JP2001237916A - Terminating machine for portable telephone, and external apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminating machine for portable telephone which a user interests himself or herself in and easily maintains an attachment for. SOLUTION: The terminating machine is provided with a radio wave detection sensor, which detects a radio wave which data communicated at the time of incoming has, and a sound generation part which generates sounds on the basis of radio wave detection of this radio wave detection sensor, and the sound generation part can generate a message of incoming to a person, which holds the portable telephone, as sounds, and these generated sounds have different tone qualities by forms of accessories.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone receiver and a portable telephone, and more particularly to a portable telephone having a portable telephone and a portable telephone incorporating the portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a method of giving a signal of an incoming call to a holder of a portable telephone, an L which emits various kinds of colors is used.
There is a device in which an ED device is built in a doll, for example, and an LED device emits light simultaneously with an incoming call of a mobile phone. The light emission of the LED device is performed by detecting a radio wave generated at the time of an incoming call of the mobile phone with a radio wave sensor.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional configuration,
For example, when a mobile phone is left in a bag, the light emission at the time of an incoming call does not reach the holder's eyes, and the effect is reduced. In addition, it is a monotonous thing that only emits light at the time of an incoming call, and it is difficult for the holder to get tired immediately and maintain a feeling of attachment. Many young people who hold mobile phones have demanded the appearance of an interesting and easily maintainable attachment besides the light emission of the LED device.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable telephone receiver that is interesting and easily maintains a feeling of attachment.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventors have made intensive studies and as a result have invented the following technology.

[0006] That is, the invention of claim 1 is a portable telephone terminator that takes the form of an accessory that can be carried together with the portable telephone and that signals the arrival of a portable telephone capable of wireless data communication. A radio wave detection sensor that detects a radio wave of the data to be received, and a voice generation unit that generates a voice based on the detection of the radio wave by the radio wave detection sensor. And the generated sound has a different sound quality depending on the form of the accessory.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone receiver for signaling an incoming call of a portable telephone capable of wireless data communication, and a radio wave detection sensor for detecting a radio wave of data transmitted at the time of incoming call; A voice generating unit that generates voice based on the radio wave detection of the radio wave detection sensor, and the voice generating unit can generate an incoming message to the mobile phone holder as voice, And a storage unit for downloading and storing data relating to voice as an incoming message to the external device from the external device storing data relating to a plurality of voices.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the portable telephone receiver according to the second aspect, wherein data from the external device is downloaded through a communication line such as the Internet.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the portable telephone receiver according to the third aspect, wherein the data relating to the generated voice is downloaded from the external device via the communication line every time an incoming call is received. Features.

[0010] The invention of claim 5 is the invention of claims 1 to 4.
Wherein the content of the generated voice changes in a stepwise manner.

The invention of claim 6 is the invention of claim 1 or claim 5.
3. The portable telephone receiver according to claim 1, wherein said storage unit is capable of updating stored data relating to voice with new data.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an external device for storing voice-related data in the storage section of the portable telephone receiver according to the second aspect, wherein the connection section is electrically connected to the storage section. A reproduction unit that reproduces data relating to audio stored in the storage unit as audio, and an operation unit that selects and operates the type of audio stored in the storage unit.

[0013]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which a portable telephone receiver is attached to a portable telephone in this embodiment.
This portable telephone receiver (hereinafter referred to as a receiver) A is in the form of an accessory that can be carried together with the mobile phone B, and serves to signal the arrival of the mobile phone B capable of wireless data communication.

In this embodiment, a doll imitating a character appearing in a video game is used as the receiver A.
Characters that appear in animations such as TV,
It is also possible to use dolls that imitate celebrities such as entertainers, or dolls such as animal pets such as dogs and cats, and widely apply dolls that imitate characters that the owner of the receiver has a feeling of attachment It is possible. Of course, it can also be applied to simple decorations that are not animals.

Further, in this embodiment, a receiver formed in a key holder shape is used as a receiver. For example, a receiver formed in a clip shape to be sandwiched between clothes, such as a garment or tie of clothes, a bag, and a neck. It can be applied to a necklace that can be worn, and it is only necessary that the necklace be formed so that the holder can carry it with the mobile phone B.

Further, the terminator according to the present invention does not necessarily need to be electrically connected to the mobile phone by wire, and should be located within a range where radio waves of data communicated when the mobile phone receives a call can be detected. I just need.

In this embodiment, the stringer A1 is passed through the through-hole B1 provided at the corner of the portable telephone B, so that the receiver A
Although it is attached, for example, it is possible to attach and fix it to the antenna portion B2 or attach it by various methods.

Next, the function of the receiver A in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 shows a receiver A in the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the function of (1).

In FIG. 2, a radio wave detection sensor A2 receives a radio wave output from the mobile phone B at the time of an incoming call or communication and generates a detection output. The control circuit A3 is composed of a semiconductor device such as a CPU and a ROM or a RAM as a storage unit.
A variety of operations are controlled while a desired sound is generated from a sound generation unit A5 including a CA4 and having a speaker capable of outputting a sound. Reference numeral A6 denotes a lithium battery as a power supply, which applies a voltage to each component.
In the present embodiment, as a voice message of the incoming call signal, "Phone call!"

In the control circuit A3, it is also possible to change the content of the sound emitted from the sound generator A5 stepwise based on the clock signal from the clock generator.
For example, for the first 10 seconds after receiving a call, "I'm on the phone!"
Then, in the next 10 seconds, say "Please come out soon!"
! "And so on. These tones are stored in the storage unit in advance, and are changed based on the above-described clock signal.

The details of the radio wave detection sensor A2 will be described below. The structure is simply that a coil is wound. When a radio wave, that is, a magnetic field is generated in the coil portion by an incoming call, an electromotive force is generated. Is sent to the control circuit 7 as switching (in Faraday's law, if the magnetic flux passing through the coil changes, an electromotive force is induced in the coil). According to such a structure, a power supply dedicated to the radio wave detection sensor A2 is not required.
Further, when a writable semiconductor device such as a RAM is used for the storage unit, it is possible to update previously stored data relating to incoming voice sound with new data.

A receiver having such a function emits a voice having a different sound quality depending on the type of the accessory. For example, if the incoming call is an accessory in the form of a "girl", the voice corresponding to the cute girl will say "I have to answer the phone!" Utters a voice just like that of the idol singer, such as "Call me!" In this way, the sound corresponding to the accessory form is emitted, so the holder feels a feeling of attachment without thinking that the receiver is just a receiver, and as the user uses it, the desire for the receiver increases in the past. Have no such feeling.
In recent years, a wide variety of accessories as peripheral devices for mobile phones have been sold, but very few give such a strong feeling to the holder.

Next, a case will be described in which an external device storing a plurality of voice-related data is downloaded from the external device to a receiver and stored. In the present embodiment, a key holder will be described as an example of an incoming call device, and an amusement device that stores a desired voice in the key holder will be described as an external device. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a perspective view of the amusement apparatus in the present embodiment. This amusement device uses a portable receiving device 2 paid out from the device main body 1 as a loading portion 3 as a connection portion.
, And electrically connected to it, the voice information as data relating to the voice input through the receiver (receiver body) 4, which is the voice input means, can be stored in the receiver 2. It is like that.

FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (c) show an example of the receiver 2. The receiver 2 has a disk-shaped base 10 on which characters 11 such as dolls and animals are attached. It is formed by imitating a portable key ring-shaped receiver. A voice synthesis IC 12 serving as a storage unit for voice information is disposed inside the base 10, and a speaker 13 serving as a voice generation unit for outputting voice information called from the voice synthesis IC 12 is provided in the body of the character 11. A button battery 14 is disposed, and by operating an operation means (rubber switch) 15 provided at the bottom of the base 10, the voice information stored in the voice synthesis IC 12 provided on the substrate 17 is called. The speaker 13 can be output as voice as if the character 11 is speaking. In addition, this receiver 2
Has a built-in radio wave detection sensor (not shown), detects a radio wave included in data communicated when a mobile phone receives a call, transmits an output signal accompanying the detection to the voice synthesis IC 12, and outputs a voice through a voice generation unit. Generate.

