Selective call transceiver and method of re-registering same

A selective call transceiver for receiving stored messages from a base station on a forward channel and for transmitting signals to the base station on a reverse channel, comprising:

• a memory for storing an indication of a re-registration interval;
• a transmitter;
• and
• a processor coupled to the transmitter and to the memory, and programmed:
• a) to determine when the forward channel has been lost, irrespective of whether a message was being received from the base station;
• b) to determine, upon re-acquiring the same forward channel, whether the forward channel was lost for a duration that exceeds the re-registration interval;
• and
• c) without changing channels, to cause the transmitter to send a re-registration signal to the base station if the re-registration interval was exceeded.

In a selective call transceiver that receives stored messages from a base station on a forward channel and transmits signals to the base station on a reverse channel, a method of re-establishing communication with the base station after temporarily losing the forward channel, comprising:

• a) storing an indication of a re-registration interval;
• b) determining when the forward channel has been lost, irrespective of whether a message was being received from the base station;
• c) upon re-acquiring the same forward channel, determining whether the forward channel was lost for a duration that exceeds the re-registration interval;
• and
• d) without changing channels, transmitting a re-registration signal to the base station if the re-registration interval was exceeded.