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Paging accessory for portable computing devices
Assignee: HP Inc
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Filing: 1990-11-23
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-11-23
Abstract
Abstract A paging accessory (10) for portable computing devices (12) such as calculators, electronic notebooks, calendars or the like. The paging accessory (10) includes a board (14) on which are mounted a receiver (32) for receiving page signals and a microprocessor (34) for identifying and decoding a page signal intended for the accessory (10). The board (14) includes connectors (16) for inserting the accessory (10) into a port (15) of a portable computing device (12). Alternatively, receiver (32) may be incorporated directly into a device (12). The device (12) is programmed to compare information in its memory. For example, it can compare a received phone number against a list of phone numbers to identify the person to be called in response to the page.
Inventors
- 👤 Gregory J. May
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:38
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/12; H01Q1/22; H01Q1/2258; H01Q1/2275; G; G06; G06F; G06F15/00; G06F15/02; G06F15/0225; G06F15/025; G06F15/0283; G08; G08B; G08B3/00; G08B3/10; G08B3/1008; G08B3/1016; G08B5/00; G08B5/22; G08B5/222; G08B5/223; G08B5/224; G08B5/228
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A paging accessory (10) for a portable computing device (12), comprising: a receiver (32) for receiving a page signal; and a base (14) for mounting and interconnecting components of the paging accessory including the receiver (32), the base (14) including connectors (16) for connecting the accessory (10) to a portable computing device (12) to transmit signals between the paging accessory (10) and device (12), the portable computing device (12) having control means (52), memory (56,58) and a display screen (20), the receiver (32) being able to communicate the decoded page signal to the portable computing device (12) for storage or display by the device (12).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
47 words
A paging accessory according to claim 1 including accessory control means (34) in communication with the receiver (32) for decoding a received page signal intended for the accessory (10), the accessory control means being able to communicate the decoded page signal to the portable computing device (12).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A paging accessory (10) according to claim 1 or 2 including control means (34) for alerting the portable computing device (12) to wake up (45) when a page signal is received by the accessory (10).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A paging accessory (10) according to claim 1, 2 or 3 including a modem (22) for transmitting page signals from the portable computing device (12).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A paging accessory (10) according to any of claims 1 to 4 wherein the shielding (21) of the portable computing device (12) is an antenna (30) for receiving page signals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
A portable computing device (12) with paging capability, comprising: display means (20) for displaying information; memory (56,58) for storing information including data and instructions; a keyboard (18) for entering information; a receiver (32) for receiving a page signal; and control means (52) in communication with the display means (20), memory (56,58), keyboard (18) and receiver (32) for controlling the operation of the device (12).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A portable computing device (12) according to claim 6 wherein the control means (52) is adapted to compare a phone number contained within the page information with a list of phone numbers stored in memory (56,58) to identify the person to be called in response to the page.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A portable computing device (12) according to claim 6 wherein the control means (52) is adapted to compare an appointment request contained within the page information with a list of appointments stored within memory (56,58) to determine if such appointment could be scheduled.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
58 words
A portable computing device (12) according to claim 6, 7 or 8 including a modem (22) for transmitting pages entered via the keyboard (18) of the device, and wherein the control means (52) is programmed to compare a page message transmitted via the modem (22) against the received page message to determine the correctness of the transmitted page.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
53 words
A method of paging the user of a portable computing device (12), comprising: providing a portable computing device (12) with a receiver (32) for receiving pages; decoding a received page to determine the information therein; storing the page information within memory (56); and comparing the page information against other information within memory (56,58).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein the comparing step comprises comparing a phone number contained within the page information with a list of phone numbers stored in memory (56,58) to identify the person to be called in response to the page.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein the comparing step comprises comparing an appointment request contained within the page information with a list of appointments stored within memory (56,58) to determine if such appointment could be scheduled.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 10, 11 or 12 including providing a modem (22) with the computing device (12), transmitting page messages entered via a keyboard (18) of the device, and comparing a page message transmitted via the modem (22) against the received page message to determine the correctness of the transmitted page message.
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