JP2002252676A - Portable terminal, signal arrival notification control program and recording medium with the program recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal which is able to specify a source based on oscillation patterns, an signal arrival notification control program, and a computer-readable recording medium with the program recorded thereon. SOLUTION: The portable terminal 100 is provided with a memory part 203 and an oscillation control part 204b. A user management table where telephone numbers to specify a source are identified with ringing tone data for generating ringing tones are kept stored in memory part 203. When receiving a notification of incoming-signal detection from a radio communication part 202, a control part 201 retrieves the memory part 203 by using a telephone number included in the incoming-signal as a retrieval key to output ringing tone data corresponding to the telephone number to the oscillation control part 204b. The oscillation control part 204b generates an oscillation pattern based on the ringing tone data supplied from the control part 201, and supplies an output signal based on the generated oscillation pattern to a vibrator 206 to control the oscillation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal capable of notifying incoming call by ringing tone and incoming call by vibration, an incoming call notification control program, and a computer-readable recording medium storing the incoming call notification control program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in the field of portable terminals such as simple portable telephones (PHS) and portable telephones, not only a user is notified of an incoming call by vibration, but also a user can freely select from a plurality of vibration patterns. And a mobile terminal having a function of notifying an incoming call by vibration according to the vibration pattern is being developed. For example, JP-A-9-26
No. 1733 is provided with a vibration unit, a vibration pattern storage unit storing a plurality of vibration patterns, and an operation unit for selecting a vibration pattern in the vibration pattern storage unit. A mobile phone in which a vibration unit vibrates in a vibration pattern selected by a unit is disclosed.

[0003]

By using the above-mentioned mobile phone, the user can select a specific vibration pattern from a plurality of vibration patterns. Only the vibration based on the selected one vibration pattern is generated, and the source cannot be specified from the vibration pattern. The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and provides a portable terminal capable of specifying a transmission source from a vibration pattern, an incoming call notification control program, and a recording medium recording the incoming call notification control program. With the goal.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a portable terminal according to the present invention is a portable terminal capable of notifying an incoming call by a ringing tone and notifying by a vibration. A plurality of ring tone data stored in the storage means when the incoming signal is detected in a state in which an incoming call notification is made by generating vibration. Out of which, the ring tone data corresponding to the source information included in the incoming signal is specified, and the incoming notification means for generating a vibration based on the specified ring tone data and notifying the incoming call is provided. I do. According to such a configuration, when performing the incoming call notification by generating vibration, the incoming notification unit generates the vibration based on the incoming data corresponding to the caller to perform the incoming call notification. For this reason, the user who owns the portable terminal can easily specify the caller from the vibration pattern.

[0005] The program according to the present invention further comprises a receiving means for receiving ring tone data for generating a ring tone from an external device. A storage function for storing a plurality of ring tone data received by the means, and a plurality of storage functions stored by the storage function when an incoming signal is detected in a state in which an incoming call notification is made by generating vibration. An incoming call notification function of identifying incoming call data corresponding to the transmission source information included in the incoming call signal from the incoming call data and generating a vibration based on the specified incoming call data to notify the incoming call. It is characterized by. When the computer in which such a program is installed performs notification of an incoming call by generating vibration, the computer generates a vibration based on the incoming data corresponding to the caller and notifies the incoming call by the incoming notification function. For this reason, the user who owns the computer,
The caller can be easily specified from the vibration pattern.

Further, the computer readable recording medium according to the present invention includes a receiving means for receiving ring tone data for generating a ring tone from the outside, and is capable of notifying an incoming call by a ring tone and notifying by a vibration. A computer has a storage function of storing a plurality of ring tone data received by the receiving means, and stores an incoming call signal in a state in which an incoming call notification is made by generating vibration. Outgoing call notification function that specifies incoming call data corresponding to the transmission source information included in the incoming call signal from among a plurality of incoming call sound data, and generates a vibration based on the specified incoming call sound data to notify the incoming call. A program for realizing the above is recorded. When the computer on which the program recorded on the recording medium is installed notifies the incoming call by generating vibration, the incoming call notification function generates a vibration based on the incoming data corresponding to the caller, and performs the incoming call notification. Do. For this reason, the user who owns the computer can easily specify the sender from the vibration pattern.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to make the present invention easier to understand, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a radio communication terminal represented by a portable telephone will be described below. These embodiments show one embodiment of the present invention, and can be arbitrarily changed within the technical idea of the present invention.

