JP3493807B2 - Receiver and message data display method - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to, incoming messages de
Receiver for displaying data and display of message data
It relates to a method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, pagers are cheaper to use than car phones and mobile phones, so not only companies have them for phone calls from outside offices but also friends who are out and about. The number of cases where it is used as an easy communication tool with is rapidly increasing. As a conventional access method to a pager, there is a telephone for an individual, a company, and an operation service company, a personal computer input, an information processing company, etc. for an individual information provider.

The information created by these access means is sent to the pager service company via the public line network, and the pager service company creates and sends the send information for each page number of the pager owned by the individual or the company. It The pager includes an NP (Numeric Pager) type capable of receiving numerical information and an IP (Information Pager) type capable of receiving character information.

In these pagers, when the reception of normal message data is detected while waiting for an incoming call,
The incoming call is sounded and the display content is displayed on the display unit based on the received message data to notify the user. In addition, recently, pagers having a function of displaying simple illustration data registered in advance and displaying the same in accordance with the sent message data have also appeared.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional pager, since the simple illustration data registered in advance is displayed in accordance with the sent message data to notify the user, There is a case that the illustration data that matches the message data to be sent is not registered on the side, and there is a drawback that the message is not transmitted accurately.

Further, in the conventional pager, since the memory capacity of data is limited, it is possible to store only the illustration data of the dot pattern which does not occupy a relatively large amount of memory, and the fine image data requiring a large amount of memory. Couldn't handle. Further, the display function of the conventional pager has a single display color, which may be inconvenient for accurately transmitting a message.

An object of the present invention is to provide a receiving device such as a pager.
With the message data display function in, it is possible to handle image data that has more information than simple illustration data, so that images related to the message data to be displayed can be converted into message data with a small amount of data. /> It should be displayed together.

[0008]

The invention according to claim 1 is
A receiving device having receiving means for receiving message data, displaying means for displaying the message data received by the receiving means, image storing means for storing image data corresponding to a specific keyword, and the receiving means. Control for detecting a specific keyword from the received message data, retrieving and reading out image data corresponding to this specific keyword from the image storage means, and displaying on the display means together with the message data received by the receiving means. And means are provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image input section for inputting image data from the outside, and the image storage means stores the image data input from the image input section. Is effective.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a receiving device having receiving means for receiving message data, a display means for displaying the message data received by the receiving means, and a keyword for designating time are used. A display color storage means for storing the corresponding display color, and a keyword designating time from the message data received by the receiving means are detected, and the display color corresponding to this keyword is read from the display color storage means to display the display color. Coloring means,
The control means for displaying the received message on the colored display means is provided.

Furthermore, it is effective that the received message data to be displayed is displayed in a complementary color to the display color of the colored display means. Furthermore, the invention according to claim 5 is a message.
When displaying message data,
The receiving step to receive and the receiving step
Detected a specific keyword from the message data,
Pre-store image data corresponding to a specific keyword
Image data corresponding to this specific keyword from memory
Is read out and displayed on the display along with the message data.
A display step that presents, not characterized by comprising the
It

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the invention, in the receiving device, the image data corresponding to the specific keyword is stored in the image storing means, and when the receiving means receives the message data, the control means extracts the message data from the message data. A specific keyword is detected, image data corresponding to this specific keyword is retrieved and read from the image storage means, and is displayed on the display means together with the message data received by the receiving means.

[0013] Thus, menu to easily read the display image data is large amount of information compared with the simple illustration data
Tsu message data can be displayed as an optimum image (still image or moving image), and accurately transfer a small amount of data the contents of the message data received can be displayed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, an image input unit for inputting image data from the outside is provided, and the image storage means stores the image data input from the image input unit, so that the user can store the image data. It is possible to easily create and use an image database by taking in favorite image data.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the receiving device, the display color corresponding to the keyword designating the time is stored in the display color storage means, and when the receiving means receives the message data, the control means applies the message. By detecting a keyword designating time from the message data, reading the display color corresponding to this keyword from the display color storage means and coloring the display means, and displaying the received message data on this display means, Received message
It is possible to improve the display function by adding a display color changing function according to the data indicating the time zone included in the received message data to the message data display. For example, when the image is a single color data, In addition, the display color can be displayed according to the time zone, and the message transmission function can be diversified.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the received message displayed on the display means is displayed in a color complementary to the display color of the display means, whereby the received message data to be displayed can be made easier to see. . Claim 5
According to the invention described in the above, the message received in the receiving step is received.
Detect specific keywords from the page data
From a memory that stores image data corresponding to keywords
Read out the image data corresponding to this specific keyword
The read image data by the display step.
It is displayed on the display along with the message data. But
An image that has more information than simple illustration data
It is most suitable for message data that can be easily read and displayed.
It can be displayed as an appropriate image (still image or moving image).
The amount of received message data is small
Can be accurately transmitted and displayed.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a pager to which the present invention is applied. First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a pager 1 of this embodiment. In FIG. 1, the pager 1 includes a display unit 2,
Key input unit 3, LED 4, power switch 5, CD-RO
The M driver 6 and the image input terminal 7 are provided.

