JP2006165621A - Call termination detecting apparatus, reporting apparatus, control method and control program for the call termination detecting apparatus, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reporting apparatus with a simple configuration, capable of reporting call termination until a user confirms the call termination, a call termination detecting apparatus, a control method and a control program thereof, and a recording medium with the control program stored therein. <P>SOLUTION: The call termination, detecting apparatus in the reporting apparatus, wirelessly transmits a call termination notice signal SA, thereafter confirms whether a user of a mobile phone makes a call termination confirmation operation (steps S5 to S8), and carries out re-transmission processing of the call termination notice signal SA, until the user applies call termination confirmation operation to the mobile phone set 100 (step S10). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an incoming call detection device that is electrically connected to a mobile phone, detects an incoming call of the mobile phone, and wirelessly transmits an incoming call notification signal to the incoming call notification device, and a notification device including the incoming call detection device and the incoming call notification device The present invention relates to a method for controlling an incoming call detection device, a control program, and a recording medium.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a notification device that notifies an incoming call of a mobile phone is known (for example, Patent Document 1). In this notification device, when an incoming call notification signal transmitter (incoming call detection device) attached to the mobile phone detects a ringtone output from the earphone / microphone terminal of the mobile phone, the incoming call notification signal is transmitted wirelessly, An incoming call notification signal receiver (incoming call notification device) that wirelessly receives the incoming call notification signal is configured to notify an incoming call with vibration or a buzzer sound.
JP 2000-295321 A

  However, in the conventional configuration, when the incoming call notification device cannot receive the incoming call notification signal when the mobile phone receives an incoming call, for example, when the incoming call notification device is outside the communication area of the incoming call detection device, If there is a shield such as a metal material between the device and the incoming call detection device, or if it is affected by radio waves radiated from other wireless devices, the incoming call notification device cannot notify the incoming call. There was a problem that the user could not tell that there was an incoming call.

On the other hand, in order to avoid such non-reception of the incoming call notification signal, the incoming call notification device is configured to transmit a response signal when receiving the incoming call notification signal, and until the incoming call detection device receives the response signal. A method of repeatedly transmitting an incoming call notification signal is conceivable.
However, this method has a problem that both the incoming call notification device and the incoming call detection device must have a transmission circuit and a reception circuit built therein, which makes the configuration complicated and the communication procedure complicated. .

  Further, in each of the above configurations, even if the incoming call notification device notifies the incoming call, if the user does not notice the vibration or sound from the incoming call notification device, eventually the user cannot know that there was an incoming call. There was also a problem of end up.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and has a simple configuration and can detect an incoming call until the user confirms the incoming call, a notification device, a control method for the incoming call detection device, and control It is an object to provide a program and a recording medium on which the control program is recorded.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an incoming call detection device that is electrically connected to a mobile phone, detects an incoming call of the mobile phone, and wirelessly transmits an incoming call notification signal to the incoming call notification device. After wireless transmission, confirmation means for confirming whether or not an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed by the user on the mobile phone, and the incoming call until the confirmation means determines that an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed on the mobile telephone. And a transmission control means for performing a broadcast signal retransmission process. According to this configuration, the incoming call notification signal is retransmitted until it is determined that an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed on the mobile phone. An incoming call can be notified by reliably receiving a notification signal.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above configuration, the confirmation unit determines whether or not an incoming call confirmation operation is performed on the mobile phone based on a mobile operation signal input from the mobile phone. .
According to the present invention, in the configuration described above, the confirmation unit outputs a command signal for inquiring an operation state to the mobile phone, and based on the signal indicating the operation state input from the mobile phone, the mobile phone It is characterized in that it is determined whether or not an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed.

In the above configuration, the present invention is characterized in that the transmission control means retransmits the incoming call notification signal at a predetermined time interval as the retransmission processing.
Also, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above configuration, the transmission control means changes a time interval for retransmitting the incoming call notification signal longer as time elapses.

