JP2000286730A - Radio receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a radio receiver that can simply set functions frequently in use and easily make a calling operation. SOLUTION: The radio receiver is provided with a switch 10 that sets various functions and calls a set function, an LCD display section 8 that displays a function menu on the basis of a switch operation, and an MPU 6 that sets a function corresponding to the number of touch times of the switch at operation edit and calls a function menu corresponding to the number of times of the switch operation the same as that of the operation edit onto the LCD display section 8 when the setting of the operation edit is finished to allow the LCD display section to display the menu, and also with a microphone to pick up a voice memory, a speech recognition IC that converts the voice memo via the microphone into characters, and a voice memory IC that stores the voice memo converted into characters and the MPU allows the LCD display section to display the voice memo on the basis of the switch operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio receiver which facilitates setting and operation of various additional functions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent radio receivers, new functions are increasing in order to increase added value. For example, there are functions such as time setting, confirmation of received messages, a telephone directory, a calendar, and the like. Furthermore, in addition to messages, high-performance ones having a memory function such as a memo pad function have recently appeared on the market. I have. Along with this, new models to which new functions are added are increasing.

[0003]

However, the newer models have more functions, and the operation methods have become more complicated. In addition, since the operation method differs depending on the manufacturer or model, the operation is becoming more and more complicated. For example, when setting the time, etc., first press a specific switch to display a menu screen for mode setting, then press another mode selection switch to select the desired mode and press the confirm button, You can now move on to setting the mode. Thus, it is difficult to make various mode settings and the like until the user is used to the operation method.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and provides a radio receiver which can easily set frequently used functions and can easily perform a calling operation. The purpose is to do so.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a radio receiver according to the present invention comprises a switch for setting various functions and calling a setting function in a radio receiver to which various functions are added. Display means for displaying a function screen based on the operation of the switch; and
Set the corresponding function according to the number of touches of the above switch,
After the setting of the operation editing is completed, there is provided control means for calling and displaying the corresponding function screen on the display means based on the same number of switch operations as at the time of the operation editing.

In addition, the apparatus further includes a microphone for inputting a voice memo, voice recognition means for converting the voice memo via the microphone into characters, and storage means for storing the converted voice memo. And displaying the voice memo stored in the storage means on the display means based on an operation input from the switch.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wireless receiver according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and relates to a wireless receiver having a function of editing an operation method so that a mode can be easily set. It is. In FIG. 1, 1 is an antenna for receiving a radio signal, 2 is a radio unit for amplifying and demodulating a radio signal from the antenna 1, and 3 is a signal that converts a signal demodulated by the radio unit 2 into a waveform readable by a decoder 4. Waveform shaping part, 4 is P-RO
The call number pre-written in M5 is compared with the signal from the waveform shaping unit 3, and when the numbers match, the MPU 6 is informed of the call and a message signal following the call signal is sent to the MPU 6. The decoder 5 for sending out decodes the message signal sent from the decoder 4 and, when judging the end of the message signal, sends out a signal sending stop command to the decoder 4 and stores the decoded message in the RAM 7, and at the same time, the LCD 5 M as control means for displaying information of a message on the display unit 8 and transmitting a sound signal to the speaker 9 to sound the sound.
PUs 10 are switches used for operation editing for setting various functions and for calling a setting function.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for setting operation editing. As shown in FIG. 2, first, the user of the wireless receiver displays an operation editing screen by operating the switch 10 (step S1). After that, when the switch 10 is pressed once, the setting is made so that the received message can be confirmed (step S2).
The telephone directory is set so as to appear (step S3), and when the switch 10 is subsequently pressed, the calendar is set to be displayed (step S4). Thus, the one-touch, two-touch, three-touch,
・ By setting the function that you want to display by n-touch,
The operation editing ends (step S5).

After the setting of the operation editing is completed, the calling operation is performed as follows. That is, the switch 10 is operated once, twice in succession, three times in succession,.
When pressed continuously, the set function is called, and the setting of the function can be performed immediately.

For example, to check a received message, press the switch 10 once to display the latest message or the oldest message, and then press the same switch 10 (or another switch) to search and display the message to be checked. Let it.

To view the telephone directory, switch 1
After pressing 0 twice to display the first telephone number in the order of the Iueo, the same switch 10 (or another switch) is pressed to search and display the telephone number to be confirmed.

