JP2009194493A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone device and an electronic apparatus preventing a useless incoming call notice in a car. <P>SOLUTION: When a car navigation device and a portable telephone are not in the state of hands-free connection, the portable telephone performs processing of a step S113 to transmit "an incoming telephone call" signal, and the processing of a step S122 is thereby performed in a wristwatch to generate vibration by incoming call notice. However, when the car navigation device and the portable telephone are in the state of hands-free connection, since the portable telephone 2 does not perform the processing of the step S113, determination in a step S121 thereby becomes NO, and the wristwatch 5 makes no vibration even if the portable telephone receives the incoming telephone call. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone device and an electronic apparatus having a communication function with the telephone device.

Conventionally, Patent Document 1 discloses a navigation system that generates a hands-free function by wirelessly connecting a mobile phone and a car navigation device. Patent Document 2 discloses a communication system in which a mobile phone and a wristwatch are wirelessly connected to operate a vibrator in the wristwatch when an incoming call is received to the mobile phone to notify the incoming call.
JP 2001-308984 A JP 2002-125039 A

  However, when a driver wears a wristwatch of the communication system on his arm and drives a vehicle equipped with the navigation system, the mobile phone can be used in a timely manner using the hands-free function. When a call is received, the watch's vibrator is activated to notify the incoming call by vibration. For this reason, an incoming call notification (vibration) by an unnecessary wristwatch during driving becomes uncomfortable and hinders driving.

  The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone device and an electronic apparatus that are configured to prevent unnecessary call notifications in a vehicle.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the telephone device according to the first aspect of the present invention, communication means for communicating with the in-vehicle installation device installed in the vehicle, and when the incoming call is received, the communication means is the in-vehicle installation device. A determination unit configured to determine whether or not communication is possible; and when the determination unit determines that the communication unit is not in a state in which communication with the in-vehicle installation device is possible at the time of the incoming call, a predetermined electronic device And transmitting means for transmitting a signal.

  In the telephone device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the in-vehicle installation device is a car navigation device.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the predetermined electronic device is a wristwatch.

  Further, in the electronic device according to the invention of claim 4, in-vehicle installation in which the notification means, the reception means for receiving an incoming signal transmitted from the mobile phone when an incoming call is received, and the mobile phone are installed in the vehicle Storage means for storing whether or not communication with the device is possible; and when the reception signal is received by the reception means, the mobile phone is not in communication with the in-vehicle installation device in the storage means And a notification control means for operating the notification means.

  In addition, the electronic device according to the invention described in claim 5 is a vibrator that performs notification by vibration.

  In the electronic device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the in-vehicle installation device is a car navigation device.

  The electronic apparatus according to the invention described in claim 7 is characterized in that it can be worn on the arm of a human body.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent unnecessary incoming call notifications in the vehicle during driving or the like, thereby preventing inconvenience caused by unnecessary incoming call notifications and inconveniences that hinder driving. be able to.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. This system includes a car navigation device 1, a mobile phone 2 connected to the car navigation device 1 by a Bluetooth (registered trademark) system and a proximity wireless connection using the Bluetooth 2 (registered trademark) system. The wristwatch 5 is made up of. The car navigation device 1 has a configuration capable of generating a hands-free function by making a hands-free connection with the mobile phone 2 by the proximity wireless communication. The wristwatch 5 includes a main body case 51 and a wristband 52 that is attached to both sides of the main body case, and can be worn on the arm of a human body.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the mobile phone 2. The mobile phone 2 is provided with a control unit 21 that controls each unit. The control unit 21 is connected with a call speaker 22, a display unit 23, a key 24, a microphone 25, and a call / music generation speaker 26. ing. Further, a transmission / reception unit 28, a sound source 29, a reception data storage unit 30, and an I / F unit 31 to which an antenna 27 is connected are connected to the control unit 21.

  The speaker 26 serves both for calling and for generating musical sounds, and generates a ringing melody (so-called ringtone) when receiving a call. The transmission / reception unit 28 performs wireless communication with the base station via the antenna 27. Waveform data is stored in the sound source 29. By reading out the waveform data at a speed according to the designated pitch, musical tone data of the designated pitch is generated. The received data storage unit 30 stores received mail data, and the I / F unit 31 is an interface unit for inputting / outputting data to / from other devices such as the PC.

