JP2002281548A - Portable telephone set and portable telephone manner supporting method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone set and a portable telephone manner supporting method, with which the other persons are relieved from being troubled by a user's carelessness or difficulty in operation only by changing the configuration of a portable telephone terminal comparatively easy to change the configuration thereof. SOLUTION: Inside a memory 5 in a portable telephone set 13, an operating mode setting list 26 is provided for storing an operating mode corresponding to a repeater station ID and when identifying the ID of a repeater station, while referring to the operating mode setting list 26, setting is changed to a correspondent operating mode when this operating mode is defined. When a power source is turned off, a function is provided for confirming setting and changing the setting for a user at the interval of a fixed period by using a timer 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a portable telephone and a portable telephone manner supporting method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, the penetration rate of mobile portable terminals, so-called portable telephones, in Japan is very high.

[0003] Further, with the expansion of such demand, competition for share among mobile communication providers has intensified, and various services have been provided between the respective providers.

One of the services that each mobile communication provider appeals to is an expanded communication area (an area where a mobile station can receive radio waves from a relay station).
Exists.

[0005] At present, the communication area covers most of the area where people live.

[0006] However, not all places where people live are suitable places for using mobile phones, and there are places or situations where the use of mobile phones should be avoided.

[0007] Examples of places where the use of the portable telephone should be avoided as such manners include places during meetings, quiet places such as movie theaters and art museums. In such a place, not only the conversation using the mobile phone but also the ringtone of the mobile phone alone may be annoying to other people.

In addition to the above-mentioned places where the use is avoided, as a place where the normal operation of the mobile phone itself is avoided,
There are places where medical equipment is used. this is,
This is because radio waves emitted from the mobile phone for confirming the position with the relay station may cause abnormal operation of the device or the like. Therefore, use of a mobile phone is prohibited in a place where medical equipment may be used, such as a medical institution or a crowded train.

Therefore, it is necessary to turn off the power of the portable telephone in the vicinity of the presence of such medical equipment.

[0010] On the other hand, users tend to use mobile phones everywhere at any time because of the simplicity that they can receive calls wherever they are. Such poor manners when using a mobile phone is currently taken up as a social problem.

However, in the prior art, in order to cope with a place or a case where use is avoided as described above, a means other than a sound, for example, a means such as a vibrator or light is provided as an incoming call notification of a portable telephone. ing.

However, in order to use a calling means other than a sound (such as a vibrator or light using an LED) as a calling means at the time of an incoming call as described above, a user who uses a mobile phone must use the calling means itself. Since the switching is configured to be performed, there are cases where the switching itself is not performed unless the switching is forgotten or the user does not know the operation of the mobile phone, thereby effectively using the calling means other than the sound. There was a problem that there was no.

As a prior art for solving such a problem, a dummy relay station disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-134657 is prepared, and an incoming call is received within an area covered by the dummy relay station. How to stop
There is a method disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-224749, in which a central control unit previously sets an inappropriate area for calling on the relay station side.

[0014]

However, these prior arts have a problem in that the construction itself requires a great deal of labor and cost because the dummy device, the relay station or the whole system needs to be changed.

Furthermore, since the control according to the conventional technique is a one-sided control from the relay station side, it is impossible to provide a desired setting for each user at each time.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problem, and automatically sets an incoming call notification operation under the control of the mobile phone itself, instead of the control of the relay station.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone and a mobile phone manner supporting method that realize a function of preventing inconvenience to others due to carelessness, difficulty in operation, and the like.

[0017]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided an operation mode setting storage means for storing an ID of a relay station and an operation mode corresponding to each ID, A relay station ID recognizing means for recognizing the ID of the relay station, and an operation mode for specifying an operation mode corresponding to the ID recognized by the relay station ID recognizing means with reference to the operation mode setting storage means and switching to the specified operation mode. And switching means.

With this configuration, according to the present invention, the incoming call notification operation according to the area can be automatically set by the control of the mobile phone itself, not by the control of the relay station. By simply changing the configuration of the mobile phone, it is possible to provide a function of preventing inconvenience to others due to carelessness, difficulty in operation, and the like. Furthermore, in the above configuration, in addition to the above, even in an area including a device such as a medical device which may have an adverse effect due to radio waves emitted from the mobile phone, the control of the mobile phone itself is performed instead of the control of the relay station. ,
It is possible to automatically prohibit the transmission and reception of radio waves or to turn off the power of the mobile phone, and it is possible to automatically cope with various restrictions on the use of the mobile phone.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation mode setting storage unit for storing an operation mode corresponding to a manner level, a manner level acquisition unit for acquiring a manner level from a relay station, and a manner level acquisition. Operation mode switching means for specifying an operation mode corresponding to the manner level acquired by the means, and switching to the specified operation mode.

