JP2006229415A - Portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone capable of easily preventing a reception interruption when starting an application on which a user intends to concentrate. <P>SOLUTION: The portable telephone has an automatic mode-transition setting means having a normal receivable mode and an off-line mode conducting no reception by stopping the transmission of radio waves, or an absent mode conducting an absent processing in the case of a reception and setting the off-line mode or the absent mode during the operation of the application. The portable telephone further has an application starting means for storing contents set by the automatic mode-transition setting means and starting the application by selection instruction, and an automatic mode-transition discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the settings of the off-line mode or the absent mode are stored in the setting-data storage on the basis of the selection instruction at the application starting means. When the off-line mode or the absent mode is discriminated by the automatic mode-transition discriminating means, a mode can be transferred automatically from the normal mode to the off-line mode or the absent mode when the application is started. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone provided with a normal mode in which a call can be received, and an offline mode in which transmission of radio waves is stopped and no incoming call is made, or an absent mode in which absence processing is performed when a call is received.

In general, in addition to the normal mode (online mode) in which mobile phones can receive and send calls, send and receive e-mails, and connect to the Internet, stop sending radio waves and make outgoing calls other than incoming calls and emergency calls, send and receive e-mails Offline mode that does not connect to the Internet, etc. In addition, when a call is received, a response message is sent as the absence of the user (cannot answer the call), or the response or answering machine depends on the carrier of the mobile phone (in this application, Such processing is referred to as “absence processing”.) An absence mode is provided (see Patent Document 1). Off-line mode is convenient when users use functions that do not involve communication while taking care not to adversely affect the surrounding electronic devices. Absence mode is useful when the user is driving a car. It is convenient to send a response message to that effect (hereinafter referred to as “drive mode” as the absence mode for “running”). This is effective when an application that you do not want to be interrupted by an incoming call interrupt is running.
That is, for example, when a user starts a video shooting application with a camera-equipped mobile phone to shoot a video, or starts a memo application and inputs a memo to prevent forgetting When there is an incoming voice call or mail in normal mode, the work is interrupted or the user's mind is killed. In order to avoid such a situation, the user can switch from normal mode to offline mode or absent mode one by one prior to the work he / she wants to concentrate on, which can prevent interruption of incoming calls. Since this operation is cumbersome for the user, the work to be concentrated on is eventually forced to remain in the normal mode.
JP 2004-80308 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a mobile phone that can easily prevent an incoming call interruption when an application that a user wants to concentrate on (an application corresponding to a task that the user wants to concentrate on) is activated. The purpose is to provide.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the mobile phone of the present invention according to claim 1 has a normal mode in which incoming calls can be made, and an offline mode in which transmission of radio waves is stopped and no incoming calls are performed, or an absent mode in which absence processing is performed when an incoming call is received. An automatic mode transition setting unit configured to set the offline mode or the absence mode during operation of an application, and a setting data storage unit that stores contents set by the automatic mode transition setting unit Determining whether the setting of the offline mode or the absence mode is stored in the setting data storage unit based on the selection instruction to the application activation unit Automatic mode transition discriminating means for performing off-off by the automatic mode transition discriminating means. Wherein the automatic transition to the in-mode or the unattended setting the normal mode and determines at the start of the application of the off-line mode or the unattended mode.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mobile phone according to the first aspect, further comprising transition mode canceling means for automatically transitioning from the offline mode or the absence mode to the normal mode when the application ends. And

  According to the mobile phone of the present invention, when a predetermined application is started, the normal mode is automatically changed to the offline mode or the absence mode, and the user can specify the predetermined application. By designating the application that the person wants to concentrate on as a predetermined application in advance, it automatically switches from the normal mode to the offline mode or the absence mode without performing the mode transition operation every time the application that the organization wants to concentrate on is started, It is possible to easily prevent an incoming call interruption when starting an application to be dedicated.

The mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an automatic mode transition setting unit configured to set an offline mode or an absence mode during operation of an application, and setting data for storing contents set by the automatic mode transition setting unit A storage unit, an application activation unit that activates an application according to a selection instruction, and an automatic that determines whether the setting of the offline mode or the absence mode is stored in the setting data storage unit based on the selection instruction to the application activation unit Mode transition discriminating means. When the automatic mode transition discriminating means discriminates the setting of the offline mode or the absent mode, the mode is automatically changed from the normal mode to the offline mode or the absent mode when the application is activated. According to the present embodiment, by designating an application that the user wants to concentrate on as a predetermined application, it is possible to switch from the normal mode to the offline mode or absence without performing a mode transition operation for each activation of the application that the user wants to concentrate on. Since it automatically switches to the mode, it is possible to easily prevent an incoming call interruption when starting an application to be dedicated.
According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the mobile phone according to the first embodiment includes transition mode canceling means for automatically transitioning from the offline mode or the absence mode to the normal mode when the application is terminated. According to the present embodiment, when the user finishes the application he / she wants to concentrate on, the mode is automatically switched from the offline mode or the absence mode to the normal mode, so the user performs a mode transition operation for returning to the normal mode. This is unnecessary, and forgetting to return to the normal mode from the offline mode or the absence mode can be prevented.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The mobile phone 1 includes a display unit 2, a key operation unit 3, a wireless unit 4, a camera 5, a program code storage unit 6, a setting data storage unit 7, and a control unit 8.
The display unit 2 is made of liquid crystal or organic EL, and displays an incoming call number, outgoing call number, contents of transmitted / received mail, a web page, an operation menu, a standby screen, and the like. The key operation unit 3 is a general term for a numeric keypad for inputting numbers (and characters) and a function key to which various functions are assigned. The user operates the key operation unit 3 while looking at the display unit 2, so that the cellular phone 1 You can use and set various functions.
The wireless unit 4 is used for transmission / reception of communication radio waves, and the camera 5 is used for still image shooting and moving image shooting. The program code storage unit 6 stores various application programs corresponding to various functions of the mobile phone 1, and the setting data storage unit 7 stores various data customized and set by the user. The control unit 8 is constituted by a CPU or the like, and integrally controls the above-described units. The control unit 8 includes an automatic mode transition setting unit 81 that sets an offline mode or an absence mode during operation of the application, an application activation unit 82 that activates the application according to a selection instruction, and a selection instruction to the application activation unit 82. Based on the automatic mode transition determining means 83 for determining whether or not the setting of the offline mode or the absent mode is stored in the setting data storage unit 7 and automatically transitioning from the offline mode or the absent mode to the normal mode when the application ends. Transition mode canceling means 84.

This mobile phone 1 has a normal mode (online mode) in which incoming / outgoing calls, mail transmission / reception, Internet connection, etc. are possible, and transmission of radio waves by the wireless unit 4 is stopped, outgoing calls other than incoming calls and emergency calls, and mail transmission / reception And an offline mode that does not connect to the Internet or the like, and a drive mode that performs a process such as sending a response message indicating that the driver is operating as an absence process when an incoming call is received. Further, in the mobile phone 1, when a predetermined application is activated, the normal mode is automatically changed (shifted) to the offline mode or the drive mode, and the user can specify the predetermined application.
Specifically, when the user operates the key operation unit 3 to call a setting function, the control unit 8 displays a setting menu for setting the mobile phone 1 on the display unit 2. Here, when the user selects the automatic mode transition setting menu from the setting menu items and specifies and sets the combination of the application and the mode that automatically transitions when the application starts, the automatic mode transition setting The means 81 sets the offline mode or the absent mode during the operation of the application. The contents set by the automatic mode transition setting means 81 are stored in the setting data storage unit 7. Here, the mode that can be specified in the automatic mode transition setting menu is the offline mode or the drive mode here, but when the mobile phone 1 has another mode as the absence mode, that mode may also be specified.

