Motorola Corporation

Jeffrey S King

William J Scheid

Jorge N Castilla

Randall S Pennington

Steven F Fradella

Barry S Boes

Dan R Blanton

Lori Vaughn

Mehmet T Ergelen

George Thomas Valliath

Lorenzo A Ponce De Leon

Robert Kurcbart

Kevin W Jelley

Fernando A Gomez

Alan G Chen

Joseph E Laviana

Richard E Johnson

Silvia M Viteri

Osvaldo D Romero

Eugene Lopatukhin

Scott L Dill

Philip Mac Walker

Jill L Provines

Douglass K Stamps, Jr

Frank A Deleo

John F MacDonald

Lorenzo P DeLeon

Carol DiMaggio

Gerardo M Mari-Roca

Gregary Coonley

Mark B Malon

Gerald M Oliver

Athens L Furr, Jr

A selective call receiver (100) comprises a receiver (104) for receiving a message and a controller (112) having the capability of determining the length of a received message. At least one of at least two displays (110, 120) is selected to display the received message according the received message length.

Selective call receiver having selectable displays

Selective call receiver

A holster (201) serves to protect an information display (202) in a selective call receiver (200) from breakage due to an impact in an area proximate to the information display (202). When the selective call receiver (200) is retained in the holster (201) in a first orientation, a second portion (207) of the holster contiguously covers an opening in the housing where the information display (202) is positioned. The second portion (207) protects the information display by shunting energy from the impact into at least a front section (204) of the selective call receiver's housing and the holster (201).

Selective call receiver holster with integral display impact protection

A selective call receiver (40) is provided which has a receiver (66) for receiving a message to be presented to a user, a housing enclosing the receiver, and a holster (330) slidably coupled to the housing. The holster (330) has a belt clip (310) pivotably coupled to the holster (330). The belt clip (310) has a first end (312) for securing the holster (330) to the user, and a second end (314) for pivoting the belt clip (310) away from the holster (330). A self-locking clip (300) is coupled to the holster (330). The self-locking clip (300) contacts or butts the housing of the selective call receiver (40) wherein the housing forces the self-locking clip (300) against the belt clip (310) for locking the belt clip (310) in position.

Self-locking belt clip for selective call receivers and method therefor

Holster for a portable communication appliance

Electronic display panel for a pager

Holster for a radio pager

Front surface for a display for a radio pager

A holster (10) for a selective call receiver having a liquid crystal display comprises a plastic housing (12) for removably retaining the selective call receiver and a substantially clear lens (14) integrally formed in the plastic housing providing protection to the display and allowing a user of the portable communication product to view the liquid crystal display while the selective call receiver is retained within the holster.

Integrated lens and holster assembly

Cover for a selective call receiver

A light diffuser (100) for illuminating a display (304) comprises a rectangular light distributor (108) which is coupled to a light director (208) located along an edge normal to a major axis (110) of the light distributor (108). The light director (208) directs light received from a lamp (14) into the light distributor (108). The light distributor (108) has a polished, planar top surface (210) and a bottom surface (112) comprising a predetermined serration pattern oriented normal to the major axis (110) of the rectangular light distributor (108). The predetermined serration pattern comprises a plurality of grooves (116, 118, 120) having a predetermined pitch gradient corresponding thereto. The plurality of grooves (116, 118, 120) further have roughened surfaces for diffusing light impinging thereon toward the polished, planar top surface (210) of the light distributor (108). The light impinging on the polished, planar top surface (210) at less than a critical angle is coupled through the polished, planar top surface (210 ) to uniformly illuminate the display (304).

Light diffuser for a liquid crystal display

Pager holster

Horizontal holster for a pager

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Boynton Beach, FL, United States of America

Jeffrey S King