Claims
- 1. A pager receiver successively operable in response to a call number signal followed by a message signal carrying message information to visually display said message information on a display unit, said message signal being successively received in a reception order, said pager receiver comprising:
- first memory means having a plurality of sectors each of which is specified by a sector number for successively storing each message information by searching for unused ones of said sectors;
- second memory means having a plurality of files each of which is specified by a file number for storing, in each file, the sector numbers of the sectors assigned to each message information;
- third memory means having a plurality of sections for storing, in each section, the file number of each message information in said reception order of the message information successively received;
- fourth memory means for storing sector status signals which represent whether or not said sectors are used;
- fifth memory means for storing file status signals which represent whether of not said files are used; and
- processing means coupled to said first, second, third. fourth, fifth memory means for processing each message information to provide displays on said display unit with reference to said sector numbers, file numbers, sector status signals, and file status signals.
- 2. A pager receiver as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
- erasing means for erasing a prescribed one of said message information from said first memory means by monitoring said second through fifth memory means.
- 3. A pager receiver as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
- sixth memory means for storing a specific one of said file numbers that specifies a specific one of the message information to be preserved without erasure; and
- means cooperating with said third and said sixth memory means for transferring said specific one of the file numbers from said third memory means to said sixth memory means.
- 4. A pager receiver as claimed in claim 3, further comprising:
- erasing means for erasing a prescribed one of the message information from said first memory means with reference to said second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth memory means.
Priority Claims (2)
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58-180383 |
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58-180386 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division of prior application Ser. No. 07/059,207, filed June 2, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,769,641, which was a continuation of Ser. No. 06/656,087, filed Sept. 28, 1984, now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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