JP2002261884A - Mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile communication terminal capable of efficiently utilizing a limited memory capacity. SOLUTION: The mobile communication terminal stores a music file in a storage unit such as a flash memory 114 or the like in the form shown by a dotted line section 207, and converts the file into music data (a dotted line section 205) for outputting by using a converter contained in a controller 112 when the file after arranging is reproduced. The terminal outputs the music data for outputting sent to a sound source IC 137 from a ringer or a speaker 136.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal having a sound generation function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent mobile phones, it is possible not only to create ringing sounds by a user himself or to download ringing sounds from a web server but also to arrange these ringing sounds. Was.

[0003]

However, when the ringing sound is created using the arrangement function, a file in which the arranged ringing sound is recorded is created separately from the music file in which the original ringing sound is recorded, and the memory The burden on mobile phones with limited capacity was heavy. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to provide a mobile communication terminal that can efficiently use a limited memory capacity.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the first invention of the present application provides a mobile communication terminal having a function of performing various arrangements on a music file by providing an arrangement target part from the music file. A first user operation unit to select, a second user operation unit to select an arrangement pattern to be applied to the arrangement target part, and storage for storing information on the arrangement target part and the arrangement pattern in a header file of the music file. Means, means for generating music data for output based on the music file and the header file when an instruction operation to reproduce the arranged music file is performed, and audio output for outputting the music data for output Means.

[0005] In the mobile communication terminal, when an instruction operation for reproducing a music file before arrangement is performed, both the information on the arrangement target part and the arrangement pattern stored in the header file are selected. It is preferable to include a means for setting the state of no music, a means for generating music data for output based on the music file and the header file, and a sound output means for outputting music data for output.

Further, the second invention of the present application provides a mobile communication terminal having a function of performing various arrangements on an image file, a first user operation means for selecting an arrangement target portion from the image file, Second user operation means for selecting an arrangement pattern to be applied to a target portion; storage means for storing information on the arrangement target portion and the arrangement pattern in a header file of the image file; and outputting the arranged image file. And a means for generating image data for output based on the image file and the header file, and an image output means for outputting the image data for output.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
Here, FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a data configuration diagram illustrating the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 describes an embodiment of the present invention. It is a screen transition diagram. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the key operation unit.

Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a functional block diagram showing an embodiment in which a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is applied to a portable telephone. In FIG. 1, a transmission / reception circuit unit 110 to which an antenna is connected is a circuit that performs transmission / reception processing in a mobile communication terminal under the control of a control unit 112 having a built-in CPU. That is, the transmission / reception circuit unit 110 modulates a voice message, a text message, various information, a control signal, and the like and sends it out of the antenna, or demodulates a voice message, a text message, various information, a control signal, and the like received from the antenna, and performs control. Output to the unit 112.

The control unit 112 operates according to control signals from the key operation unit 124 and the transmission / reception circuit unit 110 in accordance with, for example, programs and data stored in the flash memory 114, and transmits and receives the transmission / reception circuit unit 110 and the display unit driver 1.
18 and the voice processing unit 126 are controlled. Further, the control unit 112 is connected to the RAM 116 and uses the RAM 116 as a work area when executing a program stored in the flash memory 114. The flash memory 114 stores font information such as character messages and character patterns (including English and numeric characters) / icons (graphics) received from the message center. The flash memory 114 is also used as a telephone directory memory, and includes a plurality of telephone numbers and names. And so on.

A display driver 118 drives the display 122 under the control of the controller 112 to display the display.
That is, the display unit driver 118 controls the character pattern (including English and numeric characters) corresponding to the control signal from the control unit 112.
And icon (figure) patterns in the flash memory 114
And displays it on the display unit 122. Voice processing unit 1
Reference numeral 26 denotes a process which is connected to the speaker 128 and the microphone 130 and amplifies the audio signal input from the control unit 112 and outputs the amplified audio signal from the speaker 128, or amplifies the audio signal input from the microphone 130 and outputs the amplified audio signal to the control unit 112. Do.

The lighting 132 is controlled to be turned on and off by the control unit 112 when a key is pressed or an incoming call is received, and when turned on, the key operation unit 124 and the display unit 122 are brightly illuminated. The vibrator 134 is connected to the control unit 112 and vibrates at the time of an incoming call or the like to notify it. Ringer or speaker 136
Is controlled by the control unit 112 and sounds at the time of an incoming call or the like to notify it. Incoming LED (Incoming LED) 1
Reference numeral 38 is connected to the control unit 112 and, under the control of the control unit 112, blinks at the time of an incoming call or the like to notify it. Further, a sound source IC (sound source control unit) 137 between the control unit 112 and the ringer or speaker 136 receives the data converted by the conversion converter in the control unit 112 and passes the data to the ringer or speaker 136.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the key operation section 124 of the portable telephone. A check key 301 is a function key pressed when a list menu is displayed on the display unit 22, and a business service key 303 is a function key for shifting to a predetermined operation screen by continuously pressing the numeric keypad 311. Yes, mode set (MODE / SET) key 309
Are multi-directional operation keys used to select or confirm each item. An on-hook key 305 is a key to be pressed to hang up the telephone, etc.
A key 7 is pressed to receive a telephone call, start communication with the information service center, or the like. In addition, the ten keys 311 are keys to be pressed when inputting a telephone number of a destination or inputting a transmission message. Hereinafter, in the description of the embodiment, the key names and symbols used in FIG.