A. 1. Embodiment (1) Configuration of Embodiment FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of a mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment. The mobile terminal 100 is a wireless communication terminal (for example, a mobile phone or the like) capable of receiving a wireless service via a mobile communication network 150 including a mobile packet communication network, a mobile telephone network, and the like. , An operation unit 103. The display unit 102 is configured by a liquid crystal display panel or the like, and plays a role of displaying various information (such as text messages) including a telephone number. The operation unit 103 includes various function buttons, a numeric button 103a used for inputting a telephone number and the like, and a power button 10 for turning on and off the power of the portable terminal 100.
3b and the like. Further, the portable terminal 100 has a speaker 2 for notifying that there is an incoming call or the like by sound.
05 (see FIG. 2), a vibrator 206 (see FIG. 2) for notifying by vibration is provided, and the user receives an incoming call or the like to the portable terminal 100 by operating various function buttons of the operation unit 103. It is possible to switch between notification of the effect by sound or notification by vibration.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of portable terminal 100. The mobile terminal 100 includes a control unit 201
, A wireless communication unit 202, a storage unit 203, and a signal processing unit 204. The control unit 201 includes a CPU, R
It is configured by an OM, a RAM, and the like, and controls each unit of the mobile terminal 100. The wireless communication unit 202 includes an antenna 202a,
The mobile communication network 150 includes a modulation circuit and a demodulation circuit (both not shown) and performs wireless communication with a base station (not shown) accommodated in the mobile communication network 150.

The storage unit 203 is composed of rewritable storage means (for example, RAM, etc.), and in addition to various programs, ring tone data for generating a ring tone is associated with a telephone number for specifying a caller. The stored user management table TA is stored. FIG. 3 shows the user management table T
FIG. User management table TA
, Ringtone data for generating a ringtone and a vibration pattern (to be described later) and source information (for example, a telephone number) for specifying the source are registered in association with each other. When an incoming signal is detected by the wireless communication unit 202, the control unit 201 compares the telephone number or the like included in the incoming signal with the source information stored in the storage unit 203, and matches the source information. Is supplied to the ring tone data processing unit 204.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the structure of ringtone data. The ringtone data according to the present embodiment is M
It has a data structure based on the IDI (Musical Instruments Digital Interface) standard, and is composed of time data called delta time and data called MIDI events indicating performance contents. MIDI
The event includes note-on note-off information indicating that the sound should be pronounced or muted, Norton number information that specifies the pitch of the sound to be sounded or muted (that is, the pitch), and the strength of the sound. Is generally used, and is constituted by a command such as, for example, "produce a note (note number) with a strength of 10 (velocity) (note on)". The delta time is information indicating the timing at which a MIDI event is executed.
The elapsed time t from the start of the IDI event is monitored by the control unit 201, and when the elapsed time t exceeds the delta time T of the next MIDI event, the next event is executed.

The ring tone data processing unit 204 includes a tone reproduction unit 204a and a vibration control unit 204b. Under the control of the control unit 201, the ring tone data stored in the storage unit 203 is read out to generate a tone. Playback, vibration control, etc. The tone reproduction unit 204a includes a sound source Core LSI, an A /
It is composed of a D converter and the like, and reproduces a tone based on the ring tone data transferred from the storage unit 203. The music reproduced by the music reproduction unit 204 is transmitted to the speaker 20.
5 and output to the outside. The vibration control unit 204b performs a vibration control by generating a vibration pattern based on the ringtone data transferred from the storage unit 203 and supplying an output signal based on the generated vibration pattern to the vibrator 206.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of the vibrator 206. As shown in FIG. 5, the vibrator 206
A drive motor 206a, and an eccentric weight 206c for vibration that is fixedly supported on a drive shaft 206b of the drive motor 206a
And The vibration control unit 204 controls the vibration of the vibrator 206 by supplying an output signal based on the vibration pattern to the vibrator 206.

When reading the ringtone data from the storage unit 203, the vibration control unit 204b generates a vibration pattern corresponding to the ringtone data. More specifically, the vibration control unit 204b determines the vibration generation timing based on the delta time constituting the ring tone data, and determines the vibration intensity (amplitude) based on the velocity information and the note number information constituting the MIDI event. ) And the type of vibration (vibration frequency). For example, when determining the strength of the vibration, the amplitude level is determined by referring to a table (not shown) set in advance so that the amplitude level increases in proportion to the volume level indicated by the velocity information, When the type of vibration is determined, the vibration frequency is determined by referring to a table (not shown) in which the pitch and the vibration frequency indicated by the note number information are associated in advance (see FIG. 6). The vibration control unit 204b generates a vibration pattern based on the determined vibration generation timing, vibration intensity, and vibration type.

