DATA COMMUNICATION RECEIVER HAVING VARIABLE LENGTH MESSAGE CARRY-ON

• Main Authors: PETREYE, DAVID, ROYCE, SCHWENDEMAN, ROBERT, JOHN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 04.10.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ALARM SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; PHYSICS; SIGNALLING; SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A data communication receiver (106) is assigned for receiving message signals within one or more message transmission frames (FIG. 3) transmitted in a predetermined sequence. The message signals include address (1604) and message (1608) information, and information (1710) designating one or more additional message transmission frames to which the data communication receiver (106) is responsive for receiving the message signals. The data communication receiver (106) includes a receiver (804) for receiving the message signals, a decoder (830, 816), coupled to the receiver (804), for decoding the address (1604) and designating (1608) information received during the assigned transmission frames, and a memory (850), for storing the message information received which is intended for the data communication receiver (106) during the assigned transmission frames. The decoder (830, 816) is further responsive to the designating (1608) information, for decoding additional address (1604) information received during the one or more additional transmission frames designated by the designating (1608) information, and the memory (850) further stores the message information associated therewith which is received during the one or more additional transmission frames. A display (842) is used to display the stored message information.