According to this configuration, the present invention makes it possible to automatically determine the operation mode to be set for each area based on the manner level set on the relay station side. By simply changing the configuration of the mobile phone terminal, the configuration of which is relatively easy to change, it is possible to provide a function of preventing inconvenience to others due to carelessness, difficulty in operation, and the like. . Furthermore, in addition to the above, in the above configuration, even in an area including a device such as a medical device that may have an adverse effect due to radio waves emitted from the mobile phone, control is not performed by the relay station, but by control of the mobile phone itself. In addition, it is possible to automatically prohibit the transmission and reception of radio waves or to cut off the power of the mobile phone, and it is possible to automatically cope with various restrictions on the use of the mobile phone.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the portable telephone has an operation mode setting means for setting a user to an operation mode corresponding to each manner level. The setting storage means is characterized in that an operation mode corresponding to the manner level is determined and stored based on the settings made by the operation mode setting means.

According to this configuration, the present invention can be made to function according to the user's preference.

According to the invention described in claim 4, in the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the mobile phone checks the operation mode and sets the operation mode every predetermined time. It is characterized in that it has an operation mode checking means for presenting to the user whether or not to change the operation mode, and an operation mode selection switching means for switching the operation mode when the operation mode is selected.

According to this configuration, the present invention provides a method for determining whether or not to periodically change the operation mode for the user even when the radio wave reception / reception is automatically prohibited or the power is cut off and the change of the area cannot be detected. Can be checked and changed as necessary.

According to the invention described in claim 5, in the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the operation mode is an incoming call notification operation.

According to this configuration, the present invention can protect the manners by applying the present invention even when the user does not want to turn off the power.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the mobile phone, a manner level acquiring step of acquiring a manner level is provided.
An incoming call notification operation specifying step for specifying an incoming call notification operation corresponding to a manner level, and an incoming call notification operation switching step of switching to the specified incoming call notification operation are provided.

According to this configuration, the present invention makes it possible to automatically determine the incoming call notification operation to be set for each area based on the acquired manner level, and to automatically make settings that do not bother others. It is possible to do.

[0029] According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the mobile phone, a manner level acquiring step for acquiring a manner level is provided;
The method includes an operation mode specifying step of specifying an operation mode corresponding to a manner level, and an operation mode switching step of switching to the specified operation mode.

According to this configuration, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically determine an operation mode to be set for each area based on the acquired manner level, and not only to disturb other persons but also to a portable telephone. It is possible to automatically perform setting corresponding to a place where use of the device is prohibited.

[0031]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [Features of the Present Invention] Before describing the present invention, features of a mobile phone and a mobile phone manner supporting method according to the present invention will be described first.

According to the present invention, when a user (a user having the mobile phone according to the present invention) enters the area of a specific relay station, the incoming call notification operation of the mobile phone is automatically changed to the one set in advance by the user. Or to stop the mobile phone's radio wave transmission operation ("prohibit transmission / reception") or to turn off the power of the mobile phone ("power off") without installing a special relay station. Realize. Here, “incoming call notification operation” refers to a mode in which a user is notified of an incoming call by sound, vibrator, or LED, and “operation mode” is a mode in which an incoming call is notified by “incoming call notification operation”, or a radio wave reception / transmission mode. In other words, the mode refers to a prohibited mode and a mode in which the power of the mobile phone is turned off). That is, the mobile phone and the mobile phone manner supporting method according to the present invention are called upon receiving a mobile phone call in a theater or an ordinary work place. Switching the incoming call notification operation from sound to vibration mode in places where sound is inappropriate, and receiving / transmitting radio waves from mobile phones in locations where mobile phone operation is inappropriate, such as in hospitals or in crowded trains The operation such as the stop of the power supply or the complete power stop can be automatically performed by a method preset by the user according to the communication area.

With such a configuration, in the present invention, it is possible to improve manners in places where ringtones are inappropriate or where radio waves are inappropriately transmitted, and adversely affect nearby medical equipment. This can be prevented.

In order to realize such a function, a portable telephone and a portable telephone manner supporting method according to the present invention are provided.
A portable telephone (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a mobile station) is provided with means for storing the IDs of one or more relay stations (hereinafter sometimes referred to as relay station IDs), and the stored relay station IDs are stored. And means for storing an operation mode selected by a user in an area covered by each relay station (hereinafter, also referred to as a relay station area).

Further, according to the present invention, if the relay station area where the user (actually the mobile phone) is currently located is the relay station area covered by the stored relay station, the operation mode of the mobile phone is set as follows: Relay station ID of this relay station
And a means for automatically switching to the operation mode stored in correspondence with the operation mode.

When the operation mode selected by the user in advance is to stop the radio wave transmission operation or to cut off the power, the timer provided in the mobile phone (here, the timer controls the power of the mobile phone) It is configured to include means for notifying the user of the operation mode at predetermined preset time intervals by using a configuration that operates even in a disconnected state, and giving an opportunity to change the operation mode setting. However, the way of giving the opportunity to change is solved by periodically inputting an instruction as to whether or not to change the operation mode, and applying a method of presenting an operation mode option according to the input. .