An engaging portion (positioning portion) 16 is formed on both sides of the base 10 so that the upper and lower surfaces are notched in the front-rear direction and is recessed at the center, so that the mounting portion 3 of the amusement device described later can be correctly loaded. It is formed so that it can be. When the loading unit 3 is correctly loaded, the substrate 17 has a contact (reception unit) so that it can be electrically connected to the writing unit 8 provided in parallel with the loading unit 3.
18 are provided. (See FIG. 6B.) FIG. 4B shows a side view of the base 10 and reference numeral 33.
Reference numeral denotes a retaining projection which prevents the character 11 from coming off the base 10 when the open bottom of the character 11 is fitted to the base 10.

The apparatus main body 1 is disposed on the inner back side of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped sound insulating structure 5, and the sound insulating structure 5 includes panels 6 and 6 constituting left and right walls and doors for entering and exiting from the entire surface. A transparent shielding plate made of glass or the like is fitted into each of the front and rear doors 7 and 7 so that the inside of the apparatus main body 1 can be seen through from the outside, and the front doors 7 and 7 are provided so as to open right and left. The inside is formed to mimic a public telephone box as a whole so that the operation is not hindered by external sounds. Note that reference numeral 6a denotes a louver for ventilation, 9 denotes a roof, and 9a denotes a signboard portion on which a device name is displayed on a front surface.

A monitor 19 and a product display 20 on which samples of the receiver 2 are displayed are provided on the front of the apparatus body 1.
A console unit in which a coin insertion slot 21 for inserting coins, a coin selector 22 for discriminating inserted coins, a loading unit 3 for setting the receiving device 2, a cancel button 23, a determination button 24, and a joystick 25 as an operation unit are arranged. 26, two input means (receiver) 4 for inputting voice information arranged on the left and right of the monitor 19, voices stored in the receiver, voices already stored in the receiver or in the memory 45, sound effects and operation methods A speaker 27 is disposed as a reproducing unit for outputting a call, and an outlet 29 of the receiver 2 paid out of the storage unit 28 is provided below the console unit 26.
And a control unit 30 for controlling the entire apparatus is provided in the apparatus main body 1.

The loading section 3 is disposed inside the console section 26 as shown in FIG. 5, and is arranged so that the receiver 2 can be loaded by opening the cover 35.
The loading section 3 is provided with positioning means for positioning with respect to the receiving machine 2, and as shown in FIG.
An engagement groove 36 as a positioning means is formed in a longitudinal direction on the inner wall surface, and the base 10 of the decorative body 2 is loaded in the engagement groove 36 while the engagement portion 16 of the receiver 2 is engaged with the engagement groove 36. 3
It is formed so that it can be inserted into the inside and set in the loading section 3. When the base 10 of the receiver 2 is inserted along the engagement groove 36 and is correctly loaded in the loading section 3, the tip of the contact pin 37 is moved from the notch 36 a of the engagement groove 36 into the engagement groove 36. , Comes into contact with the printed contact 18 on the lower surface of the board 17 disposed inside the receiver 2, and the voice information transmitted through the contact pin 37 is provided on the voice synthesizer IC 12 provided on the board 17.
It is configured to be written to. The engagement groove 3
A tact switch 34 is disposed at the deepest part of the receiver 6. By turning on the tact switch 34, it can be seen that the receiver 2 has been correctly loaded into the loading section 3.

The writing means 8 includes a vertically movable contact pin 37 disposed below the loading section 3 as shown in FIG.
Contact drive unit 3 for moving contact pin 37 up and down
8, the contact driving part 38 is a pointing member 3 that moves in the axial direction to the screw screw 38b in conjunction with the motor 38a, the screw screw 38b, and the screw screw 38b.
When the receiver 2 is correctly loaded in the loading section 3 and the lid 35 is closed, the support member 39 supporting the contact pin 37 is moved upward by the contact drive section 38, and the tip of the contact pin 37 is moved. Base 10 of receiver 2
Is configured to contact the contact 18 of the substrate 17 disposed inside the device and write the voice data stored in the memory unit 45 described later to the voice synthesis IC 12 on the substrate 17 via the contact pin 37 and the contact 18. Have been. Reference numeral 43 denotes a lead connected to the contact pin 37, and the lead 43 is connected to the audio processing interface 50 and transmits audio data read from the memory unit 45 to the contact pin 37. .

Then, as shown in FIG.
7, two sets of contacts 18 are formed, one of which is a data contact 18a, a ground contact 18b, a power contact 18c,
The write control contacts 18d are arranged in this order, and the other contact is arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of the substrate 17. Also,
As shown in FIG. 5 (a), two contact pins 37 are provided, and the data pins 37a,
It consists of four contact pins, a ground pin 37b, a power supply pin 37c, and a write control pin 37d. Even when the base 10 of the receiver 2 is turned 180 degrees and inserted into the loading section 3, the contact 18 The relationships are structured so that they always correspond. Further, by providing two sets of the contact 18 and the contact pin 37, the contact pin 37 is provided.
When the contact 18 is pressed against the substrate 17 with a uniform pressure,
At the same time, and poor contact hardly occurs. In FIG. 6B, reference numerals 53a, 53a,
Reference numeral 53b denotes a contact, and when the rubber switch 15 made of conductive rubber is pressed and operated, the contact
a, the contact 53b is short-circuited, and the voice synthesizing IC 12 is configured to output a voice when the contact is short-circuited.

As shown in FIG. 3, the input means is constituted by a receiver 4 formed to imitate a telephone receiver, and voice information input from a microphone 4a provided in the receiver 4 is shown in FIG. As described above, after being amplified and shaped by the audio input / output unit 40, it is sampled by the analog data sampling circuit 41, converted into digital samples, and stored as audio data in the memory unit 45 as temporary storage means. This sound data can change the sound quality by changing the pitch of the sound input when the sound data is output by the voice change unit 55, and can also applaud the hand, the hand of a bird, the song of a bird, the sound of a bird, The sound that flows,
Sound effects such as echoes and music can be combined with audio data and output to the module writing unit, which is the writing unit 8.

Either the voice change section or the sound effect generating section may be provided, or both may be provided. If both are provided, programming may be performed so as to select whether to change the sound quality of the audio data or to add a sound effect, so that the selection can be made at the operation stage.

The receiver 4 is arranged on both sides of the monitor 19 so that two persons can simultaneously input voice. The voice guidance output from the speaker 27 when the receiver 4 is lifted is the receiver. It is configured to be automatically switched to the body 4 and output from the earphone 4b of the receiver body 4.

The monitor 19 is composed of a liquid crystal product display, displays a demonstration screen and displays image guidance (information on the introduction of the apparatus, how to play, etc.) until a coin is inserted into the coin selector 22, and the coin is inserted. When the operation becomes possible, the operation means is displayed.

The merchandise display 20 has a front surface disposed below the monitor 19 covered with a transparent member such as glass and the like, and small rooms are continuously formed in the inside thereof. Samples are arranged respectively.

Below the product display 20, push buttons 42, 4 serving as selection means corresponding to each decorative body are provided.
.. Are arranged, and the receiving device 2 corresponding to the pressed push button 42 is paid out of the storage unit 28 to the outlet 29 by the commodity dispensing machine 48.

The coin selector 22 is a coin sorter that discriminates a coin type and outputs a credit signal when a correct coin is inserted. The credit signal output when a correct coin is detected is output by a control unit. The controller 30 counts the credit signal and recognizes that a predetermined number of coins have been inserted, thereby enabling operation of the device. The inserted correct coin is stored in the safe 32 through the passage 31.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the amusement apparatus, and the CPU as the control unit 30 is a monitor (liquid crystal display) via the product display I / F 46.
20 to various buttons 23, 2 via the panel I / F 47.
4, 42, lamp (not shown), coin selector 22
And a product discharging machine 49 via a product discharging machine I / F 48,
The operation of the voice input processing unit 51, the voice writing processing unit 52, and the contact driving unit 38 is controlled via the voice processing I / F 50.

