JPH08149536A - Pager receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To allow the receiver to deal with electronic mail communication and data communication or the like by displaying only numeral information with less data quantity on a display means so as to reduce the communication cost. CONSTITUTION: When information data sent from an information server are received by an RF receiver 3, only information with respect to its own equipment is extracted from a decoder 6 based on an ID number in a ROM 5 based on the data. Then a routine message is read out based on a display selection code (numeral information) in the data and displayed on an LCD 10. When enable information is set to validate an RS-232C terminal 12 and an RF receiver 3 receives information such as electronic main data or the like, electronic main data or the like are outputted to an external connection equipment such as a personal computer from the RS-232C terminal 12. Thus, only a routine message corresponding to display selection code of numeral data with less data quantity is displayed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pager receiving apparatus for receiving information wirelessly transmitted from an external transmitting station and displaying the received information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a pager-type information receiving device that wirelessly calls or displays very short characters and numbers by utilizing FM waves or the like through a telephone exchange such as a pager. This receiving device receives a message number transmitted from an external transmitting station (pager base station), reads out a fixed message content corresponding to the message number from a fixed memory, and displays it.

However, since the above-mentioned conventional pager type receiving device has a basic function of calling by radio, it is configured to display very short characters and the like as described above, and therefore a large amount of information cannot be transmitted and received. There is a problem.

As a device for solving this problem, a wireless modem capable of transmitting / receiving a large amount of information and performing electronic mail communication, data communication, etc. has been devised. This is adapted to connect to an external device such as a personal computer to display the received data and to transmit the data created by this external device from the modem.

[0005]

In the present situation, however, when transmitting and receiving data wirelessly, the communication cost is set based on the airtime to be used, so that the number display type device with a small amount of transmitted data is used. Character display type devices are set at a higher price.

The above-mentioned conventional wireless modem is of a character display type because it receives and displays e-mails and the like, and since a large amount of information data is transmitted and received, the communication cost is increased, and the spread of the apparatus itself is promoted. There is also the problem that there is a possibility that there is no such thing, and there is also the problem that the device is expensive because of that.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pager receiving apparatus which can reduce communication cost and can cope with electronic mail communication, data communication and the like.

[0008]

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, in a pager receiving device 21 which receives information wirelessly transmitted from an external transmitting station and displays the received information, the pager receiving apparatus 21 wirelessly transmits the information. The receiving means 22 for receiving the data transmitted by the above, the numerical display means 23 for displaying numerical information from the received information, the output means 24 for outputting the received information to the outside, and the output means. 24 valid,
Storage means 25 for storing enable information for instructing invalidation, and the output means 2 based on the enable information.
4 is provided, and setting means 26 for setting valid / invalid is provided.

[0009]

According to the pager receiving device 21 of the present invention, the data wirelessly transmitted from the transmitting station is received by the receiving means 22, and the numerical information is displayed by the display means 23 from the received information. Also, based on the enable information stored in the storage means 25, the setting means 2
If the output means 24 is set to be valid or invalid by 6 and the output means 24 is set to be valid, the received information is output to the outside and a signal from the outside is input.

As described above, since the display means 23 displays only the numerical information having a small amount of data, the communication cost can be reduced. Further, when it is set to be valid, the output means 24 for outputting the received information to the outside.
Since it is provided, it is possible to connect to an external device and support e-mail communication, data communication, and the like.

Since the setting means 26 sets whether the output means 24 is valid or invalid based on the enable information in the storage means 25, the above setting is made for the user who does not need the electronic mail communication or the data communication. You can sell disabled devices. Further, even in the case of the device in which the above setting is invalidated, when the request for performing the above-mentioned e-mail communication etc. occurs due to the revision of the communication cost, etc. It is possible to support the above data communication and the like.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a pager receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a pager receiving apparatus, which is an antenna 2 for receiving data transmitted from an information providing apparatus (not shown), and an RF receiver 3.
An intermediate frequency amplifier 4 for amplifying an intermediate frequency band of the received data, a ROM 5 in which an ID number for recognizing its own device, enable information described later, a fixed message and the like are stored, and the above-mentioned I
A decoder 6 is provided for extracting only information for the own device from the received data based on the D number.

