JPH04137928A - Selective calling receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow the user itself to optionally select a ring call at calling by selecting a desired ring tone pattern among plural ring tone patterns at the starting of the receiver and storing the selected pattern into a memory. CONSTITUTION:With a power switch 25 closed, a ring tone pattern offer section 29b of a controller 29 extracts and offers sequentially plural ring tone patterns A-C stored in an EEPROM 28 and outputs the result to an indicator section 30. Thus, ring tones A, B, C able to be selected are sequentially sounded from a speaker 31 for nearly three seconds each. Then the user depresses a push switch 27 when a ring tone desired to be used at calling is sounded from the speaker 31. The result of selection of the ring tone is written in the EEPROM 28 when the selection and setting are finished and stored therein.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a selective call receiving device used in pagers and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a selective call receiving device used for a pager stores the sound pattern such as the melody, tone, and ringing interval at the time of a call in the PROM and E by an external ROM writer device.
When writing to PROM, EEPROM, etc., and wanting to change the written contents, a new ROM writer was used to rewrite the data.

FIG. 4 shows the configuration of a conventional selective call receiving device. In FIG. 4, 1 is a selective call receiving device, 2 is a ROM
I'm a writer.

3 is an antenna in the selective call receiving device 1; 4 is a receiving section that receives the received signal input from the antenna 3; 5 is a waveform shaping section that shapes the waveform of the output of the receiving section 4; 6 is a waveform A control circuit 7 demodulates the signal waveform-shaped by the shaping section 5 and also controls the entire selective call receiving device 1. Programmable and erasable EEPRO
It is M.

8 is a melody IC written with a plurality of melodies corresponding to the ringing pattern written in the EEPROM 7, 9 is a speaker for ringing, 10 is a light emitting diode, 11 is a power switch, and 12 is a button for stopping the ringing tone. It's a switch.

Next, the operation of the above conventional example will be explained. In FIG. 4, when the power switch 11 is turned on, the selective calling signal from the telephone becomes ready to be received by the antenna 3, and the received signal is received and processed by the receiving section 4, and then waveform shaped by the waveform shaping section 5. The signal is then demodulated by the control device 6.

As a result of the output of the control device 6, a tone corresponding to the ring tone pattern written in the EEPROM 7 is outputted from the melody IC 8, and this tone is played from the speaker 9. At this time, the light emitting diode 10 also emits light.

When the user wants to stop the sound emitted from the speaker 9 and the light emission from the light emitting diode 10, the user turns on the bushing switch 12 to stop the sound from the speaker 9 and the light emission from the light emitting diode 10.

Furthermore, when it is desired to rewrite the contents written in the EEPROM 7, the contents of the EEPROM 7 are rewritten with data created by a personal computer or the like by communicating with the control device 6 and the ROM writer 2, for example.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In recent years, the number of users using pagers has been increasing, and the sound of pagers can be heard all over the city.

However, the pager using the conventional selective call receiving device 1 stores, for example, a single frequency tone of 2660 Hz in the EEPROM 7, so as the pager becomes more popular, there are problems such as not knowing who is calling. When there are multiple pager owners in the vicinity, there is a problem in that it is impossible to know whose pager is being called unless each pager is taken out and checked.

Furthermore, conventionally, the tone of the ringing tone is a single frequency and has a monotonous tone, so it has come to be called by a combination of multiple frequencies or a melody tone.

However, if you want to change the melody, for example, you have to go to a company that provides a pager service and change the contents of the EEPROM 7, which is a hassle.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to solve these conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a selective call receiving device that allows a user to arbitrarily select a ringing tone for a call.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sound turn storage means storing a plurality of sound patterns emitted at the time of a call, and a sound turn storage means at startup. a sound pattern presentation means for extracting and presenting a plurality of stored sound patterns; a selection means for selecting one from among the plurality of sound patterns presented by the sound pattern presentation means; An electrically writable and readable memory that stores the sound pattern selected by the selection means, and a sound that reads out the sound pattern stored in the memory and outputs it to the sound pattern presentation means when called from the outside. The apparatus is configured to include a pattern reading means and an indicator means for outputting a sound corresponding to the sound pattern presented by the sound pattern presentation means.

