CN1274449A - Communication device and method of use - Google Patents
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Abstract
A communication device such as a pager (100) includes a color display (106). An icon (302), a portion of the display (106) or another attribute of the display, such as the display's backlight, changes color depending on the age of any message which has been received by the pager (100) but has not been presented to the user of the communication device. If the message is read or heard by the user, as determined by the message being presented on the display or annunciate on a speaker, in the preferred embodiment, the display returns to displaying the icon (302) in conventional black color. If a message remains not presented to the user, the color of icon (302) changes over time according to the age of the message which has yet to be presented to the user.
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The present invention relates generally to communication facilities and relate to Wireless Telecom Equipment and using method thereof particularly with display.
When receiving message in the communication facilities such as pager, this pager will be by sending alerting tone and/or showing that receiving symbol of message (icon) alarms.If this message does not read after being received, some pager will provide a flashing symbol, and he does not read the message that is stored in the storer indication user.Some pager can also utilize at the appointed time the prompt alarm of audible alarm at interval to programme.
Utilizing these prior art problems is that they can not provide the time indication that does not manifest (that do not read or unheard) message (to receive, but the time span of the message that does not manifest as yet), and the only simple prompting user of this pager, he has some message that is stored in the pager.Therefore need a kind of communication facilities and method in the prior art, they can offer the user with from received this message by communication facilities but do not manifest indication to user's time span as yet.
Fig. 1 represents the block scheme according to a kind of pager of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 represents to express the front view according to the pager of the demonstration of the pager of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and control section;
Fig. 3 is the display part that is illustrated in the pager among Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram of expression according to the embodiment that is taked of the preferred embodiments of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is another display that is illustrated in the pager among Fig. 2.
Fig. 6 is another display that is illustrated in the pager among Fig. 2.
Referring now to each accompanying drawing with specifically with reference to Fig. 1, express simplified block diagram according to the communication facilities such as selective call receiver or pager 100 of the preferred embodiments of the present invention.Pager 100 comprises primary power 102, and it preferably takes the rechargeable battery such as NI-G (NiCd) battery.102 pairs of all pager circuits of battery provide power supply.Pager 100 also comprises radio frequency (RF) signal that receives the selective call signal modulated and the antenna 104 of this signal to the conventional receiver circuit 108 that is used to carry out demodulation is provided.Microcontroller or microprocessor 110 handle demodulation signal, decode an address and selection message data with which.Controller 110 can be taked any multiple known form and available commodity microprocessor or microcontroller, such as Motorola 68HC05 microcontroller.
In case after the restore data, message data can be stored in to be used in storer or memory block 112 (message buffer) being provided by the output unit 106 such as colour liquid crystal display device (LCD) 106 or audio sensor 114 and manifest.In the preferred embodiment, display 106 comprises color LCD display, but the known color monitor of the prior art of other type also can utilize.Display part 106 also comprises by needed all the display driver hardware of the known driving of prior art LCD color monitor.
In common operation, the controller 110 of pager utilizes presumptive address or each presumptive address that is stored in the storer, relatively is contained in the decode address in the received signal, determines whether that this message is specifically designed to this pager.After this message has been received,, then utilize 114 couples of users of alert mechanism to alarm if decode address is relevant with presumptive address or each presumptive address.Alert mechanism 114 is generally taked forms such as audio sensor.If pager 100 is provided with silent mode, when receiving message, there is not the audible alarm to provide.Under another situation,, when receiving incoming call message, replace the tone paging machine 100 of audible alarm to vibrate if equipped vibrating device 118.If the signal that receives contains selection message data, display 106 will automatically give information on display, or when manually selecting, and comprises that by user's startup the controller 116 of switch etc. gives information on display.Under the situation of the audio message that receives voice or other type, these message can be stored among the RAM, or offer the user through the loudspeaker or the audio sensor 114 of pager.