In the present embodiment, the memory 45 is used as a temporary storage means of audio information. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A plurality of memories having various sound qualities are stored in the memory 45 or separately in a memory such as a ROM. It is also possible to store the voice in advance, allow the operator of the amusement apparatus to select a desired voice using the operation unit, and download and store the selected voice to the receiver.

An example of the operation mode of the amusement apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

When the power is turned on, a storefront demonstration (hereinafter referred to as a storefront demonstration) starts (step S1). In the in-store demonstration, the character displayed on the monitor 19 presents a message prompting the user to insert coins and introduces the receiver, and uses the sound of the character together with the sound of music and the like from the speaker 27 to use the device while giving a brief explanation of the device. This is repeated until the coin is inserted into the coin selector 22 (see reference numeral 56 (a) in FIG. 11).

When the door 7 is opened and the user enters the box 5, the door 7 which does not hinder the operation due to external noise is closed.
The coin is inserted into the coin slot 21 according to the display on the monitor 19.
To

When a coin is inserted, the coin selector 22
Transmits a credit signal to the control unit 30 to notify that a prescribed coin has been inserted (step S2). When confirming that a predetermined number of coins have been inserted, the control unit 30 outputs a telephone bell sound from the speaker 27, and
The monitor 19 (see reference numeral 56 (b) in FIG. 11) prompts the user to pick up the receiver 4 (step S3). When the receiver 4 is picked up (step S4), the voice is switched from the speaker 27 to the earphone 4a of the receiver 4, and the purchaser executes the operation based on the operation instruction of the earphone 4a and the monitor 19.

First, a message genre is displayed in step S5. Proceeding to step S6, a genre is selected. This genre indicates a person to whom the message is to be transmitted, and is classified into friends, lovers, parents, bosses and seniors, and self, etc. The purchaser operates the joystick 25 to select a genre, and presses the enter button 24. After the operation, an example message is displayed (step S7), and then the process proceeds to step S8. This example message is a plurality of messages prepared for each genre, and the purchaser may consider his own message by looking at the example message or quote it.

If a genre is selected within a predetermined time and the enter button is not pressed, the time runs out and an example message of the default genre is displayed.

Next, the control section 30 displays a time and a time bar for considering the words to be recorded on the monitor, and prepares the purchaser for recording (step S8).

When the preparation time is over, the recording time is displayed on the screen, the time is counted down, and the remaining recording time is notified. The purchaser inputs a message (voice information) into the microphone 4a of the receiver 4 (step S9).

The input message is stored in the memory 45 as temporary storage means. When the message is stored, the control unit 30 repeatedly outputs the recorded message from the earphone 4b to make the purchaser confirm the message,
An instruction is given to press the OK button 24 if it is good, and to press the cancel button 23 if you want to start over (step S
10). If the OK button 24 is pressed (step S1)
1) Proceed to step S12 to confirm whether to perform a voice change. If the cancel button 23 is pressed (step S13), the process returns to step S9 to perform voice input again. The cancel button 23 is counted, and if it is determined in step S13 that the cancel button 23 has been pressed twice, the process forcibly proceeds to step S12.

In step S12, a choice is made between a voice change (inputting one's own voice at a higher frequency and outputting it to make it higher) or a voice output without changing the voice (FIG. 11). Code 56
(See (c)), the presence or absence of a voice change is selected and the OK button 24 is pressed and operated (step S14).

When the voice change is selected, the user's voice is converted to a higher pitch and output from the earphone 4b of the receiver 4 (step S15).

If you like the sound, click the OK button 24
Is pressed (step S16), but if the user does not like it, the user presses the cancel button 23, returns to step S14, and selects voice change again. However, even if the cancel button is pressed, a time-over of 20 seconds is checked in step S17. If the time exceeds 20 seconds, the process forcibly proceeds to step S18 without performing a voice change.

In the voice change, a voice of a child, a voice of an alien, a voice of a robot, and the like are converted, and a character corresponding to the voice is displayed on a monitor and converted into a voice of a favorite character. It doesn't matter.

Next, in step S19, the control unit 30 prompts the purchaser to select whether or not to insert a sound effect. Step S
At step 20, the user selects one of a plurality of sound effects prepared in advance with the joystick 25 or whether or not to insert a sound effect, and presses the OK button 24 to execute step S2.
In step 1, the sound effect is inserted into the input message and output from the earphone 4b. O if you like the sound effect
The sound effect is determined by pressing the K button 24 (step S24). When the cancel button 23 is pressed, it is determined whether or not the time is over in step S23. If the time does not exceed a predetermined time (20 seconds), the process returns to step S20, and the sound effect can be selected again. Step S24 without inserting a sound effect
Proceed to.

Since the message stored in the voice synthesizing circuit IC12 of the decoration 2 has been prepared up to step S24, the control unit 30 causes the purchaser to select the decoration.

Note that steps S12 to S24
The flow up to is the case where both the voice change section and the sound effect generating section are provided. If only the voice change section is provided, the process proceeds to step S19 when the voice change is determined in step S18. Directly to step S25, and if only the sound effect generator is provided, directly to step S25 without proceeding to step S12.
What is necessary is just to go to 19 sound effect selection screen display.

Next, when the purchaser selects the terminating device, as shown in FIG. 9, first, in step S25, a message is displayed to return the receiver 4 to its original position (FIG. 11). Reference numeral 56 (d)). The control unit 30 determines whether or not the receiver 4 has been returned (whether or not a hook switch (not shown) has been turned off) in step S26.
If the receiver 4 has been returned, the process proceeds to step S27, and the control unit 30 displays the illustration of the receiver on the monitor 19, sequentially moves the frame surrounding the illustration, and guides the user to select the receiver 2. (Reference numeral 56 in FIG. 11)
(E)). After selecting the receiver 2 with the joystick 25, keep pressing the OK button 24 (selection step S
28). When the OK button 24 is pressed, the control unit 30 enlarges and displays the designated receiver 2 on the monitor 19, and then operates the commodity dispenser 29 to discharge the receiver 2 (step S30). It is paid out from the storage section 28 to the outlet 29. If it is determined in step S29 that the predetermined time has elapsed without returning the receiver 4, the receiver 2 is automatically selected and proceeds to step S30.

When the receiver 2 is paid out, the controller 30 displays the setting method of the receiver 2 on the monitor 19 (step S31).

The purchaser opens the cover 35 of the console unit 26 to load the paid out receiver 2 into the loading unit 3 (step S32). At this time, the base 10 is inserted into the loading section 3 with the engaging section 16 of the receiver 2 along the engaging groove 36 of the loading section 3, and the lid 35 is closed. In step S33, it is determined whether or not the lid 35 is closed, and the process waits until the lid 35 is closed. When the lid 35 is closed, the process proceeds to step S34 and the
Of the message is started in the voice synthesis IC 12.

The control unit 30 operates the contact driving unit 38 to move the contact pin 37, and the contact pin 3
The tip of 7 is brought into contact with the contact 18 on the substrate 17. next,
The control unit 30 transfers the message stored in the memory 45 as the temporary storage unit to the voice synthesis IC 12 of the receiver 2 via the writing unit 8. During the transfer, a time bar indicating the processing time is displayed on the monitor 19 (see reference numeral 56 (f) in FIG. 11), and the time bar is set to EN.
When D is reached, the writing ends (storage step). If a sound effect is selected at step S20, the sound effect is synthesized with sound information and stored in the receiver (synthesis storage step). Next, step S3
5, the writing is completed normally, and the buyer receives
It is confirmed whether or not the storage state of the voice information stored in (1) is satisfactory (confirmation step). If the writing has been completed normally, the process proceeds to step S37, where an end message is displayed on the monitor 19 (see reference numeral 56 (g) in FIG. 11) to guide the receiver 2 to be taken out, and the speaker 27 The normal end is notified by voice, and step S3
Proceed to 8. If the purchaser is not satisfied with the storage state of the voice information, the process proceeds to step S36 to prompt the user to store the voice information in the receiver 2 again.
(Re-storing step), and then proceed to step 38. The cover 35 of the console unit 26 is opened, and the receiver 2 is removed from the loading unit 3 by pulling it out.

