JPH1023489A - Radio call receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radio call receiver capable of grasping an caller and the outline of a message by a difference in terminating operation even when a display is not observed. SOLUTION: A light emission setting table 11a, an oscillation set table 11b and a ringer set table 11c are prepared as terminating operation tables for allowing terminating operation selecting data to correspond to the terminating operation and a control part 4 refers to the terminating operation table (the table 11a, 11b or 11c) in accordance with a previously set operation mode and executes the terminating operation corresponding to the terminating operation selecting operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio paging receiver, and more particularly, to a radio paging receiver capable of knowing a caller and an outline of a message by a paging operation without looking at a display unit when a paging is received.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, a conventional paging receiver will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional paging receiver. FIG. 7 shows a conventional paging receiver.
As shown in (1), the receiving unit 1 for receiving the radio signal, the selective calling number in the signal received by the receiving unit 1 is compared with the own selective calling number. A control unit (decoder) 2, a reception data memory 3 for storing reception data, and an operation mode,
A control unit 4 for controlling an incoming call operation such as display and ringing;
D (Light Emitting Diode) or the like, a light emitting section 5, a vibrating section 6, a ringing section 7 for outputting a ring tone, and an LCD (Liquing section).
The display unit 8 is composed of an idCrystal Display) and an input unit 9 for inputting an operation mode of an incoming call operation and a stop request.

The control section 4 includes a light emission control section 4a, a vibration control section 4b, and a sound control section as means for controlling operations of the light emitting section 5, the vibration section 6, the sound section 7 and the display section 8. 4c and display control means 4d are provided.

[0004] In the radio paging receiver having the above configuration,
When the reception unit 1 receives a signal and the reception data control unit 2 determines that the signal is received by itself, the reception data control unit 2 stores the reception data in the reception data memory 3 and sends a signal to notify the control unit 4 of the incoming call. Then, the control unit 4 controls the light emitting units 5
The display unit 8 is driven to perform an incoming call operation for notifying an incoming call.

[0005] Here, the operation mode (light emission, vibration, sounding) of the incoming call operation is set in the control unit 4 according to the input from the input unit 9, and a signal notifying the incoming call from the reception data control unit 2 is provided. Is received, the control unit 4 performs an incoming call operation in accordance with the set operation mode. Specifically, when the operation mode is the light emission mode, the light emission control unit 4a causes the light emitting unit 5 to emit light, and when the operation mode is the vibration mode, the vibration control unit 4b causes the vibration unit 6 to vibrate, thereby setting the sound mode. In this case, the ringing control means 4c performs a ringing operation for causing the ringing unit 7 to output a ringtone. Then, the display control means 4 d of the control unit 4 reads out the message data from the reception data memory 3 and outputs it to the display unit 8 in any operation mode.

The specific incoming operation in each mode is preset in each of the control means 4a to 4d, and each of the control means 4b to 4c controls the incoming operation according to the set data. For example, in the light emission mode, the LED is blinked for t seconds, and in the sound mode, the set melody is output for t 'seconds.

[0007] Further, as a conventional radio paging receiver, there is a radio paging receiver in which a plurality of types of call numbers (addresses) are set so that the incoming call operation can be changed for each call number.

[0008]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional radio paging receiver, the designation of the incoming call operation only designates the operation mode. When the same address is addressed, the incoming call operation is performed according to the call signal. It cannot be changed. For example, even if a call signal is frequently received, such as a call from a company, the same call receiving operation as other general messages is performed. There was a problem that the sender and the message had to be checked.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and by changing the incoming call operation in response to a call signal when the same address is addressed, the incoming call operation can be performed without taking out the apparatus and looking at the display unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a radio paging receiver capable of grasping an outline of a caller and a message by a difference.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a radio paging receiver in which a plurality of types of incoming call operations for notifying an incoming call are stored, and a received signal is stored in a received signal. Based on the data specifying the incoming call operation included, it is characterized in that a specific type of incoming call operation is performed, a specific incoming call operation can be performed according to the instruction of the caller, and the receiver If the receiving operation is discussed between the recipients, the receiver can know the sender and the outline of the message depending on the type of the receiving operation.

