JP3083956B2 - Selective radio call receiver - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a selective radio call receiver, and more particularly, to discriminates received data into a call message and information transmitted from a paging service company, and changes the call message by a switch operation by a user. / Can be updated, but the information from the paging service company pertains to the selective paging receiver that has been disabled from user operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional display-type selective paging receiver,
Receiving a call message following the ring signal,
It is stored in the storage means and displayed. Alternatively, it is possible to read and display / delete a received message from the storage means by operating a switch. Known documents describing a conventional selective call receiver include, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-288.
733 publication. In this publication, a plurality of individual number information is set in an individual number setting means so that important message information can be protected from erasure without requiring a specific operation, and is included in the received selective call signal. The message information is stored in the message information storage unit in association with the individual number information set by the individual number setting unit, and stored in association with the specific individual number information among the message information stored in the message information storage unit. The deletion of only the message information is automatically prohibited. That is,
There has been proposed a selective call receiving apparatus that automatically inhibits erasure of only message information stored in association with specific individual number information among message information stored in a memory.

In Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-36455, at least a frame synchronizing signal, a selective calling signal, a control signal, and a message are provided so that registration, change, and deletion of a common address can be performed by a predetermined code. In the reception of the call signal configured in the order of the signal, the content of the message is decoded in a predetermined format corresponding to the code in accordance with the predetermined code of the control signal, and the received signal is transmitted to the receiver as a common address. A means for registering or changing is provided. In other words, there is provided a means for displaying the content of a succeeding message in a predetermined format corresponding to the code in accordance with a predetermined code of a control signal in the call number. Machine has been proposed.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional selective radio call receiver, a message to be widely notified to the user (for example, a notice of stoppage of the center system, etc.) and a paging service company such as an advertisement / advertisement are provided. When a message transmitted as center information is transmitted, it cannot be distinguished whether the transmitted message is a call message or information from a paging service company. Since the display / erase operation is left to the user, there is a drawback that the user cannot sufficiently see it, contrary to the intention of the center.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 3-36455 describes a means for transmitting a control signal during a call signal and setting a display format of a subsequent message. It is up to you, and of course you can't distinguish between message and information types. Further, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 4-288733 discloses a method of automatically prohibiting erasure of only message information stored in association with specific individual number information among message information stored in a memory. It is thought to prevent loss,
The specific message information received is only stored in the memory, and the user has to select a message from the plurality of stored specific message information. May not be obtained. In addition, if message information for which erasure is prohibited is accumulated in the storage unit, the memory may be insufficient.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and in order to show the center information from a paging service company to users widely, information transmitted from the paging service company is displayed and selected / changed by the user. It is an object of the present invention to provide a selective paging receiver in which information is efficiently transmitted by not allowing the user to perform the operation.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides: (1) receiving means for receiving its own selected call number and data subsequent to the selected call number; and a display for displaying the received data. Means for determining whether the received data is a paging message or information from a paging service company based on the judgment information added to the received data in the display-type selective paging receiver having means for storing received data. It has a judgment means, sent from the paging company for information from the paging service company
Control by the received control information ,
(2) In the above (1), the judgment information is transmitted as a specific calling number , and further (3) the
(1) or (2) , characterized in that the display unit is provided with a display unit capable of dividing the display unit into a call message display area and an information display area from a paging service company.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a selective paging receiver according to the present invention, comprising: a judging means for judging whether received data is a call message or information from a paging service company based on judgment information transmitted; and a switch for displaying a call message. can be controlled by the operation, with respect to the display of information from the paging service company, and a control means for controlling the control information transmitted from the paging company, also, from the call message display area paging service company display unit Display section that can be divided into the information display areas. The display of the call message can be controlled by the user's switch operation, but the display of information from the paging service company cannot be controlled by the user. Therefore, if the present invention is used, information from a paging service company can be efficiently and widely notified to users.

[0009]

Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of a selective paging receiver according to the present invention. In the drawing, 11 is an antenna, 12 is a high-frequency receiving section, 13 is a signal detecting section, 14 is control means, 15 Is a judgment means, and 16 is a ROM (Read Only)
Memory, 17 is a storage means, 17a is a call message storage section, 17b is a center information storage section, 17c is a center information display control information recording section, 18 is a display control means,
19 is a display, 20 is a switch group, and 21 is a speaker.