In Fig. 2, express preceding diagrammatic sketch according to pager 100 of the present invention.Shown in concrete pager in, customer controller 116 comprise a left side/right button 208, on/following direction button 202, read/reset/power key 204 and a function selecting key.User's operating key 116 allows the user of pager that pager carrier all selectable characteristics and functions are set, and allows each message that the user looks back and deletion has received.Referring now to Fig. 3, according to the alternate display of pager 100 that is used for of the present invention by highlight.The standard standby mode 106 demonstration times of color LCD display screen and current time the district date and the icon 302 of " power supply logical ".Preferably, if received message, do not given the user but also manifest (read or hear), then the icon 302 of " power supply is logical " will begin flicker.According to the present invention, icon 302 or another icon depend on that other icon of the design of pager will change color, and this change color depends on the time or how long has since this manifests the time that is received but does not offer the user as yet.
In Fig. 4,,, be not read out or hear that the process flow diagram highlight constitutes the processing procedure of the color change of icon 302 because the time span of the message that do not manifest still remains on stored state according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention.Following Example will be combined with and may be discussed by literal or digital massage that the user reads, though apparent to the professional and technical personnel, same program also may be applicable to voice or the voice message that may be heard by this communication facilities.
Determine whether that in step 402 message is received.If message is received, begin flicker at step 404 icon 302, indicate a message to be received and to store, but do not read or offer the user as yet by the user.According to the preferred embodiment, icon 302 will begin flicker by black, and this is to be used to give information Standard Colors on display 106.In step 406, determine whether that the message that receives is read out.Controller 110 is activated by the switch that determines whether " reading " message, determines whether that the message that receives read by the user, and in this embodiment, the switch of " reading " message is a switch 204.Read by the user if determine the message that receives, then be stopped flicker at step 414 icon 302.
If the message that receives is not read out, determine whether to be received but extended period very first time of not being read out as yet died (for example 10 minutes) from this message in step 408.If died in the definite extended period very first time of step 408, then be changed color at step 410 icon 302.As an example, change into green from standard black.In step 412, determine whether that once more the message that receives is read out, with step 406 carry out the same.If message is read out, then icon 302 stops flicker and is reset to black in step 414.
If be not read out yet, then the message that determines whether to receive in step 416 second time remaining phase of being read by the user not yet, for example died in 30 minutes in step 412 message.If in step 416, determine that the second time remaining phase died, then icon 302 causes and changes color once more, becomes yellow as an example from green.If in determining whether the step that message has been read out, if be read out, then step 414 icon 302 be stopped the flicker and color change back black from yellow.Said procedure is carried out by controller 110, and the ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) that employed program preferably is stored in " monolithic " only.Preferably, controller 110 also comprises timer on the plate, so that can remain in step 408 and 409 each the tracking of first and second time remaining phases of discussing.
The program that is illustrated in Fig. 4 can be proceeded by so much wheel commentaries on classics number of times of thinking fit.For example, be added in the program if the wheel of the 3rd time remaining phase changes, yellow may be changed and be redness, or the like.Though the present invention can support any amount of change color, in most of the cases, three kinds or four kinds of change color may be enough for the sensation of the time span of not being read out for a kind of message of user as yet.The preset time extended period (for example step 408 in above-mentioned example and 416) can be adjusted, the design of feasible suitable concrete pager or user's requirement.For example, as an example, after first change color may occur in 30 minutes rather than 10 minutes.These time thresholds can be programmed into during the manufacturing of pager in the pager 100, perhaps preferably are programmed in the pager 100 user-programmable, and each individual consumer can control the extended period of color change by this way.In addition preferably, user's color of the icon 302 that each extended period that he likes changes of also may programming.
Substitute the change such as the color of the icon of icon 302, the attribute of other display 106 such as display background look 502 also may change as shown in Figure 5 in time.May indicate other attribute of the display that causes change color 106 of any time of not reading message to comprise, but be not restricted to, the bias light of display, character in the position of display, the position of display screen 504, or the like.
In the message that is received but is not read out as yet, the color of the attribute of passing in time by changing display 106 such as icon 302 provides since this message to have been received to have crossed quick indication how long by the user to the pager carrier.
Be received but under the situation of not reading as yet in several pagings, different icons 602 as shown in Figure 6 can be used to offer that each individual message of user has been received but still the time span that is not read out as yet.In this example, numeral " 1 " can be used as the designator of first message that receives, and numeral " 2 " can be used as the designator of second message that receives, or the like.In this example, depend on that these message have been received but how long time of not reading has, each indivedual numeral (" 1 ", " 2 ", (3) etc.) can be changed and be different colors.
