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Method for increasing battery life for selective call receivers

US5382949A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateFeb 1, 1993
Grant dateJan 17, 1995
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D30/70
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A selective call receiver system (150, 200) includes a base site (150) which transmits paging information (100) having a plurality of batches (1-to-N). The base site (150) comprises timer (266) for calculating a time between a first of the at least two successive paging transmissions, and counter (266) for counting a number of batches to be transmitted in the at least two successive paging transmissions. A base site processor (254), coupled to the timer/counter (266), processes the paging information. The base site processor (254) comprises encoder (262) for encoding a portion of the first of the at least two successive paging transmissions with the calculated time and the number batches to be transmitted in the first paging transmission. A base site transmitter (252), coupled to the base site processor (254), transmits the at least two successive paging transmissions according to the calculated time to a plurality of selective call receivers (200). The selective call receiver (200) comprises a receiver (204) for receiving the paging transmissions. Decoder (206), coupled to the receiver (204)s, for decoding the number of batches (1-to-N) being transmitted therein and the time to a …

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