Abstract: A communications device for receiving data from a base station in up to N phases, including in one phase, all phases, or multiple phases. The multi-phase mode captures data from all phases and discards all but selected phases assigned to the wireless communications device. The wireless communications device may have different network addresses within each phase and the phases and network addresses may be modified during operation. The wireless communications device includes 1) a receiver for receiving a TDMA signal transmitted from a base station, the TDMA signal having user data streams arranged in N phases, and 2) a data controller for processing the user data streams in a multi-phase mode, wherein the data controller retrieves from M selected phases at least one user data stream directed to the wireless communications device, where M may be greater than 1 and is less than N.

Abstract: A method of informing a finder of a paging receiver of its location and its owner's telephone number includes registering the owner's telephone number in a memory of the paging receiver; and when the paging receiver is misplaced or otherwise lost, calling the paging receiver so as to generate an audible speaker alarm and to provide a visual display of the owner's telephone number for informing the finder of the misplaced paging receiver of the location and the owner's telephone number.

Abstract: A circuit and method for a portable telephone prevents a finder from exploiting the interests of the owner if the telephone becomes lost. The method contemplates the steps of: generating an audible alarm and a first message requesting input of a predetermined password when one of a predetermined time period elapses and a number of outgoing calls exceeds a predetermined number after an alarm function is enabled; detecting whether the predetermined password is input, and stopping generation of the alarm and the first message when the predetermined password is input; generating a second message indicating how an owner of the portable telephone can be contacted and activating a loss mode of the portable telephone when the predetermined password is not input; and automatically dialing a telephone number corresponding to the owner when a predetermined key on the portable telephone is input after the loss mode is activated.