The portable telephone as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 can produce its own ringing sound as in the prior art. Moreover, one of the five parts of the self-made ringing tone is selected (arranged part), and an arrangement pattern selected from a list of arrangement patterns prepared in the telephone in advance is added to the arrangement function by the arrangement function. Thus, a new ringing sound can be created (hereinafter, referred to as “sound harmony” in the present embodiment). In addition, the ringing sound of the arrangement source may be a sound that is downloaded and stored in the telephone, or a sound that is edited, in addition to the sound that the user has made by himself.

A method for creating the ringing sound of the present invention as described above (hereinafter referred to as “ringtone” in the present embodiment) will be described in more detail with reference to the transition screen of the display unit shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, a screen 31 is a screen for selecting whether to newly create or edit a ringtone. Here, when "new creation" is selected by the key operation unit 124 as shown on the left screen 31a, a song title input screen 32 is displayed next, and the song title can be input by the key operation unit 124. After that, a ring tone creation or editing screen 33 is displayed in accordance with the operation of the key operation unit 124, and the ring tone can be created (self-made) on this screen.

At the stage of creating a ring tone, a list of tones such as "piano", "organ", "flute", and "guitar" is first displayed on the screen 33.
At 24, a desired tone is selected. Next, since a screen for inputting a melody or rhythm by a note is displayed, a note (data) is input by the key operation unit 124. The selection of the timbre and the input of the note are repeated by switching the part from the first part to the fifth part by the key operation unit 124. This completes the creation of the ringtone (self-made). When selecting one part of the ringtone created by the user in this way and creating a new ringtone with the sound harmony, the key operation unit 124 is operated while the selected part is displayed on the screen 33. Transfer to Harmony.

When the display shifts to the sound harmony, the display unit 1
On the screen 22, an arrangement pattern list is displayed as shown on a screen 34. Therefore, a desired arrangement pattern is selected by the key operation unit 124. Then, a new ring tone is created based on the selected arrangement pattern and the part selected from the self-made ring tone. At this time,
Other parts automatically generated by the sound harmony are added to the selected part. Right screen 34 in screen 34
b shows a case where the tone of the selected part is switched to the tone of the original creation with the check key 301, and "user setting" is displayed in the lower left portion of the screen 34b, and the tone of the selected part is switched to the tone of the original creation. Is displayed. Screen 34
The middle left screen 34a displays that the tone color of the selected part has been switched to the tone color by sound harmony. Then, when a new ring tone is created by the sound harmony as described above, the created ring tone can be viewed on the key operation unit 124 so that “<viewing>” is displayed on the screen 35. When the mode set key 309 of the key operation unit 124 is pressed, a save screen of the screen 36 is displayed. When “Yes” is selected by the key operation unit 124, “registered in the file box” is displayed on the screen 37. You.

On the other hand, when "edit" is selected by the key operation unit 124 on the first screen 31 as shown on the right side 31b, the screen of the display unit 122 is changed to the screen 38, and the edit stored in the telephone can be performed. The ringtone list is displayed. Therefore, one ring tone from this list is assigned to the key operation unit 1.
Select at 24. Then, the screen of the display unit 122 becomes the song title screen of the screen 39, and the song title of the selected ringtone is displayed. Here, the song title can be changed by operating the key operation unit 124. Next, when the mode set key 309 of the key operation unit 124 is pressed, the screen of the display unit 122 is changed to a ring tone creation or edit screen 33. Can be changed in the data input state (note input state). When the editing of the selected ring tone is completed in this way, one part of the edited ring tone is selected, and then the operation is shifted to the sound harmony by operating the key operation unit 124. Since it is the same as that of the self-made, the description is omitted.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, the data state when a new ring tone is created by the sound harmony will be described in more detail. A dotted line part 201 is a data configuration diagram of a music file corresponding to the original ringing sound, and for example, information on a self-made ringtone is recorded. The music file 201 includes part 1 data to part 5 data corresponding to parts 1 to 5 (corresponding to “piano”, “organ”, “flute”, and “guitar” in the description of FIG. 3). .