FIGS. 7A to 7C are diagrams illustrating vibration patterns generated based on ringtone data 1 to 3 respectively. As shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C, the vibration control unit 204b generates a vibration pattern according to each ringtone data. Vibration control unit 2
When the vibration pattern is generated, the 04b supplies an output signal based on the vibration pattern to the vibrator 206, whereby the vibrator 206 can be operated with a different vibration pattern for each ringtone data.

(2) Operation of the Embodiment A user who owns the portable terminal 100 operates various function buttons of the operation unit 103 to turn off the power of the portable terminal 100.
At the same time as N, the setting mode of the portable terminal 100 is set to a normal mode (an incoming call notification by a ringing tone) or a manner mode (an incoming call notification by vibration). Control unit 201
When detecting that, for example, the manner mode has been set based on the output signal supplied from the operation unit 103, a flag (not shown; "0" in the normal mode; "1" in the manner mode) is set. Set to “1”.

In a state in which the manner mode is set,
When the wireless communication unit 202 receives the incoming signal, the control unit 20
1 obtains the telephone number included in the incoming signal and searches the user management table TA stored in the storage unit 203 using the obtained telephone number as a search key (see FIG. 3). When the control unit 201 specifies the caller information that matches the telephone number and reads out the ringtone data corresponding to the specified caller information, the control unit 201 outputs the read ringtone data to the vibration control unit 204b.

When receiving the ring tone data from the control unit 201, the vibration control unit 204b determines the vibration generation timing based on the delta time constituting the ring tone data, and generates the velocity information and the note number constituting the MIDI event. Based on the information, the vibration intensity (amplitude) and the type of vibration (vibration frequency) are determined, and a vibration pattern corresponding to the determined vibration generation timing, vibration intensity, and vibration type is generated. The vibration control unit 204b outputs an output signal based on the vibration pattern thus generated to the vibrator 204.
b, whereby an incoming call notification is made by vibration. Here, the vibration pattern is generated based on ring tone data corresponding to each piece of source information. The transmission source information and the ring tone data are associated one-to-one, and a different vibration pattern is generated for each caller. Therefore, even if the user who owns the mobile terminal 100 sets the mobile terminal 100 to the manner mode in a conference or the like, for example, it is possible to specify the sender by the difference in the vibration pattern at the time of the incoming call.

On the other hand, when the radio communication unit 202 receives an incoming signal in the state where the normal mode (flag; "0") is set, the control unit 201, as in the above-described case, transmits the call signal included in the incoming signal. A number is obtained, and the user management table TA stored in the storage unit 203 is searched using the obtained telephone number as a search key. Here, since the mobile terminal 100 is set to the normal mode, the control unit 20
1 identifies the source information that matches the telephone number, reads out the ring tone data corresponding to the identified source information,
The read ringtone data is output to the tone reproduction unit 204a. The tone reproduction unit 204a reproduces a tone based on the ring tone data received from the control unit 201, and the tone reproduced by the tone reproduction unit 204 is output to the outside via the speaker 205. This allows the user who owns the portable terminal 100 to specify the caller from the reproduced musical sound (that is, the ringtone).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, even when there is an incoming call in a state where the portable terminal 100 is set to the manner mode, it is possible to identify the sender by the difference in the vibration pattern. .

The vibration pattern is generated based on ring tone data set for each caller. For example, in a state where the mobile terminal 100 is set to the manner mode, when there is an incoming call from a caller to whom “King song A” is assigned as a ring tone, the mobile terminal 100 has a vibration pattern based on “King song A”. Vibration is generated and an incoming call is notified. As described above, the ring tone and the vibration pattern for specifying each caller are generated based on the same ring tone data, so that the user can easily specify the caller.

(3) Modifications Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the above embodiment is merely an example, and various modifications may be made to the above embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Can be added. For example, the following modifications can be considered.

<Modification 1> In the above-described embodiment, a different vibration pattern is generated for each sender. For example, a group (for example, family,
(A friend, a company, etc.) may be set in advance, and a different vibration pattern may be generated for each group.