Further, according to the present invention, the minimum required relay station (relay station covering an area in which the operation of notifying the incoming call of the mobile phone or restricting the operation of the mobile phone) is required.
Specific information (information relating to the restriction of the incoming call operation required by the covered area or the restriction of the operation of the mobile phone: hereinafter, referred to as ML (Mannar Level)) is given to each of the mobile phones entering the covered area. It may be configured to include a unit that notifies the ML of the relay station (ML notification unit). In such a configuration, on the mobile phone side, an operation (an incoming call notification operation, a radio wave transmission operation, a power-off operation, or the like) stored in a memory in the terminal and set by the user in advance and set for each ML. Information (hereinafter referred to as PML (Personal Manner Level))
And the notified ML, the operation mode is automatically switched.

As described above, the present invention is directed to the control of the portable telephone and requires a slight change of the relay station. However, unlike the prior art, the portable telephone has the control right. ing. As a result, an incoming call at an inappropriate place due to a setting change due to a user's forgetting or difficult operation, a radio wave transmitting operation of a mobile phone, generation of a weak electromagnetic wave due to the power being turned on, etc. Can be prevented.

Note that the portable telephone according to the present invention includes a simple portable telephone (PHS), a pager, and a portable information terminal (notebook personal computer, PDA, etc.). I do.

[First Embodiment] (Configuration of First Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention in which a portable telephone and a portable telephone manner supporting method according to the present invention having the above-described features are suitably implemented. Will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows, in the first embodiment of the present invention, for example, three relay stations (ID = 25) 1.1, (I
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration (cell structure) of a relay station area (which may be a cell) covered by D = 34) 1.2 and (ID = 12) 1.3.

Referring to FIG. 1, each relay station 1.1,
The relay station areas covered by 1.2 and 1.3 are adjacent to each other, and are each assigned an ID (relay station ID).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile phone 13 according to the present embodiment and the relay station 1 (this relay station is arbitrary for the sake of explanation, and the relay station ID is X). .

Referring to FIG. 2, a mobile phone 13 according to the present embodiment includes an antenna 2, a transmission / reception circuit unit 3, and a relay station I.
D recognition unit 4, memory 5, I / O 6, operation unit 7, and display unit 8
, CPU 9, timer 10, timer power supply 11, and ROM 24
And a RAM 25. Further, in the present configuration, each is electrically connected via the bus 20. Further, the mobile phone 13 in FIG.
2, and power is supplied to each component via a power supply line 21.

Here, the I / O 6 in FIG. 2 is connected to the microphone 14, the speaker 15, the vibrator 16, and the LED (emitting diode) 17, and provides audio information input by the user and provision to the user. Input and output information to be performed.

The operation unit 7 in FIG. 2 is connected to the operation keys 18 and inputs information (information by key operation) input by the user to the internal configuration.

Further, the display section 8 in FIG. 2 is connected to the display device 19 and outputs information to be provided to the user to the display device 19.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the timer 10 is a timer power supply 11 which is a dedicated power supply.
It is connected to the. This is because power is supplied to the timer 10 even when the power supply 12 is turned off. However, in the present invention, the object can be achieved if power is supplied to the timer 10 irrespective of the disconnection of the power supply 12, so that the timer 10 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. It is possible to implement.

The timer 10 is configured to switch on / off the power supply 12 (power supply control 22). This is realized, for example, by providing a switch on the power supply 10 side and switching this switch based on a signal from the power supply control 22.

In such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 2, the memory 5 stores the relay station ID and the operation mode in association with each other. In this embodiment, the corresponding table is an operation mode setting list 26. However, the operation mode registered corresponding to the relay station ID in the operation mode setting list 26 is selected / selected by the user in advance.
This is the set value. The memory 5 includes a power supply 12
It is necessary to configure so that the data does not disappear even if is turned off.

In the above configuration, the following operation is executed by a program recorded in the ROM 24 (which may be stored in the memory 5, for example). Then, a work area is secured in the RAM 25 and executed by the CPU 9.

(Operation of First Embodiment) Next, the operation of the configuration of the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

However, in describing the operation in this embodiment, the relay station illustrated in FIG. 1 is applied.

The mobile phone 13 periodically transmits radio waves to update the ID of the relay station covering the area to which the mobile phone 13 belongs.

Operation Mode Setting Process In such a configuration, the mobile phone 13 is connected to each relay station I.
The case where the operation mode is set for each D will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 shows a portable telephone 1 according to the present embodiment.
3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone 13 for setting the operation mode for each relay station ID by the user.

