JP2001127841A - Portable terminal equipment and incoming signal control method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the convenience of a user at the time of incoming call by simultaneously generating vibration and incoming ringer tone at the time of incoming call in a portable telephone by using both a vibrator and an earphone even when the vibrator generating both for vibration and incoming tone is used. SOLUTION: In this portable terminal equipment, which has both a vibrator and an earphone and can inform incoming call with both vibration and incoming tone, the incoming call signal of low frequency within an audible frequency band is distributed to the vibrator and the signal of high frequency is distributed to the earphone, so that the user can simultaneously feel incoming call vibration and incoming tone.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal device and a method for controlling an incoming signal, and more particularly to a portable telephone for notifying a user of an incoming call with both a vibration and a ringing tone. The present invention relates to a portable terminal device which is suitable for use in telephone calls and improves the usability of a user at the time of an incoming call, and a method for controlling an incoming signal thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the spread of information terminals such as mobile phones to the general public has been remarkable, and it can be said that they have entered the lives of people. Although such a mobile phone has a convenient aspect, the ringing tone starts to play everywhere, which is annoying for other people. For this reason, recent mobile phones generally have a vibrator function of transmitting an incoming call by vibration.

[0003]

In order to support the function of the vibrator, in the early portable telephones, a motor for generating vibration and a speaker for generating a ring tone were different mechanisms. However, in recent mobile phones, in order to reduce the number of parts and to keep the price low, vibration and a ring tone have been realized by the same vibrator.

Here, a portable telephone using this vibrator will be briefly described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a mobile phone in which a vibrator that generates both vibration and ringtone is incorporated.

[0005] The vibrating body 10 is on the upper side of the main body as shown in the exploded view of FIG. Mechanically, it is similar to a speaker widely used in audio equipment. When an electric signal of a relatively low frequency of about 100 Hz is applied to this vibrating body in the audible frequency band, the user feels this as vibration, and when an electric signal of a relatively high frequency of about 1 kHz to 2 kHz is applied, the user receives the signal. It will be recognized as a ringtone.

In general, the same circuit is used to generate an AC voltage applied to the vibrating body. Therefore, when using the vibrating body 10 that generates both the vibration and the ringing tone to notify the incoming call, the frequency band of the electric signal applied to the vibrating body differs between the case of the vibration and the case of the ringing tone. There is a problem that it is not possible to notify the incoming call with both the ring tone and the ring tone.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has as its object to provide a means for receiving a call from a portable telephone by another means even when using a vibrating body that produces both vibration and ringtone. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal device that generates both vibration and a ringtone and improves user convenience, and a method of controlling the incoming signal.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal device capable of notifying an incoming call with both a vibration and a ringtone. , An earphone for generating a ring tone, and an incoming signal generator, and the incoming signal is distributed to the vibrator and the earphone in a time-division manner.

More specifically, in the above-mentioned portable terminal device, the frequency of the electric signal applied to the vibrating body is a low frequency audible frequency band, and the frequency of the electric signal applied to the earphone is relatively low. Thus, the audio frequency band is a high frequency audible frequency band.

[0010] More specifically, in the portable terminal device, the incoming signal generating section has control means for controlling generation of an incoming signal, and the control means alternately outputs an electric signal to the vibrating body and the earphone. Is added.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a method for controlling an incoming signal of a portable terminal device according to the present invention. In the method, the mobile device comprises:
It has a vibrating body for generating vibration, an earphone for generating a ring tone, and an incoming signal generating unit, and the incoming signal is distributed to the vibrating body and the earphone in a time sharing manner.

More specifically, in the incoming signal control method for a portable terminal device, the frequency of the electric signal applied to the vibrating body is, in comparison, a low frequency audible frequency band, and the electric signal applied to the earphone is relatively low. The frequency of
In comparison, the frequency range is a high frequency audible frequency band.

More specifically, in the above-described incoming signal control method for a portable terminal device, the incoming signal generating section has control means for controlling generation of an incoming signal. In this case, an electric signal is alternately applied.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. [Appearance and usage image of mobile phone according to the present invention]
The appearance and usage image of the mobile phone according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an external view of a mobile phone according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an image diagram of a user actually using the mobile phone according to the present invention.

In the description of the present embodiment, a mobile phone is taken as a mobile terminal, but the idea of the present invention is applied to other mobile terminals, for example, a mobile terminal having a function of notifying an incoming call with both sounds, such as a pager. It is possible.

The portable telephone 00 according to the present invention has an earphone microphone jack terminal 11 so that the jack terminal 04 of the earphone microphone can be inserted. Then, when the earphone microphone 01 is inserted, the sound heard by the normal speaker 12 of the main body can be heard by the earphone 02, and the sound collected by the microphone 13 of the main body is collected by the microphone 02 of the earphone microphone 01. become able to. The earphone microphone 01 is a device that is particularly convenient for talking even when driving a car in which both hands are blocked and cannot be separated.