<Modification 2> The vibration control unit 204b according to the above-described embodiment determines the vibration generation timing based on the delta time constituting the ringtone data,
The vibration pattern is generated by determining the vibration intensity (amplitude) and the vibration type (vibration frequency) based on the velocity information and the note number information constituting the MIDI event. Whether to generate the vibration pattern can be appropriately changed according to the design of the mobile terminal 100 or the like. For example, only the vibration generation timing may be determined based on the delta time, or only the vibration generation timing and the vibration intensity may be determined based on the delta time and velocity information to generate the vibration pattern. . Further, in addition to generating a vibration pattern based on the delta time, velocity information, and note number information, other information included in the ring tone data (for example, indicating the time signature of a music piece obtained by reproducing the ring tone data). The vibration pattern may be generated based on time signature information, key information indicating the key of the music, and the like. Of course, it is also possible to generate a vibration pattern based on all of this information.

<Third Modification> FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the structure of ringtone data according to a third modification. The ring tone data shown in FIG. 8 is assumed to be ring tone data stored in the portable terminal 100 capable of playing a chord such as a double chord or a triple chord. The ring tone data includes the delta time and MIDI set for each performance part (for example, instrument parts such as “flute” and “trumpet”).
An event (hereinafter referred to as sub ringtone data). When the user sets the ringtone data for each caller, the user specifies a performance part for generating a vibration pattern together with the ringtone data. For example, when the ringtone data 1 is composed of sub-ringtone data corresponding to “piano” and sub-ringtone data corresponding to “drum”, when the user sets the ringtone data 1 to a certain sender, For example, "piano" is designated as a performance part for generating a vibration pattern. When a user designates a performance part for generating a vibration pattern, information indicating the performance part (hereinafter referred to as vibration generation part information) is stored in a user management table T shown in FIG.
Registered in A '.

After that, when the wireless communication unit 202 receives the incoming signal while the portable terminal 100 is set to the manner mode, the control unit 201 obtains the telephone number included in the incoming signal and changes the obtained telephone number. As a search key,
User management table T stored in storage unit 203
Search for A '. The control unit 201 specifies the transmission source information that matches the telephone number, and generates vibration generation part information (in this case, “piano”) corresponding to the specified transmission source information and a sub-part corresponding to the vibration generation part information. When the ring tone data is read, the read sub ring tone data is transmitted to the vibration control unit 2.
04b. The vibration control unit 204b includes the control unit 20
When the ring tone data is received from No. 1, a vibration pattern is generated and an output signal based on the vibration pattern is supplied to the vibrator 204b as in the above-described embodiment. The vibrator 204b generates a vibration based on the sub ring tone data, and a notification of an incoming call is given by the vibration. As described above, a performance part for generating a vibration pattern may be designated, and the vibration pattern may be generated based on the sub ring tone data corresponding to the performance part.

<Modification 4> In Modification 3 described above, a case was described in which the user specifies a performance part for generating a vibration pattern. However, information indicating a performance part for generating a vibration pattern (vibration generation (Part information) may be included in each ringtone data in advance. Thus, complicated operations such as designating a performance part can be omitted.

<Fifth Modification> FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a network system 500 according to a fifth modification. The network system 500 includes a portable terminal 100, a mobile communication network 150, and a content server 600 that distributes ringtone data in response to a request from the portable terminal 100. In FIG. 10, only one mobile terminal is shown in order to prevent the drawing from being complicated. The content server 600 includes a plurality of ring tone data that can be distributed to the mobile terminal 100 and a ring tone data management table TB for managing the ring tone data.

FIG. 11 shows a ring tone data management table TB.
FIG. Ringtone management table TB
Is a table in which a plurality of pieces of ring tone data are associated with ID information for specifying each piece of ring tone data (hereinafter, called a ring tone ID). The content server 600 generates a vibration pattern for each piece of ring tone data. Prepare the data including the data for use in advance. When receiving a request for downloading ringtone data from the mobile terminal 100 via the mobile communication network 150, the content server 600 searches the ringtone data management table TB based on the ringtone ID included in the request, and searches for the ringtone ID. Ringtone data corresponding to the mobile terminal 1
Download to 00.

The mobile terminal 100 is connected to the content server 6
When the ring tone data is received from 00 through the mobile communication network 150, the received ring tone data is stored in the storage unit 203. Thereafter, when there is an incoming call from the caller corresponding to the ring tone data received from the content server 600 in a state where the portable terminal 100 is set to the manner mode, the control unit 201 sets the ring tone data corresponding to the caller. (Ie, ringtone data downloaded from the content server 600) to the vibration control unit 204b. The vibration control unit 204b acquires data for generating a vibration pattern included in the ring tone data, and generates a vibration pattern based on the acquired data. The subsequent operation can be described in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, and thus will not be described.