The display unit 2 is composed of a color liquid crystal display panel or the like, and is a CD-ROM based on the received message data and the keyword in the received message data.
The still image and the moving image based on the image data read out from 8 are displayed.

The key input unit 3 is composed of a ten-key 3a, various function keys 3b used for setting the function of the pager 1 and the like, and a cursor key 3c. Calls the specified message data.

The LED 4 is an indicator light that blinks when notifying the arrival of an individual call signal. The power switch 5 is a power ON / OFF switch for the pager 1. CD-
As shown in the figure, the ROM driver 6 is set with a CD-ROM 8 in which image data is stored in advance, and the CD
An image data reading device for reading image data stored in a ROM (Compact Disc-ROM) 8.

The image input terminal 7 is a connection terminal for connecting the pager 1 and an external image pickup device such as a video camera or a still camera through a predetermined cable.
It is for digitizing and capturing an image captured by this imaging device.

The internal structure of the pager 1 will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the pager 1 includes an antenna 11, a receiving unit 12, and an ID-RO.
M13, decoder section 14, control section 15, ROM 16, R
AM17, key input unit 18, display unit 19, speaker 2
0, LED 21, CD-ROM driver 22, and image input terminal 23.

The antenna 11 receives an individual calling signal wirelessly transmitted from an information service company (not shown) or the like and outputs it to the receiving unit 12. The receiving unit 12 is controlled by the intermittent signal input from the decoder unit 14, intermittently receives the individual call signal input from the antenna 11, demodulates the received signal, and then outputs the received signal to the decoder unit 14.

The ID-ROM 13 stores data such as frames and addresses assigned to the pager 1 for receiving normal message data and service information, and stores the frames and data stored under the control section of the decoder section 14. The data such as the address is output to the decoder unit 14.

The decoder unit 14 collates the individual calling signal demodulated by the receiving unit 12 with the address data stored in the ID-ROM 13, and if they match, the message received subsequently to the individual calling signal. Data to control unit 1
In addition to outputting to 5, the report sound signal is output to the report sound unit 12 to output a notification sound to notify that there is a call.

The control unit 15 includes a CPU (Central Processi).
ng Unit), a timer, an input register for holding key input operations in the key input unit 18, etc., and a ROM
RAM for message data input from the decoder unit 14 based on various control programs stored in the RAM 16.
It is stored in a reception message area (not shown) 17 and each circuit section in the pager 1 is controlled according to a control signal input from the key input section 18.

Further, the control section 15 detects a specific keyword in the received message data in the incoming call processing described later, and the CD-ROM driver 22 causes the CD-RO driver 22 to print the image data corresponding to this keyword.
M8 is searched and read out, and a still image and a moving image based on the image data read out together with the received message are displayed on the display unit 19 to notify the incoming call.

A ROM (Read Only Memory) 16 stores an incoming call processing program and various control programs executed by the control unit 15, and also stores free message matrix table data shown in FIG. Further, the ROM 16 is
The image data access table shown in FIG. 4 and the display color table shown in FIG. 5 are stored.

The image access table shown in FIG. 4 stores specific keyword data such as "Shinjuk" and "Shibuya" detected from the received message data, and image data searched from the CD-ROM 8 corresponding to the keyword. The access address data being stored are associated and stored. In addition, the display color table shown in FIG.
Two-digit numeric data detected from the received message data, time data by the keyword of "Ji", "Asa",
The specific keyword data such as “hill” is associated with the background color of the image data corresponding to the specific keyword, or the display color data for setting the display color of the entire display unit 2 in the case of single color image data. Is remembered.

RAM (Random Access Memory) 17
Forms a memory area (not shown) for temporarily storing the image data read from the CD-ROM 8 by the control unit 15 and a reception message memory area (not shown) for storing the received message. This image data is temporarily stored when it is displayed on the display unit 19 together with the read image.