Referring to FIG. 3, in this operation, mobile phone 13 first calls a screen (operation mode setting screen) for setting an operation mode (step S3).
1). However, in the present embodiment, this operation mode setting screen is stored in advance in, for example, the ROM 24 in FIG.
8 is read and displayed on the display device 19 in response to a request from the user.

Next, the mobile phone 13 acquires the ID of the relay station covering the area to which it currently belongs, and displays it on the display device 19 on which the operation mode setting screen is displayed (step S32). In the present embodiment, however, the mobile phone 13 selects the option for selecting the incoming notification operation by the vibrator, the option for selecting the prohibition of radio wave transmission, and the power-off in order to set the operation mode together with this display. To display options, etc. With this configuration, in the present embodiment, the user can easily set the operation mode.

Therefore, the mobile phone 13 stores the operation mode input and set by the user in the next step S33 in the operation mode setting list 26 of the memory 5 corresponding to the relay station ID acquired in step S32 ( Step S33).

After storing the operation mode thus input, the portable telephone 13 determines whether the stored operation mode is for inhibiting transmission / reception to the portable telephone 13 (“prohibit transmission / reception”) or power supply. Is turned off ("power off") (this may be applied to any setting that makes it impossible to detect the switching of the relay station that covers the area to which it belongs) or a vibrator Or an operation mode using an LED or the like (this may be applied to any setting that enables detection of switching of the relay station covering the area to which it belongs) (step S34).

As a result of the determination in step S34,
If the setting is not “prohibit calling / receiving” or “power off” (No in step S34), the mobile phone 13 ends the operation mode setting process shown in FIG. 3 as it is. On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S34 is that “transmission / reception prohibited” or “power off” is set (step S34).
In step S3, the mobile phone 13 sets a predetermined time (or count) in the timer 10.
5) Then, the operation mode setting process shown in FIG. 3 ends. However, the set predetermined time (or count number) is stored in the timer 10. Note that timer 1
Since the power supply 0 is supplied by the timer power supply 11, it operates regardless of whether the power supply 12 is on or off.

As described above, the predetermined time (or count number) is set in the timer 10, the operation mode is checked by the user at regular time intervals, and the setting is changed as necessary. When the power supply 12 is turned off, it is impossible to detect a change in the area to which the mobile phone 13 belongs, and it is impossible to switch to the operation mode set in the area to which the mobile phone 13 currently belongs. That's why.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when the operation mode is switched to “radio wave transmission prohibited” or “power off”,
As described above, since there is no means for detecting the change of the relay station to which the present station belongs, the timer 10 uses the power supply control 22 (the configuration for switching the power supply 22 on and off) at regular intervals, and Power is supplied to the supply line 21 to temporarily activate a minimum required function, and notify the user of the operation mode and a change in the setting of the operation mode when necessary. Here, when a request to switch the current operation mode is input by the user, the mobile phone 13 confirms the ID of the relay station covering the area to which the mobile phone belongs, and then changes the operation mode setting. .

Operation Mode Automatic Setting Process The operation mode automatic setting process in which the mobile phone 13 automatically switches the operation mode based on the contents set by the operation mode setting process shown in FIG. 3 is shown in the flowchart of FIG. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The operation mode automatic setting process shown in FIG. 4 is configured so that a program for realizing the operation mode is always executed in the mobile phone 13.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the operation mode automatic setting process according to the present embodiment, first, the ID of the relay station covering the area to which the mobile phone 13 currently belongs is obtained, and the relay station ID is obtained last time. It is determined whether or not it is different from the relay station ID (that is, whether or not the area to which it belongs has changed) (step S41).

If the result of this determination is that the relay station IDs are the same (No in step S41), the mobile phone 13 executes the process in step S41 again. Step S
If the result of determination in 41 is that the relay station IDs are different (Yes in step S41), the mobile phone 13 stores the newly acquired relay station ID in the operation mode setting list 26 in the memory 5.
Then, it is determined whether or not the data is stored in correspondence with the operation mode (step S42).

As a result of this determination, if the corresponding relay station ID does not exist (No in step S42), the portable telephone 1
3 returns to step S41. On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S42, if the corresponding relay station ID exists (Yes in step S42), the mobile phone 13
Switches the operation mode to the operation mode corresponding to the operation mode setting list 26 (step S43). At this time, the mobile phone 13 determines whether the operation mode after the switching is the operation mode of “prohibition of transmission / reception”, the operation mode of “power off”, or any other operation mode (step). S44).

As a result of this determination, when the operation mode after the switching is not the operation mode of “outgoing / receiving prohibited” or “power off” (No in step S44), the portable telephone 13
Returns to step S41. On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S44, when the operation mode after the switching is the operation mode of “outgoing / receiving prohibited” or “power off” (Yes in step S44), the mobile phone 13
The counting is started using the timer 10 provided inside (step S45).

