JPS62189827A - Selective call receiver with display - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display a time difference between the recall point of time of reception information such as a message and a time receiving a selective call signal by providing a time operating circuit in addition to a timer. CONSTITUTION:At first, the timer 7 is so designed that it is led at the replace ment of a battery or at the application of power switch. In receiving a selective call signal, the time when the timer starts until the signal is received corresponds to a message and is stored in a message storage circuit 9. In displaying a message on a display device 11 later by the operation of a recall switch 14, the difference of the time after the timer 7 starts till the display is given and the time stored in the message storage circuit 9 that the timer 7 starts till the selective call signal is received is operated by the time operation circuit 13 and the time after the selective call signal is received till the message is displayed is displayed corresponding to the display message.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a selective call receiving device with a display having a selective call function and a message function including a timer display.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional selective call receiving apparatus with display. Below is the first part about the configuration of this conventional example.
This will be explained with figures. In Fig. 2, 1 is an antenna;
2 is a receiving section, 3 is a decoder, 4 is a ROM, 5 is a sound generation circuit, 6 is a sounding body, 7 is a timer, 8 is a message editing circuit, 9 is a message storage circuit, 10 is a display drive circuit,
11 is a display, and 12 is a timer preset switch.

Next, the operation of the above conventional example will be explained. In Fig. 1, the selective calling signal received by the antenna 1 and the receiving section 2 is compared with the selective calling number stored in 1 (0M4) in the decoder 3, and if they match, the sound generating circuit 5
A sound is generated by the sounding body 6 via the sound source 6 to notify the user that there has been a call.

On the other hand, the display message signal sent after the selective call signal is decoded by the decoder 3 and then sent to the message editing circuit 8.
After being converted into message data, the message is stored in the message storage circuit 9 and displayed on the display 11 via the display drive circuit 10 as required.

Further, the timer 7, which has been set with the timer preset switch 12, recognizes the time when the selective call signal is received, stores it in the message storage circuit 9 in association with the message, and displays it on the display 11 as necessary. to be displayed.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional selective call receiving device equipped with a timer, the timer must be preset each time the timer is started, and if the timer is used without presetting, an erroneous message appears on the display. There was a problem where the message would display the time that was set.

The present invention solves these conventional problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a selective call receiving device that can display the time difference between the current time and the time when a selective call signal is received without adjusting the preset time of a timer.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a time calculation circuit in addition to the timer, and displays the time difference between the time when received information such as a message is recalled and the time when a selective call signal is received. This is what I did.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the time difference between the current time and the time when the selective calling signal was received is displayed in correspondence with message data, etc., the time when the selective calling signal was received can be displayed without presetting the timer. It has the effect of being able to know.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals as in FIG. 2 represent the same names. In FIG. 1, 13 is a time calculation circuit.

Next, the above embodiment will be explained. First, it is assumed that the timer 7 may be started when the battery is inserted or when the power switch is turned on.

Therefore, when a selective calling signal is received, the time from when the timer starts up to when the message is received is stored in the message storage circuit 9 in correspondence with the message. Next, when displaying a message on the display 11 at a later time by operating the recall switch 14, the time to display after the timer 7 starts up and the selected recall after the timer 7 stored in the message storage circuit 9 starts up. A time calculation circuit 13 calculates the difference from the time at which the signal is received, and displays the time from receiving the selective call signal to displaying the message in correspondence with the message to be displayed.

In this manner, in the above implementation, the time at which the displayed message was received can be known without presetting the timer 7. For example, if the recall switch is operated 90 minutes after the reception time, a message such as [1:30 J] will be displayed, so the receiver user will know that the message was sent 1.5 hours later. By being able to know that something has happened before, and considering changes in circumstances during that time, you can make a decision such as making a phone call or deciding that it is no longer necessary.

The above embodiment has the advantage that even a selective call receiver having a plurality of message storage functions can be handled with one timer.

Note that the message editing circuit 8, display drive circuit 10, display 11, etc. constitute a message display means.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention displays the relative time difference between receiving the selective call signal and displaying the message, so the timer is preset when starting the timer. It has the advantage that it is not necessary. Another advantage is that there is no need for a switch to preset the timer.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a selective call receiver with display according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional selective call receiver. 2...Receiver, 3...Decoder, 4...ROM1
7...Timer, 8...Message editing circuit, 9...
・Message storage circuit, 10...Display drive circuit, 11
...Display device, 13...Time calculation circuit, 14...Recall switch d in Figure 1 and Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] a receiving unit that receives a selective call signal including a message signal; a decoder that compares and collates the received signal with a pre-stored selective call number and decodes the message signal; and a storage circuit that stores the message content. a timer for relatively storing the time when the selective calling signal is received; a message display means for calling, editing and displaying the content of the stored message at the time of recall;
A selective call receiving device with a display, comprising: a time calculation circuit for determining a time difference from the call time at the recall time, and displaying the time difference information together with the message content on the display means.