The dotted line portion 203 selects part 1 from the above-mentioned parts 1 to 5, and responds to any one of “arrange pattern 1” (abbreviated as “pattern 1” in FIG. 2) to “arrange pattern 4”. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an arrangement. Here, it is assumed that arrangement pattern 1 is selected. Note that the arrangement pattern is a dotted line portion 205 corresponding to “hip-pop”, “rock”, “eurobeat”, “R & B”, etc. on the screen 34a or 34b in FIG. FIG. 9 is a data configuration diagram corresponding to a new ring tone created by sound harmony. The shaded part 1 data is different from the part 1 data in the dotted line 203. Further, another part 205a is automatically generated in accordance with the shaded part 1 data. In the present embodiment, the other part 205a is composed of eight parts. In addition,
“Part 1 data to part 5 data” of the dotted line part 201 is different from “part 1 data to part 8 data” constituting another part 205a.

A dotted line portion 207 is a file configuration diagram when the ring tone of the dotted line portion 205 is stored. The header file stores arrangement information (in this case, “part 1” and “arrange pattern 1”) regarding the part and the arrangement pattern selected by the dotted line portion 203. The parts other than the header file (part 1 data to part 5 data) are indicated by the dotted line 2
01 is the same as the “original music file”.

In the present invention, the music file is represented by a dotted line 207.
When the arranged music file is reproduced in a storage device such as the flash memory 114 in the form shown in (1) and is converted, the converted music file is converted into output music data (dotted line portion 205) using a conversion converter built in the control section 112. . And
The output music data transmitted to the sound source IC 137 is output from a ringer or a speaker 136 and sounds.

When a music file before arrangement is reproduced, arrangement information (in this case, "part 1" and "arrange pattern 1") in the header file is set to a state where no arrangement pattern is selected. In the present embodiment, the arrangement information is rewritten as “no arrangement” in the dotted line portion 203 (FIG. 2). By doing so, the output music data converted by the conversion converter has the same shape as the music file before arrangement (dotted line portion 201).

Normally, when a music file is arranged, the arranged file size is often larger than the original file size. In a conventional mobile phone, the original music file and the arranged file are stored as separate files. Therefore, when the arrangement process is performed, a storage area for the arranged file size has to be secured. However, when the arrangement processing is performed, the mobile phone according to the present invention adds the part arrangement pattern to be arranged at the time of reproduction to the header of the original file and saves it, and sounds the sound in the designated arrangement pattern only during reproduction. Let it sound. Therefore, even if the arrangement process is performed, one music file is saved,
The file size also increases only a few bytes for the arrangement information of the header in the original file.

In the present embodiment, the case where the arrangement is applied to the music file has been described as an example. However, the present invention can also be applied to the case where the image file is subjected to some arrangement processing (special effect) and displayed. In this case, images such as “background” and “object” are handled as parts 1 to 5 indicated by a dotted line part 201 in FIG. Then, the arrangement pattern (“color”, “contrast”, “frame”, “frame with music /
“No music” and “information with / without character” are stored as additional information (in this embodiment, header arrangement information), and are displayed according to the additional information when displayed. Although the embodiment has been described in detail, the present invention is applicable not only to a medium having a small memory capacity such as a mobile phone but also to a medium having a large memory capacity such as a personal computer. .

[0025]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of efficiently using a limited memory capacity.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a data configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a screen transition diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a key operation unit of the mobile phone according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 112 control unit 114 flash memory 137 sound source IC 122 display unit 124 key operation unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mobile communication terminal having a function of performing various arrangements on a music file, comprising: first user operation means for selecting an arrangement target part from the music file; Second user operation means for selecting an arrangement pattern to be applied; storage means for storing information on the arrangement target part and the arrangement pattern in a header file of the music file; When an instruction operation is performed, a unit that generates output music data based on the music file and the header file, and a sound output unit that outputs the output music data are provided. Mobile communication terminal. 2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein, when an instruction operation for reproducing a music file before arrangement is performed, the arrangement target part and the arrangement pattern stored in the header file are operated. Means for setting both pieces of information relating to both to a state in which both are not selected; means for generating music data for output based on the music file and the header file; and sound output means for outputting the music data for output. A mobile communication terminal comprising: 3. A mobile communication terminal having a function of performing various arrangements on an image file, wherein: a first user operation means for selecting an arrangement target portion from the image file; A second user operation unit for selecting an arrangement pattern to be applied; a storage unit for storing information on the arrangement target portion and the arrangement pattern in a header file of the image file; and an output unit for outputting the arranged image file. When an instruction operation is performed, a unit that generates output image data based on the image file and the header file, and an image output unit that outputs the output image data are provided. Mobile communication terminal.