JP2001189776A - Incoming call informing device of portable communication unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the incoming call informing device of a portable communication unit, which can prevent the damage of a charger contact point due to vibration during charging. SOLUTION: The incoming call informing device of the portable communication unit has a ringer sound generation means (ringer circuit 12) giving information on an incoming call by ringer sound and a vibration generation means (vibration generation motor 13) for giving information on the incoming call by vibration. When the incoming call arrives, the start of the ringer sound generation means (ringer circuit 12) or the vibration generation means (vibration generation motor 13) can be set. The device is provided with a control means (microcomputer 1) which does not start the vibration generation means (vibration generation motor 13) even if the start of it is set when the incoming call arrives during charging, turns on the ringer sound generation means (ringer circuit 12) and returns a system to the setting of the start of the vibration generation means (vibration generation motor 13) after a call terminates. When the portable telephone set at a vibration mode is mounted on a charger and the incoming call arrives during charging, an incoming call informing mode is temporarily switched from the vibration mode to a ringer sound mode and the damage of the charger contact point due to vibration during charging is prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an incoming call notification device for a portable communication device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional portable communication device, for example, a portable telephone generally informs an incoming call by a ringer sound. However, there is a problem that when the ringer sounds while the player is in a bag or the like, opening the bag or the like is noisy. there were. In addition, there is a mobile phone equipped with a vibration motor that vibrates at the time of an incoming call, and a mobile phone worn on the body vibrates at the time of an incoming call, and this vibration notifies the user of the incoming call. Then, there was a problem that the incoming call could not be understood unless it was worn. Further, in this conventional mobile phone with a vibration mode, the vibration pattern was constant and did not change.

[0003] In addition, a mobile phone with a vibration mode is of two types: a type in which the vibration mode remains released when placed on a charger (hereinafter referred to as type 1) and a type in which the vibration mode is not released (hereinafter referred to as type 2). There were two types. However, in the case of type 1, since there is no vibration after being removed from the charger, there is a problem that it is difficult to know whether or not there is an incoming call. In the case of type 2, the contacts of the charger may be damaged by vibration. was there.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide an incoming call notification device of a portable communication device capable of selecting a desired combination of incoming call notification by sound and vibration depending on the situation. It is in.

[0005]

An incoming call notification device for a portable communication device according to the present invention comprises: a ringer sound generating unit for notifying an incoming call by a ringer sound; and a vibration generating unit for notifying an incoming call by vibration. In an incoming call notification device of a portable communication device that can be set to start the ringer sound generating means or the vibration generating means when there is an incoming call, when there is an incoming call during charging, the vibration generating means is started. Even if it is set, it does not start, but turns on the ringer sound generation means, and after the end of the call, includes control means for returning to the start setting of the vibration generation means again.

The invention of another incoming call notification device for a portable communication device includes a ringer sound generating means for notifying an incoming call by a ringer sound and a vibration generating means for notifying an incoming call by vibration. If there is, in the incoming call notification device of a portable communication device that can set the start of the ringer sound generating means or the vibration generating means, if there is an incoming call during charging,
Even if the start of the vibration generating means is set, the apparatus does not perform the start, turns on the incoming call display means, and after the end of the call, includes control means for returning to the setting of starting the vibration generating means again.

Further, the invention of another incoming call notification device of a portable communication device comprises a ringer sound generating means for notifying an incoming call by a ringer sound, and a vibration generating means for notifying the incoming call by vibration. When there is an incoming call notification device of a portable communication device that can set the start of the ringer sound generation means or the vibration generation means, if there is an incoming call during charging, the start of the vibration generation means is set. In addition to the above, without starting, control means for turning on the ringing sound generating means and for turning on the incoming call indicating means and for returning to the start setting of the vibration generating means after the end of the call.

By doing so, a portable communication device,
For example, in a mobile phone, when a mobile phone in a vibration mode is mounted on a charger and an incoming call is received during charging,
The incoming call notification mode is temporarily switched from the vibration mode to the ringer sound mode. Therefore, there is no possibility that the charger contacts will be damaged due to vibration during charging.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of a first embodiment in which an incoming call notification device of a portable communication device according to the present invention is used in a portable telephone. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer) for controlling the entire system of the mobile phone, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit)
2, memory 3, clock 4, I / O interface 5
including. 6 is a power supply, 7 is a key input circuit, 8 is an incoming signal input terminal, 9 is an LED display circuit, 10 is a level switch circuit, 12 is a ringer circuit, 11 is a level switch circuit, 1
3 is a vibration motor. A plurality of different ringer sound patterns (1 to n in FIG. 2) and a plurality of different vibration patterns (1 to n in FIG. 3) are stored in the memory 3 in advance. The user selects in advance a desired pattern from a plurality of ringer sound patterns and vibration patterns stored in the memory 3 by operating the corresponding keys of the key input circuit 7 in advance.

When an incoming signal is input to the incoming signal input terminal 8 at the time of an incoming call, the ringer circuit 12 and the vibration motor 13 are respectively driven in the selected pattern, and the user is notified that the incoming call is matched by the ringer sound and vibration. Notify. At this time, on / off and strength of the ringer sound and vibration of the ringer circuit 12 and the vibration motor 13 can be adjusted by the level switch circuits 10 and 11, respectively.

The user can set the combination of ringer sound and vibration for alerting the incoming call as follows according to the situation by operating the corresponding key of the key input circuit 7. Also,
These settings are possible even during an incoming call.

