager which can display both local time and base time

AssigneeNEC Corporation

InventorTakashi Aoshima

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Abstract

A pager which can display base time in the base area of the pager along with displaying corrected local time in an area in which the pager is located is presented. The pager receives a country code and an area code transmitted by a paging system. A system information detection section judges whether or not the received country code and area code are the same as a country code and an area code corresponding to the base area of the pager. If the received country code and area code did not match, the CPU of the pager searches a time difference table for a piece of time difference information, based on the received country code and area code. The CPU judges whether or not the time difference information acquired by the search is the same as time difference information which has been stored in a time difference information memory section. If the time difference information acquired by the search is not the same, the local time which is clocked by a local clock section is corrected based on the acquired time difference information and the base time which is clocked by a base clock section. The CPU displays the local time clocked by the local clock section and the base time clocked by the base clock section on an LCD.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A pager for receiving radio selective calling from a paging system, comprising:

a base area code memory means for prestoring a country code and an area code which indicate the base area of the pager;
a time difference table storage means for prestoring a table including country codes and area codes of a plurality of countries and areas and time difference information of each country/area in comparison with a reference time such as the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time);
a base clock means for clocking base time, which is the time in the base area of the pager;
a local clock means for clocking local time, which is the time in an area in which the pager is located;
a code reception means for receiving a country code and an area code which are transmitted by a base station of the paging system;
a code matching judgment means for judging whether or not the country code and the area code received by the code reception means are the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means;
a time difference information searching means for searching the time difference table storage means for a piece of time difference information based on the country code and the area code received by the code reception means, if the code matching judgment means judged that the country code and the area code received by the code reception means are not the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means;
a time difference information matching judgment means for judging whether or not the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means is the same as time difference information which has been stored in a time difference information memory means;
the time difference information memory means in which time difference information stored therein is updated to the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means by the search, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged that the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means;
a local time correction means for executing correction of the local time clocked by the local clock means based on the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means and the base time clocked by the base clock means, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged that the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means;
and
a time display means for displaying the base time clocked by the base clock means and the local time clocked by the local clock means.

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A pager for receiving radio selective calling from a paging system, comprising:

a base area code memory means for prestoring a country code and an area code which indicate the base area of the pager;
a time difference table storage means for prestoring a table including country codes and area codes of a plurality of countries and areas and time difference information of each country/area in comparison with a reference time such as the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time);
a base clock means for clocking base time, which is the time in the base area of the pager;
a local clock means for clocking local time, which is the time in an area in which the pager is located;
a code reception means for receiving a country code and an area code which are transmitted by a base station of the paging system;
a code matching judgment means for judging whether or not the country code and the area code received by the code reception means are the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means;
a time difference information searching means for searching the time difference table storage means for a piece of time difference information based on the country code and the area code received by the code reception means, if the code matching judgment means judged that the country code and the area code received by the code reception means are not the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means;
a time difference information matching judgment means for judging whether or not the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means is the same as time difference information which has been stored in a time difference information memory means;
the time difference information memory means in which time difference information stored therein is updated to the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means by the search, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged that the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means;
a local time correction inquiry means for inquiring of the user about whether or not the user intends to let the pager correct the local time clocked by the local clock means, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged that the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means;
a local time correction means for executing correction of the local time clocked by the local clock means based on the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means and the base time clocked by the base clock means, if the user answered to the local time correction inquiry means that the user intends to let the pager correct the local time clocked by the local clock means;
and
a time display means for displaying the base time clocked by the base clock means and the local time clocked by the local clock means.

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A pager for receiving radio selective calling from a paging system, comprising:

a base area code memory means for prestoring a country code and an area code which indicate the base area of the pager;
a time difference table storage means for prestoring a table including country codes and area codes of a plurality of countries and areas and time difference information of each country/area in comparison with a reference time such as the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time);
a base clock means for clocking base time, which is the time in the base area of the pager;
a local clock means for clocking local time, which is the time in an area in which the pager is located;
a code reception means for receiving a country code and an area code which are transmitted by a base station of the paging system;
a local time information reception means for receiving local time information which is transmitted by the base station of the paging system;
a code matching judgment means for judging whether or not the country code and the area code received by the code reception means are the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means;
a time difference information searching means for searching the time difference table storage means for a piece of time difference information based on the country code and the area code received by the code reception means, if the code matching judgment means judged that the country code and the area code received by the code reception means are not the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means;
a time difference information matching judgment means for judging whether or not the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means is the same as time difference information which has been stored in a time difference information memory means;
the time difference information memory means in which time difference information stored therein is updated to the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means by the search, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged that the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means;
a first local time correction means for executing correction of the local time clocked by the local clock means based on the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means and the base time clocked by the base clock means, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged that the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means;
a base time correction means for executing correction of the base time clocked by the base clock means based on the local time information, if the code matching judgment means judged that the country code and the area code received by the code reception means are the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means and if the local time information reception means received the local time information transmitted by the base station of the paging system;
a second local time correction means for executing correction of the local time clocked by the local clock means based on the local time information, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged that the time difference information acquired by the time difference information searching means is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means and if the local time information reception means received the local time information transmitted by the base station of the paging system;
and
a time display means for displaying the base time clocked by the base clock means and the local time clocked by the local clock means.