[0010] The radio signal received by the antenna 11 passes through the high-frequency receiver 12 and is demodulated into a digital signal by the signal detector 13. Next, the calling number demodulated by the control means 14 is compared with the calling number written in the ROM 16. When a match is detected, the message information represented by the message signal following the calling number is read, and this information is sent to the storage means 17 and stored in the storage unit.
The speaker 21 sounds. Further, a signal is sent to the display control means 18 and a message is displayed on the display 19. The calling of the message after receiving the message is performed by the control unit 1.
4 is performed by a switch group 20 having a recall switch, a scroll button, and the like connected to the switch 4. In this embodiment, RO
A plurality of different call numbers can be stored in M16, and the received data is classified by the judging means 15 into a call message and information transmitted from the paging service company (hereinafter, referred to as center information), center information display control information,
It is characterized in that it is stored in the call message storage unit 17a, the center information storage unit 17b, and the center information display control information storage unit 17c in the storage unit 17, respectively.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation at the time of data reception in the selective paging receiver according to the present invention. Hereinafter, description will be made in order according to each step (S). First, the process starts from the standby state in step S20, and when data is received in step S21, coincidence between the call number received in step S22 and the call number stored in the ROM 16 is detected. If a match is detected, the process proceeds to step S23.
Return to 0.

In step S23, the type of the received data is determined. Here, if it is determined that the data is a call message, the process proceeds to step S24, and if it is determined that the data is center information, the process proceeds to step S26. As a criterion at this time, when the center information is distinguished by a dedicated call number, or by the decision information transmitted in the received data (for example, the center information is distinguished by a numeric arrangement of the upper 8 bits of the decision information area) Etc.), etc.

If it is determined that the received data is a call message, the received message is stored in the storage unit 17a in step S24, and then the speaker is sounded in step S25 to notify the user that the message has been received. The process returns to the waiting state step S20. On the other hand, when it is determined that the received data is the center information, it is determined in step S26 whether the received data includes the center information display control information, and if the display control information is present, the process proceeds to step S27. Move, display control information to 17
The information is stored in the center information display control information storage unit c, and the process proceeds to step S28.

If the display control information does not exist in step S26, the process proceeds to step S28. Step S28
Then, the received center information is stored in the storage unit 17b,
Thereafter, the speaker is sounded in S29 to inform the user that there is center information, and the standby state step S20
Return to In steps S25 and S29, the control means 14 uses a method of differentiating the type of received data by using different speaker sounds according to the type of information. Of course, the same sound may be used. Also, Table示制control information may also be written in the storage unit 17c in advance by the manufacturer, therefore, step S26, S27 it is clear that omitted.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show an embodiment of a processing procedure when a recall button is pressed from a standby state to call data received by using the selective paging receiver of the present invention .
It is a flowchart figure which shows . Hereinafter, description will be made in order according to each step (S).

First, when the recall button is pressed in step S31, the center information is stored in the storage unit 1 in step S32.
It is determined whether or not it is stored in 7b. If the center information is stored, the operation shifts to an operation of reading the information in step S33. If the center information is not stored, the operation shifts to step S37. The read center information is displayed on the display unit 1 in accordance with the display control information (for example, always displaying the last received center information) stored in the center information display control information storage unit 17c in the storage means in step S34.
9 shows the center information.

The center information display control information storage section 17
The contents of the information stored in c include, for example, setting of a time-out period; the control unit 14 has a function of counting the display time. For example, if the time-out period is set to 30 seconds, 3 without being pressed
The data displayed for 0 seconds is deleted from the display unit 19. Setting of the number of display times; the control means 14 has a function of counting the number of display times, and the counted number of display times can be stored together with the information in the center information storage section 17b, and the center information indicated by the set number of times is deleted from the center information storage section 17b. I do.

Setting of total display time; control means 14
Has a function of counting the total display time for one center information, and the total of the counted display time can be stored together with the information in the center information storage unit 17b. Erase from Display until the center information is updated may be considered. As described above, in any case, the user cannot reset the center information by operating the switch. In addition, as a method of transmitting the table示制your information,
At the time of data reception in step S21 of FIG. 2, a method of transmitting the data together with the center information,
For example, a method of individually transmitting the information later can be considered.

After the center information is displayed, if the scroll button has not been pressed for a certain period of time, the process returns to the standby state step S30 due to a timeout in step S36. If the scroll button is pressed in step S35, the process proceeds to step S37. In step S37, it is determined whether or not the call message is stored in the storage unit 17a, and if so, the message is read from the storage unit 17a in step S38. If it is not stored, the process returns to the standby state. The message read in step S38 is displayed on the display 19 in step S39. When the scroll button is pressed in this state (step S40),
The process moves to step S42 for determining whether there is a continuation of the displayed message.