As described above, in the mode of distributing the ring tone data to the portable terminal 100, the ring tone data including the data for generating the vibration pattern is prepared in advance in the content server 600. Ring tone data including data for generating a vibration pattern may be distributed in response to a request from the mobile terminal 100. Note that various functions of the mobile terminal 100 described in the present embodiment and each modification can be realized by software. Specifically, a recording medium on which the software is recorded,
Alternatively, the software is installed in the portable terminal from a server or the like having the software using a transmission medium (such as the Internet network). As described above, the above-described functions can be realized by software.
Further, in the above-described embodiment and each of the modifications, the case where the incoming call notification is performed by vibration is described as an example. The present invention can also be applied to the case where is generated.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In the case of performing the incoming call notification by vibration, it is possible to easily specify the sender by the difference in the vibration pattern.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a user management table.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of ringtone data;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a vibrator.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between ring tone data and vibration patterns.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a vibration pattern.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of ringtone data;

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a user management table.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a network system.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a ringtone management table.

[Explanation of symbols]

100: portable terminal, 150: mobile communication network, 20
1 ... Control unit, 202 ... Wireless communication unit, 203 ...
Storage unit, 204: ringtone data processing unit, 204b
... Vibration control unit, 600 Content server.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Satoshi Usa 10-1, Nakazawa-cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka Yamaha Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akira Miki 10-1, Nakazawa-cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka Pref. Terms (reference) 5K027 AA11 BB01 FF03 FF25 HH23 5K036 AA07 DD46 EE03 JJ05 JJ15 KK09

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A portable terminal capable of notifying an incoming call by a ringing tone and an incoming call by a vibration, comprising: a storage unit for storing a plurality of ringing tone data for generating a ringing tone; When an incoming signal is detected in the state set in the notification mode, out of the plurality of incoming sound data stored in the storage unit, incoming sound data corresponding to the source information included in the incoming signal is extracted. A portable terminal, comprising: a specified notifying unit that generates a vibration based on the specified ringing tone data and notifies the incoming call. 2. The ring tone data includes timing information indicating a timing of generating a sound, velocity information indicating a loudness of the sound, and pitch information indicating a pitch of the sound. 2. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the portable terminal generates a vibration based on at least one type of information among timing information, velocity information, and pitch information included in the ring tone data, and notifies an incoming call. 3. The ring tone data includes time signature information indicating a time signature of a music piece obtained by reproducing the ring tone data, and key information indicating a key of the music piece. 2. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the portable terminal performs vibration notification based on at least one of time signature information and key information included in the ring tone data to notify the incoming call. 4. The ring tone data is constituted by a plurality of sub ring tone data corresponding to each of a plurality of parts, and the incoming call notifying means corresponds to a part from the plurality of sub ring tone data. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the selected sub ring tone data is selected, and a vibration is generated based on the selected sub ring tone data to notify the incoming call. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the incoming call notifying means detects an incoming signal in a state in which the incoming call is notified by generating vibration. From, the ring tone data corresponding to the source information included in the incoming signal is specified, and if the specified ring tone data includes vibration data for generating vibration, an incoming call notification is issued based on the vibration data. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal performs the operation. 6. A computer which comprises a receiving means for receiving ring tone data for generating a ring tone from the outside, and capable of notifying an incoming call by a ring tone and notifying by a vibration, a ring tone received by said receiving means. A storage function for storing a plurality of data, and when an incoming signal is detected in a state in which an incoming call notification is made by generating vibration, from among a plurality of ring tone data stored by the storage function, An incoming call notification control program for realizing an incoming call notification function of specifying incoming call sound data corresponding to transmission source information included in the incoming call signal, generating a vibration based on the specified incoming call sound data, and notifying an incoming call. 7. A computer, comprising: receiving means for receiving ring tone data for generating a ring tone from outside, wherein the computer is capable of notifying an incoming call by a ring tone and notifying an incoming call by vibration; A storage function for storing a plurality of data, and when an incoming signal is detected in a state in which an incoming call notification is made by generating vibration, from among a plurality of ring tone data stored by the storage function, An incoming call notification control program for realizing an incoming call notification function of specifying incoming call data corresponding to the source information included in the incoming call signal, generating a vibration based on the specified incoming call sound data, and performing an incoming call notification. Computer readable recording medium.