Further, there is provided a CPU 11 for reading a fixed message from the ROM 5 based on the display selection code (numerical information) in the received data, and an LCD 10 for displaying the read fixed message via the LCD driver 9. ing. The LCD driver 9 is the CP
The connection form between the U11 and the LCD 10 is adjusted.

The pager receiver 1 of the present embodiment outputs the information received via the RS-232C driver 8 to the outside and inputs the signal from the outside.
The 232C terminal 12 is attached. The driver 8 includes the CPU 11 and the RS-232C terminal 1
The connection form with the 2 is adjusted, and the 232C terminal 1 is controlled by the enable information in the ROM 5.
2 is set to be valid or invalid. Reference numeral 13 denotes a power supply circuit that supplies power to the receiving device 1.

Next, the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment will be described. When the information data transmitted from the information providing device (not shown) is received by the RF receiver 3 via the antenna 3, only the information for the own device from the data is stored in the ROM.
It is taken out by the decoder 6 based on the ID number in 5. Then, a standard message is read from the ROM 5 based on the display selection code (numerical information) in the retrieved data, and the message is displayed on the LCD 1.
Displayed at 0. Therefore, in this case, the antenna 3 and the RF receiver 3 serve as receiving means, and the ROM 5, the decoder 6, the CPU 11, the LCD driver 9 and the LCD 1 are used.
0 functions as a display unit.

The enable information is the RS-2.
When the RF receiver 3 receives information such as e-mail data when the 32C terminal 12 is set to be valid, the e-mail data or the like is transmitted from the RS-232C terminal 12 to the personal computer via the driver 8. It is output to an externally connected device (not shown) such as a computer. Therefore, in this case, the CPU 11, the driver 8, and the RS-2
The 32C terminal 12 serves as an input / output means, and the ROM 5
Serves as a storage unit, and the CPU 11 and the driver 8 serve as a setting unit.

As described above, since only the fixed message corresponding to the display selection code of the numerical data having a small data amount is displayed, the communication cost can be reduced.

When the RS-232C terminal 12 is set to be valid, the received data is sent to the terminal 12 through the RS-232C terminal 12.
Since the signal is output to the outside and the signal from the outside is input, it is possible to perform e-mail communication, data communication, etc. by connecting to an external device.

The CPU 11 and the driver 8 determine whether the 232C terminal 12 is valid or invalid.
Since the control is performed based on the enable information in M5, if the electronic mail communication or the like is not performed, the above 23
The communication cost can be reduced by disabling the 2C terminal 12, and the device itself can be popularized accordingly.

Furthermore, even if the terminal 12 is set to be invalid, if a request for electronic mail communication or the like is made due to subsequent revision of the communication cost, the ROM is used.
The 232C terminal 12 can be effectively set by changing the enable information with a writer,
E-mail communication and the like can be performed by connecting the external device.

[0022]

As described above, according to the pager receiver of the present invention, since only the numerical information is displayed, the communication cost can be reduced, and the input / output means can be set to be valid or invalid. Since it is possible, by changing the enable information as necessary, it is possible to connect to an external device and cope with data communication and the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a pager receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a claim correspondence diagram showing a configuration of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 pager receiver 3 RF receiver (reception means) 5 ROM (storage means) 10 LCD (display means) 12 RS-232C terminal (output means)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pager receiving device for receiving information wirelessly transmitted from an external transmitting station and displaying the received information, a receiving means for receiving data wirelessly transmitted from the transmitting station, and the received information. Numerical information display means for selecting and displaying numerical information from the information, output means for outputting the information received by the receiving means to the outside, and enable information for instructing whether the output means is valid or invalid are stored. A pager receiving apparatus comprising: storage means and setting means for setting whether the output means is valid or invalid based on the enable information.