  The control unit 21 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The CPU operates according to a program stored in the ROM while using the RAM as a work area, thereby controlling each unit and processing necessary for the mobile phone 2. Execute. That is, the control unit 21 makes a call processing for transmitting a call signal for calling another telephone terminal from the transmission / reception unit 28 to the telephone line network, and a speaker when the call signal is transmitted from the base station. When a user inputs an instruction to connect the mobile phone 2 to the telephone line network in response to the generation of the ring tone, the mobile phone 2 is connected via the transmission / reception unit 28 to the telephone line network. When a call with the other party becomes possible, a voice signal input by the user from the microphone 25 is transmitted from the transceiver unit 28 to the base station side, and a voice is generated from the speaker 22 by the received voice signal. The processing to be executed is executed. The control unit 21 also executes processing for accessing a server and downloading content via a telephone line network and the Internet.

  In addition, a UART (universal asynchronous receiver transmitter) 32 is connected to the control unit 21, and the UART 32 is connected to the antenna 34 via the Bluetooth module 33. Therefore, as described above, the mobile phone 2 is connected to the Bluetooth 2. By the (registered trademark) system, the car navigation apparatus 1 is connected by proximity wireless connection.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the wristwatch 5. The wristwatch 5 includes a CPU 53 that controls each unit, and a clock circuit 54, drivers 55 to 58, a UART 59, a ROM 60, a RAM 61, and a switch 62 are connected to the CPU 53. The clock circuit 54 includes a transmission and frequency dividing circuit. Based on the pulse signal input from the frequency dividing circuit, the clock circuit 54 generates a current time including the month, day of the week, and date and time and supplies the current time to the CPU 53. The driver 55 drives the LCD 63 disposed on the upper surface of the main body case 51 in the wristwatch 5, and causes the LCD 63 to display the current time and other various data generated by the clock circuit 54 according to the drive signal from the CPU 53. The driver 56 drives a vibration motor 64 disposed inside the main body of the wristwatch 5, the driver 57 drives the LED 65 disposed on the upper surface of the main body of the wristwatch 5, and the driver 58 drives the piezo 66.

  The UART 59 is connected to the antenna 68 via the Bluetooth module 67. Therefore, as described above, the wristwatch 5 is connected to the mobile phone 2 in a close proximity wireless manner by the Bluetooth (registered trademark) system. The ROM 60 stores a program shown by a flowchart to be described later, and the RAM 61 is used as a work area when the CPU 53 executes processing based on this program. The switch 62 has various switch buttons arranged on the periphery of the main body of the wristwatch 5, and inputs operation information of these switch buttons to the CPU 53.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment according to the above configuration will be described. FIG. 4A is a flowchart showing an operation at the start of the car navigation apparatus 1. When the engine of the vehicle on which the car navigation device 1 is mounted is turned on, the car navigation device 1 turns on the power (step S101). Further, the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 are connected by close proximity wireless connection to form a hands-free connection state (step S102).

  FIG. 4B is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the incoming call processing of the mobile phone 2. It is determined whether or not there is an incoming call to the mobile phone 2 (step S111). If there is an incoming call, it is determined whether or not the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 are in a hands-free connection (step S112). If the result of this determination is that the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 are not in a hands-free connection (step S112; NO), a “call incoming” signal is transmitted to the wristwatch 5 by the proximity radio (step S113).

  However, as a result of the determination in step S112, when the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 are in hands-free connection (step S112; YES), the processing in step S113 is not executed. Therefore, when the car navigation apparatus 1 and the mobile phone 2 are in a hands-free connection, the “call incoming” signal is not transmitted to the wristwatch 5.

  FIG. 4C is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the wristwatch 5. As described above, it is constantly monitored whether or not the “call incoming” signal transmitted from the mobile phone 2 has been received (step S121). If a “call incoming” signal is received, an incoming call notification process is executed to vibrate the vibration motor 64 with a preset vibration pattern, or turn on the LED 65 with a preset lighting pattern. Make it blink.