Though preferred embodiment is described in conjunction with selective call machine such as pager, receives other communication facilities of message, such as cell phone, pcs telephone, cluster wireless phone, or the like can from the present invention, obtain benifit.In addition, though the foregoing description has emphasized to be displayed on the reception of scale-of-two on the display 106, text, character information, the present invention can also utilize under the situation that voice or sound (for example, music etc.) message are received and store.For example, under the voice paging machine maybe can receive situation with other communication control processor of stores voice messages, also can utilize the present invention.Under this specific situation, if these message are notified without loudspeaker or other flexible piezoelectric sound-generating devices of communication control processor, the message of reception will not consider to offer the user.The same treatment of determining the time span that has been received from this message can also be used to speech message.
Here beginning that also it should be noted that the time of the color change that is used for definite display in addition can trigger by the reception of this message or storage or other criterion of message.This open specific designing requirement that just discloses, these requirements are for the designing institute needs of concrete communication facilities.
Though the preferred embodiments of the present invention are illustrated and describe, but it is apparent, for the professional and technical personnel, under the situation that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention that limited by the accompanying Claim book, can change, change, substitute and equivalent.
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1. a change is used for the method for color of a part of the display of communication facilities, may further comprise the steps:
In communication facilities, receive message;
Store described message;
Determine to be stored but do not offer the time span of the message of this communication device user as yet; With
If this message does not offer the user in the extended period at the fixed time as yet, then change the color of a part of the display of communication facilities.
2. according to the method that claim 1 limited, cause that wherein the part of display of the communication facilities of change color comprises an icon that is presented on this display.
3. according to the method that claim 1 limited, cause that wherein the part of display of the communication facilities of change color comprises the bias light that is presented on this display.
4. according to the method that claim 1 limited, cause that wherein the part of display of the communication facilities of change color comprises the background color that is presented on this display.
5. according to the method that claim 1 limited, wherein message comprises voice message.
6. according to the method that claim 1 limited, wherein message comprises binary message.
7. according to the method that claim 1 limited, wherein message comprises character information.
8. according to the method that claim 2 limited, further comprising the steps of:
Receive second message at communication facilities;
Store described second message;
The time span of second message of determining to be stored but not manifesting as yet; With
If this second message is not manifested as yet the extended period at the fixed time, then change the color of second portion of the display of communication facilities.
9. according to the method that claim 2 limited, cause that wherein the display second portion of the communication facilities of change color comprises second icon that is apparent on the display.
10. communication facilities comprises:
Be used to receive the receiver section of message;
Be connected to the memory storage that receiver section is used to store the message that receives;
Display; With
Be connected to the controller of memory storage and display, this controller response message is received, determine to be received the time span that the Buddhist monk is not provided for display from this message, if be not shown yet, cause that the attribute of this display changes color with the message that is received in the extended period at preset time.
11. the communication facilities according to claim 10 limits causes that wherein the video attribute of color change is included in an icon that manifests on the display.
12. according to the communication facilities that claim 10 limits, the video attribute that wherein causes color change comprises the part of the whole viewing area of display.
13. according to the communication facilities that claim 10 limits, the video attribute that wherein causes color change comprises the background colour of display.
14. according to the communication facilities that claim 10 limits, wherein this display also comprises a kind of bias light and causes that the video attribute that changes color comprises the bias light of display.
15. according to the communication facilities that claim 10 limits, wherein communication facilities comprises a selective call receiver.
16. being received when a message but not offered the user as yet and the method alarmed the user of communication control processor with display:
Receive message at communication facilities;
Determine to be received the time span that had died from this message; With
If the time that message has been received surpasses the user that extended period schedule time Buddhist monk does not offer this communication facilities, then change the attribute color of this display.
17. the method according to claim 16 limits wherein changes step and comprises:
Do not offer display if the time that message has been received surpasses extended period schedule time Buddhist monk, then change the color that is presented on the icon on the display.
18., cause that wherein the attribute that changes color comprises the part in the observation district of display according to the method that claim 16 limits.
19. according to the method that claim 16 limits, if wherein message comprises speech message and after being received, do not have by the communication control processor articulation, then this message is considered to not offer the user.
20. the method that limits according to claim 16, if wherein this message offers the display of communication control processor, then this message is considered to not be provided for the user.
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