Also, during this counting operation, FIG.
It is determined whether or not the predetermined time (or count number) set in the flow shown in (1) has been counted (step S
46).

In this counting, when the above-mentioned predetermined time is counted (Yes in step S46)
s) The mobile phone 13 uses the display device 19 to confirm the operation mode and determine whether or not to change this setting with the user (step S47). Here, the operation mode may be confirmed by displaying on the display device 19 the ID and operation mode of the relay station covering the relay station area determined to belong to. As a method of requesting the user to determine whether or not to change the currently set operation mode, the user can select “change” / “do not change” or “notify incoming call using vibrator or LED”. It may be performed by providing options such as "operation" / "prohibition of transmission / reception" / "power off". At this time, the display device 19 for confirming the operation mode is used.
And the request to determine whether to change this setting may be limited to a certain period.
Further, such a configuration for limiting the period is realized by configuring the timer 10 to count the predetermined period.

Accordingly, the portable telephone 13 counts by the timer 10 during the period in which the confirmation and the request are displayed in step S47, and determines whether or not a predetermined period has elapsed (step S48).

As a result of this determination, when it is determined that the predetermined period has elapsed (Yes in step S48), the mobile phone 13 returns to step S45, and the predetermined time set in the operation mode setting process by the timer 10 again. Starts the counting operation of the period. In contrast, step S
As a result of the determination in 48, when an instruction to change the setting is input by the user before the predetermined period elapses (in the case of the present embodiment, the operation mode to be switched is included) is input (No in step S48). The mobile phone 13 obtains the ID of the relay station covering the area to which it currently belongs, and registers the set of the obtained relay station ID and the operation mode input above in the operation mode setting list 26. It is determined whether or not it has been performed (step S49).

As a result of this determination, when the set of the relay station ID and the operation mode is not registered in the operation mode setting list 26 (No in step S49), the mobile phone 13 sets the operation mode selected by the user. Is switched to the operation mode selected by the user (step S50), and the process returns to step S41. In contrast, step S49
As a result of the determination, when the set of the relay station ID and the operation mode is registered in the setting list (Yes in step S49)
s), the mobile phone 13 returns to step S45.

FIG. 4 is a program for switching to an appropriate operation mode by monitoring and detecting whether or not the relay station is a relay station to which the operation mode set by the user should be switched. In the present embodiment, the operation mode can be automatically changed according to the area by operating the program according to the program.

(Specific Example in First Embodiment)
The above operation will be described using a more specific example.

In this specific example, for example, the portable telephone 1
3 belongs to the area covered by the relay station 1.3 (ID = 12) in FIG. 1 and the user wants to set the operation mode to the operation by the vibrator in this area, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. First, the operation key 18 of the mobile phone 13 is operated to call the operation mode setting screen on the display device 19 (S31). In response to this call, the mobile phone 13 obtains an ID from the relay station covering the area to which the mobile phone 13 currently belongs (relay station ID = 12 in this specific example).
D (= 12) is displayed on the display device 19 on which the operation mode setting screen is displayed (S32).

As described above, when the relay station ID is displayed,
The user sets an operation mode (here, an incoming call notification operation using a vibrator) for this area (the area covered by the relay station with ID = 12) according to the instruction on the operation mode setting screen (S33). This setting method
As described above, this is realized by selecting and inputting an option of an incoming call notification operation by the vibrator displayed on the operation mode setting screen.

As described above, when the incoming call notification operation using the vibrator is set as the operation mode, the portable telephone 1
In No. 3, since the setting of transmission / reception prohibition or power-off is not selected, the operation mode setting process shown in FIG. 3 ends without setting the timer 10 (No in S34).

Further, in response to such an operation, when the user selects an operation mode of prohibiting transmission / reception or turning off the power as an operation mode in this area, the mobile phone 13 operates at regular intervals for the user. In order to realize a configuration in which the mode is confirmed and the setting is changed as necessary, a predetermined time (or count number) is set in the timer 10, and the operation mode setting process shown in FIG. 3 ends.

The mobile phone 13 always checks the ID of the relay station covering the area to which the mobile phone belongs, and if there is an operation mode registered corresponding to the relay station ID, the corresponding mode is set. The operation is switched to the operation mode of

However, in this operation, if the operation mode after the switching is “outgoing call / reception” or “power off”, the cellular phone 13 has no means for detecting the switching of the relay station. The power supply 22 is used to supply power from the power supply 12 to the power supply line 21 using the power supply control 22 at regular intervals to temporarily activate the minimum required functions in the mobile phone 13 and to confirm and change the operation mode to the user. Is notified of the option to perform (S44).
To S47). Thereafter, when the user selects switching of the incoming call exchange method, the mobile phone 13 changes the operation mode based on the requested operation mode and the ID of the relay station covering the area to which the mobile phone 13 currently belongs. .