On the other hand, if the scroll button is not depressed, the process proceeds to step S41 for judging whether or not a timeout has occurred. If there is a continuation of the displayed call message,
In step S43, the continuation is read out and displayed in step S39. If there is no continuation, the process proceeds to step S44, and it is determined whether there is a call message other than the displayed message. If there is a call message, the process moves to step S45, where the next message is read out and displayed in step S39. On the other hand, if there is no message other than the message being displayed, the process returns to the standby state. The above is the operation flow when the recall button is pressed from the standby state.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts of the scroll operation. When the display 19 cannot display one center information at a time, the display continues according to the scroll method stored in the control means 14 of the receiver. FIG.
Is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a processing procedure when a scroll button is pressed when there is a continuation of the displayed center information in the selective radio call receiver of the present invention.
FIG . Hereinafter, description will be made in order according to each step (S).

When the scroll button is pressed in step S35 in FIG. 3, the process proceeds to step S51 for determining whether there is a continuation of the displayed center information. If it is determined that there is a continuation, the continuation is read out in step S52. Step S34
Is displayed, and if it is determined that there is no continuation, the procedure moves to step S37 to confirm the existence of the call message.
The above is an example of a method in which the user manually scrolls the display screen when there is a continuation in the displayed center information.

FIG. 6 shows that the control means 14 has a function of counting the display time of one screen when there is a continuation of the center information being displayed in the selective paging receiver of the present invention . If it is set, the display screen is automatically scrolled after 5 seconds , and one of the processing procedures for displaying the continuation is performed.
It is a flowchart figure which shows an Example . Hereinafter, description will be made in order according to each step (S).

After the center information is displayed in step S34 in FIG. 3, it is determined in step S61 whether or not there is a continuation of the displayed center information.
2 displays the continuation. If there is no continuation, step S3
Move to step 5, and if the scroll button is pressed, step S
If the button is not pressed, the process proceeds to the timeout check mode, step S36, and thereafter, the same display procedure as in FIG. 4 is performed. As described above, the display control in FIGS. 5 and 6 is of course based on the information stored in the center information display control information 17c.

FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing one example of an operation procedure when the pressed recall button standby state in the selected radio paging receiver of the present invention. Hereinafter, description will be made in order according to the step (S).

First, starting from the standby state of step S70, when the recall button is pressed in step S71, it is determined whether or not the center information is stored in the storage unit 17b. If the center information is stored, the process proceeds to step S73, and if not, the process proceeds to step S75. In step S73, the center information is read from the storage unit 17b, and the information is stored in step S74.
The center information is displayed in the center information display area of the display 19 according to the display control information stored in the storage unit 17c.

Thereafter, a determination is made in step S75 as to whether or not a call message is present. If a call message is present, the call message is read from the storage unit 17a in step S76. If there is no call message, the process moves to step S78. Step S
The message read in 76 is displayed in the call message display area of the display 19 in step S77. Thereafter, when the scroll button is pressed in step S78, it is determined whether or not there is a continuation of the displayed call message in step S80. If it is determined that there is a continuation, the continuation is read in step S81. S77
To display.

On the other hand, if the scroll button is not depressed in step S78, the process proceeds to the timeout check mode step S79. If the set predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to the standby state in step S70, and if the fixed time has not elapsed. Returns to the state of step S78. If there is no continuation to the displayed call message, it is determined whether or not the next call message exists (step S8).
2 is performed. If there is a next call message, it is read from the storage unit 17a and displayed in step S83. If there is no message, it shifts to a standby state.

As described above, the operations in FIGS. 7 and 8 are almost the same as those in FIG. 3, but since the receiver has a center information display area and a call message display area, step S7 is executed.
4. In S77, a function is provided for displaying a message corresponding to each display area. When the recall button is pressed once, the operation of calling both data of the center information and the call message is performed.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing one embodiment of a processing procedure when the scroll button is pressed when there is a continuation of the displayed center information in the selective radio call receiver of the present invention . FIG . Hereinafter, description will be made in order according to each step (S).

When the scroll button is pressed in step S78 in FIG. 8, it is determined in step S91 whether or not there is a continuation of the displayed center information. If there is, the continuation is read out in step S92. , Step S93
To display in the center information display area. After that, it moves to step S80. On the other hand, if the scroll button is not pressed, the flow shifts to the timeout check mode in step S79. Thereafter, the same procedure as in FIG. 8 is performed.