Further, the present invention is the above configuration, wherein, when the transmission control unit detects an incoming call of the mobile phone, the incoming call notification is performed when a preset set time elapses after the incoming call notification signal is first wirelessly transmitted. Further, the present invention is characterized in that the signal retransmission process is stopped. In the above configuration, the present invention is characterized in that the user can change the set time.
Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above configuration, the incoming call detection device includes an incoming call detection means for detecting an incoming call of the mobile phone based on a status signal indicating an operation state input from the mobile phone. To do.

The present invention also provides an incoming call detection device that is electrically connected to a mobile phone, detects an incoming call of the mobile phone and wirelessly transmits an incoming call notification signal, and an incoming call notification device that receives the incoming call notification signal and notifies the incoming call. In the notification device comprising: the confirmation device for confirming whether or not an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed by the user on the mobile phone after the wireless transmission of the incoming notification signal; Transmission control means for performing a retransmission process of the incoming call notification signal until it is determined that an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed on the mobile phone. According to this configuration, since the incoming call detection device performs the retransmission process of the incoming call notification signal until it is determined that the incoming call confirmation operation has been performed on the mobile phone, the incoming call detection device does not have a receiving circuit, and thus the incoming call is not received. The notification device can reliably receive the incoming notification signal and notify the incoming notification.
Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above configuration, the incoming call notification device is configured as a timepiece having a clocking means for clocking time and a display means for displaying the clocked time.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling an incoming call detection device that is electrically connected to a mobile phone, detects an incoming call of the mobile phone, and wirelessly transmits an incoming call notification signal to the incoming call notification device. Thereafter, a determination step of determining whether or not an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed by the user on the mobile phone, and a retransmission process of the incoming call notification signal until it is determined that an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed on the mobile phone. And a retransmission step for performing.

  Further, the present invention is applied to the above-described incoming call detection device and its control method, as well as distributing a control program for carrying out the present invention to general users via an electric communication line, and such a program, It can also be implemented in such a manner that it is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, floppy (registered trademark) disk, or optical recording disk and distributed to general users.

  In the present invention, the incoming call detection device confirms whether or not an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed by the user after the wireless transmission of the incoming call notification signal, and it is determined that the incoming call confirmation operation has been performed on the mobile phone. Until the incoming call notification signal is retransmitted, the incoming call notification device can reliably receive the incoming call notification signal without causing the incoming call detection device to have a receiving circuit.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a notification device that notifies an incoming call of a mobile phone including PHS will be described as an example.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overview of a notification device 10 according to the present embodiment.
The notification device 10 includes an incoming call detection unit (incoming call detection device) 20 that detects an incoming call of the mobile phone 100 and wirelessly transmits an incoming call notification signal SA, and an incoming call notification unit that receives the incoming call notification signal SA and notifies the incoming call ( Incoming call notification device) 30.

As shown in FIG. 1, the incoming call detection unit 20 includes a strap 200, and the strap 200 includes a wire rod 201 made of an antenna material and a coating material 202 having radio wave permeability covering the wire rod 201. . The wire 201 has a length equal to one-integer of the signal wavelength to be wirelessly communicated, and both ends of the wire 201 are connected to a later-described wireless transmission unit 45 (FIG. 4) in the incoming call detection unit 20. Functions as a transmitting antenna.
Specifically, when a weak radio having a frequency of 315 MHz is used as a wireless communication medium, when the velocity v of the electromagnetic wave is 300 × 10 ⁶ , the wavelength λ (= v / f) is 0.9523 [m], and the wire The length of 201 is approximately 24 [cm] of λ / 4. In this case, the strap 200 also has a length of about 24 [cm], and this strap 200 functions as a neck strap (so-called neck strap).

