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A selective call receiver (100) comprises a receiver (104) for receiving a message and a controller (112) having the capability of determining the length of a received message. At least one of at least two displays (110, 120) is selected to display the received message according the received message

A selective call receiver (100) comprises a receiver (104) for receiving a message and a controller (112) having the capability of determining the length of a received message. At least one of at least two displays (110, 120) is selected to display the received message according the received message length.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A selective call receiver comprising:means for receiving a first type message and a second type message wherein the first type message being characterized by having a message length less than a predetermined threshold;determining means, coupled to the receiving means, for determini

[ We claim:] [1.] A selective call receiver comprising:means for receiving a first type message and a second type message wherein the first type message being characterized by having a message length less than a predetermined threshold;determining means, coupled to the receiving means, for determining whether the received message is the first type message or the second type message in response to the message length of the received message and the predetermined threshold;a housing for enclosing the receiving means and the determining means therein, the housing comprising:first display means, positioned on and integrally coupled with a first surface of the housing forming a portion of the surface thereof, for displaying the received first type message in response to the determining means; andsecond display means, positioned on and integrally coupled with a second surface of the housing, for displaying the received second type message in response to the determining means; anda selector, coupled to the determining means, for selecting the second display means for displaying the second type message, and for deselecting the second display means when the second type message has been displayed for conserving battery power.