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(Configuration of Second Embodiment) First, the configuration of a relay station according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 5. In the present embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the relay station 1.1
1, 1.12 and 1.13 not only the relay station ID but also
The manner level (ML) in the area to be covered is also set. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

Here, the manner level (ML) will be described.

The ML indicates how much manners the system or service providing side according to the present invention requires in the area covered by each relay station (for example, in the case of a congested area, it gives annoyance to its surroundings). Since the possibility is relatively high, the manner level (ML) is relatively higher than the area where the number of people is small, and where there is a high possibility that the medical device is present, there is a high possibility that the device will be adversely affected. , A relatively high manner level). Here, in the present embodiment, an ML that requires a higher manner is required as the value is larger. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, ML = 1 includes a library, ML = 8. May include a medical institution).

Next, the mobile phone according to the present embodiment13.
1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 shows a configuration of the mobile phone 13.1 according to the present embodiment and a relay station 1.10 (this relay station is arbitrary for the sake of explanation,
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a relay station ID as X and an ML as Y).

Referring to FIG. 6, a portable telephone 13.1 according to the present embodiment has an antenna 2, a transmitting / receiving circuit unit 3, and a relay station ID recognizing unit 4 in the same configuration as the first embodiment.
, Memory 5, I / O 6, operation unit 7, display unit 8, and CPU 9
, Timer 10, timer power supply 11, bus 20, power supply line 21, power supply control 22, ROM 24, and RAM
25, and as a similar configuration, I / O
6 is connected to the microphone 14, the speaker 15, the vibrator 16, and the LED (emitting diode) 17, the operation unit 7 is connected to the operation key 18, and the display unit 8
Are connected to the display device 19.

However, in the above configuration, in the present embodiment, the PML setting list 23 is stored in the memory 5.

The PML setting list 23 shows what operation mode the user sets for each PML as shown in FIG. That is, in the configuration shown in FIG. 6, for example, when the ML takes an integer range of 0 or more, an incoming call notification operation by sound is set when the PML is 0 to 1, and when the PML is 2 or more, the power is turned off. Is set to However, as described above, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the higher the value of the ML, the higher the manners are required.

In the above configuration, the following operation is executed by a program recorded in the ROM 24 (which may be stored in the memory 5, for example), as in the first embodiment. The data is read out as needed, a work area is secured in the RAM 25, and the processing is executed by the CPU 9.

(Operation of Second Embodiment) Next, the operation according to the configuration of the second embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

However, in this embodiment, the relay stations are as shown in FIG.

Further, the portable telephone 13.1 periodically emits radio waves to transmit the ID of the relay station covering the area to which it belongs.
And ML are updated.

PML setting operation In such a configuration, in this embodiment, a PML is set for each ML. This operation will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 7 shows a portable telephone 1 according to the present embodiment.
11 is a flowchart showing an operation of the mobile phone 13 for setting a PML for each ML by a user in 3.1.

Referring to FIG. 7, in this operation, mobile phone 13.1 first calls a screen (PML setting screen) for setting an operation mode for each PML (step S71). However, in the present embodiment, the PML setting screen is stored in advance in, for example, the ROM 24 in FIG. 6, and is read out and displayed on the display device 19 in response to a request from the user using the operation keys 18 in step S71. Constitute. At this time, as the information to be presented to the user, for example, as described above, in the present embodiment, if the higher the value of the ML, the higher the manner, the higher the manner, the higher ML is required. This is information for setting whether to set the operation mode.

Next, the portable telephone 13.1 stores the setting contents input by the user according to the PML setting screen in the PML setting list 23 of the memory 5 (step S7).
2). However, the setting content to be input at this time is to set any operation mode from any ML to any ML. When the operation mode for each PML is stored as described above, the mobile phone 13.1 As in step S34 and subsequent steps shown in FIG. 3, the stored operation mode is one in which transmission / reception is prohibited for the mobile phone 13.1 ("transmission / reception prohibited") or the power is turned off (" Power-off ”) (this may be applied to any setting that makes it impossible to detect the switching of the relay station covering the area to which it belongs), or operation using a vibrator, LED, etc. Mode (this may be applied to any setting that allows detection of switching of the relay station covering the area to which it belongs) It determines (step S7
3). If the setting is not “transmission / reception prohibition” or “power off” (No in step S73), the PML setting process is terminated as it is, and if “transmission / reception prohibition” or “power off” is set (step S73). Ye of S73
s) A predetermined time (or count number) is stored in the timer 10
Is set (step S74), and then the PML setting process ends.

However, the set predetermined time (or count number) is stored in the timer 10. In addition,
Since the timer 10 is supplied with power by the timer power supply 11, it operates regardless of whether the power supply 12 is on or off.

