JP2001237922A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone set which easily discriminates the condition of communication or input even in the case that a user cannot hear a report sound because of the noise in his or her neighborhood. SOLUTION: The telephone set is provided with an input part 8 which can input a destination number, a communication part 5 which communicates with the destination, a sound generation part 1 which generates a report sound like a warning tone or an incoming sound in accordance with the condition of input or communication, and a display part 2 which displays a picture according with the condition of input or communication, and the color of the picture displayed on the display part is varied correspondingly to the classification or the musical scale of the report sound.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone using a wired telephone line network and a telephone such as a mobile communication terminal such as a portable telephone or a PHS.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional telephone such as a portable telephone, when a telephone number of a destination is input by operating an input unit having an input key or the like, the telephone number is displayed on a display unit such as an LCD and provided on the input unit. The call is sent by pressing the call key.
Then, transmission and reception are performed by the communication unit, and a voice call can be performed by the microphone and the speaker. The telephone number can be stored in a memory in advance by an input of the input unit, and can be called up and displayed on the display unit. Then, a desired telephone number is selected by a selection button provided on the input unit and the call is transmitted.

[0003] When a telephone call is received, a ring tone is notified from a speaker by a sound generation unit, and a call is made by pressing a call button provided on an input unit. At this time, the telephone number of the other party is displayed on the display unit, and the user can identify the other party and select whether to answer the call.

Further, by operating the input unit, it is possible to set telephone functions such as setting of a melody of a ring tone, notification / non-notification of a ring tone, and setting for switching to an answering machine state. The sound generator notifies the user of an erroneous operation of the input unit, presses an input key, completes the setting of the telephone function, etc., and issues a warning sound or a notification sound.At the same time, a warning display or a notification display is displayed on the display unit. It has become so.

[0005]

In the above-mentioned conventional telephone, when a call is received, if the surroundings are noisy, the user may not be able to hear the ring tone. In this case, if the user is away from the telephone, there is a problem that the display contents of the display unit on which the telephone number of the other party is displayed cannot be grasped and the call cannot be answered without noticing the incoming call.

Further, when operating the input key of the input section, a notification sound when the input key is pressed, a notification sound when the setting of the telephone function is completed, or a warning sound when the input key is erroneously operated is used due to ambient noise. If the user is unable to hear, the user may be anxious as to whether the input is correct. At this time, the user can confirm the input status by a notice or warning displayed on the display unit.However, in the case of a cordless phone or the like in which the display unit is provided in the telephone body and the input key is provided in the handset, the user can confirm the input state. If the user is away from the main body, there is a problem that the display contents on the display unit cannot be grasped and the input state cannot be determined.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone capable of easily discriminating communication and input situations even when the surroundings are noisy and the notification sound cannot be heard.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an input unit for inputting a destination number, a communication unit for communicating with the destination, and notification according to the status of input or communication. A sound generating unit that generates a sound, and a display unit that displays an image according to the state of input or communication, wherein the color of the image displayed on the display unit is changed corresponding to the notification sound. And According to this configuration, the notification sound is notified by the sound generation unit according to the communication state at the time of incoming or outgoing call or the operation state of the input unit. In synchronization with the notification of the notification sound, the color of an image such as a character, a graphic, or a background displayed on the display unit is changed.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the telephone having the above-described configuration, the color of an image displayed on the display unit is changed according to the type of the notification sound. According to this configuration, a notification sound such as a ringtone that is notified at the time of an incoming call, a notification sound when the input key of the input unit is pressed, a notification sound when the setting of the telephone function is completed, or a warning sound when the input key is erroneously operated is provided. The color of characters, figures, backgrounds, and the like displayed on the display unit is changed according to the type. Further, the colors of characters, figures, backgrounds, and the like displayed on the display unit are changed according to a plurality of ring tones corresponding to incoming calls from different destinations.