The invention according to claim 2 for solving the problems of the above-mentioned conventional example comprises a light-emitting section for emitting light, a vibrating section for vibrating,
A notification unit including any or all of a sounding unit that outputs a sound, and a control unit that performs an incoming operation for driving the notification unit and notifying the incoming call when receiving a signal addressed to itself. In the radio paging receiver, the incoming call operation mode, and a table that stores a plurality of sets of incoming call operation selection data corresponding to the incoming call operation, the control unit, when receiving an incoming call, the incoming call operation selection data from the received signal It is a control unit that reads and, based on the table, performs an incoming call operation in an incoming call operation mode corresponding to the incoming call operation selection data, and performs an incoming call operation specified by a caller when receiving an incoming call. If the receiver and the sender can arrange the incoming operation in advance, the receiver can know the outline of the sender and the message depending on the type of the incoming operation.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The radio paging receiver (the present apparatus) according to the embodiment of the present invention performs an incoming call operation based on data designating an incoming call operation included in a call signal. By discussing the incoming call operation, the receiver can know the sender and the outline of the message by the incoming call operation when receiving an incoming call.

First, the configuration of a first radio pager (this apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of the present apparatus. still,
Portions having the same configuration as in FIG. 7 will be described with the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG. 1, the present apparatus has substantially the same configuration as the conventional paging receiver shown in FIG. 7, and includes a receiving unit 1, a reception data control unit 2 for determining whether or not self-reception, and a reception unit. A reception data memory 3 for storing data,
A control unit 4 for controlling an incoming call operation and a display; a display unit 8; a light emitting unit 5; a vibrating unit 6; a sounding unit 7;
, A clock unit 10 that manages the current date and time, and a storage unit 11 that is a characteristic part of the present apparatus and has an incoming call operation table in which an incoming call operation is set.

The incoming call operation tables provided in the storage unit 11 include a light emission setting table 11a, a vibration setting table 11b, and a sound setting table 11c. These tables will be specifically described later with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5.

As in the prior art, the control unit 4 includes a light emission control unit 4a, a vibration control unit 4b, a sound control unit 4c,
The display control means 4d is provided.
a, the operations of the vibration control means 4b and the sound control means 4c are partially different from those of the conventional art. Also, the configuration of the reception data memory 3 is partially different from the conventional one.

Next, the features of the present apparatus will be specifically described. First, the reception data memory 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the reception data memory 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the reception data memory 3
When the signal received by the radio paging receiver is a signal addressed to itself, the received data read by the received data control unit 2 is stored. The received number, the corresponding message data, and the arrival time are stored. And an area for storing incoming call selection data.

Here, the incoming call operation selection data is a feature of the present apparatus, and designates what kind of incoming operation is used to notify an incoming call when the present apparatus receives a call signal. Is added to the message and sent.

When the radio paging receiver receives a paging signal, the control section 4 refers to a paging operation table provided in the storage section 11 to perform a paging operation. At that time, the control unit 4 specifies the incoming call operation table to be referred to, based on the incoming call operation mode (light emission, vibration, ringing sound) set in the control unit 4 by an input from the input unit 9 in advance. The operation of the control unit 4 will be described later in detail.

Next, the incoming call operation table provided in the storage unit 11 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the light emission setting table 11a, FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the vibration setting table 11b, and FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the sound setting table 11c. The incoming call operation table is a table that associates the incoming call operation selection data included in the call signal with the mode of the incoming call operation performed in the wireless call receiver. As shown in FIG. 3, the light emission setting table 11a indicates that the operation mode set in the control unit 4 by the input from the input unit 9 is “light emission”.
In this case, the incoming call operation selection data and the incoming call operation are associated with each other, and different incoming call operations are associated with the incoming call operation selection data of “1”, “2” to “9”, and “none (0)”. I have.

In the light emission setting table 11a, "light emission color" for specifying the LED color, "brightness" for specifying the brightness, "light emission pattern" for specifying the continuous light emission or blinking, and "time" for specifying the operation time One incoming operation is defined by a combination of the four types of parameters.