Effects With the above configuration, the present invention selects one desired sound pattern from a plurality of sound patterns at startup and stores it in the memory, and when called from the outside, the sound pattern stored in this memory is selected. Since the ringing sound corresponding to the pattern is output, the user can arbitrarily select the ringing sound at the time of ringing.

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 21 is a selective call receiving device, 22 is an antenna, 23 is a receiving unit that receives and processes an external calling signal received by the antenna 22, and 24 is a waveform that shapes the output of the receiving unit 23. The shaping section 25 is a power switch.

26 is a melody IC (integrated circuit) as a sound pattern storage means that stores a plurality of sound patterns emitted when a call is made; 27 is a melody IC (integrated circuit) that is pressed to stop the sound emitted when a call is made; This is a button switch serving as a selection means that is pressed when selecting one of a plurality of sound patterns stored in the IC 26.

28 is an EEFROM as an electrically writable and erasable memory that stores one sound pattern selected by operating the bushing switch 27; 29 demodulates the output from the waveform shaping section 24; It is also a control device that controls the melody IC 26 and EEPROM 28.

The control device 29 includes a demodulation section 29a for demodulating the output from the waveform shaping section 24, and a melody when the power switch 25 is turned from off to on and the main selective call receiving device 21 is started up. It is provided with a sound pattern presentation section 29b as a means for extracting and presenting a plurality of sound patterns stored in the IC 26.

Furthermore, when the output from the waveform shaping section 24 is input, that is, when called from the outside, the control device 29 controls the EE.
Read out the sound pattern stored in PROM28,
A sound pattern reading section 19c is provided as a means for outputting to the sound pattern presentation section 29b.

30 is a sound pattern presentation section 29b of the control device 29;
31 is a speaker that is driven by the output from the indicator section 30 to emit a sound; 32 is similar to this speaker 31; To,
This is a light emitting diode that emits light based on the output from the indicator section 30.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG. Incidentally, FIG. 2 is a timing chart showing the operation timing of each of the power switch 25, the speaker 31, and the bushing switch 27 when selecting and setting the tone to be used when receiving a call from the outside.

In detail, the transition of the power switch 25 from the OFF side to the ON side and the candidates for the sound to be output from the speaker 31 when an external call is made, that is, a plurality of sounds that are output from the speaker 31 accordingly. 12 is a timing chart showing the mutual timing of the output status of the sound and the operation of the bushing switch 27 that is operated in response to the output of the plurality of sounds.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the power switch 25 is turned on from off, the sound pattern presentation section 29b of the control device 29
is a plurality of sound patterns A to C stored in the order of sound A, sound B, and sound C in the EEPROM 28.
are sequentially extracted and presented, and output to the indicator section 30.

As a result, the selectable sounds A, B1, and C are sequentially emitted from the speaker 31. For example, the sounds A to C are each about approximately The sound is emitted from the speaker 31 for 3 seconds each. Further, at this time, when the speaker 31 sounds in the following description, the light emitting diode 32 emits light at the same time.

Then, the user presses the button switch 27 while the speaker 31 is emitting the tone that he or she wants to use when making a call. This allows you to select the ringtone when ringing.
For example, when selecting sound C, press the button switch 27 while sound C is being emitted from the speaker 31 at the timing shown in FIG. It is selected and set to be called by C.

The selection result of the tone to be used at this time of calling is written to and stored in the EEPROM 28 when the selection and settings are completed, and on the other hand, the order of the tone patterns stored in the EEPROM 28 is the same as the previous tone. Sound A, sound B, sound C
The selected ringing sound C1 and ringing sound A1 and ringing sound B are selected from the order of
are changed in order.

Therefore, from now on, when a calling signal from the outside is input to the control device 29 via the antenna 22, the receiving section 23, and the waveform shaping section 24, the sound pattern reading section 29 of the control device 29
c, the sound pattern stored in the EEPROM 28 is read out and output to the sound pattern presentation section 29b.

