JPH10108231A - Selective call receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To select a desired message from the multiple ones which a user receives without feeling troublesome by using plural memory means where the plural messages are respectively stored and storing the messages in the memory means corresponding to their kinds. SOLUTION: A storage area provided by a normal memory 6 is provided with plural areas for storing reception messages. The storage area provided by a private memory 7 is provided with the plural areas for storing the reception messages. In the meantime, a control part 5 selects the message to be received from the ones inputted from a receiving part 1 and stores it in an incorporated buffer. Then, the reception messages in the buffer are classified in accordance with contents according to an indication or automatically so as to be stored in the storage area. Thus, the private memory 7 is provided in addition to the normal memory 6 so as to provide the plural storage areas so that the reception messages are transferred between the storage areas and also automatically classified.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a selective call receiver called a pager or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional selective call receiver, received messages are temporarily stored in the order of reception. The person carrying the selective call receiver (hereinafter referred to as "user")
Displays messages temporarily stored on a screen such as a liquid crystal display in order by operating a button or the like (scroll display). When the number of temporarily stored messages exceeds a predetermined number, the oldest messages are discarded (FIFO: First In First Out).

[0003]

First, to be able to temporarily store a larger number of messages and to be able to store received messages for a longer period of time is, in one aspect, to allow a user to store more messages. It contributes to the convenience for the user in that it retains and allows the user to refer to more messages later. However, the other aspect complicates the operation of selecting and displaying a message. That is, since the size of the display screen of the selective call receiver is very limited due to the necessity of carrying, a large number of messages are temporarily stored when a message is displayed, for example, a scroll display for each message. In some cases, the scrolling operation may have to be repeated many times before reaching the desired message.

One of the objects of the present invention is to improve the configuration and use of a memory for temporarily storing a message so that a user can select a desired message from among a large number of received messages without inconvenience. It is to provide a selective call receiver which can be selected.

[0005]

A selective call receiver according to a first configuration of the present invention includes a plurality of memory means (for example, a storage area on a memory) capable of storing a plurality of messages;
For at least one of the memory means, the memory means is associated with a type of a message to be stored in the memory means, and the message is stored in the memory means corresponding to the type.
As described above, since the messages are classified and stored in different memory units, in this configuration, even when the number of stored messages in the plurality of memory units is large, the number of stored messages per memory unit is large. The number of cases can be suppressed. Therefore, while a large number of messages can be stored by designating the memory means and scrolling for each memory means, the user can select a desired message without feeling troublesome. In this configuration, the messages classified and stored in the memory means are not limited to messages immediately after reception. For example, what is already stored in another memory means without being classified may be classified and stored.

[0006] A selective call receiver according to a second configuration of the present invention comprises a plurality of memory means capable of storing a plurality of messages and a message stored in any one of the plurality of memory means. And means for transferring and storing the data to any one of them. As described above, since it is possible to transfer and store messages between the memory means, in this configuration, a situation in which a large number of messages are accumulated in any one of the specific memory means and scrolling requires time or a large number of operations. , Hardly occurs. Therefore, similar to the first configuration, while a large number of messages can be stored,
The user can select a desired message without feeling bothered. The transfer destination of the message in this configuration may be determined by the user, or may be determined through an automatic classification process as in the first configuration.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(1) Configuration FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a selective call receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention. The receiver shown in FIG. 1 receives a radio signal and demodulates an ID and a message from the signal.
An operation unit 2 provided on the surface of the housing and provided with buttons and the like operated by a user; information on the current state of the receiver, received messages, and the like provided on the surface of the housing and provided to the user in a visual display form; A display unit 3 such as a liquid crystal to be provided and a notification unit 4 for generating a sound, vibration (vibration) and the like are provided. The control unit 5 notifies the user via the notification unit 4 when a predetermined condition is satisfied, such as when the demodulated ID matches a predetermined ID (one or more). . The control unit 5 displays the received message on the display unit 3 while appropriately scrolling according to the operation of the operation unit 2 by the user.
The control unit 5 uses a normal memory 6 and a private memory (also referred to as a “safe memory” in this application) 7 to temporarily store the received message. Memory 6 and 7
Provide storage areas that can store a plurality of received messages. One of the features of the present invention resides in the addition, configuration and use of these memories, especially the private memory 7.