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the incoming call detection unit 20, and FIG. 3 is a top view. The incoming call detection unit 20 includes a connection terminal 21 that can be connected to the digital signal input / output terminal 102 (FIG. 1) of the mobile phone 100, and this connection terminal 21 is connected to the digital signal input / output terminal (also referred to as a rear interface) 102. By doing so, the mobile phone 100 is attached.
As shown in FIG. 3, the connection terminal 21 includes a ground terminal 22, a status signal input terminal 23, a portable operation signal input terminal 24, a command signal output terminal 25, and the like. When the user operates the mobile phone 100, the mobile operation signal output from the mobile phone 100 in response to this operation is input to the mobile operation signal input terminal 24. SK is input. The command signal output terminal 25 outputs a command signal SC2 for controlling the mobile phone.
Note that FIG. 3 shows an example of the connection terminal 21, and the number of terminals and the position of the terminals are appropriately changed according to the mobile phone 100 to be applied.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the incoming call detection unit 20.
The incoming call detection unit 20 includes an input / output interface (input / output I / F) 40, and the input / output interface (input / output I / F) 40 includes the connection terminal 21, and a status input from the mobile phone 100. The signal SC1 and the portable operation signal SK are output to the control unit 41, and the command signal SC2 input from the control unit 41 is output to the mobile phone 100.

  The control unit (confirmation means, transmission control means) 41 is constituted by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a logical operation circuit, and the like, and executes the various control programs stored in the storage unit 42, whereby the incoming call detection unit 20 as a whole. Functions as a computer that controls The storage unit 42 stores various control programs and data used for various controls.

  The oscillation circuit 43 supplies a clock signal for operation (also used for time measurement) to the control unit 41 and supplies a clock signal for communication (315 MHz) to the modulation unit 44. The modulation unit 44 modulates the clock signal input from the oscillation circuit 43 with the incoming notification signal SA under the control of the control unit 41, and outputs the modulated signal to the wireless transmission unit 45. The wireless transmission unit 45 wirelessly transmits the signal input from the modulation unit 44 via the wire rod 201 functioning as an antenna built in the strap 200, thereby wirelessly transmitting the incoming call notification signal SA.

  FIG. 5 is a front view of the incoming call notification unit 30. The incoming call notification unit 30 includes a main body case 31 and a band 32 to be worn on the user's body (arm). The main body case 31 includes a display unit 33 for displaying various types of information and a plurality of operators 34a to 34a. 34d and LED (Ligt Emitting Diode) 35 are provided. The main body case 31 incorporates a motor 36 in which a weight is eccentrically loaded on the rotating shaft. The rotation of the motor 36 causes the incoming call notification unit 30 to vibrate, and the vibration is transmitted to the user. In the present embodiment, the incoming call notification unit 30 has a function of measuring the time and displaying the current time on the display unit 33, and is configured to be used as a wristwatch.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the incoming call notification unit 30.
The incoming call notification unit 30 includes a wireless reception unit 50, which receives a 315 MHz band wireless signal via the antenna 52 and outputs the wireless signal to the demodulation unit 53 under the control of the control unit 51. The demodulation unit 53 demodulates the incoming call notification signal SA from the reception signal input from the wireless reception unit 50 and outputs it to the control unit 51.

  The control unit 51 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a logical operation circuit, and the like, and functions as a computer that controls the entire incoming call notification unit 30 by executing various control programs stored in the storage unit 54. When the incoming call notification signal SA is received via the wireless reception unit 50, drive control of the notification unit 60 is performed.

  The notification unit (notification unit) 60 includes a notification control unit 61. The notification control unit 61 rotates the motor 36 with the motor driver 62 under the control of the control unit 51, and the LED driver 63 with the LED 35. Is turned on, and the user is notified that there is an incoming call to the mobile phone 100 by vibration by the motor 36 or lighting of the LED 35. Note that the user can set in advance whether the incoming call notification is to be notified by vibration, notification by the lamp (LED 35), or notification by vibration and lamp. Further, the notification unit 60 may include a speaker and a driver for driving the speaker, and a predetermined sound (buzzer sound or melody sound) may be emitted from the speaker to notify the incoming call.

The timer unit (timer means) 56 measures time, and includes an oscillation circuit, a clock counter, a register, and the like. The display unit (display unit) 33 displays time and various information measured by the time measuring unit 56 under the control of the control unit 51, and includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel or a liquid crystal driving circuit. .
The operation unit 55 detects the operation of the above-described operators 34a to 34d and notifies the control unit 51 of the operation, and the control unit 51 measures the time counted by the timer 56 according to the operation of the operators 34a to 34d. Or whether to notify the incoming call notification by vibration or the lamp.

