Pager receiver comprising a message detector energized only at pertinent

Abstract

In a pager receiver (12) of a paging system, a reception controller (21) is kept operable when a switch (22) is closed. A first transistor (31) energizes a receiver part (16, 17) at the beginning of a call code part of a received calling signal. If a calling code for that receiver is detected at a certain call time slot of the call code part, the first transistor keeps the energization until the end of that call code part and again energizes the receiver part during a message time slot corresponding to that call time slot in a message code part which next follows that call code part in the received calling signal. A second transistor (32) energizes a display part (26-28) a little before that message time slot. If a message code is detected at that message time slot, the second transistor keeps the energization to generate an alert tone and a visual display. As soon as a blank message pattern is detected at that message time slot, the second transistor suspends the energization. It is preferred that a calling code for any one of pager receivers of the system be placed nearer to the call code part beginning and that a blank call pattern be placed in each call time slot where no calling code is present. As soon as the blank call pattern is detected, the first transistor suspends the energization without waiting the call code part end.