The present invention is also characterized in that, in the telephone having the above-described configuration, the color of an image displayed on the display unit is changed according to the tone quality of the notification sound. According to this configuration, a notification sound such as a ringtone that is notified at the time of an incoming call, a notification sound when the input key of the input unit is pressed, a notification sound when the setting of the telephone function is completed, or a warning sound when the input key is erroneously operated is provided. Depending on the pitch, the intensity, the tone or the duration of the sound,
The colors of characters, figures, backgrounds, and the like displayed on the display unit are variable. Further, when a ring tone emitted when receiving a call from the other party plays a melody, the color of the image displayed on the display unit is changed corresponding to the scale.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the telephone having the above-mentioned configuration is provided with a storage unit for storing a color corresponding to the notification sound. According to this configuration, characters and characters corresponding to the type and sound quality of the notification sound emitted from the sound generation unit
Colors such as figures and backgrounds are stored in the storage unit, and a predetermined color is selected when a notification sound is notified.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a mobile phone according to an embodiment. The input unit 8 includes input keys such as numerical keys, character keys, a cursor movement key, a call key, and a call key. When these input keys are depressed, a telephone number, the name of a destination, etc., and reception and transmission are performed. Is performed.

The display section 2 is composed of an LCD or the like capable of color display. As shown in FIG. 2, under the control of the control section 3, a predetermined image is displayed on the display screen 9 in accordance with the operation state of the telephone. The display image is composed of characters 11 such as a date and graphics. As the graphic, a mark 10 indicating an operation state of the telephone such as a reception state and a battery state, and a graphic 12 such as a picture are displayed. When an input is made through the input section 8, the contents such as the input telephone number are displayed, and the telephone number of the other party is displayed when an incoming call is received.

The telephone number, the name of the other party, and the like input by the input unit 8 can be stored in the storage unit 7 by a predetermined operation. The information stored in the storage unit 7 is recalled at a desired time and displayed on the display unit 2, and the displayed contents are input to the input unit 2.
The call can be transmitted by selecting with the cursor movement key, and thereby a telephone directory function is configured.

A communication unit 5 having an antenna 6 is connected to the control unit 3 and performs transmission and reception of an audio signal under the control of the control unit 3. The sound generator 1 generates a notification sound at a predetermined time under the control of the controller 3 and notifies the speaker 4 of the notification sound. For example, when a reception signal is received by the antenna 6, a ring tone is emitted.

When the telephone number of the destination is input by operating the input unit 8, the telephone number is displayed on the display unit 2, and the input unit 8
The call is transmitted by pressing the call button provided in the.
The communication unit 5 performs transmission and reception, and a microphone (not shown) and the speaker 4 enable voice communication.

When the telephone directory function is used, a telephone number is stored in the storage unit 7 in advance by input from the input unit 2, and is called up by a predetermined key operation and displayed on the display unit 2. Then, a desired telephone number is selected by operating a cursor movement key provided on the input unit 8, and the call is transmitted by a call button.

When a telephone call is received, a ring tone is notified from the speaker 4 by the sound generator 1 and a call is made by pressing a call button provided on the input unit 8. At this time, the telephone number of the other party is displayed on the display unit 2, and the user can identify the other party and select whether to answer the call.

Further, by operating the input unit 8, telephone functions such as setting of the melody of the ringtone, notification / non-notification of the ringtone, and setting for switching to the answering machine state can be set. When inputting by the input unit 8,
When the setting of the input key is depressed or the setting of the telephone function is completed, the notification sound is notified from the speaker 4 by the sound generation unit 1. In addition, a warning sound is notified from the speaker 4 by the sound generation unit 1 at the time of an erroneous operation. At the same time, a notification display and a warning display are displayed on the display unit 2.

The storage unit 7 stores a color table as shown in FIG. In the color table, the color of the display screen 9 corresponding to the type of the notification sound generated by the sound generator 1 is set. In the present embodiment, the background 13 (FIG. 2)
) Is set according to the type of notification sound, and the colors of characters and figures are not set (in the figure,
"-"). When the notification sound is output from the speaker 4, the background 1 of the display screen 9 is controlled by the control unit 3.
The third color is changed to a color corresponding to the type of the notification sound.

This operation will be described with reference to a flowchart. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a transmission history display process for displaying a transmission history. First, in step # 101, the input unit 8
When the redial key provided in the step is pressed, the step #
At 102, it is determined whether or not the oscillation history remains in the storage unit 7.

If there is a history, step # 10
At 3, a notification sound of depression of the input key is notified from the speaker 4 by the sound generation unit 1. If no history is left, a warning sound is notified from the speaker 4 by the sound generation unit 1 in step # 104. At this time, a warning may be displayed on the display unit 2.

