Selective calling receiver

Abstract

A selective calling receiver comprises a receiving section for receiving data including call numbers of individual receivers, function designation numbers and message data, an indicating unit for indicating reception of the data, a RAM for storing received message data, and an LCD for displaying the stored message data. The selective calling receiver further comprises a resettable timer which starts a time counting operation upon completion of reception of the message data following the call number of the receiver and outputs a signal upon expiration of a predetermined time period. When the selective calling receiver has subsequently received the call number of the receiver before the timer completes the time counting operation, it stores in the RAM all message data which have been received before the completion of the time counting operation of the timer. The receiver starts an indicating operation in response to the output signal from the timer which is produced upon completion of the time counting operation of the timer, and continuously displays the message data which are stored in the RAM.