Next, the flow of transition processing will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the mode transition process of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
After the above presetting is performed, when the user operates the key operation unit 3 to specify activation of an arbitrary application (step 1), the application is activated by the application activation means 82. Based on the selection instruction to the application activation unit 82, the automatic mode transition determination unit 83 refers to the data relating to the automatic mode transition setting stored in the setting data storage unit 7, and stores the setting of the offline mode or the absent mode. If the mode transition is set for the designated application, the mode is changed from the normal mode to the mode (offline mode or drive mode) (step 3). When this mode transition is completed, the application activation means 82 activates a program corresponding to the application designated from the application programs stored in the program code storage unit 6 (step 4). On the other hand, if mode transition is not set for the designated application in step 2, the process proceeds to step 4 without performing mode transition.

For example, in the case where the offline mode is set for an application for shooting a movie by the camera 5 (hereinafter referred to as “camera application”), when the user designates activation of the camera application, the application activation unit 82 selects the camera application. Simultaneously with the start-up (strictly before the start-up, as described above), the normal mode is switched to the off-line mode, and the processing for the wireless unit 4 is stopped. Thus, even if the user does not perform a mode transition operation every time the camera application is started, the normal switching from the normal mode to the offline mode is performed, thereby easily preventing an incoming call interruption when starting the camera application. be able to.
In addition, if the camera application is set to drive mode instead of offline mode, when there is an incoming voice call while the camera application is running, a response message indicating that the driver is currently driving will flow, If there is a call, it will be treated as a missed call in any case without receiving notification to the user, and the user will immediately know that there was an incoming voice call or mail while using the application. And high convenience can be obtained.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the mode transition process of the mobile phone according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, the mobile phone 1 is set to automatically transition from the offline mode or the absence mode to the normal mode when a predetermined application ends.
That is, when the user operates the key operation unit 3 to specify the end of the application (step 5), the control unit 8 ends the application (step 6) and the automatic mode transition stored in the setting data storage unit 7 Reference is made to data relating to the setting (step 7). If the mode transition is set for the application, the mode (offline mode or drive mode) set by the transition mode canceling means 84 is changed to the normal mode (step 8), and the control unit 8 is wireless. The process for the unit 4 is resumed. At this time, instead of the control unit 8 referring to the setting data storage unit 7 in step 7, it is determined whether or not the mode at that time is the normal mode. You may decide to change to mode. However, in such a configuration, the normal mode is always set when the application ends.
In the mobile phone according to the present embodiment, when the user exits an application to be dedicated, such as a camera application, the mode is automatically switched from the offline mode or the absence mode to the normal mode. It is not necessary to perform this operation, and forgetting to return to the normal mode from the offline mode or the absence mode can be prevented.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. For example, in each of the above embodiments, a plurality of combinations of an application and a mode for automatically transitioning are prepared, and the user can select one or more of the combinations. However, the user may be able to specify the application and the mode for automatic transition independently.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a multifunctional mobile phone that has not only a voice call but also other functions (camera shooting, etc.).

The block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone by Example 1 of this invention. The flowchart which shows the mode transition process of the mobile telephone by Example 1 of this invention. 7 is a flowchart showing mode transition processing of a mobile phone according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile phone 2 Display part 3 Key operation part 4 Radio | wireless part 5 Camera 6 Program code memory | storage part 7 Setting data memory | storage part 8 Control part

Claims (2)

A mobile phone having a normal mode capable of receiving a call, an offline mode in which transmission of radio waves is stopped and no incoming call is performed, or an absent mode in which absence processing is performed when an incoming call is received,
Automatic mode transition setting means for setting the offline mode or the absent mode during operation of the application, a setting data storage unit for storing the contents set by the automatic mode transition setting means, and starting the application by a selection instruction And an automatic mode transition determining unit that determines whether the setting of the offline mode or the absence mode is stored in the setting data storage unit based on the selection instruction to the application starting unit. Have
When the automatic mode transition determining means determines the setting of the offline mode or the absent mode, the mobile phone automatically transitions from the normal mode to the offline mode or the absent mode when the application is activated. The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising transition mode canceling means for automatically transitioning from the offline mode or the absence mode to the normal mode when the application is terminated.

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