In step # 105, the color table stored in the storage unit 7 is called, and in step # 106, the color corresponding to the notification sound or the warning sound of the depression of the input key is determined for the background, characters, figures, and the like. You. Here, the color of the background is green or red, and the colors of characters and figures do not change. Then, step # 107 is performed according to the determined color.
Displays the background 13 of the display screen 9 and ends.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a process for setting the functions of the telephone using the input keys. First step # 20
When the input key provided on the input unit 8 is depressed in step 1,
In step # 202, it is determined whether the pressed input key is a correct operation and the control unit 3 can accept the input key. If the erroneous operation cannot be performed by the control unit 3, a warning sound is notified from the speaker 4 by the sound generation unit 1 in step # 203.

As will be described later, steps # 201 to # 2
Step 10 is a step # 204 since the processing is repeated.
Then, it is determined whether the setting operation is completed by pressing the input key. If the setting operation is not completed, step #
At 205, the sound generation unit 1 notifies the speaker 4 of a notification sound of pressing the input key. When the setting operation is completed by performing the repetitive processing, the sound generation unit 1 notifies the speaker 4 of a notification sound of the completion of the setting in step # 206.

Next, similarly to the above, in step # 207,
The color table stored in the storage unit 7 is called, and in step # 208, the color of the display screen 9 corresponding to the press sound, the setting completion sound or the warning sound is determined for the background, characters, and graphics. Here, the color of the background is green, orange, or red, and the colors of characters and figures do not change.

Then, in step # 209, the background 13 of the display screen 9 is displayed in the determined color. In step # 210, it is determined whether the setting operation has been completed. If the setting operation has not been completed, step # 201 is performed.
And the process is repeated by depressing the next input key. When the setting operation is completed, step # 206
Then, the notification sound of the completion of the setting is notified, and similarly, the display corresponding to the notification sound is performed, and the processing ends.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the incoming call processing when there is an incoming call. In the mobile phone of the present embodiment, the telephone number of the other party is displayed on the display unit 2 when a call is received. Furthermore, depending on the destination, 3
Different types of ring tones can be reported. In the flowchart of FIG. 6, the first ring tone is notified when the other party is A, the second ring tone is notified when the other party is B, and the third ring tone is set when the other party is neither A nor B. The case where a ring tone is set to be notified is shown as an example.

First, when there is an incoming call, it is determined in step # 301 whether the other party is A or not. When the other party is A, the first ring tone is notified in step # 302. The other party is A
If not, it is determined in step # 303 whether the other party is B or not. When the other party is B, a second ring tone is notified in step # 304. If the other party is not B, a third ring tone is notified in step # 305.

Next, similarly to the above, in step # 306,
The above-described color table of FIG. 3 stored in the storage unit 7 is called, and in step # 307, the colors of the display screen 9 corresponding to the first, second, and third ring tones are determined for the background, characters, and figures. You. Here, the color of the background is yellow, blue, or purple, and the colors of characters and figures do not change. Then, in step # 308, the background 13 of the display screen 9 is displayed in the determined color, and the process ends.

According to the color table shown in FIG.
The display color is constant while each ringtone is announced,
It is also possible to change the color of the image displayed on the display unit 2 during an incoming call by the method described below. FIG.
In the case where a ring tone plays a melody, a color table in which the background, characters, and figures of the display screen 9 are set in color corresponding to the scale is shown. In the figure, the color of the background 13 (see FIG. 2) is set corresponding to the scale, and the colors of the characters and figures are set so as not to change.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the ring tone scale-specific processing for changing the display for each ring tone scale. First,
In step # 401, a counter i representing the ordinal number of the melody note is initialized. In step # 402, the sound generation unit 1 notifies the speaker 4 of the i-th scale of the melody of the ringtone.

Next, similarly to the above, in step # 403,
The color table shown in FIG. 7 stored in the storage unit 7 is called, and the color of the display screen 9 corresponding to the scale notified in step # 404 is determined for the background, characters, and figures.
Here, the color of the background is determined, and the colors of characters and figures do not change. Then, in step # 405, the background 13 of the display screen 9 is displayed in the determined color.

In step # 406, it is determined whether or not the ring tone is still informed. If the incoming call is still being received, the process proceeds to step # 407, where it is determined whether or not the next melody of the ring tone is present. If you have the following sound,
In step # 408, the counter i is incremented.
Returning to step # 402, the next scale is notified and the processing is repeated.

If there is no next sound, the flow returns to step # 401, where the counter i is initialized, the melody is notified again from the beginning, and the processing is repeated. Then, when a call key provided on the input unit 8 is pressed to enter a call state, step #
At 406, it is determined that the ringtone has not been notified,
The process ends.

