JP2001036603A - Incoming melody rewrite device in portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a device that can rewrite a melody to notify an incoming report in a portable telephone set with a simple operation. SOLUTION: First a receptacle of a portable telephone set 2 is connected to a plug of an external device 1. When the connection is finished, operating a key switch section 24 of the set transfers and stores sound data configuring an incoming melody stored in a storage section of the external device 1 to a storage section 23 of the set 2. Repeating this operation stores a plurality of music melodies to the set 2 and a user enjoys its preferred incoming melody tone.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus capable of rewriting an incoming call melody in a portable telephone by a simple operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional mobile phone, a ring melody stored in advance is selected and determined by oneself. If a favorite melody is not inputted, an appropriate melody is selected and used. I had to do it.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides an apparatus capable of rewriting sound data constituting a melody sound which is built in a mobile phone in advance and inputting a tune of a favorite artist as a ringtone melody sound. The purpose is to do.

Further, the present invention is an apparatus capable of inputting a user's original tune as a ringtone melody sound into a storage unit.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A device that can rewrite a melody of an incoming call notification in a mobile phone, and a storage unit that stores sound data in advance, and converts the sound data stored in the storage unit into a voice signal and outputs a controlled voice signal. And a connection unit connected to a receptacle of the mobile phone so that the incoming melody can be rewritten.

According to the present invention, after a plug of an external device in which a ring tone melody is stored is connected to a receptacle of a mobile phone, a desired operation is performed separately from sound data pre-installed in the mobile phone by a predetermined operation. This is a device that can easily input a melody from an external device.

Further, the present invention is a convenient device that allows a new incoming melody to be input to a portable telephone by exchanging an external device with a friend, so that the user can always listen to the incoming melody that suits his or her taste.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the melody of the incoming call notification in the portable telephone is rewritten, wherein the storage unit which stores the sound data in advance stores a plurality of sound data. It is characterized by being.

According to the present invention, a plurality of ringing melodies can be input or rewritten to the portable telephone, so that the user can select a desired music and carry the portable telephone that emits a ringing melody sound differentiated from others.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the storage section has a storage section to which at least one or more pieces of sound data can be written.

According to the present invention, since there is at least one free space in the capacity of the storage unit, the original melody input by the user can be written in the storage unit of the external device, and the melody once written can be rewritten. Easy.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the storage section which stores the sound data in advance also stores the image data.

According to the present invention, not only the sound data in the storage unit,
Since the image data is stored in advance, when these data are input to the mobile phone, an opening image is displayed on the initial screen, and the user can have a mobile phone in which his favorite artist is displayed. .

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention relates to a storage unit for storing sound data constituting a ringtone melody sound in advance, and converting the sound data stored in the storage unit to a voice signal. A device that can rewrite a ring melody of the mobile phone by connecting to a receptacle of the mobile phone, and can write at least one piece of sound data in the storage unit with a plurality of sound data, Further, in addition to the sound data, image data is also stored.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a state of connecting an external device and a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, both devices are connected by inserting a plug of the external device 1 into a connector (receptacle) located at the bottom of the mobile phone 2 from the direction of the arrow. Thus, when the user operates the key switch section 24 of the mobile phone, the sound data constituting the ring tone melody stored in the external device is transferred to the mobile phone and stored.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit configuration of the external device 1 and the portable telephone 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The transfer of the incoming melody to the mobile phone 2 is performed by connecting a plug of an external device storing the incoming melody to a connector (receptacle) of the mobile phone.

The external device 1 includes a control unit (MPU) 11, a storage unit 12, a display unit 13, and the like. The control unit (MPU) 11 sends a control signal to each of the circuit units described below or controls them, and
This is a circuit that performs a corresponding process according to an input operation from, and feeds back to each circuit unit.

The storage unit 12 has an electronic storage element constituted by an EEPROM which is a writable memory device. Ten pieces of music of an artist are fixedly stored in advance, and are stored in a space of the electronic storage element. Only one original song can be written.

The display unit 13 is composed of a light emitting element of an LED, and is used as a lighting display when the external device 1 is connected to the portable telephone, a blinking display of a rewriting operation, and a lighting display when the rewriting is completed.

On the other hand, the portable telephone 2 has a display unit 21 composed of a liquid crystal panel or the like for displaying a standby state of the telephone and a rewriting operation by operating a registration button to a user, and a control unit (CPU).
22, a storage unit 23, a key switch unit 24, and the like. The control unit (CPU) 22 is a circuit that sends a control signal to each circuit unit described below or controls them, performs a process corresponding to an input operation, and feeds back to each circuit unit.

The storage unit 23 includes an electronic storage element constituted by a ROM which is a non-writable memory device,
An electronic storage element including a RAM, which is a writable memory device. Electronic storage element (RO
In M), a ringing melody sound of an existing electronic sound is fixedly stored as data under the control unit (CPU) 22. The existing incoming melody is sent to the control unit 22.