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A time display method for a pager for receiving radio selective calling from a paging system, comprising the steps of:

a base area code memory step in which a country code and an area code which indicate the base area of the pager are prestored in a base area code memory means of the pager;
a time difference table storage step in which a table including country codes and area codes of a plurality of countries and areas and time difference information of each country/area in comparison with a reference time such as the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is prestored in a time difference table storage means of the pager;
a base time clocking step in which a base clock means of the pager clocks base time, which is the time in the base area of the pager;
a local time clocking step in which a local clock means of the pager clocks local time, which is the time in an area in which the pager is located;
a code reception step in which a code reception means of the pager receives a country code and an area code which are transmitted by a base station of the paging system;
a code matching judgment step in which a code matching judgment means of the pager judges whether or not the country code and the area code received in the code reception step are the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means;
a time difference information searching step in which a time difference information searching means of the pager searches the time difference table storage means for a piece of time difference information based on the country code and the area code received in the code reception step, if the code matching judgment means judged in the code matching judgment step that the country code and the area code received in the code reception step are not the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means;
a time difference information matching judgment step in which a time difference information matching judgment means of the pager judges whether or not the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step is the same as time difference information which has been stored in a time difference information memory means of the pager;
a time difference information update step in which the time difference information stored in the time difference information memory means is updated to the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged in the time difference information matching judgment step that the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means;
a local time correction step in which a local time correction means of the pager executes correction of the local time clocked by the local clock means based on the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step and the base time clocked by the base clock means, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged in the time difference information matching judgment step that the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means;
and
a time display step in which the base time clocked by the base clock means and the local time clocked by the local clock means are displayed by a time display means of the pager.

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A time display method for a pager for receiving radio selective calling from a paging system, comprising the steps of:

a base area code memory step in which a country code and an area code which indicate the base area of the pager are prestored in a base area code memory means of the pager;
a time difference table storage step in which a table including country codes and area codes of a plurality of countries and areas and time difference information of each country/area in comparison with a reference time such as the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is prestored in a time difference table storage means of the pager;
a base time clocking step in which a base clock means of the pager clocks base time, which is the time in the base area of the pager;
a local time clocking step in which a local clock means of the pager clocks local time, which is the time in an area in which the pager is located;
a code reception step in which a code reception means of the pager receives a country code and an area code which are transmitted by a base station of the paging system;
a code matching judgment step in which a code matching judgment means of the pager judges whether or not the country code and the area code received in the code reception step are the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means;
a time difference information searching step in which a time difference information searching means of the pager searches the time difference table storage means for a piece of time difference information based on the country code and the area code received in the code reception step, if the code matching judgment means judged in the code matching judgment step that the country code and the area code received in the code reception step are not the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means;
a time difference information matching judgment step in which a time difference information matching judgment means of the pager judges whether or not the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step is the same as time difference information which has been stored in a time difference information memory means of the pager;
a time difference information update step in which the time difference information stored in the time difference information memory means is updated to the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged in the time difference information matching judgment step that the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means;
a local time correction inquiry step in which a local time correction inquiry means of the pager inquires of the user about whether or not the user intends to let the pager correct the local time clocked by the local clock means, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged in the time difference information matching judgment step that the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means;
a local time correction step in which a local time correction means of the pager executes correction of the local time clocked by the local clock means based on the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step and the base time clocked by the base clock means, if the user answered in the local time correction inquiry step that the user intends to let the pager correct the local time clocked by the local clock means;
and
a time display step in which the base time clocked by the base clock means and the local time clocked by the local clock means are displayed by a time display means of the pager.

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A time display method for a pager for receiving radio selective calling from a paging system, comprising the steps of:

a base area code memory step in which a country code and an area code which indicate the base area of the pager are prestored in a base area code memory means of the pager;
a time difference table storage step in which a table including country codes and area codes of a plurality of countries and areas and time difference information of each country/area in comparison with a reference time such as the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is prestored in a time difference table storage means of the pager;
a base time clocking step in which a base clock means of the pager clocks base time, which is the time in the base area of the pager;
a local time clocking step in which a local clock means of the pager clocks local time, which is the time in an area in which the pager is located;
a code reception step in which a code reception means of the pager receives a country code and an area code which are transmitted by a base station of the paging system;
a local time information reception step in which a local time information reception means of the pager executes reception of local time information which is transmitted by the base station of the paging system;
a code matching judgment step in which a code matching judgment means of the pager judges whether or not the country code and the area code received in the code reception step are the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means;
a time difference information searching step in which a time difference information searching means of the pager searches the time difference table storage means for a piece of time difference information based on the country code and the area code received in the code reception step, if the code matching judgment means judged in the code matching judgment step that the country code and the area code received in the code reception step are not the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means;
a time difference information matching judgment step in which a time difference information matching judgment means of the pager judges whether or not the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step is the same as time difference information which has been stored in a time difference information memory means of the pager;
a time difference information update step in which the time difference information stored in the time difference information memory means is updated to the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged in the time difference information matching judgment step that the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means;
a first local time correction step in which a first local time correction means of the pager executes correction of the local time clocked by the local clock means based on the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step and the base time clocked by the base clock means, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged in the time difference information matching judgment step that the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means;
a base time correction step in which a base time correction means of the pager executes correction of the base time clocked by the base clock means based on the local time information, if the code matching judgment means judged in the code matching judgment step that the country code and the area code received in the code reception step are the same as the country code and the area code stored in the base area code memory means and if the local time information reception means received the local time information in the local time information reception step;
a second local time correction step in which a second local time correction means of the pager executes correction of the local time clocked by the local clock means based on the local time information, if the time difference information matching judgment means judged in the time difference information matching judgment step that the time difference information acquired in the time difference information searching step is not the same as the time difference information which has been stored in the time difference information memory means and if the local time information reception means received the local time information in the local time information reception step;
and
a time display step in which the base time clocked by the base clock means and the local time clocked by the local clock means are displayed by a time display means of the pager.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.