According to the present embodiment described above, the color of the image displayed on the display unit 2 is changed according to the type of the notification sound emitted from the speaker 4 by the sound generation unit 1. Therefore, even when the user cannot hear the ring tone because the surroundings are noisy and the user is away from the telephone and cannot grasp the display content of the display unit, it is possible to easily determine that there is an incoming call. . Furthermore, when ringtones corresponding to a plurality of destinations can be set, the color of the image on the display unit can be changed according to each ringtone, and the destination can be easily identified.

When operating the input keys of the input unit 8, a notification sound when the input key is pressed, a notification sound when the setting of the telephone function is completed, or a warning sound when the input key is erroneously operated, etc. Therefore, even if the user cannot hear the sound, the operation state can be easily determined based on the change in the color of the image on the display unit 2, and quick operation can be performed.

Further, by changing the color of the display according to the scale of the ring tone, the color changes continuously during the incoming call, and it is more appealing that there is an incoming call. Thus, the user can more easily determine the incoming call and avoid a situation where the user cannot answer the call. The color displayed on the display unit may be changed according to the sound quality such as the sound length, the tone color, the sound intensity, and the like, without being limited to the case corresponding to the scale of the ring tone.

In this case, the color can be continuously changed during the incoming call even when the ring tone sounds at the same pitch without playing the melody. As a result, it is possible to further appeal that there is an incoming call. Furthermore, even in the case of another notification sound such as a notification sound or a warning sound, the color may be varied according to the sound quality.

Further, the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone, and can obtain the same effect by a similar configuration even in a telephone using a wired telephone line. In particular, in the case of a cordless phone or the like in which the display unit is provided in the telephone body and the input key is provided in the handset, the surroundings are noisy and the user is away from the telephone body and the display contents of the display unit cannot be easily grasped. Even in this case, it is possible to easily determine the operation status based on the change in the color of the image on the display unit 2, and to avoid anxiety of the user whether or not the input is correct.

[0041]

According to the present invention, the color of the image displayed on the display unit is changed according to the type of the notification sound emitted from the speaker by the sound generation unit. Even if the user cannot hear the sound, the notification sound of the input key press, the warning sound at the time of erroneous operation, etc. Can be determined.

Thus, it is possible to avoid a situation where the user cannot answer the telephone, and to perform the input operation quickly. Furthermore, by setting the ringtone corresponding to each of the plurality of destinations and changing the color of the image on the display unit according to each ringtone, the destination can be easily determined.

Also, like the scale of the ring tone, the color of the display can be changed according to the tone quality such as the pitch, length, tone, and loudness of the notification sound, thereby changing the color during the incoming call. Changes continuously, and the fact that there is an incoming call is more appealing. Thus, the user can more easily determine the incoming call and avoid a situation where the user cannot answer the call.

When the display unit is provided on the telephone body and the input key is a cordless phone or the like provided on the handset, the display contents on the display unit can be easily displayed even when the surroundings are noisy and the user is away from the telephone body. It is possible to grasp and determine the operation status. As a result, it is possible to avoid anxiety of the user as to whether or not the input is correct.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display screen of a display unit of the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a color table of the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a call history display process of the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a function setting process of the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an incoming call process of the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another color table of the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process for different ringtones of the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sound generation part 2 Display part 3 Control part 4 Speaker 5 Communication part 6 Antenna 7 Storage part 8 Input part 9 Display screen 10 Mark 11 Character 12 Graphic 13 Background

Claims (6)

[Claims] An input unit for inputting a destination number, a communication unit for communicating with the destination, a sound generating unit for generating a notification sound according to the input or communication status, and an input or communication status. A display unit for displaying a corresponding image, wherein a color of an image displayed on the display unit is changed in response to the notification sound. 2. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein a color of an image displayed on the display unit is changed according to a type of the notification sound. 3. The notification sound includes a plurality of ring tones corresponding to incoming calls from different destinations, and a color of an image displayed on the display unit is changed corresponding to each of the ring tones. The telephone according to claim 2, wherein 4. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the color of an image displayed on the display unit is changed according to the tone quality of the notification sound. 5. The notification sound comprises a ring tone that plays a melody at the time of an incoming call from the other party, and a color of an image displayed on the display unit is changed corresponding to a scale of the ring tone. The telephone according to claim 4. 6. The telephone according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit for storing a color corresponding to the notification sound.