JP2002023749A - Portable terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such problems that distinction from the incoming call melody of others becomes difficult since a music to be downloaded tends to be concentrated in popular music though a user can obtain the incoming call melody that user himself/herself likes by downloading it and also the incoming call melody matching with the taste of the user is not always obtained though a control part prepares it by using a random number and connecting melody data so as to obtain the original incoming call melody of the user. SOLUTION: This portable terminal equipment is provided with an arrangement data base. Sound data include melody data and chord data for performing an arrangement. A display means displays a menu for performing the arrangement from the arrangement data base on a display screen and a control means performs the arrangement of the sound data according to an instruction corresponding to an item selected by an input means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal device having means for reproducing sound data in accordance with a predetermined order as a ring tone, and is suitable for changing a reproduced sound according to a user's preference. The present invention relates to a mobile terminal device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a mobile station is called,
In order to notify the user of the incoming call, the display section is controlled so as to light up or flash simultaneously with the ringing tone. In order to be able to easily distinguish this ringtone from the ringtone of one's own or the ringtone of another person, a ringtone melody reproduction function for reproducing a note sequence is provided in a portable terminal device. What is a
It is disclosed in 1-127262. This is to register only the ringing melody transmitted from the base station that matches the user's preference.

[0003] On the other hand, some users make their own ringing melody by themselves. For such a user, two or more melody patterns are randomly selected from a plurality of melody patterns stored in a melody data storage section. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-252212 discloses a method of creating a ringing melody by connecting them. this is,
When the user first selects a favorite genre, the control unit connects the stored melody data using random numbers,
This is to determine whether or not to perform modulation lowering by one octave by a random number and create a ringtone melody.

[0004]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention
No. 62 discloses that a user's own ringtone can be obtained by downloading a favorite song of the user, but the downloaded songs tend to concentrate on popular songs. In some cases, it may be difficult to distinguish between the ringtone melody of one's own and the ringtone melody of another person. The one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-252212 can obtain a user's own ringing melody, but this ringing melody is performed because the control unit uses random numbers to join the melody data and performs modulation by lowering one octave. However, it is not always possible to obtain a ringtone melody that suits the user's preference.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to easily reproduce sound data reproduced according to a predetermined order for notifying an incoming call according to a user's intention or preference in order to facilitate identification with others. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device that can be changed. Another object of the present invention is to reproduce a ringtone melody with a very small amount of data for reproducing a ringtone melody that simultaneously reproduces a plurality of melody parts. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal device capable of easily changing the tune of the ringtone melody in accordance with the condition.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention achieves the above object by the constitutions described in the claims. The present invention is configured such that the control means changes the sound data reproduced according to a predetermined order in accordance with an instruction relating to sound reproduction, and the sound reproducing means reproduces the changed sound data. You can arbitrarily change the sound data of the ringtone melody.

[0007] A command relating to sound reproduction is displayed on the display means. The contents of this command may be displayed simply by keywords. The user wants to select an instruction by moving the cursor on the display screen in the vertical or horizontal direction, selecting an instruction by scrolling the displayed instruction, or selecting an instruction by using a number key for inputting a telephone number. Instructions can be entered easily.

[0008] The portable terminal device has an arrangement database. The sound data includes first data representing a main melody and second data representing a code for performing arranging, the display means displays a menu for arranging from the arranging database on a display screen, and the control means performs inputting. Since the arranging is performed on the sound data in accordance with the instruction corresponding to the item selected by the means, the arranging can be performed easily, and a ring tone melody that sufficiently satisfies the user's intention or preference can be obtained.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a mobile phone as a mobile terminal device.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment. The means for performing decoding processing on the radio signal received by the antenna 1 to obtain reception data including sound data includes the radio means 2 and the code decoding processing means 3. An antenna 1 for transmitting and receiving radio waves is connected to a radio unit 2 for converting transmission / reception data and a radio signal, and the radio unit 2 is connected to a code decoding processing unit 3 for converting transmission / reception data and a voice signal. A microphone 4 and a receiver 5 are connected to the code decoding processing means 3. The wireless means 2 and the code decoding processing means 3 are controlled by the control means 9. The control means 9 includes a display means 6, a key input means 7 as an input means, a memory means 8 for holding programs and various data necessary for controlling main operations, and a notification sound as a sound reproducing means. The notification sound reproducing means 10 to be reproduced is connected. A sounder 11 for sounding a notification sound is connected to the notification sound reproducing means 10 as a loudspeaker.

The memory 8 stores sound data distributed from the distribution server 40 and an instruction to change the sound data. Specifically, the sound data 20
Includes melody data 21 representing a main melody and chord data 22 representing a chord code for accompaniment. At least one of the sound data 20 is stored in the memory means 8 and reproduced in a predetermined order. . Further, the musical instrument includes an arrangement database 30 used for creating an accompaniment part at the time of arrangement.

