JP2000354087A - Telephone set and control method for incoming report - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the wasteful applications of a memory and to hear the favorite memory data to the full by storing the music melody data after dividing them into plural pieces and reading out the divided melody data which differ from those of the preceding incoming mode for every incoming call to report the read data to an incoming report means. SOLUTION: A melody data field is divided into (n) pieces of sub-fields and every sub-field stores each of divided melody data on a piece of music. When a call is received, it is decided whether an originator number is included in the call data received from a caller. If no originator number is included in the call data, a prescribed incoming melody number is selected. If the originator number is included in the call data, the telephone directory information is retrieved to select the incoming melody number of the record of the originator number. Then the melody data on (PART number + 1), that was finished in the precedent time are read out and a sounder 19, is driven after the power is amplified by a drive part 18f.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone set and a method of controlling incoming call notification, and more particularly to a telephone set for notifying a call from a called terminal by a melody and a control method of incoming call notification.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various telephone terminals such as a general subscriber telephone, an ISDN terminal, a facsimile terminal, and a portable telephone (in the present specification, these are collectively referred to as "telephones") generate a ring tone or a buzzer. The tone is dry and irritating, such as electronic sounds, which is harsh and instantly identifies which phone is being called in offices and crowds (for mobile phones) where multiple phones are mixed. There was an inconvenience of not being able to do so. For this reason,
In recent years, so-called ringtones called “ringtones” have been adopted.

A telephone equipped with a ring tone reads out melody (melody) data stored in a memory and outputs it from a speaker or the like when a call is made from a called terminal (hereinafter called an incoming call). A user is provided with a plurality of melody data in advance, and the user can select any melody data, download arbitrary melody data via a telephone line and register the melody data in a memory, or use DTMF (Dual Tone M).
By making the user easily compose music using a multi frequency (Ultra Frequency) signal or the like, it is possible to differentiate the ringing tone from other telephones and to match the musical taste of the user.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual view of a table of ringtones stored in a memory. The table includes, for example, a plurality of records having three fields of “ringtone No.”, “song name” and “melody data”. Has become. A broken line starting from a black circle and ending with a white circle in the melody data field conceptually represents each melody data of the song titles A, B, C, and D. In general, from the black circle to the white circle, characteristic features of the song are provided. (Eg, rust).

[0005]