  Next, the operation | movement at the time of the mobile telephone call of the alerting | reporting apparatus 10 is demonstrated. 7 and 8 are flowcharts showing the operation of the incoming call detection unit 20. Here, when the mobile phone 100 receives a voice call, a signal such as a dial number is output from the digital signal input / output terminal 102 after the status signal SC1 of the bit string which is “E0” in hexadecimal notation, and an incoming mail such as mail is received. In this case, a case where the status signal SC1 of the bit string “F20003” in hexadecimal notation is continuously output from the digital signal input / output terminal 102 will be described as an example.

First, in the incoming call detection unit 20, the control unit 41 waits for the input of the status signal SC1 (step S1). When the status signal SC1 is input (step S2), the status signal SC1 is received when a voice call arrives or a mail arrives. It is determined whether or not a status signal (command signal with head “E0” and signal “F20003”) is output (step S3).
Here, if the status signal is not output when a voice call or mail is received (step S3: NO), the control unit 41 proceeds to the process of step S1 and shifts to a standby state for the status signal SC1, while receiving a voice call. 9 or a status signal output when an e-mail is received, a signal having a bit string of “55” in hexadecimal notation is continuously transmitted by the wireless transmission unit 45 for 5 seconds as the incoming notification signal SA as shown in FIG. Wirelessly transmitted (step S4).

  After transmitting the incoming call notification signal SA, the control unit 41 waits for input of the portable operation signal SK, and when the portable operation signal SK is not input within a predetermined period (for example, within 30 seconds) (step S5: NO), the mobile phone 100 A process for inquiring of the operating state is executed (steps S6 and S7). Specifically, the control unit 41 outputs a predetermined command signal SC2 (hereinafter referred to as a portable state confirmation signal A) via the connection terminal 21 (step S6), and is carried from the mobile phone 100 via the connection terminal 21. A status signal SC1 (hereinafter referred to as information signal B) indicating the state of the telephone 100 is input (step S7).

Here, generally, in the mobile phone 100, when there is an incoming voice call or mail and the user has not responded, the display unit 110 (FIG. 1) of the mobile phone 100 indicates that there is a missed call or that there is an unread mail. And a process of waiting for an incoming call confirmation operation (confirming the other party of the incoming call or displaying mail contents) is executed.
The connection state confirmation signal A in the present embodiment is a command signal that can request information on whether there is a missed call or unread mail from the mobile phone 100. For example, the mobile phone 100 receives a missed call. A command signal for requesting information on whether or not there is an unread mail on the display unit 110 of the mobile phone 100 or the mobile phone 100 performs an incoming call confirmation operation And a command signal for requesting information as to whether or not it is in a state of waiting for a mail display operation).

Next, when the information signal B is input from the mobile phone 100 (step S7), the control unit 41 determines whether or not the mobile phone 100 is in an unanswered voice call state or unread mail based on the information signal B. That is, while it is determined whether or not an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed on the mobile phone 100, if the mobile operation signal SK is input (step S5: YES), the mobile phone 100 receives an incoming call based on the mobile operation signal SK. It is determined whether or not a confirmation operation has been performed (step S8).
Here, in the determination process when the portable operation signal SK is input, whether the portable operation signal SK matches the portable operation signal stored in advance and output when the user performs the incoming call confirmation operation. This is done by determining whether or not.

  Next, when an incoming call confirmation operation is not performed on the mobile phone 100 (step S8: YES), the control unit 41 determines that the elapsed time TK from the wireless transmission of the incoming call notification signal SA is a preset maximum notification. It is determined whether or not the time (set time) Tmax has elapsed (step S9), and if the maximum notification time Tmax has not elapsed, the retransmission process of the incoming notification signal SA is started (step S10).