The melody data 21 is data representing a melody of the main melody, and the chord data 22 is data representing a chord for generating at least one accompaniment part other than the main melody. From the input means 7, a command relating to the reproduction of the notification sound, that is, a reproduction command is input by the user of the mobile phone.

The mobile phone according to the present embodiment is configured so that the tune of the ringtone melody can be arbitrarily changed. The control means 9 synthesizes an accompaniment part composed of at least one performance part based on the code data 22 stored in the memory means 8 and the data in the arrangement database 30 selected by the user. Melody data 2
1 and the notification sound data is created, and the notification sound reproduction means 1
At 0, the notification sound is reproduced.

The operation for changing the tone of the notification sound in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. When the user presses a function key arranged on the input means 7 to change the tune, and selects the arrangement function, the control means 9 detects that the arrangement function is selected, and selects the sound data and selects the tune. A change process is performed (T100).

First, a tune to be changed in tune is selected. When the arrangement function is selected, the control means 9 displays one music title of the sound data 20 stored in the memory means 8 on the display means 6. When a plurality of sound data are stored in the memory means 8, the user looks at the music title displayed on the display means 6, and when the user desires to change the music tone, the next music title is displayed by using the up and down keys. . The song title displayed on the display means 6 is changed to, for example, song title “A”, song title “B”, song title “C”... Pressing the up key changes the display content to the next song title, and pressing the down key changes the display content to the previous song title. The display contents of the song title displayed when the up / down key is pressed may be reversed. When the desired music is found, the user presses the enter key arranged on the input means 7 to determine the target music. Once the target song is determined,
The control means 9 reads the corresponding sound data 20a stored in the memory means 8. The sound data 20 includes at least melody data 21 and chord data 22 (T101).

Subsequently, a tune to be changed is selected. The control means 9 displays one changeable tune name on the display means 6 (T102). The control means 9 is composed of at least one performance part corresponding to the displayed tune using the arrangement database 30 stored in the memory means 8 based on the code data 22a read at the time of selecting the music title. The accompaniment part is synthesized (T103), and the notification sound data is created together with the melody data 21a (T10).
4). The generated notification sound data is transferred to the notification sound reproduction means 10 by the control means 9 and reproduced by the sounder 11 as the notification sound (T105). The user listens to the reproduced tune and selects whether to decide or change to another tune (T106). In the case of deciding, the changed music is registered by pressing the decision key arranged on the input means 7 (T1).
07).

If a different tune is selected, the next tune is selected using the up and down keys. The tune name displayed on the display means 6 is changed in response to the user pressing the up / down key, as in the case of the tune name. Pressing the up key changes the display content to the next tune name, and pressing the down key changes the display content to the previous tune name. The display contents of the tune name displayed when the up / down key is pressed may be reversed. The next selected tune name is displayed in response to the user pressing the up / down key (T108), and the notification sound data is created again by using the same method as described above, and reproduced by the notification sound reproduction means 10. The user keeps selecting by pressing the up and down keys until the desired tune is found. When the desired tune is found, the user presses the enter key arranged on the input means 7 to register the changed tune. The registered music is reproduced by the notification sound reproducing means 10 and output from the sounder 11, for example, as a ringtone melody when an incoming call occurs.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, instead of performing the trial listening every time the user selects the song title and the tune name, the user may select whether to listen to the trial. In this case, after creating the notification sound data, the user selects whether to listen to the generated notification sound data (T200). If it is not necessary to listen to the music, the music is not reproduced, and a selection is made as to whether to change the music tone or to change to another music tone (T
106). If the user wants to listen to the trial, the created notification sound data is transferred to the notification sound reproduction means 10 by the control means 9 and reproduced by the sounder 11 as the notification sound (T1).
05). The user listens to the reproduced tune and selects whether to decide or change to another tune (T106).

As an input means for selecting a song name or a song name, a numeric key corresponding to the song name or the song name displayed on the display means 6 is pressed, and a desired song name or a song name is selected. It is also possible.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 5A, the song title display may be displayed with a number, and this number may be selected by pressing a number key. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, one key is associated with the arrangement of the number keys according to the arrangement of a plurality of keys (in this case, 3 × 4 = 12).
Two song titles may be displayed and selected. For example, the key of "1" may be pressed to select the music title at the upper left.

As described above, when the title of the music or the tune name is displayed on the display means, it may be arranged in a line as shown in FIG. 6A, or may be displayed as shown in FIG. May be displayed in a matrix.

