Patent ID: 6192219
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A wireless selective call receiver which receives information messages transmitted by transmitters, wherein each transmitter adds to the information message attribute data, including a title, which indicates the attribute of the message, comprising:a receiving unit for receiving a specific message;means for detecting the added attribute data and on the basis thereof allocating a specific attribute to the specific message, wherein said attribute is a title of said message and a call attribute is allocated to said message when said message is a personal message to a user;a storage unit for storing stored messages, each of which has an attribute;determining means for determining whether or not said storage unit is full, and designating one of said stored messages as a designated message to be deleted based on said specific attribute, when it is determined that said storage unit is full;wherein said determining means searches the attributes of the stored messages and designates (a) a stored message having (i) a same attribute as said specific attribute and also having (ii) the oldest reception time, as said designated message to be deleted, and when a message having said same attribute as said specific attribute is not found, designates (b) a stored message having the oldest reception time, as said designated message to be deleted; andmessage storing means for storing said specific message in said storage unit when it is determined that said storage unit is not full, and deleting said designated message to store said specific message in said storage unit when it is determined that said storage unit is full.