Further, when the user wants to view the calendar, the user presses the switch 10 three times to display the calendar of this month, and then presses the same switch 10 (or another switch) to search and display the calendar to be confirmed.

Therefore, according to the first embodiment,
The MPU 6 as a control means sets a function corresponding to the number of touches of the switch 10 at the time of operation editing, and after the setting of the operation editing is completed, a response based on the same number of operations of the switch 10 as at the time of operation editing. Since the function screen is called and displayed on the LCD display unit 8, the operation method can be arranged so that the user of the wireless receiver can use the function screen easily, and frequently used functions can be easily set and called, and the operability is improved. There is an advantage of improving.

Embodiment 2 FIG. Next, a wireless receiver according to Embodiment 2 will be described. In recent wireless receivers, high-performance wireless receivers having a memory function such as a memo pad function in addition to messages have come to market. However, since the number of operation buttons provided in the wireless receiver is small, a method of inputting characters in a memo pad is considerably difficult. In the second embodiment, it is possible to solve the difficulty of the character input and provide a wireless receiver capable of storing voice memos.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the wireless receiver according to the second embodiment. The wireless receiver according to the first embodiment is further provided with a voice memo pad function. 3, the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. As a new code, 11 is a microphone (MIC) for inputting a voice memo, 12 is a voice recognition IC as voice recognition means for converting the voice memo input via the microphone 11 into characters, and 13 is built in the MPU 6 The MPU 6 as a control means displays the voice memo stored in the voice memory IC 13 on the LCD display unit 8 based on an operation input from the switch 10. It is supposed to. In addition,
In the second embodiment, the switch 10 has a button configuration.

Next, the operation according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 4, when a voice is input from the microphone (MIC) 11 (step S41), the voice is input to the MP
It is stored in the audio memory IC 13 inside U6 (step S42). Thereafter, the voice memo can be reproduced via the speaker 9 by the operation input of the switch 10 (step S43).

On the other hand, when a voice is input from the microphone 11 (step S51), the voice is input to the voice recognition IC1.
2 and converted into characters there (step S5).
2). Thereafter, the data is stored in the external RAM 7 via the MPU 6 (step S53). Thereafter, the voice memo including the stored characters is displayed on the LCD by the operation input of the switch 10.
It can be displayed on the display unit 8 (step S54).

Therefore, according to the second embodiment, since the voice memo is stored, the operation of conventionally inputting the characters of the memo pad is no longer necessary, and even a beginner can easily input the memo. You will be able to perform operations.
Furthermore, by incorporating the voice recognition IC 12, it is also possible to convert voice into characters and store them as characters, eliminating the need for complicated character input operations as in the past.
It is valid.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a radio receiver to which various functions are added, a switch for setting various functions and calling a setting function, and a function screen based on the operation of the switches Display means for displaying
At the time of operation editing, a corresponding function corresponding to the number of times of touching the switch is set, and after the setting of the operation editing is completed, a corresponding function screen based on the same number of switch operations as at the time of operation editing is called and displayed on the display means. Since the control means is provided, the frequently used functions can be easily set, and the calling operation can be easily performed.

The microphone further includes a microphone for inputting a voice memo, voice recognition means for converting the voice memo via the microphone into characters, and storage means for storing the voice memo after the character conversion. With this configuration, the voice memo stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit based on the operation input from the switch, so that complicated character input operation is not required, and the memo input operation can be easily performed. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wireless receiver according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a setting of operation editing according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wireless receiver according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 MPU (control means) 8 LCD display (display means) 10 switch 11 microphone 12 voice recognition IC (voice recognition means) 13 voice memory IC (storage means)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A wireless receiver to which various functions are added, a switch for setting various functions and calling a setting function, display means for displaying a function screen based on operation of the switches, Control means for setting a corresponding function according to the number of touches of the switch, and after setting the operation editing, calling and displaying a corresponding function screen based on the same number of switch operations as at the time of operation editing on the display means. A wireless receiver comprising: 2. The wireless receiver according to claim 1, wherein: a microphone for inputting a voice memo; voice recognition means for converting the voice memo via the microphone into characters; And a storage unit that performs a voice memo stored in the storage unit on the display unit based on an operation input from the switch.