However, the conventional telephones with ringtones have the following problems. (1) Normally, the time from hearing the ringing tone to answering (off-hook operation) is as short as several seconds to several tens of seconds, and the ringtone output from the speaker is also about the number of seconds from the beginning of the melody data (see FIG. 11). Only the black circle and a part of the broken line following the black circle) are reproduced. This means that only the beginning of the registered melody data can be listened to, and there is a problem that the use of the memory is wasted and the favorite melody cannot be heard to the end. (2) Also, in order to differentiate the ring tone of each telephone, a large amount of melody data must be registered, but a large-capacity memory is required to register all of them in advance. The above-described download method and the method of compiling music by the user have a problem that it is troublesome and troublesome. Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to be able to hear the favorite melody data to the end without wasting the use of the memory, or without requiring a large capacity memory,
Another object of the present invention is to differentiate ringtones of individual telephones without any trouble.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
Incoming call notifying means for playing a ringing tone with a melody of a predetermined music at the time of an incoming call, storage means for dividing and storing the melody data of the music into a plurality of pieces, and for each incoming call, different divided data from the previous incoming call from the storage means. Output means for reading and outputting to the incoming call notifying means. According to this, a melody with divided data different from that at the time of the previous call is played each time a call is received. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an assigning means for assigning one of the divided data in the storage means for each caller, and the output means is assigned by the assigning means. Each time an incoming call is received from a caller, the divided data assigned to the caller is read out from the storage means and output to the incoming call notifying means. According to this, a different melody of divided data is played for each caller. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a music assigning means for assigning one of the songs in the storage means for each caller, and the output means is assigned by the music assigning means. Each time an incoming call is received from a caller, divided data different from the last melody data among the melody data of the music assigned to the caller is read from the storage unit and output to the incoming call notifying unit. According to this,
A melody with divided data different from that at the time of the last incoming call is played for each caller. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a random value generating means for generating a random value is provided, and the output means corresponds to the random value generated by the random value generating means. The music division data is read out from the storage means and output to the incoming call notifying means. According to this, a melody is played by the divided data read randomly at each incoming call. The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that an incoming call notifying means for playing a ringing tone with a melody of a predetermined music piece, a storage means for storing a plurality of melody data of the music piece, and a memory in the storage means when the telephone is in a specific state. An output unit that reads one of the melody and outputs it to the incoming call notifying unit, and a message that prompts the user to input a song name or information specifying a song title while the melody is being played by the incoming call notifying unit or after the melody ends. Display control means for displaying, a determination means for determining whether or not the music title matches or not in response to an input operation of the music title or information designating the music title, and setting the telephone to a state other than a specific state according to the determination result of the determination means And state transition means for performing transition. According to this, when the phone is in a certain state,
An arbitrary melody is played, and a message to which the song name is assigned is displayed on the display means. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the specific state is an incoming call of the telephone, and a state other than the specific state is a responsive state of the telephone. . According to this,
You can answer calls only when you assign a song title. According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the invention, the output means selects one of the melodies in the storage means when the telephone is in a specific state, and outputs a musical melody of the melody. Characteristic portions are read and output to the incoming call notifying means. According to this, the melody of the song name guessing game includes a musical feature portion (for example, an intro or a chorus). The invention according to claim 8 is configured such that every time an incoming call is received, divided data different from the last incoming call is read out from a storage device which divides the melody data of the music for ringing into a plurality of pieces and stores the melody data, and outputs the divided data to the incoming call notifying means. It is characterized by controlling. According to this, a melody with divided data different from that at the time of the previous call is played each time a call is received.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention
HS (Personal Handy-Phone S)
The description will be made with reference to the drawings, taking a mobile phone of the system (system) system as an example. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a PHS type mobile phone device to which the present invention is applied. 10 is an antenna mainly tuned to a frequency band of 1.9 GHz band, 11 is a transmission / reception sharing unit that shares the antenna 10 for transmission and reception, and 12 Is a transmission unit for amplifying a transmission signal, etc., 13 is a reception unit for amplifying a reception signal, etc., 14 is a modulation / demodulation unit for modulating / demodulating a transmission signal / reception signal, and 15 is TDMA / TDD of a transmission / reception signal.
A channel codec section for performing processing and the like, 16 is an audio codec section for performing ADPCM processing of an audio signal and the like, 17 is a handset for transmitting and receiving audio, and 18 is a mobile phone that controls the channel codec section 15 and the audio codec section 16 and the like. A control unit 19 for controlling the entire operation of the telephone is a sounder (corresponding to an incoming call notifying means) for outputting a ringing tone.

The sounder 19 is a sound source that uses a flexural vibration of a sounding body (a so-called piezoelectric vibrating plate) in which a piezoelectric element and a metal plate are adhered to each other. A device in which a piezoelectric diaphragm is incorporated in a case is called a piezoelectric sounder. Piezoelectric vibrating plates have very low power consumption and have the excellent feature that no noise is generated due to the non-contact structure. In particular, the piezoelectric vibrating plate is a component that is in great demand for speaker-like applications of small electronic devices. However, the present invention is not limited to a piezoelectric sounder (or a piezoelectric diaphragm). Any device that can convert the electronic sound signal from the control unit 18 into an audible sound may be used, and for example, a speaker or an electromagnetic buzzer may be used.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the control unit 18.
18a is a C for executing the operation control program of the mobile phone.
PU (corresponding to output means, specifying means, allocating means, music allocating means, random value generating means, display control means, determining means, state transition means), 18b is a program ROM for storing the program, and 18c is a work area of the CPU 18a. RAM 18d is a phonebook RAM for storing information (hereinafter referred to as "phonebook information") such as the name and telephone number of the other party, and 18e is a music RAM (storage means, for storing melody information for ringtones). Reference numeral 18 f denotes a drive unit for driving the sounder 19. 18g is a display unit (corresponding to a display means) for displaying a telephone number, transmission / reception information, various messages, and the like.
Reference numeral 18h denotes a key input unit including a numeric keypad for inputting a telephone number (also used for alphabet and kana input), an off-hook key, and a function key for setting various modes, and 18i denotes a key input unit between the channel codec 15 and the voice codec unit 16. An input / output unit for inputting / outputting data.