FIG. 2 shows the memory 6 and the memory 6 in this embodiment.
7 shows the configuration. Storage area M provided by memory 6₀Is
Area for storing received messages is n₀Have
Storage area M provided by the memory 7₁, M_Two, ... M_N
Denote areas for storing received messages, respectively.
₁, N_Two, ... n_NI have Storage area M₀, M₁,
M_Two, ... M_NAre F, each of which can be partially protected.
It constitutes an IFO memory. On the other hand, the control unit 5
Message to be received from messages input from Part 1
Message and select the message ("Receive"
Message)) is stored in the built-in buffer 51.
Specifically, the built-in memo pad (for example, (phone book) 52
Executes (partial) match judgment of the used message and finds no match
When M₀, M₁, M_Two, ... M_Nof
Store in one of them. The control unit 5 receives an instruction from the user.
(In addition to the operation of the operation unit 2, the switch set at the time of manufacture etc.
Switch, pin, etc.) or automatically
The received message on the buffer 51 is divided according to its contents.
Classification, storage area M₀, M₁, M_Two, ... M_NTo be stored.
The control unit 5 also stores a storage area in response to an instruction from the user.
M₀, M₁, M_Two, ... M_NReceived messages on any of
Page to another location. User can transfer
Whether to execute classification according to the content when storing
Can also be selected and specified. In this way, some professionals
Lactable memory 6 (compatible with conventional temporary storage memory)
), And a memory 7 is provided.
Storage area M₀, M₁, M_Two, ... M_NProvides storage space
Between incoming messages and automatic classification of incoming messages
Etc. are executable, so in this embodiment,
Does it store many received messages as a whole?
Regardless, the storage area M₀, M₁, M_Two, ... M_NEach case
Since the number of received messages can be reduced,
The labor and time of the crawl operation are reduced.

(2) Receiving / Storing FIG. 3 shows an outline of a routine executed at a predetermined frequency in relation to receiving a message and utilizing the memories 6 and 7 in the operation procedure of the control unit 5 in the present embodiment. . First, the procedure shown in this figure is executed when a demodulated message is input from the receiving unit 1 (101).

In execution, the control unit 5 controls the buffer 5
1 is compared with the information on the memo pad 52 (110), and based on the result, it is determined whether or not the safe storage condition is satisfied (111). For example, when the memo pad 52 is used as a telephone directory, the condition that the last four digits of the received message match the last four digits of the message (for example, telephone number) in the telephone directory is set as the safe storage condition. .
Although the position and number of the last four digits have been illustrated, this limitation is not essential for the present invention. If no safe storage conditions are satisfied, the control unit 5 determines the storage destination of the received message on the receiving buffer 51 in the storage area M ₀ (112), and then proceeds to step 108. In step 108,
The control unit determines the storage destination area from the areas that are not protected in M _0, and stores the received message in the receiving buffer 51 to the determined storage destination area (109). In that case, it follows the FIFO logic. At this process, for example, incoming messages from not on the phonebook partner can be stored in the storage area M _0.

When the safe storage condition is satisfied (1
11), the control unit 5 utilizes the information on the memo pad 52 (1).
13), the storage location of the received message in the reception buffer 51 is determined (114), and the process proceeds to step 108. For example, a code indicating a storage area for storing a received message whose last four digits coincide with the information, for example, is added to each information (telephone number and the like) on the memo pad 52,
Step 112 is executed using this code. In such a process, the received message is
For example, it can be stored in a storage area corresponding to the transmission source. Therefore, the user can reach a desired message without performing a cumbersome scroll operation many times or for a long time in the selection display processing described later.

(3) Display / Transfer FIG. 4 shows an outline of a routine executed at a predetermined frequency in connection with display and transfer of a received message in the operation procedure of the control unit 5 in the present embodiment. The control unit 5 usually includes:
The number of received messages stored in each of the storage areas M ₀ , M ₁ , M ₂ ,... M _N is displayed on the screen of the display unit 3 (201). When the user performs an operation related to display and transfer using the operation unit 2 or the like (202), the control unit 5 displays a received message stored in any one of the storage areas in response to the operation. It is displayed on the screen of the unit 3 (203). The storage area and area related to the display at this time may be set as default. When the user performs a scroll operation using the operation unit 2 or the like in this state (204), the control unit 5 displays the received message on the screen of the display unit 3 while reading the received message from the memory 6 or 7 as appropriate. Scroll vertically or horizontally (205). When the user performs a display end operation using the operation unit 2 or the like (204), the control unit 5 ends the procedure in FIG.

When the user performs a transfer operation using the operation unit 2 or the like (204), the control unit 5 determines the transfer mode instructed by the user based on the contents of the transfer operation (206). Here, a total of three transfer modes are prepared, two of which are modes for manually specifying the transfer destination of the received message. In these two transfer modes, when the user operates the operation unit 2 to specify the transfer destination storage area (207), the control unit 5 uses the same FIFO logic as in step 108 to specify the transfer destination storage area. The transfer destination area in the transfer destination storage area is determined (208), and the received message is transferred and stored in the determined transfer destination area in the designated transfer destination storage area (209). The difference between the two transfer modes is that only the displayed received message is transferred (210) or all received messages on the same storage area as the received message are transferred (211). is there. As described above, since the received message can be transferred to the transfer destination designated and determined according to the manual operation by the user according to the manual operation, the received message is organized and managed according to the user's intention. It becomes possible. For example, FIG.
Without performing the automatic safe storage process according to the procedure described above, all the messages can be classified, transferred and stored according to the operation of the user, or once stored in a certain storage area (for example, M ₁ ) in the private memory 7. It is also possible to move the received message to another storage area (for example, M ₂ ).
Further, in the mode in which step 211 is executed, the operation of the user may be simplified in some cases.