FIG. 2 shows an image actually used. If the mobile phone 00 is placed in a breast pocket, both hands can be used during a call, and a so-called “hands-free” call can be performed. Can do it.

[Embodiment 1] Next, an embodiment of an incoming signal control method for a portable terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for controlling an incoming signal of a portable terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The incoming signal generator 20 comprises a CPU 21, a memory 22, and a transmitter 23. An amplifier 24 for amplifying the signal and a distributor 2 for electrically switching signals.
5 is connected. The vibrating body 10 and the earphone 02 of the earphone microphone 01 operate to notify the incoming call.

First, when an incoming signal is sent from the outside to the CPU 21, the CPU 21 reads out a program and necessary data from the memory 22, and gives an instruction to the transmitter 23 to generate a necessary electric signal. The generated electric signal is a signal indicated by waveform (A),
Gives an instruction to the amplifier 24 to amplify it. This waveform (A) is composed of a relatively low-frequency signal that is captured as a vibration of about 100 Hz in the audible frequency band, and 1k
A signal of a relatively high frequency, which is perceived as a sound of about Hz to 2 kHz, is alternately repeated.

The CPU 21 gives an instruction to the distributor 25 at an appropriate timing, and switches so that a low-frequency signal goes to the vibrating body 10 and a high-frequency signal goes to the earphone 02. Therefore, it seems to the user that the vibration of the main body and the ringing tone are both performed simultaneously. Here, the waveform (B) is the waveform of the signal going to the vibrating body 10, and the waveform (C) is the waveform going to the earphone 02. In addition, in the earphone 02, since there is a time interval between signals to be transmitted, it is difficult to play a so-called ringing melody, but it is possible to sufficiently transmit a repeated ringing tone.

Thus, the user is notified of the incoming call by both the vibration of the main body and the ring tone, so that the user can respond quickly and the usability is expected to be improved.

[Embodiment 2] Next, another embodiment of the incoming signal control method for a portable terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for controlling an incoming signal of a mobile terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The basic concept of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. The signal going to the vibrating body 10 and the signal going to the earphone 02 are time-divisionally switched to vibrate the main body and ring tone. To both of the above.

However, the signal generation mechanism is slightly different. In the present embodiment, the CPU 21 separates the signal from the generation stage and passes the signal to the transmitter 23a and the transmitter 23b. Then, the waveform (B) for vibration is passed to the vibrating body 10 and the waveform (C) for ringtone is passed to the earphone 02. The reason this mechanism does not have an amplifier is
This is because it is assumed that the signal is transmitted from the transmitter with a specific gain.

According to this mechanism, as in the first embodiment, the user can be notified of the incoming call by both the vibration of the vibrating body 10 and the ring tone of the earphone 02.

[0027]

According to the present invention, even when a vibrating body that produces both vibration and ringtone is used, both vibration and ringtone are generated by another means when a mobile phone receives a call, and the It is possible to provide a portable terminal device that improves convenience and a method for controlling an incoming signal thereof.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a mobile phone according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an image diagram of a user actually using the mobile phone according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for controlling an incoming signal of a mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for controlling an incoming signal of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a mobile phone in which a vibrator that generates both vibration and ringtone is incorporated.

[Explanation of symbols]

00: mobile phone, 01: earphone microphone, 02: earphone, 03: microphone, 04: earphone microphone jack, 11: earphone microphone jack terminal, 12: speaker, 13: microphone (body side), 20: incoming signal generation unit, 21 CPU, 22 memory, 23 transmitter, 23
a ... Transmitter (for vibrator), 23b ... Transmitter (for earphone), 24 ... Amplifier, 25 ... Distributor.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A portable terminal device capable of notifying an incoming call by both a vibration and a ring tone, comprising: a vibrator for generating a vibration; an earphone for generating a ring tone; and a ring signal generator. A portable terminal device, wherein a signal is distributed to the vibrating body and the earphone in a time-division manner. 2. The frequency of the electric signal applied to the vibrating body is a relatively low audio frequency band, and the frequency of the electric signal applied to the earphone is relatively high audio frequency band. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal device is a band. 3. The incoming signal generating section has control means for controlling generation of an incoming signal, and the control means applies an electric signal to the vibrating body and the earphone alternately. Item 2. The mobile terminal device according to Item 1. 4. A method for controlling an incoming signal of a portable terminal device capable of notifying an incoming call by both a vibration and a ring tone. The mobile terminal comprises: a vibrating body for generating vibration; an earphone for generating a ring tone; An incoming signal control method for a portable terminal device, comprising: an incoming signal generating unit; and distributing the incoming signal to the vibrating body and the earphone in a time-sharing manner. 5. The frequency of the electric signal applied to the vibrating body is a relatively low audio frequency band, and the frequency of the electric signal applied to the earphone is relatively high audio frequency band. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the signal is a band. 6. The incoming signal generating section includes control means for controlling generation of an incoming signal, and the control means applies an electric signal to the vibrating body and the earphone alternately. Item 5. The incoming signal control method for a portable terminal device according to Item 4.