The receiver 2 on which the message is recorded is the base 1
By pressing the rubber switch 15 disposed at the bottom of the “0”, the message stored in the voice synthesis IC 12 can be output from the speaker 13.

As described above, by inserting a coin to select a favorite receiver, and loading the paid-out receiver into the loading unit 3, the message input via the receiver 4 is stored in the receiver. Since it is recorded on the voice synthesis IC 12, it is possible to record a message that the user speaks to the receiver of the favorite character, and to create a receiver having originality in which his voice is recorded.
By using the mobile phone and walking, the message can be heard at the time of the incoming of the mobile phone at any time.

In the present invention, in addition to using an amusement device as an external device, a server device can be used. In this case, data from a server device as an external device can be downloaded via a communication line such as the Internet or a wireless line such as a telephone line for a mobile phone, and stored in the storage unit of the receiver. In this case, it is necessary to establish an electrical connection between the receiver and the server device. As an example of this, the mobile phone and the receiver can be electrically connected to each other, or the receiver can be connected to the receiver via a communication terminal device capable of playing a game or the like between the mobile phone and the receiver. In some cases, the mobile phone is electrically connected. Further, as another example, a personal computer can be electrically connected to the receiver using a personal computer without using a mobile phone, and the personal computer can access a server device via a dedicated line or an Internet line, and connect with the receiver. It is also possible to electrically connect to the server device. According to the above-described configuration, by operating a mobile phone or a personal computer, a desired voice data is selected from a plurality of voice-related data stored in the server device, and the selected voice data is transmitted to the receiver. In the storage unit. As the storage unit, it is necessary to use a nonvolatile semiconductor memory such as a readable / writable flash memory or a volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM using a power supply built in the receiver as a backup. According to this configuration, the portable telephone holder can easily store data relating to the sound of the incoming call from the external device within a communicable range accessible to the external device. Also, for example, by attaching the receiver to the mobile phone in a state where the receiver is electrically connected, the server device and the receiver can always be electrically connected to each other, and data relating to voice generated at the time of reception is received. It is also possible to download from a server device via a communication line such as a telephone line every time. By adopting such a configuration, it is not necessary to always store the data on the voice at the time of the incoming call on the side of the incoming call, so that the circuit configuration in the incoming call can be simplified.

In the receiver having the above configuration,
Attach it to a mobile phone as a key holder or strap,
It can be used as a key holder on a bag so that it can be recognized as an incoming call even when a mobile phone is inside, or used in a room next to a mobile phone charger. In addition, the receiver of the receiver can claim its own personality without using the same thing as a person, depending on accessories and receiving methods that can be differentiated from others. In addition, when a character strap such as an animation, a company product, or a talent is used as a receiver, the owner can satisfy his desire to always wear something he or she likes. Further, by making it possible to always change the voice of the receiver to a new voice, it is possible to generate a voice that is in fashion at the time of the incoming call.

Further, in the receiver according to the present invention, the name of the holder can be called. For example, the user inputs his / her name using a mobile phone and stores it in a server device, or uses an amusement device as an external device to input characters and performs voice synthesis to create voice data, which is stored in a receiver. It is also possible to make it.

In the receiver according to the present invention, the radio wave detection sensor can react not only at the time of incoming call but also at the time of outgoing call. As a result, it is possible to generate a message such as "Receive radio waves" or "Hello!" An ON / OFF button for enabling or disabling the detection of the radio wave detection sensor can be provided in the receiver. In addition, in order to prevent a problem that the receiver of the present invention also reacts to a receiver of another person present in the vicinity, the reception range of about 1 to 2 meters is limited so that the reception range of the radio wave is limited to one person. Preferably, a detection sensor is used. Further, it is possible to provide a volume control on the receiver so that the volume can be adjusted to each location such as a loud place or a quiet place. Further, the size of the receiver is preferably as small as possible in consideration of the portability of the mobile phone holder.

In the receiver according to the present invention, it is possible to teach the called party by generating a voice. In this case, the present invention can be implemented by downloading information about a name from a company that manages a telephone communication line to a receiver via a mobile phone via a telephone line. In addition, the terminating device of the present invention can change the voice at the time of the incoming call depending on the time zone by incorporating a timer circuit. In this case, data relating to audio corresponding to each time zone is stored. In addition, for example, by calculating how long a mobile phone carrier has been on the phone since receiving a call and accumulating the data, it is possible to grasp the behavior of the mobile phone carrier and say, "I'm always late to answer the phone. It is also possible to generate a message such as "!" In addition, if you are using a mobile phone to send e-mail or the like, you may hear a voice saying "You have mail from XX!" It is possible. In the case of generating a voice message using such a communication line, the terminating device does not particularly need to be in the form of an accessory.

[0068]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the portable telephone receiver is in the form of an accessory, and when a portable telephone is received, a sound having a sound quality corresponding to the form of the accessory is generated from the sound generator when the portable telephone is received. Therefore, it is not something that simply gives a ringing tone and sometimes gives the holder discomfort, but rather makes the holder feel familiar to the receiver and enjoys receiving mobile phone calls. It can provide unprecedented fun, such as waiting for the first time. In addition, the mobile phone holder can always carry the mobile phone receiver in the form of an accessory that he or she likes with the mobile phone.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the voice generated at the time of the incoming call is downloaded from the external device to the storage unit of the mobile phone, a large amount of data such as a plurality of data relating to the voice at the time of the incoming call is stored in the mobile phone. It is not necessary to keep it, and the cost required for the storage unit can be reduced, and for example, it becomes possible for the holder of the mobile phone to select a desired voice from among many incoming voices using an external device. .

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since data relating to voice can be downloaded via a communication line such as the Internet, the portable telephone holder can easily download the data as long as it can communicate with an external device. It becomes possible to store data relating to the sound of the incoming call from the external device.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is not necessary to always store the data on the voice at the time of the incoming call on the receiving side, so that the circuit configuration in the receiving side can be simplified.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible for the holder of the portable telephone to grasp the time required to answer the call, and to enjoy the effect of changing the voice as compared with the ring tone which continues to ring monotonously for a long time. .

According to the invention of claim 6, when the holder of the portable telephone gets tired of hearing the sound at the time of the incoming call, it can be changed to a new desired sound again, so that the holder always has new enjoyment. It is possible to wait for an incoming call from a mobile phone.

According to the invention of claim 7, it is possible for the holder of the mobile phone to select a desired voice at the time of an incoming call and to store it in the mobile phone by a simple operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which a portable telephone receiver is attached to a portable telephone in the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating functions of a receiver A in the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an amusement device as an external device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view and a perspective view of an essential part showing an example of a receiver according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a relationship between a loading unit and a writing unit of an amusement device as an external device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a loading section of the amusement apparatus according to the embodiment and a bottom view of the substrate.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a part that processes audio of the amusement apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the amusement apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation mode of the amusement apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation mode of the amusement apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a display screen displayed on a monitor of the amusement apparatus according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

A Cell Phone Phone B B Cell Phone A1 String A2 Radio Detection Sensor A3 Control Circuit A4 Voice Synthesis Circuit A5 Voice Generator A6 Lithium Battery B1 Through Hole B2 Antenna 1 Amusement Device (External Device) 2 Receiver

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[Submission date] February 23, 2000 (200.2.2
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[Title of the Invention] Cellular telephone receiver and external device

[Claims]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone receiver and a portable telephone, and more particularly to a portable telephone receiver and an external device for giving a signal to an owner of the portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a method of giving a signal of an incoming call to a holder of a portable telephone, an L which emits various kinds of colors is used.
There is a device in which an ED device is built in a doll, for example, and an LED device emits light simultaneously with an incoming call of a mobile phone. The light emission of the LED device is performed by detecting a radio wave generated at the time of an incoming call of the mobile phone with a radio wave sensor.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional configuration,
For example, when a mobile phone is left in a bag, the light emission at the time of an incoming call does not reach the holder's eyes, and the effect is reduced. In addition, it is a monotonous thing that only emits light at the time of an incoming call, and it is difficult for the holder to get tired immediately and maintain a feeling of attachment. Many young people who hold mobile phones have demanded the appearance of an interesting and easily maintainable attachment besides the light emission of the LED device.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable telephone receiver that is interesting and easily maintains a feeling of attachment.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventors have made intensive studies and as a result have invented the following technology.