In the program ROM 18b, at least an area for an operating system and an area for a user application program are formed. In the area for the user application program, a control program for controlling the entire operation of the mobile phone, for example, And the like (see FIGS. 5 and 6) are stored in a non-volatile manner (a state that is not erased even when the power is turned off). The work RAM 18c is, as described above,
This memory is used as a work area of the CPU 18a, and its stored contents are deleted when the power is turned off. However, other RAMs, that is, a telephone directory RAM 18d and a music RAM
18e is backed up by a battery, and retains its stored contents even when the power is turned off. The phonebook RAM 18d and the music RAM 18e are not necessarily battery-backed RAMs. Any rewritable storage medium can be used as long as the storage contents can be retained even after the power is turned off.
A rewritable nonvolatile semiconductor memory such as an EEPROM may be used.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the structure of telephone directory information stored in the telephone directory RAM 18d. The telephone directory information 20 has a so-called database structure including a plurality of records. In the illustrated example, each record has a “name”, a “TEL”
No. ”And“ Ringtone No. ”, and in each field, register the name (or nickname) and telephone number of the other party and the identification number (Ringtone No.) of the ringtone used when receiving an incoming call from the other party I can do it. For example, in the example shown in the drawing, the first record registers that the first ringtone is used when receiving an incoming call from "Sato" with the telephone number "090-0000-0000", and the second record contains the telephone number. “090
-1111-1111 "when receiving from" Ito "2
The use of the third ringtone is registered in the third record, and the use of the third ringtone when a call is received from “Kato” of the telephone number “090-2222-2222” is registered in the third record. Note that a default ringtone is used for an incoming call from a caller who does not register a ringtone. In addition, the number of digits of the telephone number is that of a mobile phone, but the registerable telephone numbers are not limited to those of a mobile phone, but include terminal numbers of general subscriber telephones and extension numbers of private telephones. Of course, it is not a problem.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of the structure of the melody information stored in the music RAM 18e. Melody information 21
Like the above-mentioned telephone directory information 20, it has a so-called database structure composed of a plurality of records. In the illustrated example, each record is composed of “Ringtone No.”, “Song Title”, “Melody Data”, and It has four fields of "end PART number". Ringtones No. Is unique information assigned to each record of the melody information 21. In the figure, 1, 2, 3,.
4,... Are assigned. The song title is the name of the ringtone registered in each record, and is textual character information (in the figure, A, B, C,
D, ...). The melody data is obtained by converting the musical content of the musical tone of the song title A, song title B, song title C, or song title D into electronic data, and is given to the sounder 19 via the drive unit 18f to notify the surroundings. The data is such that the musical content can be perceived by human hearing. The melody data field is divided into n subfields. This subfield is referred to as "P
ART ”, and“ PART1 ”,“ PART2 ”,“ PART3 ”,
If the names “PART4”,..., “PARTn” are given, each subfield stores divided data obtained by dividing the melody data of one music piece into several pieces.

Hereinafter, the divided data stored in the PART1 subfield is referred to as "PART1 data".
The divided data stored in the PART2 subfield is referred to as "PART2 data", the divided data stored in the PART3 subfield is referred to as "PART3 data", and the divided data stored in the PART4 subfield is referred to as "PART3 data". It is called "PART4 data", ...
.., The divided data stored in the PARTn subfield is referred to as “PARTn data”. Regardless of the song, the PART1 data is composed of the beginning of the melody data of the song (indicated by a double black circle for convenience), the subsequent melody portion (indicated by a broken line for convenience), and PART.
Includes the end of one data (shown as a white circle for convenience).
Except for the PART1 data, the rest of the song, that is, the beginning of the PARTi data, the melody following it, and the end of the PARTi data (i is 1,
2, 3, 4,..., N; the same applies hereinafter). However, PA
If the RTi data includes the end of the song (indicated by double white circles for convenience), the PARTi data is PAR
The subfields after the PARTi + 1, including the beginning of the Ti data, the melody following the melody, and the end of the song, are unused and are filled with, for example, dummy data. How many subfields a single song occupies depends solely on the length of the song.