As shown in FIG. 1, the key input section 18 is composed of a numeric keypad 3a, various function keys 3b and a cursor key 3c, and outputs a key input signal according to the key input operation to the control section 15. . Display unit 19
Corresponds to 2 in FIG. 1, and by the control of the control unit 15,
The received message, a still image and a moving image based on the image data read from the CD-ROM 8 based on the keyword in the message data are displayed.

Under the control of the control unit 15, the speaker 20 outputs a notification sound for notifying an incoming call when the individual call signal is received. The LED 21 corresponds to 4 in FIG. 1 and is blinked by the control of the control unit 15 to notify the incoming call when the individual call signal is received. The CD-ROM driver 22 is driven and controlled by the control unit 15, and stores the image data from the CD-ROM 8 which is preset according to the relationship between the specific keyword and the access address stored in the image data access table stored in the ROM 16. It retrieves and reads out and outputs to RAM17.

Image input terminal 23 corresponding to 7 in FIG.
As shown in the figure, a video camera 30 is connected as an imaging device, and an image signal captured by the camera unit 31 is
Image data converted into digital image data by the A / D converter 32 and sequentially stored in the input image data RAM 33 is input at the time of keyword detection, and an image based on this externally input image data is input to the control unit. 15
Is displayed on the display unit 19 together with the received message data during the incoming call processing.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First,
The incoming call processing executed by the pager 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the power switch 5 of the pager 1 is turned on (step S1), an incoming call waiting state is set (step S2). When a radio signal is transmitted from the base station (not shown) to the pager 1, the antenna 11 Thus, the radio signal is intermittently received, demodulated and digitally encoded by the receiving unit 12, and output to the decoder unit 14. In the decoder unit 14,
The frame data and address data of the received individual calling signal are compared with the frame data and address data input from the ID-ROM 13 of the pager 1 by the decoder unit 14, and if they match, if there is subsequent message data. Then, an incoming call process is performed in which it is fetched and stored in the received message memory area of RAM 17 (step S3).

Then, the presence or absence of message data at the time of receiving the individual call signal is confirmed (step S4), and if there is message data, based on the keyword data stored in the image data access table in the ROM 16,
It is checked whether or not the corresponding keyword is present in the received message (step S5). If there is a corresponding keyword, the image data of the corresponding access / address data is read from the image data access table by the CD-RO.
The M-driver 22 searches the CD-ROM 8 (step S6), and the presence or absence of the corresponding image data is checked (step S7). When the corresponding image data is searched and read, the read image data is temporarily transferred to the RAM 17 and is displayed on the display unit 19 together with the received message data as shown in FIG. This is notified from the speaker 20 (step S8), and this processing ends.

In the display example of FIG. 7, since the received message data includes the keyword data "Shinjuk", the image data corresponding to the "Shinjuk" is recorded on the CD.
-This shows the case where this image is read out from the ROM 8 and is displayed, and the image corresponding to the keyword "Shinjuk" in the received message is accurately transmitted.

When the received message includes the specific keywords "Shinjuk" and "10", the display corresponding to the image data shown in FIG. 7 and the time data shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. By coloring the background of the image data with "orange color" as color data and displaying it on the display unit 19 as shown in FIG. 8, the image display of the image corresponding to the time zone in the received message is realized. .

If the corresponding keyword cannot be detected from the received message data in step S5, only the received message data is displayed on the display unit 19 and the incoming call notification sound is notified from the speaker 20 (step S9). ), And this processing ends. Also, step S4
In the case where there is no message data following the ringing signal, an incoming call notification sound is notified from the speaker 20 (step S10), and this processing is ended.

In the display examples shown in FIGS. 7 and 8,
The image data read by the built-in CD-ROM driver 22 is displayed together with the received message, but the image data captured by the video camera 30 connected to the image input terminal 23 is stored as a digital signal in the input image data RAM. It is also possible to display.

As described above, in the pager 1 of this embodiment, the CD-ROM driver 22 is built in, and the corresponding image data is searched and read from the CD-ROM according to the specific keyword of the received message and received. Since it is displayed together with the message, it is possible to easily read out image data with much information compared to simple illustration data and display it as the optimal image (still image or moving image) for the displayed message, and the content of the received message Can be accurately transmitted and displayed with a small amount of data.