In this retransmission process, as shown in FIG. 10, for example, if the elapsed time TK is within 10 minutes, the control unit 41 wirelessly transmits the incoming notification signal SA at 1-minute intervals, and the elapsed time TK is 10 If it is within ˜60 minutes, the incoming call notification signal SA is wirelessly transmitted at intervals of 5 minutes, and if the elapsed time TK is within 60 to 180 minutes, the incoming call notification signal SA is wirelessly transmitted at intervals of 15 minutes.
Thus, since the retransmission interval of the incoming notification signal SA is gradually changed with time, even if the time for performing this retransmission process is long, the power consumption required for this retransmission process is reduced. The increase can be suppressed.

  After starting this re-transmission process, the control unit 41 proceeds to step S4 after a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes) has elapsed, and waits for an input of the portable operation signal SK. Thereby, the control part 41 repeats the process of step S5-S10, after detecting the incoming call of the mobile telephone 100, and confirms continuously whether the incoming call confirmation operation was performed to the mobile telephone 100. FIG.

If it is determined in step S8 that the mobile phone 100 has received an incoming call confirmation operation (step S8: NO), the control unit 41 retransmits the incoming call notification signal SA if it is being executed. After the process is completed (step S11), the process proceeds to step S1, and the input of the status signal SC1 is awaited.
The control unit 41 also terminates the retransmission process when the elapsed time TK from the wireless transmission of the incoming notification signal SA by the determination in step S9 has exceeded the maximum notification time Tmax (step S9: YES). Then, the process proceeds to step S1. Here, the maximum notification time Tmax is a time that can be changed by the user, and is set to an arbitrary time within a range of 1 to 180 minutes, for example.

In this incoming call detection unit 20, as described above, the first confirmation process for confirming whether or not an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed based on the portable operation signal SK input from the mobile phone 100 (steps S6 to S8). And the second confirmation process (steps S5 and S8) for confirming whether or not an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed by an inquiry to the mobile phone 100, the mobile phone 100 does not output the mobile operation signal SK, Alternatively, it is possible to confirm whether or not the mobile phone 100 has been subjected to an incoming call confirmation operation in any model that does not output information indicating whether the mobile phone 100 is in a state where the incoming call confirmation operation has been performed.
Accordingly, it is possible to execute the retransmission process of the incoming call notification signal SA until the incoming call confirmation operation is performed on the mobile phone 100 or until the maximum notification time Tmax elapses without depending on the model of the mobile phone 100. .
The above is the operation of the incoming call detection unit 20.

Next, the operation of the incoming call notification unit 30 will be described.
In the incoming call notification unit 30, as shown in FIG. 11A, the radio reception unit 50 performs a reception operation for 5 [msec] at a cycle of 1 second under the control of the control unit 51. Since the transmission time (5 seconds) of the incoming call detection unit 20 is longer than the intermittent reception cycle, the incoming call notification unit 30 can reliably receive the incoming call notification signal SA transmitted from the incoming call detection unit 20. It has become.
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 11B, the control unit 51 extends the reception operation period by the wireless reception unit 50 by a predetermined period (for example, 15 [msec]) when detecting the falling of the received signal. The incoming call notification signal SA transmitted from the incoming call detection unit 20 (a bit string signal of “55” in hexadecimal notation) can be reliably received.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the incoming call notification unit 30.
In this incoming call notification unit 30, the control unit 51 waits for reception of a radio signal (step S21). When the radio signal is received (step S22), the control unit 51 determines whether the signal is a bit string signal of “55” in hexadecimal notation. It is determined whether or not it is an incoming call notification signal SA (step S23).
As a result of the determination, if the control unit 51 is not the incoming call notification signal SA (step S23: NO), the control unit 51 proceeds to the process of step S21 and shifts to the standby state. S23: YES), an incoming call notification process is executed (step S24).
Specifically, the control unit 51 causes the notification control unit 61 to supply the drive signal S1a shown in FIG. 13 to the motor 36 or the LED 35 from the motor driver 62 or the LED driver 63, and keeps the motor 36 or the LED 35 for 1 second. Each time it is turned on / off, the incoming call notification unit 30 is vibrated at 1 second intervals, or the LED 35 is blinked at 1 second intervals. The above is the operation of the incoming call notification unit 30.

As described above, in this embodiment, the incoming call detection unit 20 retransmits the incoming call notification signal SA after detecting the incoming call of the mobile phone 100 until the mobile phone 100 performs an incoming call confirmation operation. Even if the incoming call notification unit 30 sometimes cannot receive the incoming call notification signal SA, the incoming call notification signal SA is transmitted until the incoming call notification unit 30 can receive the incoming call notification signal SA, and the user is notified of the incoming call. Even if the user 30 does not notice the incoming notification, the incoming notification is repeated until the user notices the incoming notification. Therefore, the incoming call notification unit 30 can reliably notify the incoming call.
In this embodiment, since communication between the incoming call detection unit 20 and the incoming call notification unit 30 is one-way communication, it is not necessary to provide a transmission circuit and a reception circuit in each unit 20, 30. The configuration of each of the units 20 and 30 can be simplified as compared with the one having a transmission circuit and a reception circuit therein.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when the incoming call detection unit 20 performs an incoming call confirmation operation on the mobile phone 100, the retransmission process of the incoming call notification signal SA is stopped. Can be avoided, and power consumption of the units 20 and 30 can be suppressed.
Furthermore, since the incoming call detection unit 20 gradually increases the retransmission interval of the incoming call notification signal SA as time elapses, the incoming call detection unit 20 promptly notifies the incoming call for a while after the incoming call. It is possible to avoid an increase in power consumption when the time is long, and it is possible to suppress power consumption of the incoming call detection unit 20 by this.

  The above-described embodiments merely show one aspect of the present invention, and can be arbitrarily modified within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the transmission time of the incoming notification signal SA transmitted at the time of retransmission processing is set to be the same (5 seconds) as the transmission time of the incoming notification signal SA transmitted immediately after detection of the incoming call of the mobile phone 100. As described above, the transmission time of the incoming call notification signal SA to be retransmitted is further shortened (for example, 2 seconds) within a range equal to or longer than the reception interval (1 second) of the incoming call notification unit 30 to further reduce power consumption. You may do it.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where only the maximum notification time Tmax can be changed by the user has been described. However, the transmission interval of the incoming notification signal SA at the time of retransmission processing may be changed by the user. In this case, as the maximum notification time Tmax is set shorter, a table in which the maximum notification time Tmax and the transmission interval of the incoming notification signal SA are associated with each other is stored in advance, for example, the transmission interval of the incoming notification signal SA is set shorter. It is preferable that the maximum notification time Tmax and the transmission interval of the incoming notification signal SA can be set according to the correspondence described in this table.

  In this case, for example, when the user rarely leaves the mobile phone 100, the maximum notification time Tmax and the transmission interval of the incoming notification signal SA are set to a short time so that an incoming call can be received at an early timing after the incoming call. When there are many opportunities for the user to leave the mobile phone 100, the user can carry the mobile phone by setting the maximum notification time Tmax and the transmission interval of the incoming notification signal SA to a relatively long time. Even if the telephone 100 is away from the telephone 100 for a long time, it is possible to easily perform setting such that an incoming call can be notified when the mobile phone 100 is returned to the vicinity.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the incoming call notification unit 30 is configured as a wristwatch is illustrated, but it may be configured as an accessory such as a small brooch, pendant, glasses, or may be a card type. Moreover, although the case where the motor 36 and the LED 35 are used as the means for notifying the incoming call has been described, other notifying means can be widely applied.

  Moreover, although the case where communication between the incoming call detection unit 20 and the incoming call notification unit 30 is performed by radio waves has been described in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and ultrasonic wave, electromagnetic induction, or infrared communication is performed. Other communication methods using the above can be widely applied.

  Moreover, although the above-mentioned embodiment demonstrated the case where the control program for controlling the incoming call detection unit 20 and the incoming call alerting | reporting unit 30 was previously memorize | stored in the memory | storage parts 42 and 54 of each unit, this control program is The program may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, or a semiconductor recording medium, and the computer may read and execute the control program from the recording medium. The control program may be downloaded from a distribution server on the communication network.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the alerting | reporting apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a top view of an incoming call detection unit. It is a top view of an incoming call detection unit. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of an incoming call detection unit. It is a front view of an incoming call notification unit. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of an incoming call alerting | reporting unit. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of an incoming call detection unit. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of an incoming call detection unit. It is a figure which shows an example of an incoming call alerting | reporting signal. It is a figure where it uses for description of a re-transmission process. (A) And (b) is a figure where it uses for description of reception operation | movement of an incoming call alerting | reporting unit. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of an incoming call alerting | reporting unit. It is a figure which shows an example of a drive signal.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Notification device, 20 ... Incoming call detection unit (incoming call detection device), 30 ... Incoming call notification unit, 21 ... Connection terminal, 41, 51 ... Control unit, 100 ... Mobile phone, 102 ... Digital signal input / output terminal, 200 ... Strap , SA ... incoming call notification signal, SC1, SC2 ... command signal, SK ... portable operation signal

Claims (13)

In an incoming call detection device that is electrically connected to a mobile phone, detects an incoming call of the mobile phone, and wirelessly transmits an incoming call notification signal to the incoming call notification device.
Confirmation means for confirming whether an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed by the user after the wireless transmission of the incoming call notification signal;
An incoming call detection device comprising: transmission control means for performing retransmission processing of the incoming call notification signal until it is determined by the confirmation means that an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed on the mobile phone.   2. The incoming call detection device according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation unit determines whether an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed on the mobile phone based on a mobile operation signal input from the mobile phone.   The confirmation means outputs a command signal for inquiring the operation state to the mobile phone, and whether or not an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed on the mobile phone based on a signal indicating the operation state input from the mobile phone The incoming call detection device according to claim 1, wherein the incoming call detection device is determined.   4. The incoming call detection device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission control unit retransmits the incoming call notification signal at a predetermined time interval as the retransmission processing.   5. The incoming call detection device according to claim 4, wherein the transmission control means changes a time interval for retransmitting the incoming call notification signal to be longer as time elapses.   When the transmission control unit detects an incoming call of the mobile phone, the transmission control unit cancels the retransmission process of the incoming call notification signal when a preset set time has elapsed after the wireless transmission of the incoming call notification signal for the first time. The incoming call detection device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The incoming call detection device according to claim 6, wherein the set time can be changed by a user.   8. The incoming call detection device according to claim 1, further comprising an incoming call detection unit configured to detect an incoming call of the mobile phone based on a status signal indicating an operation state input from the mobile phone. The incoming call detection device described. An informing device comprising: an incoming call detection device that is electrically connected to a mobile phone, detects an incoming call of the mobile phone and wirelessly transmits an incoming call notification signal; and an incoming call notification device that receives an incoming call notification signal and notifies an incoming call ,
The incoming call detection device is:
Confirmation means for confirming whether an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed by the user after the wireless transmission of the incoming call notification signal;
A notification apparatus, comprising: a transmission control unit that performs retransmission processing of the incoming notification signal until it is determined by the confirmation unit that an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed on the mobile phone.   The notification device according to claim 9, wherein the incoming notification device is configured as a timepiece having time measuring means for measuring time and display means for displaying the time measured. In a control method for an incoming call detection device that is electrically connected to a mobile phone, detects an incoming call of the mobile phone, and wirelessly transmits an incoming call notification signal to the incoming call notification device.
A determination step of determining whether an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed by the user after the wireless transmission of the incoming call notification signal;
A control method for an incoming call detection device, comprising: a retransmission step of performing retransmission processing of the incoming call notification signal until it is determined that an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed on the mobile phone. In a control program for controlling an incoming call detection device that detects an incoming call of a mobile phone and wirelessly transmits an incoming call notification signal by a computer,
Confirmation means for confirming whether or not an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed by the user on the mobile phone after wireless transmission of the incoming call notification signal;
A control program that functions as transmission control means for performing retransmission processing of the incoming notification signal until it is determined by the confirmation means that an incoming call confirmation operation has been performed on the mobile phone.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the control program according to claim 12 is recorded.

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