公开(公告)号：CA1317350C

公开(公告)日：1993-05-04

申请号：CA568756

申请日：1988-06-07

Applicant: MOTOROLA INC

Inventor： DE LUCA MICHAEL J ,  DE LUCA JOAN S ,  MCKEE JOHN M

IPC: G09G3/04 ,  G08B5/00 ,  G08B5/22 ,  G09G3/00 ,  H04Q7/14 ,  G09F9/00

Abstract: A communication receiver (10) including a display (22) having a predetermined number of displayable characters, a decoder (14) for receiving and processing data messages, a plurality of control switches (20) for operating the decoder (14), and a memory (16) for storing a plurality of received data messages. The decoder (14) selects a data message to display from the memory (16), arranges the data message into a plurality of screens, computes an individual variable screen timeout value for each screen, and displays each screen on the display (22) in a predetermined order for the screen timeout value computed. The screen timeout value computed on the basis of the message content of the screen, the presence of control characters in the data message, or the generation of input signals from the control switches (20). The screens can be displayed in a forward direction or a reverse direction. Each direction can either be at a fast or a slow rate.