  Therefore, when the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 are not in a hands-free connection state, the mobile phone 2 executes the process of step S113 and transmits a “call incoming” signal. The process of step S122 is executed and vibration due to incoming call notification occurs. However, when the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 are in a hands-free connection state, the mobile phone 2 does not execute the process of step S113. Even if the telephone 2 receives a telephone call, the wristwatch 5 (vibration motor 64) does not vibrate.

  In other words, when the driver wears the wristwatch 5 on his arm and carries the mobile phone 2 and drives the vehicle on which the car navigation device 1 is mounted, the call can be started in a timely manner using the hands-free function. The wristwatch 5 does not vibrate even when the mobile phone 2 receives an incoming call. Therefore, it is possible to prevent inconvenience that the driver becomes uncomfortable or obstructs driving due to the vibration caused by the incoming call notification of the unnecessary watch 5 during driving.

  FIG. 4D is a flowchart showing the operation at the end of the car navigation apparatus 1. When the engine of the vehicle on which the car navigation device 1 is mounted is turned off, the car navigation device 1 disconnects the proximity wireless connection with the mobile phone 2 and disconnects the hands-free operation (step S131). Thereafter, the car navigation device 1 is turned off (step S132).

  As described above, when the engine is turned off, the hands-free operation of the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 is disconnected in step S132. Henceforth, the determination in step S112 is always NO in the mobile phone 2, and A “call incoming” signal is sent. Accordingly, in the wristwatch 5, the determination in step S121 is YES according to this, and an incoming call notification is given (step S122). Therefore, after getting off, the incoming call system including the mobile phone 2 and the wristwatch 5 can properly notify the incoming call to the mobile phone 2 on the wristwatch 5 side.

  (Second Embodiment)

  FIG. 5A is a flowchart showing an operation at the start of the car navigation apparatus 1. When the engine of the vehicle on which the car navigation device 1 is mounted is turned on, the car navigation device 1 turns on the power (step S201). In addition, the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 are connected by proximity wireless connection to form a hands-free connection state (step S202).

  FIG. 5B is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of processing when the mobile phone 2 is connected to the hands-free. When a hands-free connection state with the car navigation device 1 is formed in step S202, the mobile phone 2 transmits a “vibration mode OFF” signal to the wristwatch 5 (step S211).

  FIG. 5C is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the incoming call processing of the mobile phone 2. It is determined whether or not there is an incoming call to the mobile phone 2 (step S211). If there is an incoming call, a “call incoming” signal is transmitted to the wristwatch 5 (step S222). That is, in this embodiment, regardless of whether the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 are connected hands-free or not, the mobile phone 2 always calls the wristwatch 5 when a call is received. Send "incoming" signal.

  FIG. 5D is a flowchart showing the operation at the end of the car navigation apparatus 1. When the engine of the vehicle on which the car navigation device 1 is mounted is turned off, the car navigation device 1 disconnects the proximity wireless connection with the mobile phone 2 and disconnects the hands-free operation (step S231). Thereafter, the car navigation device 1 is turned off (step S232).

  FIG. 5E is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the processing at the time of hands-free disconnection of the mobile phone 2. When the hands-free operation with the car navigation device 1 is disconnected in step S231, the mobile phone 2 transmits a “vibration mode ON” signal to the wristwatch 5 (step S241).

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the reception processing procedure of the wristwatch 5. It is determined whether or not the “vibration mode ON” signal transmitted from the mobile phone 2 has been received (step S251). Therefore, if the hands-free operation between the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 is disconnected as described above and the “vibration mode ON” signal is transmitted from the mobile phone 2 in step S241, the determination in step S251 is YES. It becomes. Therefore, the process proceeds from step S251 to step S252, and the CPU 53 sets a flag stored in the RAM 31 to turn on the vibration mode.

  Further, it is determined whether or not the “vibration mode OFF” signal transmitted from the mobile phone 2 has been received (step S253). Therefore, when the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 are connected hands-free as described above, and the “vibration mode OFF” signal is transmitted from the mobile phone 2 in step S211, the determination in step S253 is YES. . Therefore, the process proceeds from step S253 to step S254, and the CPU 53 resets the flag stored in the RAM 31 and turns off the vibration mode.