Further, the image data access table shown in FIG. 4 and the display color table shown in FIG. 5 are stored not in the ROM 16 but in the RAM 17 by providing a memory area, and the user can register a keyword to read out the image data independently or change the setting. If this is possible, the convenience and serviceability of the pager can be further expanded.

In the pager 1, the image input terminal 2
By having 3, the user can take in favorite image data and easily create and use the simple image database.

Further, if the display color setting of the received message data is set as the complementary color of the color setting of the image data with respect to the display color data colored in the background portion of the image data, the received message can be seen more easily. can do.

If the image data read from the CD-ROM 8 is not based on color but based on, for example, monotone multi-tone data according to the keyword of the received message, the image data is stored in the RAM 17. When the image data is transferred and temporarily stored, the control unit 15 determines whether the image data is color or monotone. If the image data is color, only the background portion is colored, and if the image data is monotone, the entire image is colored. By doing so, the convenience can be further improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, the digital image of the image picked up by the video camera 30 through the image input terminal 23 is read according to the keyword included in the received message. The pager 1 main body (same number as FIG. 1) is not limited to the example shown in FIG.
A slot portion 35 for inserting an image recording medium such as a memory card is provided, and a RAM 33 for input image data is further built in the main body of the pager 1 to insert a memory card 34 in which image data is compressed and stored. hand,
If the captured image data is stored and managed, the management of these image data can be facilitated.

Furthermore, in the embodiment, the case where the invention is applied to the pager has been described in detail, but the invention is not limited to this and can be applied to various types of receiving devices having a wireless communication function. For example, the present invention can be applied to a private pager that does not use a public line and a receiver that receives a teletext transmitted by a carrier wave.

[0047]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, image data having a large amount of information compared to simple illustration data can be easily read and displayed as an image (still image or moving image) most suitable for the message data to be displayed. Can receive Messe
It is possible to make a display that accurately conveys the contents of the page data with a small amount of data. According to the invention of claim 2,
The user can take in favorite image data and easily create and use a simple image database.

According to the invention of claim 3, the reception message is received.
To display Jideta can further improve the display function by adding the display color changing function in accordance with the time zone, it is possible to diversify the messaging function.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the received message data to be displayed can be made easier to see. According to the invention of claim 5, simple illustration data and ratio
Easily read and display image data with a large amount of information
As an image (still image or moving image) suitable for message data
It can be displayed and the received message data
Information can be accurately transmitted and displayed with a small amount of data.
Wear.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a pager to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the interior of the pager shown in FIG.

3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a free message matrix table stored in a ROM of FIG.

4 is a diagram showing the configuration of an image data access table stored in the ROM of FIG.

5 is a diagram showing the configuration of a display color table stored in the ROM of FIG.

6 is a flowchart of a reception process executed by the control unit of FIG.

7 is a diagram showing an example of a combined display of a received message and image data displayed on the display unit by the receiving process of FIG.

8 is a diagram showing another example of the combined display of the received message and the image data displayed on the display unit by the reception processing of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a modified example of an external perspective view of a pager to which the present invention has been applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 pager 2, 19 Display 3,18 Key input section 4,21 LED 5 power switch 6,22 CD-ROM driver 7,23 Image input terminal 8 CD-ROM 11 antenna 12 Receiver 13 ID-ROM 14 Decoder section 15 Control unit 16 ROM 17 RAM 20 speakers

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. Receiving means for receiving message data, display means for displaying message data received by the receiving means, image storing means for storing image data corresponding to a specific keyword, and said receiving means. Control means for detecting a specific keyword from the received message data, reading image data corresponding to the specific keyword from the image storage means, and displaying the image data on the display means together with the message data received by the receiving means, A receiving device comprising: 2. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an image input unit for inputting image data from the outside, wherein the image storage unit stores the image data input from the image input unit. . 3. Receiving means for receiving message data, display means for displaying the message data received by the receiving means, display color storing means for storing a display color corresponding to a keyword designating time, A keyword designating a time is detected from the message data received by the receiving means, a display color corresponding to the keyword is read from the display color storage means, the display means is colored, and the colored display means displays the color. A receiving device comprising: a control unit that displays a received message. 4. The received message data displayed is:
The receiving device according to claim 3, wherein the receiving device is displayed in a complementary color to the display color of the colored display means. 5. Receiving step for receiving message data
When, From the message data received in this receiving step
Search for specific keywords And enter a specific keyword in advance.
This specific key from the memory that stores the corresponding image data
Read the image data corresponding to the word and
Display step to be displayed on the display together with the data, A method for displaying message data, comprising: