Patent ID: 6014572
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
A pager comprising:a message receipt indicator with at least two indication levels;a first timer measuring a first time period following receipt of a first message;a decoder connected to said first timer that determines whether a second message received after the first message has the same content as the first message and, if the second message has the same content as the first message, determines whether the second message was received within the first time period following receipt of the first message; anda switch connected to said controller and said message receipt indicator causing said message receipt indicator to indicate receipt of the second message at a first of the two indication levels when the second message does not have the same content as the first message or was not received within the first time period following receipt of the first message and causing said message receipt indicator to indicate receipt of the second message at a second of the two indication levels when the second message has the same content as the first message and was received within the first time period following receipt of the first message.