FIG. 10 shows a process of automatically scrolling the display screen after a certain period of time (for example, 5 seconds) and displaying the continuation when there is a continuation of the center information being displayed in the selective paging receiver of the present invention . It is a flowchart which shows an Example of a procedure . Hereinafter, description will be made in order according to each step (S).

When the scroll button is depressed in step S78 in FIG. 8, it is confirmed in the same procedure as in FIG. 8 whether or not there is a continuation of the displayed call message. On the other hand, if the scroll button is not depressed in step S78, a time-out check is performed in step S79. If the predetermined time has elapsed, the state changes to the standby state in step S70. If not, the center information displayed in step S101 is displayed. Move on to the confirmation step to see if there is more.

If there is a continuation, step S10
It is determined whether or not a predetermined time (here, 5 seconds is set as an example) has elapsed after the center information is displayed in step 2, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the continuation is read out in step S102, and the center information is read in step S104. Display in the display area. If it is determined in steps S101 and S102 that there is no continuation and that the predetermined time has not elapsed, the display returns to step S78 after displaying the continuation of the center information. FIG.
In FIG. 10, the same display procedure as in FIG. 8 is performed thereafter. As described above, the display control methods in FIGS. 9 and 10 are of course based on the information stored in the center information display control information 17c.

FIGS. 11A and 11B show FIGS. 3 and 4, respectively.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display state according to the embodiment of FIGS. 7 and 8. Reference numerals 111 and 112 denote display states of the selected paging receiver according to the embodiment of FIGS. 111 is step S
34 and 112 correspond to S39. The scroll mark 112 indicates that there is a continuation of the message, and the continuation is displayed by pressing the scroll button.

Reference numerals 113 and 114 represent the embodiments shown in FIGS.
5 shows a display state in step S77 of the selective paging receiver having a display section divided into a center information display area and a received message display area in step S77. When the recall button is pressed, the center information is displayed in the center information display area 11.
4 and then a call message is displayed in the call message display area 113. The rear scroll mark of the 113 call message is the same as 112,
Displayed when there is a continuation in the received message. By pressing the scroll button, only the continuation message of 113 is displayed, and 114 is displayed as it is.

[0037]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, unlike the general call message, the information which cannot be selected / changed by the user is displayed on the display unit according to the set control method, so that the user can be widely used. Information to be notified to the system (system stop / billing information / administrative information, etc.)
In addition, information such as advertisements and advertisements of companies and new products can be effectively and easily transmitted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of a selective paging receiver according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a schematic operation of the selective paging receiver according to the present invention when receiving data.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart (part 1) of a schematic operation of the selective paging receiver according to the present invention at the time of data calling.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart (part 2) of a schematic operation of the selective paging receiver according to the present invention at the time of data calling.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a schematic operation of the selective paging receiver according to the present invention at the time of manual scroll display of center information.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a schematic operation of the selective paging receiver according to the present invention at the time of automatic scroll display of center information.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart (part 1) of a schematic operation of the selective paging receiver according to the present invention at the time of data calling.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart (part 2) of a schematic operation of the selective paging receiver according to the present invention at the time of data calling.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a schematic operation of the selective paging receiver according to the present invention at the time of manual scroll display of center information.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a schematic operation of the selective paging receiver according to the present invention at the time of manual scroll display of center information.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display state of the selective paging receiver according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Antenna, 12 ... High frequency receiving part, 13 ... Signal detecting part, 14 ... Control means, 15 ... Judgment means, 16 ... ROM
(Read-only memory), 17: storage means, 18: display control means, 19: display, 20: switch group, 21: speaker.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masashi Tomita 22-22, Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Inside Sharp Corporation (72) Inventor Tetsuo Ueno 22-22, Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Sharp Corporation (56) References JP-A-2-128444 (JP, U) JP-A-2-128443 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04B 7/26 H04Q 7 / 00-7/38

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A display-type selective paging apparatus having a receiving means for receiving its own selective call number and data following the selective call number, a display means for displaying the received data, and a storage means for storing the received data. At the receiver,
It has a judging means for judging whether the received data is a call message or information from a paging service company from the judgment information added to the received data, and information from the paging service company is transmitted from the paging company.
Selective paging receiver controlled by control information . 2. The selective radio call receiver according to claim 1, wherein the judgment information is transmitted as a specific call number. 3. A display device according to claim 1, wherein said display unit is divided into a call message display area and an information display area from a paging service company.
3. The selective paging receiver according to 1 or 2 .