As shown in FIG. 7 (a), a dial key is used as an input means for selecting a song title or song title, and the dial key is turned on the song title or song tone name displayed on the display means 6. It is also possible to select a desired song name or song tone name. If it is desired to change to another song name or song name, the next song tone is selected using the dial keys. The song title or song tone name displayed on the display means 6 is changed in accordance with the rotation of the user's dial key. Rotating clockwise changes the display content to the next tune name or tune name, and turning left rotates the display content to the previous tune name or tune name.
The direction in which the dial key is rotated may be reversed from the displayed content of the displayed song title or tune name.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 5 (a) or FIG. 6 (a), a desired song title or song title name is selected by rotating a dial key for song titles or tone names arranged in a line. You may do so. As shown in FIG. 5 (b) or FIG. 6 (b), by turning the dial key, the song names or the tune names displayed in a matrix are sequentially displayed for one line or one column. Select an item and rotate the dial key to make the next one
The item displayed in the row or the next one column may be selected.

As shown in FIG. 7 (b), as an input means for selecting a song title or a song tone name, a cursor movement key capable of designating a vertical and horizontal movement of a cursor with one key is used. By operating a cursor movement key that allows the user to designate the vertical and horizontal movement of the cursor from one of the song titles or song tone names displayed on the display means 6, a desired song title or song tone name is selected. It is also possible. If it is desired to change to another song title or tune name, the next song title or tune is selected by using a cursor movement key that allows the cursor to be moved up, down, left and right with one key. The title of the song or the name of the song displayed on the display means 6 is changed in accordance with the operation direction of a cursor movement key that allows the user to designate the vertical and horizontal movement of the cursor with one key. When the operation is performed upward or to the right, the display content is changed to the next music title or music tone name, and when the operation is performed downward or to the left, the display content is changed to the previous music title or music tone name. The direction of operation of the cursor movement key, which allows the cursor to be moved in the up, down, left, and right directions by using this one key, may be reversed from the displayed content of the displayed song title or tune name.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 5 (a) or FIG. 6 (a), it is possible to designate a song name or a tune name arranged in a line with one key so that the cursor can be moved up, down, left and right. By operating the movement key, a desired song title or song tone name may be selected. As shown in FIG. 5 (b) or FIG. 6 (b), a cursor movement key which allows the user to designate the song name or song tone name displayed in a matrix with one key to move the cursor up, down, left and right. By moving the cursor up, down, left, and right by operating, the desired song title or tune title may be selected.

As a method of selecting a song name or a tune name, the control means 9 may display a cursor and designate and select a desired tune name or a tune name with the cursor. The cursor moves in accordance with the user's key pressing operation when the user selects a song title or a song tone name.
The shape of the cursor may be, for example, an arrow shape as shown in FIG. 8A, and the name of the selected song or tune may be displayed as a hollow character as shown in FIG. 8B, for example. It may be displayed in reverse video. When a color liquid crystal is used, a color display different from other options may be performed. Alternatively, the selected song name may be blinked. Here, the display methods have been described individually, but a plurality of methods may be used in combination, such as blinking in a color display with hollow characters.

The key input means for selecting a song title or tune name described above, the display method on the display means, and the selection means using a cursor or the like may be used independently, and a plurality of methods may be used. They may be used in combination.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the above embodiment, the incoming melody is downloaded from the distribution server, but in the present embodiment, the user inputs the sound data 20 from the input unit. As in the other embodiments, the sound data 20 is composed of melody data 21 representing a main melody and chord data 22 representing a chord code for accompaniment.
The hardware configuration is the same as in the first embodiment.

When the user selects a sound data input function by pressing a function key arranged on the input means 7 to input sound data, the control means 9 detects that the sound data input function has been selected. Then, the input process of the sound data is performed (T300). Next, the user inputs the melody data 21 using the input means 7 (T301). Subsequently, the code data 22 is similarly input using the input means 7 (T302). The input melody data 21 and chord data 22 are stored in the memory means 8 as sound data 20 (T303). The arrangement of the input sound data 20 is the first
This is performed in the same manner as in the embodiment.

[0030]

According to the present invention, sound data reproduced according to a predetermined order for notifying an incoming call can be easily discriminated from others according to a user's will or preference. A portable terminal device that can be easily changed can be obtained. Further, since the data amount of the distributed sound data can be reduced, it is possible to obtain a portable terminal device capable of shortening the download time and reducing various charges generated by the download.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a portable terminal device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a display unit and an input unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of creating notification sound data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of creating notification sound music data according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a music title display method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a method of displaying a tune name according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows input means according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing one example.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a cursor display method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a process of inputting sound data according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Antenna, 2 ... Wireless means, 3 ... Code decoding means, 4 ...
Microphone, 5 ... Receiver, 6 ... Display means, 7 ... Key input means, 8 ... Memory means, 9 ... Control means, 10 ... Notification sound reproduction means, 11 ... Sounder, 20a-20c ... Sound data,
21 melody data, 22 code data, 30 arrangement database, 40 distribution server.

