Motorola Corporation

Richard E Johnson

Amy R Kabcenell

Joan S DeLuca

Robert J Schwendeman

William J Kuznicki

Robert L Breeden

Jeffrey S King

Thomas F Holmes

Jorge N Castilla

Barry S Boes

David W Davis

Electronic display panel for a pager

A selective call receiver (200) is capable of receiving messages and storing the messages for subsequent retrieval by a user. The selective call receiver (200) assigns a status designation (706) and a chronological order (704) to each stored message, and further prioritizes the messages in a sequential order being prioritized first by a priority of the status designation (706) assigned to the messages and then further prioritized therewithin according to the chronological order (704) assigned to the messages. The selective call receiver (200) then presents the messages to the user in the sequential order for the messages.

Method of presenting messages for a selective call receiver

A method for generating alphanumeric messages in a telephone-entry selective call system comprises programmable selective call source identification for selected selective call receivers and numerically coded canned alphanumeric messages.

Sending different identifiers to selected receivers, to represent the

A method is described for transmitting a plurality of messages within a single transmission having one address to a selective call receiver. An identification packet preceding each message determines the slot in which the message is stored. The packet may also move a message from one slot to another.

Multiple messaging using a single selective call address

A portable communications receiver is disclosed having a receiver for receiving and detecting periodically transmitted selective call paging signals and data signals. In response to the selective call paging signal, a decoder generates control signals which allow storage of the data signals in a memory, and the display of the latest stored signals. A graphic characterization is provided for depicting the moving object. The effect of movement of the object is generated as the data signals are periodically updated and displayed. By individually animating the graphic characterization between updates, the effect of movement is enhanced. The data signals are periodically updated and include an absolute position signal for depicting an absolute position of the moving object. The data signals further include a relative position signal for depicting a relative position of the moving object relative to another moving object.

Animated data display interleaving

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Richard E Johnson