Patent ID: 6411827
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: G08B,H04B,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A radio selective calling receiver for receiving a radio calling signal containing a local calling number and for notifying the receiving user of the received radio calling signal, comprising:receiving means for receiving the radio calling signal containing sending user information that allows the receiving user to identify the sending user and assign a priority level to the sending user; a plurality of types of notifying means for notifying the receiving user of the received radio calling signal in different manners; time counting means for setting up and counting the current time and date; information storing means for setting up and storing notification state information and time information through information inputting means and information displaying means for the receiving user, the notification state information representing a receiving operation and a notifying operation of the radio calling signal, the time information representing a valid date range and a valid time range of the receiving operation and the notifying operation; and controlling means for searching and collating sending user information stored in said information storing means corresponding to the sending user information contained in the received radio calling signal, for searching the notification state information and the time information stored in said information storing means corresponding to the collated result, for comparing the searched time information and the current time and date of said time counting means, for determining whether or not the receiving operation and the notifying operation are valid corresponding to the compared result, and for controlling the notifying operations of said plurality of types of notifying means corresponding to the searched notification state information.