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Tomohiro Ezaki 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture F-term (reference) 5D378 LB12 MM03 MM12 MM47 MM96 QQ01 TT08 TT13 TT24 TT32 TT35 5K027 AA11 BB01 FF03 FF25 MM04 MM17

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A memory means for storing sound data reproduced according to a predetermined order; a sound reproducing means for reproducing sound based on the sound data; and a memory means based on a control program stored in advance. And control means for controlling the sound reproduction means, display means for displaying a command relating to the reproduction of the sound, and input means for inputting a command relating to the reproduction of the sound to the control means, wherein the input means comprises the display means In a portable terminal device configured to selectively input a command displayed on a means, the command includes a sound change command for changing the sound data.
The display means displays the one or more sound change instructions on a display screen, and the control means changes the sound data in accordance with the sound change instruction selectively input by the input means, The portable terminal device, wherein the sound reproducing means reproduces the changed sound data. 2. The portable terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a cursor movement control means for controlling a vertical movement or a horizontal movement of a cursor on the display screen. 2. The portable terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the cursor moving unit functions as the input unit, and the sound change command is selected by the cursor moving unit. 3. The portable terminal device has a telephone function and has a number key for inputting a telephone number, and the control means switches the number key to the input means in a mode for selecting the sound change command. 2. The portable terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the sound change command is selected by the number key. 4. A memory means for storing sound data to be reproduced in a predetermined order; a sound reproducing means for reproducing a sound based on the sound data; and a memory means based on a control program stored in advance. And control means for controlling the sound reproduction means, display means for displaying a command relating to the reproduction of the sound, and input means for inputting a command relating to the reproduction of the sound to the control means, wherein the input means comprises the display means A portable terminal device configured to selectively input a command displayed on the means, wherein the sound data includes first data representing a main melody and second data representing a code for performing arrangement. The memory means has a memory area serving as an arrangement database, and the display means displays a menu for arrangement from the arrangement database on a display screen. And, said control means mobile terminal device and performing arrangement with respect to the first data according to the instruction corresponding to the item selected from the menu by said input means. 5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said second data is chord data representing a chord chord for accompaniment.
The portable terminal device according to the above. 6. The portable terminal device has a cursor movement control means for controlling a vertical movement or a horizontal movement of a cursor on the display screen, and the control means is provided when the mode is to select an item from the menu. The portable terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the cursor moving means functions as the input means, and the item is selected by the cursor moving means. 7. The portable terminal device has a telephone function and has a number key for inputting a telephone number, and the control means presses the number key in the mode for selecting an item from the menu. The portable terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the item is selected by the number key. 8. The data stored in the arrangement database is divided into a plurality of fields, a plurality of timbres are assigned to each field, and the display means selects the field of the data stored in the arrangement database. The control means causes the sound reproducing means to reproduce the first data with a combination of timbres corresponding to the field selected from the menu by the input means. The mobile terminal device according to claim 4, wherein: 9. The sound reproducing means includes a speaker, and the sound reproducing means reproduces the first data arranged in a frequency band that can be expressed by the speaker. The portable terminal device according to the above. 10. A means for performing a code decoding process on a radio signal received by an antenna to obtain received data, a memory means having an area for storing sound data, a notification sound reproducing means for reproducing the sound data, A control unit for controlling the memory unit and the notification sound reproducing unit based on a control program stored in advance, a display unit for displaying a command for reproducing the sound data, and a command for the control unit for reproducing the sound data In the portable terminal device having an input unit for inputting a sound signal and a loudspeaker unit for the reproduced notification sound, the control unit detects the arrival of the radio signal, and when the received data includes the distributed sound data, The sound data is extracted from the received data and stored in the memory means, and the input means selectively selects a command displayed on the display means. It is configured to force the instruction sound change command to make changes to the sound data 1
The display means displays the one or more sound change commands on a display screen, and the control means changes the sound data in accordance with the sound change command selectively input by the input means. A portable terminal device stored in the memory means, wherein the changed sound data is reproduced by the sound reproducing means when an incoming call of the wireless signal is detected. 11. The sound data includes first data representing a main melody and a second data representing a chord for performing arrangement.
The memory means has a memory area serving as an arrangement database, the display means displays a menu for arrangement from the arrangement database on a display screen, and the control means includes 11. The portable terminal according to claim 10, wherein the first data is arranged in accordance with an instruction corresponding to an item selected from the menu by the input means and stored in the memory means. apparatus.