Therefore, also in the present embodiment, when the operation mode is switched to “prohibit radio wave transmission” or “power off”, the timer 10 sets the power control 22
(Power on / off switching of the power supply 22) to supply power from the power supply 21 to the power supply line 21;
The minimum required functions are temporarily activated to notify the user of the operation mode and to change the setting of the operation mode when necessary. Here, when a request to switch the current operation mode is input by the user, the mobile phone 13.1.
Executes the change of the operation mode setting after confirming the ID of the relay station covering the area to which the present station belongs.

Operation Mode Automatic Setting Process The operation mode automatic setting process for the mobile phone 13 to automatically switch the operation mode based on the contents set by the PML setting process shown in FIG. 7 is shown in the flowchart of FIG. Show.

The operation mode automatic setting process shown in FIG. 8 is configured such that a program for realizing the operation mode is always executed in the portable telephone 13.1.

Referring to FIG. 8, in the operation mode automatic setting processing according to the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, first, the ID of the relay station covering the area to which mobile phone 13.1 currently belongs is determined. It is determined whether or not the obtained relay station ID is different from the previously obtained relay station ID (that is, whether or not the area to which the relay station ID belongs has changed) (step S8).
1).

If the result of this determination is that the relay station IDs are the same (No in step S81), portable telephone 13.1 executes the process in step S81 again. When the relay station ID is different as a result of the determination in step S81 (Yes in step S81), the mobile phone 13.1 determines which operation mode is in the PML setting list 23 of the memory 5 by using the newly obtained relay station ID. Is determined (step S82). However, this process is variously modified depending on the method of setting the ML. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
When the PML is set to 1 and 2, the operation mode by sound is set to 1 or less, and the power is turned off to 2 or more (see FIG. 8).
, The PML may be set to 1), and the determination at step S82 is that the ML acquired from the relay station covering the area to which the PML belongs currently is 1 (= P
ML) is determined.

If the result of this determination is greater or equal (Yes in step S82), the mobile phone 13.1
Changes the operation mode according to the PML setting list 23 (step S83). However, if it is smaller (No in step S82), the mobile phone 13.1 returns to step S81. At this time, the mobile phone 13
It is determined whether the operation mode after the switching is the operation mode of “prohibition of transmission / reception”, the operation mode of “power off”, or another operation mode (step S84). However, after step S84, step S8
The operations up to 8 correspond to the operations from step S44 to step S48 shown in FIG.

In step S89, the portable telephone 1
3.1 obtains the ML of the relay station covering the area to which it currently belongs, and determines in the PML setting list 26 whether or not the obtained ML corresponds to the operation mode input in step S87. A determination is made (step S89).

If the result of this determination is that the ML does not correspond to the operation mode (No in step S89),
The mobile phone 13 switches the setting of the operation mode selected by the user to the operation mode selected by the user (step S90), and returns to step S81. On the other hand, if the result of the determination in step S89 is that the ML corresponds to the operation mode (Yes in step S89), the mobile phone 13 returns to step S45.

FIG. 8 is a program for switching to an appropriate operation mode by monitoring and detecting whether the relay station is a relay station to which the operation mode set by the user should be switched. In the present embodiment, the operation mode can be automatically changed according to the area by operating the program according to the program.

(Specific Example of Second Embodiment) The above-described operation will be described using a more specific example.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the relay station has an ML in addition to the ID. Further, in the mobile phone 13.1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a PML setting list 23 is stored in the memory 5, and in the PML setting list 23, if the ML is 1 or less, an operation mode using sound is performed. Is set to operate so as to turn off the power if the ML is 2 or more.

In this configuration, for example, the portable telephone 1
When 3.1 is in the area of the relay station ID = 25 and ML = 1, the operation mode set in the mobile phone 13.1 is “ringtone operation” using sound by the determination shown in step S82 of FIG. Becomes In contrast, the mobile phone 13.1
Is in the area of relay station ID = 34, ML = 4,
The mobile phone 13.1 is determined based on the determination in step S82 in FIG.
Turns off the power.

The operation when the incoming call notification operation is switched in the state of “prohibition of transmission / reception” or “power off” is the same as that of the first embodiment.

[Third Embodiment] In the present invention, as in the second embodiment, the relay station 1.10 is provided with an ML, and based on the ML, the mobile phone 13 automatically sets the relay station I.
It is also possible to configure to set the operation mode corresponding to D.

In this case, for the mobile phone 13, which operation mode is set for which ML is set in advance by the manufacturer or the user.

For the process of automatically setting the operation mode, the ID and the ML are obtained from the relay station covering the area to which the mobile phone 13 currently belongs, and the operation mode is specified using the ML. This is realized by storing the specified operation mode and the relay station ID acquired above in the operation mode setting list 26 in the first embodiment.

However, the configuration in this case and the operation of automatically switching the operation mode are the same as those of the portable telephone 1 shown in FIG.
3 and the flowchart shown in FIG.
Here, the description is omitted.