Then, based on the output of the sound pattern from the sound pattern presentation section 29b to the indicator section 20, the sound selected by operating the bush switch 27 as described above is emitted from the speaker 31.

Next, after selecting and setting the tone to be used when making a call as described above, - once you stop using the selective calling receiving device and start using it again, turn off the power switch 25. When the power switch 25, speaker 31. The operation timings of the switch 27 and the busonyu switch 27 will be explained based on the timing chart of FIG.

After selecting the sound, when the power switch 25 is turned from on to off and then turned on again from off, the sound pattern presentation section 29b of the control device 29 displays the EEP.
The sounds C1, A1, and B stored in the ROM 28 are sequentially retrieved and outputted to the indicator section 30, and as shown in FIG.
1. Make the sounds B sound one after another.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, if the user does not press the button switch 27, the sound used when calling from the outside will be changed to the power switch 27.
It is set to the ringing sound C that is first output when 5 is turned on.

Furthermore, if the push-down operation of the push-pull switch 27 is performed while the speaker 31 is sounding the sound A or the sound B that is emitted following the sound C, the sound will be emitted from the speaker 31 at the timing of this push-down operation. The pattern of the ringing sound A or the ringing sound B that was previously stored is stored in the EEFROM 28, replacing the pattern of the ringing sound C that has been stored up to now.

Then, at the time of subsequent calls from the outside, this EEPRO
Based on the pattern of sound A newly stored in M28, sound A starts to be emitted from speaker 3].

In this way, when turning the power switch 25 from off to on, the user can arbitrarily set the sound emitted from the speaker 31 during a call by simply operating the button switch 27.

In the above embodiment, the speaker 31 is used as an indicator.
The example is given for the case where the speaker 31 is used.
In addition to the sounding body, an indicator using a display means such as a liquid crystal may be used.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention includes a sound pattern storage means that stores a plurality of sound patterns emitted at the time of a call, and a sound pattern storage means that stores a plurality of sound patterns that are emitted at the time of a call, and a sound pattern storage means that stores a plurality of sound patterns that are emitted at the time of a call. a sound pattern presentation means for extracting and presenting a sound pattern; a selection means for selecting one from a plurality of sound patterns presented by the sound pattern presentation means; and a sound selected by the selection means. an electrically writable and readable memory for storing patterns; a sound pattern reading means for reading out the sound pattern stored in the memory when called from the outside and outputting it to the sound pattern presentation means; and a sound pattern presentation means. Since the indicator means outputs a sound corresponding to the sound pattern presented by the means, it is possible to select one desired sound pattern from a plurality of sound patterns at startup and store it in the memory. When the device is stored and called from the outside, a tone corresponding to the tone pattern stored in this memory can be outputted. Therefore, the user can arbitrarily select the tone to be sounded when making a call. can.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a selective call receiving device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 show a power switch, a speaker, and a bush switch in the selective call receiving device of FIG. FIG. 4, a timing chart showing the operation timing of Y-chi, is a schematic block diagram of a conventional selective call receiving device. 21...Selective call receiving device, 26...Melody ■C
127...Punyu switch, 28...EEPRO
M, 29b... Sound pattern presentation section, 29c... Sound pattern reading section, 30... Indicator section. Name of agent: Patent attorney Akira Okaji and two others 29b...
Sound pattern presentation section 29c...Sound pattern reading section 60...Indicator'! jg2 b Figure 3 7 Noshi, Suinona l/ Figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] a sound pattern storage means storing a plurality of sound patterns emitted at the time of a call; a sound pattern presentation means for extracting and presenting a plurality of sound patterns stored in the sound pattern storage means at startup; a selection means for selecting one of the plurality of sound patterns presented by the sound pattern presentation means; an electrically writable and readable memory for storing the sound pattern selected by the selection means; A sound pattern reading means reads a sound pattern stored in a memory when a call is made from the outside and outputs it to the sound pattern presentation means, and outputs a sound corresponding to the sound pattern presented by the sound pattern presentation means. A selective call receiving device comprising indicator means for.