As described above, the PARTi data is divided data obtained by dividing the melody data of one music piece into several pieces. As will become clear from the following description, the divided data is unit data for ringtone reproduction. That is,
When playing back the PART1 data, the playback is always performed including the beginning of the song, and the PAR1 other than the PART1 data is reproduced.
When reproducing the Ti data, the PARTi data is always reproduced including the beginning of the PARTi data. Therefore, considering the musical content at the time of reproduction (to make it easy to understand which music), the divided data is used. Is preferably set appropriately in consideration of the verse of the song (the boundary where the pitch changes, the length of the sound changes, and the intensity of the sound). For example, for some songs, the “intro (also called prelude)” "A melody",
"B melody", "chorus", "coder (also referred to as a trailer)" or "intro", "A melody", "B melody",
Some of the components are configured in the order of “rust”, “interlude”, “B melody”, “rust”, and “coder”, and may be divided for each of these components. If
It is not limited to this division method. If the easiness of comprehending the musical content is ignored, the data may be divided for each fixed data size.

The PART number of the previous end is the PART number used as a ringtone last time, that is, the value of i, of all the PARTi data constituting the music. For example, in the illustrated example, “1” is recorded in the first record, “1” is recorded in the second record, “3” is recorded in the third record, and “4” is recorded in the fourth record.
Since "1" is registered in the record, the melody data of the song title A used previously is PART2 data, the melody data of the song title B is also PART1 data, the melody data of the song title C is also the PART3 data, and the song title D is also used.
It can be seen that the melody data is PART1 data. The CPU 18a loads an operating system or a user application program stored in the program ROM 18b into the work RAM 18c and executes the same to perform a call process according to the PHS method, and also updates and registers the telephone directory information 20 and the melody information 21. Perform management processing.

Next, the operation will be described. -PHS system call processing The PHS system mobile telephone system divides a service area into a plurality of zones (also referred to as cells), and installs base stations (hereinafter, CS; CellStat) installed near the center of each zone.
), a general subscriber telephone, an ISDN terminal, an automobile telephone or another PHS terminal and a mobile station (hereinafter referred to as P
S: Personal Station), which transmits and receives voice and data, and constitutes a small-zone mobile communication system similar to a portable / car telephone system. The wireless line in the PHS system is
77 channels in the 1.9 GHz band (channel numbers 1 to 7)
7) Reserved, of which 40 channels are currently used by the outdoor public (see note). Some of the channel numbers are the control channels for each operator (12, 18,
73, 75 and 77). Note: September 1, 1998
According to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications consultation dated 2 (expansion of frequencies to respond to the increase in PHS subscribers (advisory on partial revision of the Radio Law Enforcement Regulations, etc.)), the frequency bands currently used by It is said that the number of channels for outdoor public use may be increased as described above. However, in this specification, description will be made based on the current number of channels (40 channels). And

The transmission system of each channel is a TDMA (time division multiple access) / TDD (time division bidirectional transmission) system. TDMA secures four slots for each transmission / reception line and uses TDD for both transmission and reception. Directional communication is enabled. One set of transmission / reception slots (T1 and R1) is a control slot used for processing such as call setting, and the other set of slots (T2 and R2, T3 and R3,
T4 and R4) are dynamically allocated to each PS (referred to as link channel allocation together with channel number allocation), and multiple access is performed simultaneously with three PSs per line. To explain an example of link channel assignment,
Standby state ("Standby" in the processing program described later)
In response to a predetermined call operation (an operation of inputting the telephone number of the callee PS and pressing the off-hook key), the caller PS in the control channel (channel numbers 12, 18, 73, 75). Or one of 77; however, a link channel establishment request is issued to the CS using the control channel assigned to the subscriber of the PS), and C
S receives the link channel assignment message from the S, the information section (SCC) of the message
H) a communication carrier number code (a code representing one of the outdoor public communication channel numbers excluding the control channel) and a communication slot number code (a code representing one of four sets of slot numbers of the channel number) ) And
The subsequent call setting processing and communication sequence are executed.

When the assigned channel and the slot are not found in the CS, that is, the outdoor public 4
0 channel (however, channel numbers 12, 18, 73, 7
If all the slots of the channel allocated to the own zone are occupied (except for the control channel 5 or 77), the CS notifies the calling PS of a link channel assignment rejection message and notifies the calling PS
Transitions to a standby state upon receiving this notification. In the call setting process, a process such as a line connection is performed between the caller PS and the callee PS using the channel and the slot assigned by the CS. In this call setting process, call data is transmitted from the caller PS to the callee PS (more precisely, from the CS to the callee PS), and the callee PS responds to the call data and generates a ringing tone (ring tone). (Also called ringing process). Here, the above call data can include identification information for specifying the caller PS.
A representative of the identification information is a so-called “caller number” (telephone number of the caller PS). By turning on the caller ID notification at the caller PS, the identification information can be notified to the callee PS. . The identification information may be any information that can identify the caller PS.
Although it may be ID information unique to the PS or ID information arbitrarily input by the user, it is referred to as a caller number in this specification for convenience of explanation.