(Vibration → ringer sound) When an incoming call arrives, it vibrates according to the vibration pattern set by the simultaneous user (one of the vibration patterns 1 to n in FIG. 3), and after a certain period of time, the ringer sound set by the user. It sounds in a pattern (any one of the ringer sound patterns 1 to n in FIG. 2).

(Ringer → vibration) At the same time as the incoming call, a fixed ringer sound pattern or a ringer sound pattern set by the user (one of the ringer sound patterns 1 to n in FIG. 2) sounds, and after a certain period of time, the user It vibrates in the set vibration pattern (one of the vibration patterns 1 to n in FIG. 3).

In the above description, ringer → vibration, vibration → ringer is selected. However, it may be configured to alternately switch at regular time intervals, or may be configured so that ringer sound and vibration operate simultaneously. .

As described above, according to the incoming call notification device shown in FIG. 1, there are more types of incoming call notification than the combination of sound and vibration, and can be selected depending on the situation. Further, the ringer sound pattern can be used as it is at the time of vibration, so that the configuration is simple. Further, since the vibration has a plurality of patterns, it becomes easier for the user to recognize the incoming call due to a change in the vibration when the incoming call is notified by the vibration.

[0016]

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main part of a second embodiment in which the incoming call notification device for portable communication equipment according to the present invention is used in a portable telephone. In FIG. 4, in addition to the configuration of FIG.
A charger detection terminal 14 is provided, and a detection signal indicating that a mobile phone is mounted on the charger and charging is being performed is supplied to the CPU 2 via the I / O interface 5. The incoming call notification device of the mobile phone can be switched to a vibration mode by the vibration motor 13 or a ringer sound by the ringer circuit 12 by a user's corresponding key input on the key input circuit 7.

When an incoming call is received during charging while being mounted on a charger (not shown) while the incoming call notification of the portable telephone is switched to the vibration mode, the CPU 2 outputs a detection signal from the charger detection terminal 14. As a result, the incoming call notification mode is temporarily switched from the vibration mode to the ringer sound mode, and the ringer circuit 12 is driven to generate a ringer sound. The user can know that there is an incoming call by the ringer sound.
After the call is over, when the phone is mounted on the charger again, the phone returns to the previous vibration mode and waits for an incoming call.

The above operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. At the time of an incoming call (step S1), the CPU 2 determines whether or not the incoming call notification mode of the telephone is in the vibration mode (S2), and if not set to the vibration mode, notifies by a ringer sound from the ringer circuit 12 (S3). .
If the vibration mode has been set in S2, the CPU 2 determines whether or not the telephone is on the charger based on the detection signal from the charger detection terminal 14 (S4). In step S4, if the vehicle is on the charger, the mode is temporarily switched from the vibration mode to the ringer sound mode to notify the incoming call by the ringer sound of the ringer circuit 12, and if not, the vibration motor is driven to notify the incoming call by vibration ( S5). Step S3 or S
After 6, the incoming display LED of the LED display circuit 9 is turned on and turned on, and the incoming display is completed.

As described above, according to the configuration of FIG.
When an incoming call is received while the telephone is mounted on the charger, the vibration mode is released, so that there is no possibility that the contacts of the charger are damaged. At the time of an incoming call, the charger is detected only when the vibration mode is set, so that the vibration setting itself, which has a simple structure, does not change, so that there is no need to reset the setting and there is no inconvenience.

The present invention can be applied not only to the above-described portable telephone but also to various portable communication devices such as a pager.

[0021]

According to the incoming call notification device for a portable communication device according to the present invention, there is no possibility that the charger contacts will be damaged due to vibration during charging.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of a first embodiment in which an incoming call notification device of a portable communication device according to the present invention is used in a mobile phone.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a ringer sound pattern of the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vibration pattern of the device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a main part block diagram of a second embodiment in which the incoming call notification device of the portable communication device according to the present invention is used in a mobile phone.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the device of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Microcomputer 2 CPU 3 Memory 4 Clock 5 I / O interface 6 Power supply 7 Key input circuit 8 Incoming signal input terminal 9 LED display circuit 10 Level switch circuit 11 Level switch circuit 12 Ringer circuit 13 Vibration motor 14 Charger detection terminal

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A ringer sound generating means for notifying an incoming call by a ringer sound, and a vibration generating means for notifying an incoming call by vibration, wherein when there is an incoming call, the ringer sound generating means or the vibration generating means In an incoming call notification device of a portable communication device that can be set to start, when an incoming call is received during charging, the start is not performed even if the start of the vibration generating unit is set, and the ringer sound generating unit is not started. And a control unit for returning to the setting of the start of the vibration generating unit after the call is ended and after the end of the call. 2. A ringer sound generating means for notifying an incoming call by a ringer sound, and a vibration generating means for notifying an incoming call by vibration, and when there is an incoming call, the ringer sound generating means or the vibration generating means. In the incoming call notification device of a portable communication device that can be set to start, if there is an incoming call during charging, the start is not performed even if the start of the vibration generating means is set, and the incoming call display means is displayed. An incoming call notification device for a portable communication device, further comprising control means for turning on and returning to a setting for starting the vibration generation means after a call is finished. 3. A ringer sound generating means for notifying an incoming call by a ringer sound, and a vibration generating means for notifying an incoming call by vibration, wherein the ringer sound generating means or the vibration generating means includes: In an incoming call notification device of a portable communication device that can be set to start, when an incoming call is received during charging, the start is not performed even if the start of the vibration generating unit is set, and the ringer sound generating unit is not started. An incoming call notification device for a portable communication device, further comprising a control unit that turns on the incoming call display unit in addition to the ON operation of the unit and returns the setting to the start setting of the vibration generating unit after the end of the call.