[0006] That is, the invention of claim 1 is a portable telephone terminator that takes the form of an accessory that can be carried together with the portable telephone and that signals the arrival of a portable telephone capable of wireless data communication. A radio wave detection sensor that detects a radio wave of the data to be received, and a voice generation unit that generates a voice based on the detection of the radio wave by the radio wave detection sensor. And the generated sound has a different sound quality depending on the form of the accessory.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone receiver for signaling an incoming call of a portable telephone capable of wireless data communication, and a radio wave detection sensor for detecting a radio wave of data transmitted at the time of incoming call; A voice generating unit that generates voice based on the radio wave detection of the radio wave detection sensor, and the voice generating unit can generate an incoming message to the mobile phone holder as voice, And a storage unit for downloading and storing data relating to voice as an incoming message to the external device from the external device storing data relating to a plurality of voices.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the portable telephone receiver according to the second aspect, wherein data from the external device is downloaded through a communication line such as the Internet.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the portable telephone receiver according to the third aspect, wherein the data relating to the generated voice is downloaded from the external device via the communication line every time an incoming call is received. Features.

[0010] The invention of claim 5 is the invention of claims 1 to 4.
Wherein the content of the generated voice changes in a stepwise manner.

The invention of claim 6 is the invention of claim 1 or claim 5.
3. The portable telephone receiver according to claim 1, wherein said storage unit is capable of updating stored data relating to voice with new data.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an external device for storing voice-related data in the storage section of the portable telephone receiver according to the second aspect, wherein the connection section is electrically connected to the storage section. A reproduction unit that reproduces data relating to audio stored in the storage unit as audio, and an operation unit that selects and operates the type of audio stored in the storage unit.

[0013]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which a portable telephone receiver is attached to a portable telephone in this embodiment.
This portable telephone receiver (hereinafter referred to as a receiver) A is in the form of an accessory that can be carried together with the mobile phone B, and serves to signal the arrival of the mobile phone B capable of wireless data communication.

In this embodiment, a doll imitating a character appearing in a video game is used as the receiver A.
Characters that appear in animations such as TV,
It is also possible to use dolls that imitate celebrities such as entertainers, or dolls such as animal pets such as dogs and cats, and widely apply dolls that imitate characters that the owner of the receiver has a feeling of attachment It is possible. Of course, it can also be applied to simple decorations that are not animals.

Further, in this embodiment, a receiver formed in a key holder shape is used as a receiver. For example, a receiver formed in a clip shape to be sandwiched between clothes, such as a garment or tie of clothes, a bag, and a neck. It can be applied to a necklace that can be worn, and it is only necessary that the necklace be formed so that the holder can carry it with the mobile phone B.

Further, the terminator according to the present invention does not necessarily need to be electrically connected to the mobile phone by wire, and should be located within a range where radio waves of data communicated when the mobile phone receives a call can be detected. I just need.

In this embodiment, the stringer A1 is passed through the through-hole B1 provided at the corner of the portable telephone B, so that the receiver A
Although it is attached, for example, it is possible to attach and fix it to the antenna portion B2 or attach it by various methods.

Next, the function of the receiver A in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 shows a receiver A in the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the function of (1).

In FIG. 2, a radio wave detection sensor A2 receives a radio wave output from the mobile phone B at the time of an incoming call or communication and generates a detection output. The control circuit A3 is composed of a semiconductor device such as a CPU and a ROM or a RAM as a storage unit.
A variety of operations are controlled while a desired sound is generated from a sound generation unit A5 including a CA4 and having a speaker capable of outputting a sound. Reference numeral A6 denotes a lithium battery as a power supply, which applies a voltage to each component.
In the present embodiment, as a voice message of the incoming call signal, "Phone call!"

In the control circuit A3, it is also possible to change the content of the sound emitted from the sound generator A5 stepwise based on the clock signal from the clock generator.
For example, for the first 10 seconds after receiving a call, "I'm on the phone!"
Then, in the next 10 seconds, say "Please come out soon!"
! "And so on. These tones are stored in the storage unit in advance, and are changed based on the above-described clock signal.

The details of the radio wave detection sensor A2 will be described below. The structure is simply that a coil is wound. When a radio wave, that is, a magnetic field is generated in the coil portion by an incoming call, an electromotive force is generated. Is sent to the control circuit 7 as switching (in Faraday's law, if the magnetic flux passing through the coil changes, an electromotive force is induced in the coil). According to such a structure, a power supply dedicated to the radio wave detection sensor A2 is not required.
Further, when a writable semiconductor device such as a RAM is used for the storage unit, it is possible to update previously stored data relating to incoming voice sound with new data.

A receiver having such a function emits a voice having a different sound quality depending on the type of the accessory. For example, if the incoming call is an accessory in the form of a "girl", the voice corresponding to the cute girl will say "I have to answer the phone!" Utters a voice just like that of the idol singer, such as "Call me!" In this way, the sound corresponding to the accessory form is emitted, so the holder feels a feeling of attachment without thinking that the receiver is just a receiver, and as the user uses it, the desire for the receiver increases in the past. Have no such feeling.
In recent years, a wide variety of accessories as peripheral devices for mobile phones have been sold, but very few give such a strong feeling to the holder.

Next, a case will be described in which an external device storing a plurality of voice-related data is downloaded from the external device to a receiver and stored. In the present embodiment, a key holder will be described as an example of an incoming call device, and an amusement device that stores a desired voice in the key holder will be described as an external device. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a perspective view of the amusement apparatus in the present embodiment. This amusement device uses a portable receiving device 2 paid out from the device main body 1 as a loading portion 3 as a connection portion.
, And electrically connected to it, the voice information as data relating to the voice input through the receiver (receiver body) 4, which is the voice input means, can be stored in the receiver 2. It is like that.

FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (c) show an example of the receiver 2. The receiver 2 has a disk-shaped base 10 on which characters 11 such as dolls and animals are attached. It is formed by imitating a portable key ring-shaped receiver. A voice synthesis IC 12 serving as a storage unit for voice information is disposed inside the base 10, and a speaker 13 serving as a voice generation unit for outputting voice information called from the voice synthesis IC 12 is provided in the body of the character 11. A button battery 14 is disposed, and by operating an operation means (rubber switch) 15 provided at the bottom of the base 10, the voice information stored in the voice synthesis IC 12 provided on the substrate 17 is called. The speaker 13 can be output as voice as if the character 11 is speaking. In addition, this receiver 2
Has a built-in radio wave detection sensor (not shown), detects a radio wave included in data communicated when a mobile phone receives a call, transmits an output signal accompanying the detection to the voice synthesis IC 12, and outputs a voice through a voice generation unit. Generate.

An engaging portion (positioning portion) 16 is formed on both sides of the base 10 so that the upper and lower surfaces are notched in the front-rear direction and is recessed at the center, so that the mounting portion 3 of the amusement device described later can be correctly loaded. It is formed so that it can be. When the loading unit 3 is correctly loaded, the substrate 17 has a contact (reception unit) so that it can be electrically connected to the writing unit 8 provided in parallel with the loading unit 3.
18 are provided. (See FIG. 6B.) FIG. 4B shows a side view of the base 10 and reference numeral 33.
Reference numeral denotes a retaining projection which prevents the character 11 from coming off the base 10 when the open bottom of the character 11 is fitted to the base 10.

The apparatus main body 1 is disposed on the inner back side of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped sound insulating structure 5, and the sound insulating structure 5 includes panels 6 and 6 constituting left and right walls and doors for entering and exiting from the entire surface. A transparent shielding plate made of glass or the like is fitted into each of the front and rear doors 7 and 7 so that the inside of the apparatus main body 1 can be seen through from the outside, and the front doors 7 and 7 are provided so as to open right and left. The inside is formed to mimic a public telephone box as a whole so that the operation is not hindered by external sounds. Note that reference numeral 6a denotes a louver for ventilation, 9 denotes a roof, and 9a denotes a signboard portion on which a device name is displayed on a front surface.

A monitor 19 and a product display 20 on which samples of the receiver 2 are displayed are provided on the front of the apparatus body 1.
A console unit in which a coin insertion slot 21 for inserting coins, a coin selector 22 for discriminating inserted coins, a loading unit 3 for setting the receiving device 2, a cancel button 23, a determination button 24, and a joystick 25 as an operation unit are arranged. 26, two input means (receiver) 4 for inputting voice information arranged on the left and right of the monitor 19, voices stored in the receiver, voices already stored in the receiver or in the memory 45, sound effects and operation methods A speaker 27 is disposed as a reproducing unit for outputting a call, and an outlet 29 of the receiver 2 paid out of the storage unit 28 is provided below the console unit 26.
And a control unit 30 for controlling the entire apparatus is provided in the apparatus main body 1.

The loading section 3 is disposed inside the console section 26 as shown in FIG. 5, and is arranged so that the receiver 2 can be loaded by opening the cover 35.
The loading section 3 is provided with positioning means for positioning with respect to the receiving machine 2, and as shown in FIG.
An engagement groove 36 as a positioning means is formed in a longitudinal direction on the inner wall surface, and the base 10 of the decorative body 2 is loaded in the engagement groove 36 while the engagement portion 16 of the receiver 2 is engaged with the engagement groove 36. 3
It is formed so that it can be inserted into the inside and set in the loading section 3. When the base 10 of the receiver 2 is inserted along the engagement groove 36 and is correctly loaded in the loading section 3, the tip of the contact pin 37 is moved from the notch 36 a of the engagement groove 36 into the engagement groove 36. , Comes into contact with the printed contact 18 on the lower surface of the board 17 disposed inside the receiver 2, and the voice information transmitted through the contact pin 37 is provided on the voice synthesizer IC 12 provided on the board 17.
It is configured to be written to. The engagement groove 3
A tact switch 34 is disposed at the deepest part of the receiver 6. By turning on the tact switch 34, it can be seen that the receiver 2 has been correctly loaded into the loading section 3.

The writing means 8 includes a vertically movable contact pin 37 disposed below the loading section 3 as shown in FIG.
Contact drive unit 3 for moving contact pin 37 up and down
8, the contact driving part 38 is a pointing member 3 that moves in the axial direction to the screw screw 38b in conjunction with the motor 38a, the screw screw 38b, and the screw screw 38b.
When the receiver 2 is correctly loaded in the loading section 3 and the lid 35 is closed, the support member 39 supporting the contact pin 37 is moved upward by the contact drive section 38, and the tip of the contact pin 37 is moved. Base 10 of receiver 2
Is configured to contact the contact point 18 of the substrate 17 disposed inside the device and write the voice data stored in the memory unit 45 described later to the voice synthesis IC 12 on the substrate 17 via the contact pin 37 and the contact point 18. Have been. Reference numeral 43 denotes a lead connected to the contact pin 37. The lead 43 is connected to the audio processing interface 50 and transmits audio data read from the memory unit 45 to the contact pin 37. .

Then, as shown in FIG.
7, two sets of contacts 18 are formed, one of which is a data contact 18a, a ground contact 18b, a power contact 18c,
The write control contacts 18d are arranged in this order, and the other contact is arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of the substrate 17. Also,
As shown in FIG. 5 (a), two contact pins 37 are provided, and the data pins 37a,
It consists of four contact pins, a ground pin 37b, a power supply pin 37c, and a write control pin 37d. Even if the base 10 of the receiver 2 is turned 180 degrees and inserted into the loading section 3, the contact 18 The relationships are structured so that they always correspond. Further, by providing two sets of the contact 18 and the contact pin 37, the contact pin 37 is provided.
When the contact 18 is pressed against the substrate 17 with a uniform pressure,
, And poor contact hardly occurs. In FIG. 6B, reference numerals 53a, 53a,
Reference numeral 53b denotes a contact, and when the rubber switch 15 made of conductive rubber is pressed and operated, the contact
a, the contact 53b is short-circuited, and the voice synthesizing IC 12 is configured to output a voice when the contact is short-circuited.

As shown in FIG. 3, the input means is constituted by a receiver 4 formed to imitate a telephone receiver, and voice information input from a microphone 4a provided in the receiver 4 is shown in FIG. As described above, after being amplified and shaped by the audio input / output unit 40, it is sampled by the analog data sampling circuit 41, converted into digital samples, and stored as audio data in the memory unit 45 as temporary storage means. This sound data can change the sound quality by changing the pitch of the sound input when the sound data is output by the voice change unit 55, and can also applaud the hand, the hand of a bird, the song of a bird, the sound of a bird, The sound that flows,
Sound effects such as echoes and music can be combined with audio data and output to the module writing unit, which is the writing unit 8.

Either the voice change section or the sound effect generating section may be provided, or both may be provided. If both are provided, programming may be performed so as to select whether to change the sound quality of the audio data or to add a sound effect, so that the selection can be made at the operation stage.

The receiver 4 is arranged on both sides of the monitor 19 so that two persons can simultaneously input voice. The voice guidance output from the speaker 27 when the receiver 4 is lifted is the receiver. It is configured to be automatically switched to the body 4 and output from the earphone 4b of the receiver body 4.

The monitor 19 is composed of a liquid crystal product display, displays a demonstration screen and displays image guidance (information on the introduction of the apparatus, how to play, etc.) until a coin is inserted into the coin selector 22, and the coin is inserted. When the operation becomes possible, the operation means is displayed.

The merchandise display 20 has a front surface disposed below the monitor 19 covered with a transparent member such as glass and the like, and small rooms are continuously formed in the inside thereof. Samples are arranged respectively.

Below the product display 20, push buttons 42, 4 serving as selection means corresponding to each decorative body are provided.
.. Are arranged, and the receiving device 2 corresponding to the pressed push button 42 is paid out of the storage unit 28 to the outlet 29 by the commodity dispensing machine 48.

The coin selector 22 is a coin sorter that discriminates a coin type and outputs a credit signal when a correct coin is inserted. The credit signal output when a correct coin is detected is output by a control unit. The controller 30 counts the credit signal and recognizes that a predetermined number of coins have been inserted, thereby enabling operation of the device. The inserted correct coin is stored in the safe 32 through the passage 31.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the amusement apparatus, and the CPU as the control unit 30 is a monitor (liquid crystal display) via the product display I / F 46.
20 to various buttons 23, 2 via the panel I / F 47.
4, 42, lamp (not shown), coin selector 22
And a product discharging machine 49 via a product discharging machine I / F 48,
The operation of the voice input processing unit 51, the voice writing processing unit 52, and the contact driving unit 38 is controlled via the voice processing I / F 50.

In the present embodiment, the memory 45 is used as a temporary storage means of audio information. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A plurality of memories having various sound qualities are stored in the memory 45 or separately in a memory such as a ROM. It is also possible to store the voice in advance, allow the operator of the amusement apparatus to select a desired voice using the operation unit, and download and store the selected voice to the receiver.

An example of the operation mode of the amusement apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

When the power is turned on, a storefront demonstration (hereinafter referred to as a storefront demonstration) starts (step S1). In the in-store demonstration, the character displayed on the monitor 19 presents a message prompting the user to insert coins and introduces the receiver, and uses the sound of the character together with the sound of music and the like from the speaker 27 to use the device while giving a brief explanation of the device. This is repeated until the coin is inserted into the coin selector 22 (see reference numeral 56 (a) in FIG. 11).

When the door 7 is opened and the user enters the box 5, the door 7 which does not hinder the operation due to external noise is closed.
The coin is inserted into the coin slot 21 according to the display on the monitor 19.
To

When a coin is inserted, the coin selector 22
Transmits a credit signal to the control unit 30 to notify that a prescribed coin has been inserted (step S2). When confirming that a predetermined number of coins have been inserted, the control unit 30 outputs a telephone bell sound from the speaker 27, and
The monitor 19 (see reference numeral 56 (b) in FIG. 11) prompts the user to pick up the receiver 4 (step S3). When the receiver 4 is picked up (step S4), the voice is switched from the speaker 27 to the earphone 4a of the receiver 4, and the purchaser executes the operation based on the operation instruction of the earphone 4a and the monitor 19.

First, a message genre is displayed in step S5. Proceeding to step S6, a genre is selected. This genre indicates a person to whom the message is to be transmitted, and is classified into friends, lovers, parents, bosses and seniors, and self, etc. The purchaser operates the joystick 25 to select a genre, and presses the enter button 24. After the operation, an example message is displayed (step S7), and then the process proceeds to step S8. This example message is a plurality of messages prepared for each genre, and the purchaser may consider his own message by looking at the example message or quote it.

If a genre is selected within a predetermined time and the enter button is not pressed, the time runs out and an example message of the default genre is displayed.

Next, the control section 30 displays a time and a time bar for considering the words to be recorded on the monitor, and prepares the purchaser for recording (step S8).

When the preparation time is over, the recording time is displayed on the screen, the time is counted down, and the remaining recording time is notified. The purchaser inputs a message (voice information) into the microphone 4a of the receiver 4 (step S9).

The input message is stored in the memory 45 as temporary storage means. When the message is stored, the control unit 30 repeatedly outputs the recorded message from the earphone 4b to make the purchaser confirm the message,
An instruction is given to press the OK button 24 if it is good, and to press the cancel button 23 if you want to start over (step S
10). If the OK button 24 is pressed (step S1)
1) Proceed to step S12 to confirm whether to perform a voice change. If the cancel button 23 is pressed (step S13), the process returns to step S9 to perform voice input again. The cancel button 23 is counted, and if it is determined in step S13 that the cancel button 23 has been pressed twice, the process forcibly proceeds to step S12.

In step S12, a choice is made between a voice change (inputting one's own voice at a higher frequency and outputting it to make it higher) or a voice output without changing the voice (FIG. 11). Code 56
(See (c)), the presence or absence of a voice change is selected and the OK button 24 is pressed and operated (step S14).

When the voice change is selected, the user's voice is converted to a higher pitch and output from the earphone 4b of the receiver 4 (step S15).

If you like the sound, click the OK button 24
Is pressed (step S16), but if the user does not like it, the user presses the cancel button 23, returns to step S14, and selects voice change again. However, even if the cancel button is pressed, a time-over of 20 seconds is checked in step S17. If the time exceeds 20 seconds, the process forcibly proceeds to step S18 without performing a voice change.

In the voice change, a voice of a child, a voice of an alien, a voice of a robot, and the like are converted, and a character corresponding to the voice is displayed on a monitor and converted into a voice of a favorite character. It doesn't matter.

Next, in step S19, the control unit 30 prompts the purchaser to select whether or not to insert a sound effect. Step S
At step 20, the user selects one of a plurality of sound effects prepared in advance with the joystick 25 or whether or not to insert a sound effect, and presses the OK button 24 to execute step S2.
In step 1, the sound effect is inserted into the input message and output from the earphone 4b. O if you like the sound effect
The sound effect is determined by pressing the K button 24 (step S24). When the cancel button 23 is pressed, it is determined whether or not the time is over in step S23. If the time does not exceed a predetermined time (20 seconds), the process returns to step S20, and the sound effect can be selected again. Step S24 without inserting a sound effect
Proceed to.

Since the message stored in the voice synthesizing circuit IC12 of the decoration 2 has been prepared up to step S24, the control unit 30 causes the purchaser to select the decoration.

Note that steps S12 to S24
The flow up to is the case where both the voice change section and the sound effect generating section are provided. If only the voice change section is provided, the process proceeds to step S19 when the voice change is determined in step S18. Directly to step S25, and if only the sound effect generator is provided, directly to step S25 without proceeding to step S12.
What is necessary is just to go to 19 sound effect selection screen display.

Next, when the purchaser selects the terminating device, as shown in FIG. 9, first, in step S25, a message is displayed to return the receiver 4 to its original position (FIG. 11). Reference numeral 56 (d)). The control unit 30 determines whether or not the receiver 4 has been returned (whether or not a hook switch (not shown) has been turned off) in step S26.
If the receiver 4 has been returned, the process proceeds to step S27, and the control unit 30 displays the illustration of the receiver on the monitor 19, sequentially moves the frame surrounding the illustration, and guides the user to select the receiver 2. (Reference numeral 56 in FIG. 11)
(E)). After selecting the receiver 2 with the joystick 25, keep pressing the OK button 24 (selection step S
28). When the OK button 24 is pressed, the control unit 30 enlarges and displays the designated receiver 2 on the monitor 19, and then operates the commodity dispenser 29 to discharge the receiver 2 (step S30). It is paid out from the storage section 28 to the outlet 29. If it is determined in step S29 that the predetermined time has elapsed without returning the receiver 4, the receiver 2 is automatically selected and proceeds to step S30.

When the receiver 2 is paid out, the controller 30 displays the setting method of the receiver 2 on the monitor 19 (step S31).

The purchaser opens the cover 35 of the console unit 26 to load the paid out receiver 2 into the loading unit 3 (step S32). At this time, the base 10 is inserted into the loading section 3 with the engaging section 16 of the receiver 2 along the engaging groove 36 of the loading section 3, and the lid 35 is closed. In step S33, it is determined whether or not the lid 35 is closed, and the process waits until the lid 35 is closed. When the lid 35 is closed, the process proceeds to step S34 and the
Of the message is started in the voice synthesis IC 12.

The control unit 30 operates the contact driving unit 38 to move the contact pin 37, and the contact pin 3
The tip of 7 is brought into contact with the contact 18 on the substrate 17. next,
The control unit 30 transfers the message stored in the memory 45 as the temporary storage unit to the voice synthesis IC 12 of the receiver 2 via the writing unit 8. During the transfer, a time bar indicating the processing time is displayed on the monitor 19 (see reference numeral 56 (f) in FIG. 11), and the time bar is set to EN.
When D is reached, the writing ends (storage step). If a sound effect is selected at step S20, the sound effect is synthesized with sound information and stored in the receiver (synthesis storage step). Next, step S3
5, the writing is completed normally, and the buyer receives
It is confirmed whether or not the storage state of the voice information stored in (1) is satisfactory (confirmation step). If the writing has been completed normally, the process proceeds to step S37, where an end message is displayed on the monitor 19 (see reference numeral 56 (g) in FIG. 11) to guide the receiver 2 to be taken out, and the speaker 27 The normal end is notified by voice, and step S3
Proceed to 8. If the purchaser is not satisfied with the storage state of the voice information, the process proceeds to step S36 to prompt the user to store the voice information in the receiver 2 again.
(Re-storing step), and then proceed to step 38. The cover 35 of the console unit 26 is opened, and the receiver 2 is removed from the loading unit 3 by pulling it out.

The receiver 2 on which the message is recorded is the base 1
By pressing the rubber switch 15 disposed at the bottom of the “0”, the message stored in the voice synthesis IC 12 can be output from the speaker 13.

As described above, by inserting a coin to select a favorite receiver, and loading the paid-out receiver into the loading unit 3, the message input via the receiver 4 is stored in the receiver. Since it is recorded on the voice synthesis IC 12, it is possible to record a message that the user speaks to the receiver of the favorite character, and to create a receiver having originality in which his voice is recorded.
By using the mobile phone and walking, the message can be heard at the time of the incoming of the mobile phone at any time.