Incoming call control processing FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts of incoming call control processing included in the communication control program. This program normally maintains a standby state until there is a call from another PS (steps S1 and S2), and when there is a call, the process proceeds to step S3 and the call data from the caller PS includes "caller number". Is included. If the caller ID is not included, the default (default) ringtone N is set in step S4.
o. For example, the ringtone No. registered in the first record of the melody information 21 of FIG. If the caller number is selected and the caller number is included, the telephone directory information 20 (see FIG. 3) is searched in step S5, and the same TE as the caller number is retrieved.
L No. Of the record having No. For example,
Assuming that the caller number is “090-2222-2222”, the ringtone No. registered in the third record of the telephone directory information 20. Select 3. When the caller number is not registered in the telephone directory information 20, the default ringtone No. is set in the same manner as when the caller ID is not notified. (For example, ringtone N
o. Select 1).

In this way, the ringtone No. Is completed, next, at step S8, the PART of the previous end
Read the melody data of number +1. PA ended last time
The RT number is the selected ringtone No. This is the data of the “part number field of the previous end” included in the record of the melody information 21 of FIG. 4 having the same key value as, for example, the selected ringtone No. Is “Ringtone No. 1” and “Ringtone No. 3” as in the above example, in the former case, the data of the “part number field of the previous end” is “2”, and in the latter case, the data is “last end”. PA
Since the data in the "RT number field" is "1", in step S8, in the case of the former (ringtone No. 1), the melody data of PART3 + 1, that is, FIG.
PART4 data of the first record of the melody information 21 is read, and in the case of the latter (ringtone No. 3),
The melody data of PART1 + 1, that is, the PART2 data of the third record of the melody information 21 of FIG. 4 is read. In short, the data (PARTi + 1 data) next to the previously used PARTi data is read. However, if the PARTi + 1 data is empty or i
If +1> n, the first PART1 data is read in step S8.

The melody data read in step S8 (in the above example, PART4 data of the first record of melody information 21 or PART2 data of the third record)
The data) are sequentially sent to the drive unit 18f in the next step S9, and after being power-amplified by the drive unit 18f, are output to drive the sounder 19. As a result, the sounder 19 obtains the melody data, that is, PART4 of the first record of the melody information 21 according to the above example.
A ringtone according to the data or the PART2 data of the third record is played. While the ringtone is sounding, step S1
If the response operation (operation of pressing the off-hook key) is not detected at 0, the process proceeds to step S15, and the ringing sound ends.
That is, according to the above example, the first of the melody information 21
PART4 data of the record or P of the third record
It is determined whether or not ART2 data has ended. Then, if it is finished, the next PAR of the same record is determined in step S16.
The melody data of the T number is read, and step S17
Then, the same processing as in step S9 (processing to sequentially output to the sounder 19 via the driving unit 18f) is performed, and step S10 and subsequent steps are repeated again. However, if the data of the "next PART number" is empty in step S16, or if the "next PART number" exceeds n, the first PART1 data of the same record is read.

While the ringtone is sounding, the caller is disconnected (caller P
If forced disconnection in S or disconnection due to deterioration of the radio wave condition) has occurred (YES determination in step S18), step S1 is performed.
In step S20, the melody output is immediately stopped. In step S20, the current PART number is recorded in the corresponding record of the melody information 21 (the "part number field of the previous end"), and then the apparatus enters the standby state (step S1 in FIG. 5). Return. In addition, a response operation (operation of depressing the off-hook key) is detected while the ringtone is sounding (YES determination in step S10).
Then, in step S11, the melody output is immediately stopped, and in step S12, the current PART number is recorded in the corresponding record of the melody information 21 (the "part of the previous ending PART number field"). Then, after shifting to the talking state in step S13, the line is disconnected (YE in step S14).
S determination) and then wait state (step S in FIG. 5)
Return to 1).

Therefore, according to the above-described processing, the melody data of the PART number next to the PART number used previously at the time of the incoming call can be sounded, so that the divided data of the melody data of one tune is sounded sequentially at each incoming call. And a special effect that one song can be heard to the end. Also, if you have caller ID notification,
The telephone directory is searched using the number, and the ringtone No. registered in the telephone directory is searched. , One of the plurality of melody data is selectively used, so that a specific ringtone corresponding to the caller PS can be sounded, the auditory discrimination of the caller can be improved, and the telephone directory can be improved. Even in the case of use, the divided data of the melody data of one song can be sounded sequentially each time there is an incoming call from the same party, and a special effect that one song can be heard to the end can be obtained. . Note that the process of step S8 in FIG. 5, that is, “reading the melody data of the PART number +1 of the previous end” is referred to as “the melody data that generates a random value such as a random number and uses the random value as the PART number. "Read". According to this,
Since the melody is played by the divided data read at random each time a call arrives, an effect is obtained in which various parts of one music piece can be heard and enjoyed.

The above embodiments include various modifications within the intended scope of the present invention. For example, a modification in which telephone directory information is not used is also included. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the operation. Steps having the same processing contents as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by common reference numerals. That is, the flowchart of FIG. 7 is different from the flowchart of FIG.
5, step S6 and step S7 are removed. In other words, it is determined whether or not there is a caller ID notification and the ringtone No. from the telephone directory. Selection processing is omitted, and the same ringtone No. is always used when an incoming call is received. (Default ringtone N
o. 5) is different from the flowchart of FIG. Therefore, also in this modification, the caller P
Ringtone No. for each S Can not be specified, but the melody data of the PART number next to the PART number used last time can be sounded at the time of the incoming call, so that the divided data of the melody data of one music can be sounded sequentially at each incoming call. The same effect is obtained that one song can be heard to the end.

Although not shown, if the divided data from PART1 to PARTn that constitute one song is assigned to each caller PS using a telephone directory, a maximum of n pieces of song can be obtained. , And the memory capacity can be reduced as compared with the conventional method in which different songs are assigned to the respective caller PSs. Or you may deform | transform like FIG. 8 and FIG. This is ringtone N
o. And its ringtone No. In this game, a random number is given to the selection of the PART number, and the user is given a song title. In the following example, the game is played at the time of an incoming call, and if the music titles do not match, a response is disabled (off-hook operation is disabled). However, the present invention is not limited to this. The game may be freely enjoyed in the standby state.

In FIG. 8, steps S1 and S
The processing of No. 2 is the same as the above-described processing of the same step in FIG. When an incoming call is detected in step S2, a random number (for convenience, ja) is generated in step S21. A value having high randomness, such as date and time information, is used as a value serving as a base of the random number (ja). Also, a random number (ja)
Is desirably 1 to m. m is the maximum number of records of the melody information 21. Next, step S22
Checks the record number of the melody information 21 (hereinafter referred to as record ja) corresponding to the random number (ja). If it does not exist, the process returns to step S21 to regenerate the random number (ja). Proceeding to step S23, a new random number (for convenience, jb) is generated. This random number (jb)
A value having a high randomness, such as date and time information, is also used as the radix value. The range of the random number (jb) is 1 to n
It is desirable that n is the number of subfields in the melody data field of the melody information 21.

Next, in step S24, a subfield of record ja (for example, jb) corresponding to the random number (jb)
Assuming that = 2, it is checked whether valid melody data exists in PART2). If it does not exist (for example, empty data), the process returns to step S23 to regenerate a random number (jb). Goes to step S25 and proceeds to record j
The melody data of the subfield of a, for example, jb =
2, the PART2 data is read, and step S
At 26, the data is sequentially output to the sounder 19 via the driving unit 18f. As a result, the sounder 19 starts playing a ringtone corresponding to the melody data, that is, the PARTjb data of the ja record of the melody information 21 in the above example. Next, during the ringing, the song name list is sent to the display unit 18g in step S27 and displayed in a required format. FIG. 10A shows a display example of the display unit 1.
On the 8g screen, a number and a song name are displayed in a list, and an appropriate message (for example, “Please enter a number”) prompting for number input using the numeric keypad is displayed. The displayed song name is melody information 2
1 is information registered in the song name field.