For example, when the incoming call operation selection data received is “1”, a green LED is set to 4 at a luminance of 1
It is defined that light is emitted continuously for two seconds, and when the incoming call operation selection data is "9", the red LED is flashed at a luminance of 3 for 16 seconds. The term “none” in the incoming call operation selection data means a general call signal in which the call operation signal does not include the incoming call operation selection data.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 4, in the vibration setting table 11b, the incoming operation is defined by three parameters of "vibration degree", "vibration pattern", and "time". As shown in FIG.
In this document, the incoming call operation is defined by four parameters of "tone", "volume", "pattern", and "time".

As a feature of the present apparatus, the operation time is set in any of the incoming call operations shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, so that the receiver can be operated after the set specific time has elapsed. Even if the switch operation is not performed, the incoming call operation is stopped, and the operation for stopping the incoming call operation need not be performed.

Next, the operation of the present apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. The operation when receiving a call signal is the same as before,
The signal received by the receiving unit 1 is sent to the received data control unit 2, and when the received data control unit 2 determines that the signal is received by itself, the received data control unit 2 reads the message data and the incoming call selection data from the received signal. The control unit 4 adds the time read from the clock unit 10 and stores it in the reception data memory 3, and sends a signal (call number) to notify the control unit 4 of the call arrival.

The operation of the control unit 4 is a characteristic part of the present apparatus. When the control unit 4 receives the incoming call number from the reception data control unit 2, the control unit 4 outputs the received data corresponding to the incoming call number from the reception data memory 3 as Read the message and the incoming call operation selection data. Then, it is determined whether the operation mode set in the control unit 4 in advance is “light emission”, “vibration”, or “ringing”, and the incoming call operation table in the storage unit 11 corresponding to the operation mode is specified. I do.

Then, the control section 4 executes the incoming call operation corresponding to the incoming call operation selection data with reference to the specified incoming call operation table. For example, when the operation mode is “light emission”, the light emission control unit 4 a reads the incoming call operation corresponding to the incoming call operation selection data with reference to the light emission setting table 11 a and drives the light emitting unit 5. I have.

When the operation mode is "vibration",
The vibration control means 4b of the control unit 4 controls the vibration setting table 11b.
, The incoming operation corresponding to the incoming operation selection data is read, and the vibration unit 6 is driven. Similarly, when the operation mode is “sound”, the sound control section 4c outputs a sound signal to the sound section 7 with reference to the sound setting table 11c.

In other words, even with the same incoming call operation selection data (for example, “1”), the operation mode set in the radio paging receiver on the receiving side is “light emission”, “vibration”, or “ringing”.
The table to be referred to is different depending on the operation mode, and the incoming call operation is performed according to the operation mode.

Here, the flow of processing of the control unit 4 at the time of an incoming call will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process of the control unit 4 at the time of an incoming call. The control unit 4
When an incoming number is input from the reception data control unit 2 (10
0), the message corresponding to the incoming call number and the incoming call operation selection data are read from the received data memory 3 (10).
2).

The control unit 4 determines whether the preset operation mode is "light emission", "vibration", or "sound" (104), and if the operation mode is "light emission". Then, (data) of the incoming call operation corresponding to the incoming call operation selection data read in the process 102 is read from the light emission setting table 11a (106). Then, the control unit 4 drives the light emitting unit 5 according to the read data to perform the incoming call operation (10
8).

Then, the control section 4 outputs the message read in the process 102 to the display section 8 to display the message (120), and waits for the input of the stop request or the time specified by the data of the incoming call operation. It is determined whether or not the time has elapsed (time up) (122). If a stop request has been input or the specified time has elapsed, the incoming call operation is stopped and the process is terminated.

If the operation mode is "vibration" in the process 104, the control section 4 reads the data of the incoming call operation corresponding to the incoming call operation selection data from the vibration setting table 11b (110). Then, the vibrating unit 6 is driven based on the data to perform an incoming call operation (112), and the process proceeds to step 120.

Similarly, when the operation mode is "ringing" in the process 104, the control unit 4 reads the data of the incoming call operation corresponding to the incoming call operation selection data from the ringing sound setting table 11c. (116), the sounding unit 7 is driven based on the data to perform an incoming call operation (118),
Move to processing 120. In this way, the operation at the time of the incoming call in the control unit 4 of the present apparatus is performed.