The remaining one of the transfer modes is a mode in which the transfer destination of the received message is automatically determined using the memo pad 52 or the like. In this transfer mode, processing (212) having the same contents as steps 110 to 114 is performed.
To 216) are executed. Regarding the contents of this processing,
Please replace "storage" in the description of steps 110 to 114 with "transfer". After executing this processing, the control unit 5 executes steps 222 and 223 having the same contents as steps 208 and 209. The message to be transferred is the message being displayed (226).
As described above, since the transfer destination can be automatically determined, the classification transfer can be performed afterward without performing the automatic safe storage process in the procedure of FIG. In addition, by utilizing this transfer mode, for example, notepad 5
Immediately after making a change to the contents (e.g., associating the message with the storage area of the storage destination) in the memories 6 and 7
Can also be reflected in

(4) Supplement When a plurality of IDs are assigned to one receiver, a technique for temporarily storing a received message using a different storage area for each ID is known. The present invention is essentially different from this technique because the received message is information expressing the source and the contents of the transmission while the information specifies the machine or its user. This difference is supported by the fact that a plurality of IDs are not presupposed in practicing the present invention, and that the technology relating to the plurality of IDs can be appropriately combined with the present invention. When combining, the received message may be managed for each ID, or the difference between the IDs may be ignored.

Although it is possible to execute a partial match determination of a received message as a means for restricting the received message, those skilled in the art will deem that this technique is known and deny the inventive step of the present invention. I can't work. That is, even if the limitation of the received message and the determination of the storage destination or the transfer destination safe are executed by the same or similar method, this is rather because the present invention can be easily applied by applying a conventionally known technique. And that it can be performed at low cost,
Therefore, it is reasonable to think that the present invention enhances the inventive step.

Further, "when a partial area is protected on the temporary storage memory, the protected area and the other area (non-protected area) provide a substantially separate storage area. Therefore, it can be assumed that the protection designation according to the user operation is the same as the transfer from the normal memory 6 to the private memory 7 by the instruction from the user. However, as is clear from the description of the above embodiment, the protection processing and the processing according to the features of the present invention can be used together without any trouble, and there is no integral relationship between the two processings. Rather, by performing the processing according to the present invention, the problems of the conventional protection processing can be partially solved. For example, in the past, information in a protected area could not be erased from memory (unless the protection was released), but in the above-described embodiment, along with the protection specification, which is one option in the memory area, Information on the protected area can be transferred to another storage area. This is the erasure of the protected information for the source storage area, and is therefore an extension of the unprotected area.

In the above embodiment, the size of each memory or storage area is fixed and the
It was assumed that it would be used as an O memory. However, the present invention should not be construed as being limited to such a configuration.
For example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the storage destination storage area M _k
There when in the state close or in time has become full of there and the storage area M _k has already received message in the memory 7 (115), if there is room in the other storage area M _i in the memory 7 ( 116) A part of the margin is stored in the storage area M _k
If the allocation change process of redistributing (117) is performed before 108 after step 114, the storage resource of the memory 7 can be effectively used. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the storage destination storage area is M ₀ and the storage area M ₀
Transfer stored but when already in a state close or in time has become full of the received message, either the received message or a received message that is to be stored from this on the particular storage area in the memory 7 storing area M ₀ By doing so (119), the limitation on the storage space of the memory 6 can be substantially relaxed. Steps 108A and 108B in FIG. 7 have the same contents as step 108 in FIG. Further, when the memories 6 and 7 can be treated as a physically or virtually an integrated memory, as shown in FIG.
15, 120 and 117 may be executed.
Step 120 is a step corresponding to step 116 in FIG.

[0020]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of memory means each capable of storing a plurality of messages are used, and the messages are stored in the memory means corresponding to the type. Even when the number of stored messages in the total number of memory means is large, the number of stored messages per memory means can be suppressed, so that a large number of messages can be stored, and the desired number of messages can be stored without inconvenience to the user. You can select a message. Further, according to the second configuration of the present invention, a plurality of memory means capable of storing a plurality of messages are used, and a message stored in one of the plurality of memory means is stored in another one of the plurality of memory means. Since transfer and storage can be performed, a situation in which a large number of messages are accumulated in any specific memory means and scrolling requires time or a large number of operations is less likely to occur. Can select a desired message without feeling annoying. Furthermore, since both the first and second configurations of the present invention use a plurality of memory means capable of storing a plurality of messages, it is possible to combine the two and implement them. It is economical in terms of.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a selective call receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a memory configuration according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a partial operation of a control unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a partial operation of a control unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a modification of the operation of the control unit.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing an assignment change.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a modification of the operation of the control unit.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a modification of the operation of the control unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 reception unit, 2 operation unit, 3 display unit, 4 notification unit, 5
Control unit, 6 normal memory, 7 private memory, M ₀ , M ₁ , M ₂ ,... M _N storage areas.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of memory means capable of storing a plurality of messages, means for associating at least one of the plurality of memory means with the memory means and a type of message to be stored in the memory means, Means for storing the message in a memory means corresponding to the type;
A selective call receiver characterized by comprising: 2. A system comprising: a plurality of memory means capable of storing a plurality of messages; and means for transferring and storing a message stored in one of the plurality of memory means to another one of the plurality of memory means. Selective call receiver characterized.