  Further, it is determined whether or not a “call incoming” signal transmitted from the mobile phone has been received (step S255). If the “call incoming” signal is received, it is determined whether or not the vibration mode is ON based on the state of the flag stored in the RAM 31 (step S256). If the vibration mode is ON, the incoming call notification process is executed to vibrate the vibration motor 64 with a preset vibration pattern, or the LED 65 blinks with a preset lighting pattern. Operate (step S257).

  That is, when the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 are not in a hands-free connection state, and therefore the vibration mode is ON, the wristwatch 5 performs the process of step S257 and generates vibration due to the incoming call notification. become. However, when the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 are in a hands-free connection state, and thus the vibration mode is OFF, the mobile phone 2 does not execute the process of step S257. Accordingly, the wristwatch 5 does not vibrate even when the mobile phone 2 receives a call.

  In other words, when the driver wears the wristwatch 5 on his arm and carries the mobile phone 2 and drives the vehicle on which the car navigation device 1 is mounted, the call can be started in a timely manner using the hands-free function. The wristwatch 5 does not vibrate even when the mobile phone 2 receives an incoming call. Therefore, it is possible to prevent inconvenience that the driver becomes uncomfortable or obstructs driving due to the vibration caused by the incoming call notification of the unnecessary watch 5 during driving.

  When the engine is turned off, the hands-free operation of the car navigation device 1 and the mobile phone 2 is disconnected in step S231, a “vibration mode ON” signal is transmitted in step S241, and the vibration mode is set to ON in step S252. Therefore, the determination in step S256 is always YES in the mobile phone 2, and the wristwatch 5 performs incoming call notification. Therefore, after getting off the vehicle after the engine is turned off, the incoming call system including the mobile phone 2 and the wristwatch 5 can appropriately notify the incoming call to the mobile phone 2 on the wristwatch 5 side.

  In the present embodiment, the wristwatch 5 is shown as an electronic device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to other electronic devices such as an electronic notebook or a calculator.

1 is a configuration diagram of a system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of a mobile telephone. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of a wristwatch. (A) is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of engine ON of the car navigation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, (B) is a flowchart showing a procedure for receiving an incoming call notification of a cellular phone, and (C) is a wristwatch receiving process. The flowchart which shows a procedure, (D) is a flowchart which shows the process sequence at the time of the engine OFF of a car navigation apparatus. (A) is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of engine ON of the car navigation device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, (B) is a flowchart showing a processing procedure at the time of hands-free connection of a mobile phone, and (C) is a mobile phone. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the car navigation apparatus is turned off, and FIG. 5E is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the mobile phone is hands-free disconnected. It is a flowchart which shows the reception processing procedure of the wristwatch in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car navigation apparatus 2 Mobile phone 5 Wristwatch 21 Control part 31 RAM
32 Bluetooth module 32 UART
33 Antenna 51 Body Case 52 Wristband 53 CPU
54 Clock circuit 55-58 Driver 59 UART
60 ROM
61 RAM
62 switch 63 LCD
64 Vibration motor 65 LED
67 Bluetooth module 68 Antenna

Claims (7)

A communication means for communicating with an in-vehicle installation device installed in the vehicle;
Determining means for determining whether or not the communication means is in a state of being communicable with the in-vehicle installation device when receiving an incoming call;
A transmission means for transmitting a signal to a predetermined electronic device when the determination means determines that the communication means is not communicable with the in-vehicle installation device at the time of the incoming call; Phone equipment to do.   The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the in-car installation device is a car navigation device.   3. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined electronic device is a wristwatch. Notification means;
A receiving means for receiving an incoming signal transmitted from a mobile phone when an incoming call is received;
Storage means for storing whether or not the mobile phone is in a state of being communicable with an in-vehicle installation device installed in the vehicle;
A notification control unit that operates the notification unit when the storage unit stores that the mobile phone is not in a state of being communicable with the in-vehicle installation device when the reception unit receives the incoming signal; An electronic device comprising:   The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the notification unit is a vibrator that performs notification by vibration.   6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the in-car installation device is a car navigation device.   7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, 5 or 6, wherein the electronic apparatus can be attached to a human arm.

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