[0117]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the incoming call notification operation according to the area is automatically set by the control of the mobile phone itself, not by the control of the relay station. It is possible to provide a function of preventing a trouble from inconveniencing others due to carelessness, difficulty in operation, and the like by merely changing the configuration of the mobile phone, which is relatively easy to change the configuration. . Further, in addition to such effects, in the above configuration, even in an area including a device such as a medical device that may have an adverse effect due to radio waves emitted from the mobile phone, the mobile phone is not controlled by the relay station. Under its own control, it is possible to automatically prohibit the transmission and reception of radio waves or to turn off the power of the mobile phone, and it is possible to automatically cope with various restrictions on the use of the mobile phone.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to automatically determine an operation mode to be set for each area based on a manner level set on the relay station side. By simply changing the configuration and the configuration of the mobile phone terminal that is relatively easy to change, it is possible to provide a function that prevents inconvenience to others due to carelessness, difficulty in operation, etc. Becomes Further, in addition to such effects, in the above configuration, even in an area including a device such as a medical device that may have an adverse effect due to radio waves emitted from the mobile phone, the mobile phone is not controlled by the relay station. Under its own control, it is possible to automatically prohibit the transmission and reception of radio waves or to turn off the power of the mobile phone, and it is possible to automatically cope with various restrictions on the use of the mobile phone.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to further function according to the user's preference.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, even if the transmission / reception of radio waves is automatically prohibited or the power supply is cut off and the switching of the area cannot be detected, the user is required to periodically change the operation mode. It is possible to confirm whether or not it is necessary, and to change it if necessary.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, even when the user does not want to turn off the power, the present invention can be applied to protect manners.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to automatically determine an incoming call notification operation to be set for each area based on the acquired manner level, and to automatically make settings that do not bother others. It is possible to perform it.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to automatically determine the operation mode to be set for each area based on the acquired manner level, so that not only does not bother others, but also The setting corresponding to the place where the use of the mobile phone is prohibited can be automatically performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a cell structure of a relay station area applied in a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a mobile phone 13 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a relay station 1.

FIG. 3 is a mobile phone 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart showing an operation mode setting process of the mobile phone 13 for setting an operation mode for each relay station ID by a user to 3;

FIG. 4 is a view showing a mobile phone 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart showing an operation of an operation mode automatic setting process for automatically switching operation modes.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a cell structure of a relay station area applied in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a mobile phone 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of 3.1 and a relay station 1.10.

FIG. 7 shows a mobile phone 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a flowchart showing a PML setting process of the mobile phone 13.1 for setting the operation mode for each ML by the user to 3.1.

FIG. 8 shows a mobile phone 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
3.1 is a flowchart showing an operation of an operation mode automatic setting process for automatically switching operation modes.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.10, 1.11,
1.12, 1.13 relay station 2 antenna 3 receiving / transmitting circuit section 4 relay station ID recognition section 5 memory 6 I / O 7 operation section 8 display section 9 CPU 10 timer 11 timer power supply 12 power supply 13, 13.1 mobile phone 14 Microphone 15 Speaker 16 Vibrator 17 LED 18 Operation key 19 Display device 20 Bus 21 Power supply line 22 Power control 23 PML setting list 24 ROM 25 RAM 26 Incoming call notification method setting table

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An operation mode setting storing means for storing an ID of a relay station and an operation mode corresponding to each ID, a relay station ID recognizing means for recognizing the ID of the relay station, and a relay station ID recognizing means. And an operation mode switching means for specifying an operation mode corresponding to the ID recognized by the means with reference to the operation mode setting storage means, and switching to the specified operation mode. 2. An operation mode setting storage unit that stores an operation mode corresponding to a manner level, a manner level acquisition unit that acquires the manner level from a relay station, and the manner that is acquired by the manner level acquisition unit. An operation mode switching means for specifying an operation mode corresponding to a level and switching to the specified operation mode. 3. The mobile phone has operation mode setting means for allowing a user to set an operation mode corresponding to each manner level, and the operation mode setting storage means is based on the contents set by the operation mode setting means. The mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein the operation mode corresponding to the manner level is determined and stored. 4. The operation mode confirmation means for presenting to the user, at predetermined time intervals, a confirmation of the operation mode and a selection of whether or not to change the operation mode, the operation mode comprising: 4. An operation mode selection switching means for switching the operation mode when a selection to change the operation mode is made.
The mobile phone according to the item. 5. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the operation mode is an incoming call notification operation. 6. A manner level acquiring step of acquiring a manner level, an incoming notice operation identifying step of identifying an incoming notice operation corresponding to the manner level, and an incoming notice operation switching step of switching to the identified incoming notice operation. A method for supporting manners of a mobile phone, comprising: 7. A manner level acquisition step of acquiring a manner level, an operation mode identification step of identifying an operation mode corresponding to the manner level, and an operation mode switching step of switching to the identified operation mode. Mobile phone manner support method.