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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1992
Randi F Weitzen, Greenacres City, FL (US);
Mark T Stair, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A selective call receiver (100) comprises means for receiving messages (104) and memory means (108) for storing the received messages. Displaying means (130) for displaying the stored messages and a predetermined number of indicators (212) representative of a corresponding predetermined number of stored messages. Means for activating (306) the indicators in a predetermined sequence of activated indicators (210) on the displaying means (130) when the received messages are stored. Means (306) wherein the activating means (306) responds to the deleting means by deactivating the indicator associated with the stored message being deleted resulting in a gap (218) being displayed in the sequence of activated indicators (210) at the position occupied by the deactivated indicator. Means for repositioning (310) the sequence of activated indicators being displayed (210) to eliminate the gap (218) in the sequence of activated indicators (210) while maintaining the positional relationship of the activated indicators being displayed (210).