Further, another electronic storage element (RAM)
Has a data registration unit and a voice registration unit. The data registration unit has a telephone number, name,
Abbreviated numbers and the like are stored, and these stored data are stored and read out by the data registration unit under the control of the control unit 22. On the other hand, the audio registration unit stores an external audio signal input from the microphone under the control of the control unit 22, and transmits the external audio signal. In the present invention, the music of the artist is transferred from the external device to the data registration unit and stored. In addition, the original song is stored in the audio registration unit via the microphone and transferred to an external device as an external audio signal.

The key switch unit 24 is used when the user transfers the music of his favorite artist from the external device 1 to the electronic storage element (RAM) of the storage unit 23 of the portable telephone and stores it. When the key switch unit 24 receives an operation of the key switch, the key switch unit 24 sends an input signal of the switch to the control unit 22. When the control unit 22 receives the signal from the key switch unit 24, the electric signal is transmitted to the control unit 11 of the external device, and the sound data stored in the storage unit 12 is controlled under the control of the control unit 11. Is transferred to an electronic storage element (RAM) in the control unit 23 of the mobile phone and stored. By repeatedly performing this rewriting operation, it is possible to easily transfer music of a favorite artist to a mobile phone and enjoy it.

On the other hand, the user operates the key switch unit 24 to input his or her original music to an external device. When the key switch unit 24 receives an operation of the key switch, the key switch unit 24 sends an input signal of the switch to the control unit 22. When the control unit 22 receives the signal from the key switch unit 24, the microphone starts external voice input. The audio signal is transmitted to the control unit 1 of the external device under the control of the control unit 22.
1 and stores the sound data in the storage unit 12 under the control of the control unit 11. This allows the user to store his or her own original music in the external device. By exchanging this external device with a close friend, you can store your original song on your friend's mobile phone. Only two people can listen to the ringtone by the original song.

Next, the operation of the external device configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of the incoming call melody rewriting device according to the present invention.

Step 100 is a state where the portable telephone is waiting for an incoming call. Then, in step 101, a plug of an external device storing the incoming melody sound is inserted into a connector (receptacle) of the mobile phone in order to transfer and store the incoming melody sound to the mobile phone. When both devices are connected in step 101, it is determined in step 102 whether or not the connection has been made normally. When the connection is confirmed, the LED of the display unit 13 is lit. Step 10
The connection is confirmed in step 2, and if an error occurs, the LED blinks at a high speed to notify the error. Here, when an error occurs, there are a poor connection, a model not covered by the telephone, and the like. In this case, step 10
Returning to step 1, the connector is pulled out, and the connector is inserted again.

If the connection is normally confirmed in step 102, the process proceeds to step 103, in which the key switch section 24 of the portable telephone is operated to perform a rewrite button operation. At this time, the user selects a song of his favorite artist and performs a button operation.

At step 103, it is determined whether the rewriting button operation has been performed normally. At this time, the LED of the display unit 11 remains lit. If the rewriting operation has not been performed normally, the process returns to step 102, and the connection is confirmed again. When the rewriting button operation is performed normally, a rewriting operation is performed in step 104, and the LED on the display unit is operated.
Changes to blinking at a slow speed.

Then, in step 105, it is determined whether or not the portable telephone has arrived during the rewriting operation. If there is an incoming call to the mobile phone, the process proceeds to step 106, where the rewriting operation is canceled, returns to step 100, and enters a standby state. If there is no incoming call in step 105,
Rewriting is completed a few seconds after the rewriting operation is performed (step 107). LED on the display to notify the completion of rewriting
Changes from blinking to lighting.

When the rewriting is completed in step 107, the program returns to the standby state in step 100. The rewriting operation is completed one by one by repeating this operation.

[0031]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects.

As described above, according to the ring tone melody rewriting device for a portable telephone according to the present invention, it is possible to freely store and rewrite music by a favorite artist in one's own portable telephone, and to receive a call from another person's portable telephone. By listening to the incoming melody sound that is different from the melody sound, the incoming call notification is not mistaken and the differentiation from other people can be measured.

Also, according to the present invention, the original song can be stored in an external device and can be easily transferred to a close friend's mobile phone. It is possible to have a mobile phone that stores melody sounds.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a state of connecting an external device and a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration of an external device and a mobile phone according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation outline of an external device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 external device 11 control unit (MPU) 12 storage unit 13 display unit

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Claims (4)

[Claims] An apparatus for rewriting a melody of an incoming call notification in a mobile phone, comprising: a storage unit that stores sound data in advance; and a sound signal stored in the storage unit that is converted into an audio signal and controlled. A melody rewriting device, comprising: a control unit for outputting a voice signal, wherein the melody can be rewritten by being connected to a receptacle of a mobile phone. 2. An apparatus for rewriting a melody of an incoming call notification in a mobile phone, wherein a storage unit storing sound data in advance stores a plurality of sound data. Incoming melody rewriting device. 3. The storage unit according to claim 2, wherein the storage unit can write at least one piece of sound data.
Incoming melody rewriting device as described. 4. The incoming call melody rewriting device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit storing the sound data in advance also stores the image data.