US6060997A
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Selective call device and method for providing a stream of information
Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1997-10-27
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Granted: 2000-05-09
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Expires: 2017-10-27
Abstract
Abstract A selective call device (130) has a receiver (204) for receiving information at a first rate and a switch (229, 230) for selecting a streaming mode for providing the information. A processor (210) for determining when the streaming mode is selected, and in response thereto, creates a buffer (221, 222) for retaining the information. The processor (210) transfers the information from the buffer (221, 222) at a second rate for a display (228) to present the information that is transferred from the buffer (221, 222) as a continuous stream.
Inventors
- 👤 David B. Taubenheim
- 👤 Thomas Raymond Nolan
- 👤 Craig Allen Lee
- 👤 Bradley Davis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 02:57
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W88/022; H04W88/023; G; G08; G08B; G08B5/00; G08B5/22; G08B5/222; G08B5/223; G08B5/224; G08B5/229
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A selective call device, comprising: a receiver for receiving information at a first rate; a switch for selecting a streaming mode for providing the information to a user; a processor for determining when the streaming mode is selected, and in response thereto, creating a buffer for retaining the information; the processor transfers the information from the buffer at a second rate, and wherein the processor calculates the second rate from a quantity of information being received in a frame and a scrolling rate of the display; and a display presents the information being transferred from the buffer as a continuous stream.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A selective call device, comprising: a receiver for receiving information at a first rate; a switch for selecting a streaming mode for providing the information to a user; a processor for determining when the streaming mode is selected, and in response thereto, creating a buffer for retaining the information; the processor transfers the information from the buffer at a second rate, and wherein the processor calculates the second rate from a quantity of information being received in a frame and a scrolling rate of the display; and a display presents the information being transferred from the buffer as a continuous stream.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The selective call device according to claim 1 wherein the display presents the information by scrolling the information on the display.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The selective call device according to claim 1 wherein the display presents a topic associated with the information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The selective call device according to claim 1 wherein the receiver receives control data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The selective call device according to claim 4 wherein the control data further includes information from a selective call system for determining a rate at which the information will be broadcast.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
The selective call device according to claim 4 wherein the processor calculates the first rate of receipt of the information from the control data and determines the second rate for transferring the information to the display to ensure that the information is presented as a continuous stream.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The selective call device according to claim 4 wherein the processor varies a size of the buffer in response to the control data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
The selective call device according to claim 1 wherein the processor calculates the first rate of receipt of the information at the receiver to determine the second rate for transferring the information to the display to ensure that the information is providing to the user as a continuous stream.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The selective call device according to claim 1 wherein the processor varies a size of the buffer in response to the first rate of the information.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
100 words
A method, comprising the steps of: receiving information at a first rate; selecting a streaming mode for presenting the information; creating a buffer of a size suitable for retaining the information in response to selection of the streaming mode; calculating a second rate for transferring the information to a display as a continuous stream from the buffer, the step of calculating further calculates the second rate from a quantity of information being received in a frame and a scrolling rate for presenting the information to be displayed; and displaying the information as stream of information corresponding with the second rate.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
100 words
A method, comprising the steps of: receiving information at a first rate; selecting a streaming mode for presenting the information; creating a buffer of a size suitable for retaining the information in response to selection of the streaming mode; calculating a second rate for transferring the information to a display as a continuous stream from the buffer, the step of calculating further calculates the second rate from a quantity of information being received in a frame and a scrolling rate for presenting the information to be displayed; and displaying the information as stream of information corresponding with the second rate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein the step of calculating further comprises the steps of: determining a period between frames of information being received and a number of characters per frame; and determining a rate for displaying the information on the display before depleting the buffer during the period.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method according to claim 11 wherein the step of calculating calculates the second rate as the number of characters received in a frame divided by the rate of displaying the information on the display to maintain a continuous stream of information during the period.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein the step of displaying the information comprises scrolling the information on the display at the second rate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein the step of displaying displays the information including a topic associated with the information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein the step of receiving receives control data for designating the second rate of transferring the information to the display.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein the step of calculating calculates the first rate of receipt of the information from control data included with the information and determines the second rate for transferring the information to the display to ensure that the information is presented as a continuous stream.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 10 further comprising the steps of determining the second rate in response to the first rate to ensure that the information is presented as a continuous stream.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein the step of creating includes a step of varying a size of the buffer in response to a change in the first rate of the information being received.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
85 words
A method, comprising the steps of: receiving information at a first rate and control data; creating a buffer of a size suitable for temporarily retaining the information received; calculating a second rate for transferring the information as a stream from the buffer to a display, the step of calculating calculates the second rate from a quantity of information being received in a frame and a scrolling rate of the information to be displayed; and displaying the information as stream of information at the second rate.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
85 words
A method, comprising the steps of: receiving information at a first rate and control data; creating a buffer of a size suitable for temporarily retaining the information received; calculating a second rate for transferring the information as a stream from the buffer to a display, the step of calculating calculates the second rate from a quantity of information being received in a frame and a scrolling rate of the information to be displayed; and displaying the information as stream of information at the second rate.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 19 wherein the step of creating further comprises a step of varying the size of the buffer in response to a change of the first rate of information.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method according to claim 19 wherein the step of calculating recalculates the second rate of transferring the information in response to the control data indicating a change in the first rate of receiving the information.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method according to claim 19 wherein the step of calculating further comprises the steps of: determining a period between frames of information being received and a number of characters per block; and determining a rate for displaying the information on the display before depleting the buffer during the period.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method according to claim 22 wherein the step of calculating calculates the second rate as the number of characters received in a frame divided by the rate of displaying the information on the display to maintains a continuous stream on information during the period.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 19 wherein the step of displaying the information comprises scrolling the information on the display at the second rate.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 19 wherein the step of displaying displays the information including a topic associated with the information.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 19 wherein the step of receiving receives control data for designating the second rate of transferring the information to the display.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method according to claim 19 wherein the step of calculating calculates the first rate of receipt of the information from the control data and determines the second rate for transferring the information to the display to ensure that the information is presented as a continuous stream.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 19 further comprising the steps of determining the second rate in response to the first rate to ensure that the information is presented as a continuous stream.
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