Next, a method of using the present apparatus will be briefly described. When this apparatus is used, between the receiver carrying the paging receiver and the caller, based on the reception operation table shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. Make an agreement. For example, if Mr. A decides to be "1", Mr. B to be "3", "Work" to be "5", "Home" to be "7",... It is possible to know, without looking at the display unit 8, “call from Mr. A because the timbre is music 1” or “call from the company because the timbre is intermittent at a volume of 1 with a buzzer”. .

In this apparatus, the received message is stored in the reception data memory 3 in the same manner as in the conventional radio selective calling receiver, and the message is read out at any time according to the instruction from the input unit 9 and is displayed on the display unit 8. The message can be displayed, and if the user does not notice the incoming call or wants to check the content, the message can be displayed again. That is, it has a “reception history display function”.

According to the radio pager according to the embodiment of the present invention, the storage section 11 associates the incoming call operation selection data specified by the call signal with the mode of the incoming call operation performed by the radio pager. As the incoming call operation table, a light emission setting table 11a, a vibration setting table 11b, and a sound setting table 11c are provided, and the control unit 4 controls the incoming call operation table (in the storage unit 11 according to a preset operation mode). Light emission setting table 11a or vibration setting table 11b
Alternatively, since the incoming call operation is performed based on the data of the incoming call operation corresponding to the incoming call operation selection data with reference to the ringing sound setting table 11c), the incoming call operation is performed according to the incoming call operation selection data in the call signal. If the caller and the receiver decide in advance the incoming call operation selection data according to the message and the caller, the receiver can know the contents of the caller and the message by the incoming call operation. There is.

Further, according to the present apparatus, since the operation time of each incoming operation is specified in the incoming operation table provided in the storage unit 11, the receiver performs the operation of stopping the incoming operation each time an incoming call is received. Even if it is not, the incoming call operation can be automatically stopped, and the operation of the receiver can be reduced.

[0038]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a radio paging receiver that performs a call receiving operation based on data specified in a received signal from a plurality of types of call receiving operations. A specific incoming call operation can be performed according to the instructions of the receiver, and if the receiver and the sender have a meeting with the receiver in advance, the receiver will be able to make an overview of the sender and the message depending on the type of the incoming call operation. There is an effect that can be known.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a table for storing a plurality of sets of the incoming call operation mode and the corresponding incoming call operation selection data. Since the receiver is a paging receiver that performs an incoming call operation in an incoming call operation mode corresponding to the incoming call operation selection data, the incoming call operation specified by the caller can be performed at the time of an incoming call. Thus, if the reception operation is discussed, the receiver can know the sender and the outline of the message depending on the type of the reception operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a first paging receiver (this apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a reception data memory 3.

FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a light emission setting table 11a.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view of a vibration setting table 11b;

FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view of a sound setting table 11c.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process of the control unit 4 when receiving a call;

FIG. 7 is a configuration block diagram of a conventional radio pager.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Reception part, 2 ... Reception data control part, 3 ... Reception data memory, 4 ... Control part, 5 ... Light emission part, 6 ... Vibration part, 7 ... Sound part, 8 ... Display part, 9 ... Input part, 1
0: clock section, 11: storage section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An incoming call operation for notifying an incoming call is stored, and a specific type of incoming call operation is performed based on data specifying the incoming call operation included in a received signal. Machine. 2. A notifying unit provided with any or all of a light emitting unit that emits light, a vibrating unit that vibrates, and a sounding unit that outputs sound, and the notifying unit that drives the notifying unit when an incoming call is received when a signal addressed to itself is received. A control unit for performing an incoming call operation for notifying an incoming call, comprising: a table for storing a plurality of sets of incoming call operation selection data corresponding to the incoming call operation mode and the incoming call operation; A control unit that, upon receiving a call, reads the incoming call operation selection data from a received signal and performs an incoming call operation in a form of an incoming call operation corresponding to the incoming call operation selection data based on the table. Radio paging receiver.