In the present invention, in addition to using an amusement device as an external device, a server device can be used. In this case, data from a server device as an external device can be downloaded via a communication line such as the Internet or a wireless line such as a telephone line for a mobile phone, and stored in the storage unit of the receiver. In this case, it is necessary to establish an electrical connection between the receiver and the server device. As an example of this, the mobile phone and the receiver can be electrically connected to each other, or the receiver can be connected to the receiver via a communication terminal device capable of playing a game or the like between the mobile phone and the receiver. In some cases, the mobile phone is electrically connected. Further, as another example, a personal computer can be electrically connected to the receiver using a personal computer without using a mobile phone, and the personal computer can access a server device via a dedicated line or an Internet line, and connect with the receiver. It is also possible to electrically connect to the server device. According to the above-described configuration, by operating a mobile phone or a personal computer, a desired voice data is selected from a plurality of voice-related data stored in the server device, and the selected voice data is transmitted to the receiver. In the storage unit. As the storage unit, it is necessary to use a nonvolatile semiconductor memory such as a readable / writable flash memory or a volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM using a power supply built in the receiver as a backup. According to this configuration, the portable telephone holder can easily store data relating to the sound of the incoming call from the external device within a communicable range accessible to the external device. Also, for example, by attaching the receiver to the mobile phone in a state where the receiver is electrically connected, the server device and the receiver can always be electrically connected to each other, and data relating to voice generated at the time of reception is received. It is also possible to download from a server device via a communication line such as a telephone line every time. By adopting such a configuration, it is not necessary to always store the data on the voice at the time of the incoming call on the side of the incoming call, so that the circuit configuration in the incoming call can be simplified.

In the receiver having the above configuration,
Attach it to a mobile phone as a key holder or strap,
It can be used as a key holder on a bag so that it can be recognized as an incoming call even when a mobile phone is inside, or used in a room next to a mobile phone charger. In addition, the receiver of the receiver can claim its own personality without using the same thing as a person, depending on accessories and receiving methods that can be differentiated from others. In addition, when a character strap such as an animation, a company product, or a talent is used as a receiver, the owner can satisfy his desire to always wear something he or she likes. Further, by making it possible to always change the voice of the receiver to a new voice, it is possible to generate a voice that is in fashion at the time of the incoming call.

Further, in the receiver according to the present invention, the name of the holder can be called. For example, the user inputs his / her name using a mobile phone and stores it in a server device, or uses an amusement device as an external device to input characters and performs voice synthesis to create voice data, which is stored in a receiver. It is also possible to make it.

In the receiver according to the present invention, the radio wave detection sensor can react not only at the time of incoming call but also at the time of outgoing call. As a result, it is possible to generate a message such as "Receive radio waves" or "Hello!" An ON / OFF button for enabling or disabling the detection of the radio wave detection sensor can be provided in the receiver. In addition, in order to prevent a problem that the receiver of the present invention also reacts to a receiver of another person present in the vicinity, the reception range of about 1 to 2 meters is limited so that the reception range of the radio wave is limited to one person. Preferably, a detection sensor is used. Further, it is possible to provide a volume control on the receiver so that the volume can be adjusted to each location such as a loud place or a quiet place. Further, the size of the receiver is preferably as small as possible in consideration of the portability of the mobile phone holder.

In the receiver according to the present invention, it is possible to teach the called party by generating a voice. In this case, the present invention can be implemented by downloading information about a name from a company that manages a telephone communication line to a receiver via a mobile phone via a telephone line. In addition, the terminating device of the present invention can change the voice at the time of the incoming call depending on the time zone by incorporating a timer circuit. In this case, data relating to audio corresponding to each time zone is stored. In addition, for example, by calculating how long a mobile phone carrier has been on the phone since receiving a call and accumulating the data, it is possible to grasp the behavior of the mobile phone carrier and say, "I'm always late to answer the phone. It is also possible to generate a message such as "!" In addition, if you are using a mobile phone to send e-mail or the like, you may hear a voice saying "You have mail from XX!" It is possible. In the case of generating a voice message using such a communication line, the terminating device does not particularly need to be in the form of an accessory.

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As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the portable telephone receiver is in the form of an accessory, and when a portable telephone is received, a sound having a sound quality corresponding to the form of the accessory is generated from the sound generator when the portable telephone is received. Therefore, it is not something that simply gives a ringing tone and sometimes gives the holder discomfort, but rather makes the holder feel familiar to the receiver and enjoys receiving mobile phone calls. It can provide unprecedented fun, such as waiting for the first time. In addition, the mobile phone holder can always carry the mobile phone receiver in the form of an accessory that he or she likes with the mobile phone.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the voice generated at the time of the incoming call is downloaded from the external device to the storage unit of the mobile phone, a large amount of data such as a plurality of data relating to the voice at the time of the incoming call is stored in the mobile phone. It is not necessary to keep it, and the cost required for the storage unit can be reduced, and for example, it becomes possible for the holder of the mobile phone to select a desired voice from among many incoming voices using an external device. .

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since data relating to voice can be downloaded via a communication line such as the Internet, the portable telephone holder can easily download the data as long as it can communicate with an external device. It becomes possible to store data relating to the sound of the incoming call from the external device.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is not necessary to always store the data on the voice at the time of the incoming call on the receiving side, so that the circuit configuration in the receiving side can be simplified.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible for the holder of the portable telephone to grasp the time required to answer the call, and to enjoy the effect of changing the voice as compared with the ring tone which continues to ring monotonously for a long time. .

According to the invention of claim 6, when the holder of the portable telephone gets tired of hearing the sound at the time of the incoming call, it can be changed to a new desired sound again, so that the holder always has new enjoyment. It is possible to wait for an incoming call from a mobile phone.

According to the invention of claim 7, it is possible for the holder of the mobile phone to select a desired voice at the time of an incoming call and to store it in the mobile phone by a simple operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which a portable telephone receiver is attached to a portable telephone in the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating functions of a receiver A in the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an amusement device as an external device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view and a perspective view of an essential part showing an example of a receiver according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a relationship between a loading unit and a writing unit of an amusement device as an external device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a loading section of the amusement apparatus according to the embodiment and a bottom view of the substrate.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a part that processes audio of the amusement apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the amusement apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation mode of the amusement apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation mode of the amusement apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a display screen displayed on a monitor of the amusement apparatus according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of Signs] A Mobile phone call receiver B Cell phone A1 String A2 Radio wave detection sensor A3 Control circuit A4 Voice synthesis circuit A5 Voice generator A6 Lithium battery B1 Through hole B2 Antenna 1 Amusement device (external device) 2 Receiver

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A portable telephone receiver for signaling an incoming call of a portable telephone capable of wireless data communication in the form of an accessory that can be carried together with the portable telephone. A radio wave detection sensor for detecting the radio wave, and a voice generation unit for generating a voice based on the radio wave detection of the radio wave detection sensor. The voice generation unit can generate an incoming message to the holder of the mobile phone as a voice. The generated voice has a different sound quality depending on the form of the accessory. 2. An incoming call receiver for a mobile phone, which signals a mobile phone capable of wireless data communication, comprising: a radio wave detection sensor for detecting a radio wave included in data transmitted at the time of an incoming call; A voice generating unit that generates voice based on radio wave detection, and the voice generating unit can generate a message of an incoming call to the mobile phone holder as a voice, as a message of an incoming call to the mobile phone holder. A portable telephone having a storage unit for downloading and storing the data relating to the voice from the external device by storing the data relating to a plurality of voices from the external device. 3. The portable telephone receiver according to claim 2, wherein the data from the external device is downloaded via a communication line such as the Internet. 4. The portable telephone receiver according to claim 3, wherein the data relating to the generated voice is downloaded from the external device via the communication line every time an incoming call is received. 5. The portable telephone receiver according to claim 1, wherein the content of the generated voice is changed stepwise. 6. The portable telephone receiver according to claim 1, wherein said storage unit is capable of updating stored data relating to voice with new data. Mobile phone receiver. 7. An external device for storing voice-related data in the storage unit of the portable telephone receiver according to claim 2, wherein the connection unit electrically connects to the storage unit, and the storage unit. An external device comprising: a reproducing unit that reproduces data relating to audio stored in a storage unit as audio; and an operation unit that selects and operates the type of audio stored in the storage unit.