When the user presses an arbitrary numeric key and inputs a number, the decision result in the step S29 is YES, and
Proceeding to step S30, a song name match is determined. If the song titles match, the off-hook button can be operated in step S33, and then the normal call operation can be performed. If the song titles do not match, the process proceeds to step S31 and an appropriate error message (for example, FIG. (See 10 (b))
Is displayed on the display unit 18g, and after waiting for a predetermined time (time required for checking an error message) in step S32,
Returning to step S27, the music title list is displayed again. If the melody ends during the display of the music title list (YES determination in step S28), the process returns to step S26 to repeat the same melody output. As described above, according to this modification, at the time of an incoming call, one of a plurality of ringtones registered in the melody information 21 is randomly selected, and after the PART number of the ringtone is randomly selected, the PART The melody data of the number sounds.
Furthermore, a message to which the song title is assigned is displayed to prompt the user to enter a song title number, and when the numbers match, the off-hook key can be operated to shift to a normal call operation. Therefore, it is possible to provide the incoming call operation with a game characteristic, and to obtain a special effect that the telephone can be used while having fun.

It should be noted that a part (for example, an intro or a chorus) that well represents the musical characteristics of the tune may be fixedly selected from the PART data registered in the melody information 21. That is, assuming that the part is PARTx, a step of fixedly selecting PARTx data may be inserted instead of steps S23 and S24 in FIG. In this way, a portion that well expresses the musical characteristics of the song flows as a ringtone, so that the song name can be easily assigned. Embodiments including the above-described modifications are not limited to the above-described mobile phones. In short, any telephone that uses a ringtone as a ring tone may be used.
The present invention can be applied to various telephone terminals such as an SDN telephone, a PBX private telephone, and a facsimile terminal, or telephone functions mounted on a personal computer, a portable information terminal, or the like. Further, in the structure of the melody information 21 shown in FIG. 4, the length of each field and each subfield is fixed, but is not limited to this. A variable length structure may be adopted according to the length of the registration data. Rather, the variable length structure is more preferable in consideration of efficient use of the memory capacity. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the number of incoming calls is used as a condition for selecting a subfield. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the incoming time, date, month, etc., or priority (depending on the other party), etc. It may be.

[0030]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an incoming call notifying means for playing a ringing tone with a melody of a predetermined music piece when an incoming call is received, a storage means for dividing the melody data of the music piece into a plurality of pieces, and storing the divided melody data; Output means for reading the divided data different from the time of the previous incoming call from the storage means at each time and outputting the divided data to the incoming call notifying means. As a result, the effect of being able to hear one melody from the beginning to the end through several incoming calls is obtained. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an assigning means for assigning one of the divided data in the storage means to each caller, and the output means assigning by the assigning means. Each time an incoming call is received from the called caller, the divided data assigned to the caller is read from the storage means and output to the incoming call notifying means, so that a different melody of the divided data is played for each caller. As a result, the number of melody divided data is n
Then, n callers can be identified by one melody, and the effect that the memory capacity required for melody storage can be reduced as compared with the method of assigning different melodies to each caller can be obtained. According to the invention described in claim 3,
2. The invention according to claim 1, further comprising: music assigning means for assigning one of the music pieces in said storage means for each caller, wherein said output means is provided for each incoming call from the caller assigned by said music assigning means. In the melody data of the music assigned to the caller, the divided data different from that at the time of the previous call is read from the storage unit and output to the incoming call notifying unit. The effect that a melody is played is obtained, and as a result, by receiving several calls for each caller, one melody assigned to the caller can be heard from the beginning to the end. Can be According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a random value generating means for generating a random value, and the output means outputs the random value generated by the random value generating means. Since the divided data of the corresponding music piece is read out from the storage means and output to the incoming call notifying means, an action is obtained in which a melody is played by the divided data which is randomly read every time an incoming call is received. The effect is that various parts of the music can be heard and enjoyed.
According to the invention as set forth in claim 5, incoming call notifying means for playing a ringing tone with a melody of a predetermined music piece, storage means for storing a plurality of melody data of the music piece, and said storage means when the telephone is in a specific state. An output means for reading one of the melodies in the melody and outputting the read melody to the incoming call notifying means, and a message prompting the user to input a song name or information specifying a song name while the melody is being played by the incoming call notifying means or after the melody ends. Display control means for displaying on the means, deciding means for deciding whether the tune names match or not in response to an input operation of the tune name or information designating the tune name, and setting the telephone to a state other than a specific state according to the judgment result of said deciding means State transition means for transitioning to a state, so that when the phone is in a specific state, an arbitrary melody will play and a message to assign the song name will be displayed Effect that is displayed on the stage can be obtained, as a result, there is an advantage that it is possible to use the phone while enjoying Song guessing game. Claim 6
According to the invention described in claim 5, in the invention according to claim 5, since the specific state is an incoming call of the telephone, and a state other than the specific state is a telephone responsive state,
The effect that the call can be answered only when the song title is assigned is obtained, and as a result, the effect of increasing the urgency of the game is obtained. According to the invention described in claim 7, in the invention described in claim 5, the output means selects one of the melodies in the storage means when the telephone is in a specific state, and outputs the melodies of the melodies. Since the musical feature portion is read and output to the incoming call notifying means, the effect that the melody of the song name guessing game includes the musical feature portion (for example, intro or chorus) is obtained, and as a result, the song name can be easily assigned. The effect that the difficulty of the game can be reduced can be obtained. Claim 8
According to the invention described above, each time an incoming call is received, control is performed so that divided data different from the last incoming call is read out from a storage device that divides the melody data of the tune for the ringing sound into a plurality of pieces and stores the melody data and outputs it to the incoming call notifying means. Therefore, the effect that a melody with divided data different from the time of the last incoming call is played every time an incoming call is received, as a result, by receiving several times, one melody can be heard from the beginning to the end The effect that can be obtained is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram of a mobile phone.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control unit of the mobile phone.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of telephone directory information.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of melody information.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a communication control program (1/1).
2).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a communication control program (2 /
2).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a modified example of the communication control program.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart (1/2) of another modified example of the communication control program.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart (2/2) of another modified example of the communication control program.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a screen display state of a song title guessing quiz.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram of conventional melody information.

