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A paging system comprising a centrally located terminal and a plurality of remote pager units is disclosed wherein both automatic and manual acknowledge back signalling is provided. An appropriate acknowledge back signal by a called pager within a set interval indicates the message was duly receivie

A paging system comprising a centrally located terminal and a plurality of remote pager units is disclosed wherein both automatic and manual acknowledge back signalling is provided. An appropriate acknowledge back signal by a called pager within a set interval indicates the message was duly receivied and understood which is so indicated to the initiating caller. Failure to respond within the set interval causes the pager unit to send back a negative response which is likewise so indicated to the initiating caller.

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In a paging system with a central base station and a plurality of remote pager units, an arrangement for indicating the status of a particular paging call, comprising in combination: indicator means on the pager unit; means for receiving a paging signal by the pager, activating said indicator means

In a paging system with a central base station and a plurality of remote pager units, an arrangement for indicating the status of a particular paging call, comprising in combination: indicator means on the pager unit; means for receiving a paging signal by the pager, activating said indicator means for a set interval, and sending back an automatic response thereto to indicate a received address; means for receiving an associated message by the pager; and means for manually responding or not responding during said set interval, by manually responding during said interval, an affirmative response is sent back to the base station as an indication that said message has been received and which is so indicated to the initiating caller, by not manually responding within said interval, a negative response is sent back to the base station which is likewise indicated to the initiating caller.