[Explanation of symbols]

18a CPU (output means, specifying means, assigning means,
Music assigning means, random value generating means, display control means, determining means, state transition means) 18e music RAM (storage means, storage device) 18g display section (display means) 19 sounder (incoming notification means)

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An incoming call notifying means for playing a ringing tone with a melody of a predetermined music piece at the time of an incoming call, a storage means for dividing the melody data of the music piece into a plurality of pieces, and storing the divided melody data; Output means for reading out divided data different from and outputting the divided data to the incoming call notifying means. 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an allocating unit for allocating one of the divided data in said storage unit for each caller, said output unit comprising: 2. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the divided data assigned to the telephone is read out from the storage unit and output to the incoming call notifying unit. 3. A music allocating means for allocating one of the music pieces in the storage means for each caller, wherein the output means makes the call each time a call is received from the caller allocated by the music allocator. 2. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein, out of the melody data of the tune originally assigned, divided data different from that at the time of the previous incoming call is read out from said storage means and output to said incoming call notifying means. 4. A random value generating means for generating a random value, wherein the output means reads out from the storage means divided data of music corresponding to the random value generated by the random value generating means. 2. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein said telephone information is output to said incoming call notifying means. 5. An incoming call notification means for playing a ringing tone with a melody of a predetermined music piece; a storage means for storing a plurality of melody data of said music piece; and a melody in said storage means when the telephone is in a specific state. An output means for reading out the information and outputting it to the incoming call notifying means; and a display for displaying on the display means a message prompting the user to input a song title or information designating the song title during or after the melody is played by the incoming call alerting means. Control means; determining means for determining whether or not the music titles match or not in response to an input operation of the music title or information designating the music title; and a state for causing the telephone to transition to a state other than a specific state according to the determination result of the determining means A telephone, comprising: a transition unit. 6. The telephone according to claim 5, wherein the specific state is an incoming call of the telephone, and the state other than the specific state is a telephone responsive state. 7. The output means selects one of the melodies in the storage means when the telephone is in a specific state,
6. The telephone according to claim 5, wherein a musical characteristic portion of the melody is read out and output to the incoming call notifying means. 8. Each time a call is received, control is performed so that divided data different from that at the time of the previous call is read out from a storage device that divides the melody data of the music for ringing into a plurality of pieces and stores the melody data, and outputs the divided data to the incoming call notifying means. A method for controlling an incoming call notification, characterized in that: