JP2003333129A - Opening/closing type mobile telephone set and absence reporting method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely notify a user of 'presence of notice on absence' when a cover is opened. <P>SOLUTION: When the user performs an input from a button input part 13 to generate an absence notice signal for reporting an opening status of a casing in accordance with an absence notice item class with composed of different melodies, vibration of a vibrator or combination thereof, a control part 10 registers the input into an absence notice table 21 as a casing opening notification method. When the absence notice is received, 'presence of reception' is recorded by the control part 10. Thereby, when the opening status of the cover is detected by turning on an opening/closing switch 12, the absence notice signal registered in the absence notice table 21 in accordance with an absence notice item of 'presence of reception' is reported to the user by generating the sound of melodies or the like from a sound generating part 16 or generating the vibration or the like from a vibration generating part 17. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an open / close type portable telephone and a method of notifying the absence thereof when receiving a notification of absence, and particularly, to the user when the operator is in an open state to start some operation. The present invention relates to an opening / closing type mobile phone capable of surely notifying that “there is acceptance of notification” and its absence notification method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional open / close type mobile phones, for example,
Incoming operation of folding mobile phone
No. 22789 has been disclosed.

This open / close type mobile phone starts or cancels a specific service as the cover is opened / closed, and a telephone call can be made when the cover is opened to the main body.
Further, in the openable mobile phone, when the mobile mode is "automatic", the opening or closing of the cover can automatically set the cancellation or start of the answering service to the base station.

In such an openable mobile phone, the answering service can be set to be released when the cover is opened. Therefore, by setting the portable mode to "automatic" before closing the cover, the answering mode can be set when the cover is closed, and the answering mode can be canceled when the cover is opened.

When an incoming call arrives in the answering machine mode with the cover closed in such an automatic mode, the incoming call can be accepted as an absence notification. For example, if there is no response for a predetermined time, a message such as a voice or a character is recorded in a predetermined memory area in the mobile phone. In addition, when registered in the answering service, the message is recorded in the answering service of the base station after the memory area is full.

In recent open-and-close type mobile phones, the unrecorded or unread "absence notification" is recorded, for example, by an LED (light emitting diode) on the surface of the casing.
The user can be informed by a blinking display having a predetermined time interval, by the vibration of the housing body, or the like. Also, when there is a back screen display, “with absence notification” can be displayed on this screen.

In a normal mobile phone, regardless of the presence / absence of such a notification of absence, when the user opens the cover from the closed state, the large screen on the inner surface of the main body always has "absence notification". Is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to receive the out-of-office notification that has been received by the user's predetermined procedure.

[0008]

The object of absence notification of the mobile phone is, for example, a voice memory or an image memory recorded by voice or characters in a predetermined memory area in the mobile phone when there is no response for a predetermined time. . Furthermore, if the power switch of the mobile phone is off, or if the mobile phone is registered in the answering service and this memory area is full, incoming calls during that time will go to the answering service of the base station. It is recorded as the message. Recently, since messages can include voices, characters, and images, there are various types of absence notifications.

In the above-mentioned conventional open / close type mobile phone and its absence notification method, when the mode can be changed by changing the open / closed state of the cover, when the cover is opened, "the absence notification is given" and the type is automatically set. Can be displayed on the screen. However, when the cover is opened to make a call or respond to an incoming call, the user often starts a call operation or a call answer operation without checking the display screen. As a result, there is a problem in that even if the LED on the outer surface is lit for a predetermined period of time, the user may not be aware of the display screen with the out-of-office notification, and may easily enter another operation and forget to respond to the out-of-office notification. is there.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and to open and close a mobile phone capable of surely notifying a user of "presence of absence" when the cover is opened, and a method of not presenting the absence. Is to provide.

[0011]

The absent notification method for an open / close type mobile phone according to the present invention is "acceptance of absence notification" when the open / close type mobile phone that has received the absence notification detects the open state of the housing. In addition to the visual display of, the absence notification signal is generated by at least one of sound and vibration according to the item type of the absence notification.

That is, for example, when the cover is changed from the closed state to the open state, or when the call is terminated and the call is disconnected, the open state is detected. It is possible to notify the user of “acceptance of absence notification” by at least an audible or tactile signal other than a visible signal, such as a so-called ringing signal by sound or vibration.

Further, in the absence notification signal by the ringing sound, the type of the melody, the audible sound and its periodicity are preset in order to select the absence notification item type. The absence notification signal due to vibration is preset with a combination of strength and weakness and periodicity in order to select the item type of the absence notification.
Further, it is desirable that the absence notification signal is given priority in advance and, when the open state of the housing is detected, the absence notification signal of the highest priority among the received plurality is generated.

With this configuration, the absence notification item type can be distinguished and notified by at least auditory sense or tactile sense in addition to the visual sense.

One of the specific openable mobile phones is
An open / close switch that detects whether the housing is open or closed, a display section that visually displays at least information that notifies the absence notification, and a sound generation that selects and generates multiple types of ring sounds for selection according to the item type of the absence notification. And a vibration generation unit that selectively generates a plurality of types of vibrations. In addition, the storage unit stores a preset absence notification item type, the presence or absence of the absence notification received for each item type, and a preset absence notification signal type generated when the housing is opened. An out-of-office notification table is prepared. Also, the control unit is
When the open / closed switch is detected to be open, the presence / absence notification is checked from the absence notification table, and when the absence notification is “accepted”, it is set to one absence notification item type selected from among them. The absence notification signal is selected and output from the sound generation unit and the vibration generation unit.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of functional blocks in an opening / closing type portable telephone according to the present invention. The blocks shown in the figure mainly show parts related to the present invention, and in the following description, only parts related to the present invention will be described. Further, hereinafter, opening and closing of the cover refers to a state in which the folding mobile phone is opened for use and a state in which the cover is folded and closed because it is not used.

In the illustrated open / close type mobile phone, the transmitting / receiving unit 1, the communication control unit 2, the transmitting / receiving unit 3, the control unit 10, the power switch 11, the open / close switch 12, the button input unit 13, the screen display unit 14, and the LED display. It has a unit 15, a sound generation unit 16, a vibration generation unit 17, and a storage unit 20. Storage unit 2
0 has an absence notification table 21 in addition to the storage area of a normal mobile phone.

The transmitting / receiving unit 1 transmits / receives signals, voice and data to / from a base station via a wireless line. Communication control unit 2
Under the control of the control unit 10, controls the connection with the telephone line or the Internet and controls the voice communication with the handset 3 and the data communication by the button input and the screen display. The control unit 10 is one in which a processor exerts a predetermined function by making full use of a program, and a main part according to the present invention will be described later by using a flow chart, but a functional part unrelated to the present invention will be described. The description thereof will be omitted.

The power switch 11 is used to turn on / off the power supply of the open / close type mobile phone, and can be switched only when the open / close type mobile phone is open. Open / close switch 1
2 is turned on when the cover is open and is turned off when the cover is closed in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the cover. Therefore, the power switch 1
No. 1 can be switched on / off only when the open / close switch 12 is in the on state. The button input unit 13 is a source of information input by the user, including a dial pad, and is provided on the inner surface side of the retractable mobile phone and can be input only in the open state.

The screen display unit 14 is a display unit for displaying characters, images, etc., and has a large screen that appears from the inside when the cover of the openable mobile phone is opened together with the button input unit 13.
Some have a small screen that can be seen on the back in the closed state, but this is irrelevant in the present invention. The LED display unit 15 visually notifies an incoming call or the like when the cover is closed.

The sound generation unit 16 generates a sound source having a predetermined melody, voice, or audible frequency according to an instruction from the control unit 10 via a speaker. By setting in advance, when receiving a call, for example, "Turkish March"
You can play the melody. The vibration generating unit 17 has a vibrator and generates continuous vibration set to a predetermined strength according to an instruction from the control unit 10 or intermittent vibration in which vibration is repeated. For example, by setting in advance,
A strong continuous vibration can be generated when receiving a call.

The storage unit 20 stores various programs and data for the control unit 10 and has a storage area for executing the programs.
Including 1.

FIG. 2 shows an example of information and data recorded in the absence notification table 21. In other words, the absence notification table 21 records the absence notification item type, priority, acceptance / non-acceptance, case disclosure notification method, and the like.

The absence notification item type includes, for example, a voice memory of a telephone or a character image memory in the Internet mode when no answer is received during a call or a call continues for a predetermined period of time, a power switch 11 is turned off, or a voice in a mobile telephone. The answering machine service received by the base station when the memory is full or the incoming mail in the electronic mail service is registered in advance. The absence notification item type is given a priority in advance by the user. In the illustrated example, a voice memory, a character image memory,
The answering service and new mail are given in this order from 1 to 4.

Regarding the presence or absence of acceptance, the control unit 10
A storage unit 20 for the voice memory or the character image memory
When it is recorded in, and when the notification of "accepted" is received from the base station for the answering machine service or the incoming mail, "Yes" is recorded in the corresponding part.

The method of notifying when the housing is opened is registered in advance by the user as the above-mentioned absence notification signal corresponding to each absence notification item type. For example, as shown in the figure, three different melodies A, B, and C are provided as the sounds for the voice memory, the character image memory, and the answering machine service.
However, for new mail, only the ring tone is registered. In addition, as the vibration, continuous vibration of the strength preset for each of the voice memory and the answering machine service is turned on for 2 seconds for the character image memory and new mail.
Intermittent vibrations of 1 second off are registered respectively. In the example shown, it is registered for both sound and vibration,
Either one may be used.

Next, referring also to FIGS. 1 to 3,
The power switch 11 is "on" and the opening / closing switch 1 of the housing
2 is in the closed "off" state, the controller 10 of FIG.
The operation procedure for the absence notification in (1) will be described.

First, when the above-mentioned absence notification is received (YES in step S2) when the open / close switch 12 is "OFF" and the housing is in the closed state (NO in step S1), the control unit 10 is operated.
Records "present" in "presence / absence of acceptance" in the corresponding item area of the absence notification table 21 (step S3). If this recording is the first (YES in step S4), the control unit 10 also records "presence of absence notification" on the screen display unit 14 of the internal screen (step S5), returns to step S1 and repeats the procedure. .

In this "absence notification", the power of the screen is "off" because the housing is closed, and the screen is not displayed at this point. If step S4 is "NO" and is not the first step, step S5 is unnecessary because it has already been recorded. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that "accepted" is recorded in all four items.

In the above description, the screen display unit 14 records only "with absence notification", but it is possible to add the absence notification item type and caller information to this as in the conventional case. In this case, each time the absence notification is received, the latest information regarding the absence notification is recorded in the screen display unit 14.

When the open / close switch 12 is turned "on" in this state, the control section 10 detects the open state of the housing (YES in step S1).
Power is supplied to the screen to display "Voice memory is accepted" on the screen, and the first priority item "presence or absence of voice memory" of the absence notification table 21 is searched (step S).
11) Do.

In the illustrated example, since "absence notification is accepted" (YES in step S12), the control unit 10 sends the "melody A" registered in the absence table 21 to the sound generation unit 16 and "continuously". "Vibration" is instructed to the vibration generator 17 to generate a predetermined absence notification signal (step S13).
Let

The control unit 10 does not accept the user's instruction to switch the item type from the button input unit 13 (NO in step S14), and otherwise receives the "procedure S15" for receiving the normal absence notification from the user. The function of reproducing the “voice memory” stored in the storage unit 20 is executed. When there are a plurality of receptions, the recordings which are absent are sequentially taken out, received and reproduced. Normally, all the reproduced records are erased. However, you may skip the ones you want to play later. In this way, in the case of being unlistened and unread, the record of acceptance "present" of this priority is not erased.

When the step S14 is "YES" and the user inputs an instruction to switch the item type from the button input section 13, the control section 10 searches for the next priority item (step S16). .

In the illustrated example, since there is the next priority "answering machine service" (YES in step 16), the control unit 10 searches for this (step S17) and performs the above step S1.
Returning to the search for "presence / absence of absence notification" in 2, the above procedure is sequentially repeated.

When the above step S16 is "NO" and there is no next priority item, the control unit 10 returns to the above step S12. The record and display of "accepted" will disappear.

Even during the procedure described above, the user can receive a new incoming call because the power is on and communication is always possible. In this case as well, after receiving this incoming call, the control unit 10 executes the procedure from the above procedure S1.

In the above description, it is assumed that the power is on and communication is possible at all times, and transmission is possible with the housing open. However, there is a case where the power is turned off after the housing is opened at a place where communication can be performed from an outside in a state where the power is off in a car, a music hall, or the like.

In such a state, mode setting is possible, and only the communication function may be turned off in the closed state in conjunction with the open / close switch even though the power is on. In another mode setting, a game or mail creation may be executed by screen display with the housing opened with the communication function off. That is, in such a state, the control unit receives the absence notification when it is detected that both the communication function and the power switch are turned on. In such a case, in the above procedure, steps S2 to S5 are inserted before step S11.

In the description with reference to FIG. 3, the search of the absence notification table is started after the open state of the housing is detected. However, the absence notification is given before the control unit detects the open status of the housing. When accepted, it is possible to prepare up to the step S13 for generating a corresponding predetermined absence notification signal. In this case, when a new absence notification item occurs, the function of switching the highest priority item to the first priority is desired. With such a configuration, the processing in the closed state of the housing becomes complicated, but when the open state is detected, the absence notification signal of the highest priority item can be immediately generated.

As described above, in the above description, the illustrated functional blocks and operating procedures are referred to, but changes such as distribution or rearrangement of procedures by separating and merging functions are free as long as the above functions are satisfied, The above description does not limit the present invention, and is applicable to general folding or opening / closing type mobile phones.

[0043]

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

The first effect is that the user can be surely notified that the absence notification has been given. The reason is that the notification of the absence by vibrating, melody, etc. is added to the notification of absence, which was performed only by the screen display.

The second effect is that it is possible to know what kind of absence notification has been given by means other than visual observation. The reason is that the user can set the type of ringing by a vibrator and / or melody other than visual sense, such as hearing and touch, for each item type of the absence notification.

The third effect is that even when there is an incoming call notification or a new mail notification in the open state, it can be distinguished from the absence notification. The reason is that the user can set the type of vibrator and melody for notifying the absence notification according to each item type.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial detailed explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of an absence notification table in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a main operation procedure in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Control unit 11 Power switch 12 Open / close switch 13 Button input section 14 screen display 15 LED display 16 sound generator 17 Vibration generator 20 memory 21 Absence notification table

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An opening / closing switch for detecting opening / closing of a housing,
A display unit that visually displays information that informs the reception of the absence notification, and a sound generation unit and vibration that select and generate a plurality of types of sound for selecting the absence notification signal type in correspondence with the item type of the absence notification. A vibration generating unit that selectively generates a plurality of types, an item type of a preset absence notification, presence / absence of the absence notice received for each item type, and a preset absence notification signal generated when the housing is opened. The absence table that stores the type and each, and when the open state of the open / close switch is detected, the presence / absence notification reception is checked from the absence notification table, and when the absence notification reception “Yes” is selected from among them. The absence notification signal set in the other absence notification item type is visually displayed on the display unit and is selected from the sound generation unit and the vibration generation unit to generate at least sound and vibration. Closing type mobile phone, characterized in that it comprises a control unit to output in the way. 2. The sound generating unit according to claim 1,
An openable mobile phone having a plurality of types of a melody, an audible sound and its periodicity as the absence notification signal by a ringing sound, and outputting the selected ringing sound under the control of the control unit. . 3. The vibration generating unit according to claim 1,
An open / close type mobile phone having a plurality of combinations of strength and weakness and periodicity as the absence notification signal due to vibration, and generating selected vibration under the control of the control unit and transmitting the selected vibration to the housing. Telephone. 4. The absence notification table according to claim 1, further storing a priority order given to each of the absence notification item types, and the control unit receives a plurality of absences received when the open state of the housing is detected. An open / close type mobile phone, wherein an absence notification signal corresponding to the highest priority absence notification item type is selected from the notification item types. 5. The open / close type mobile phone that receives the absence notification visually displays "acceptance of absence notification" when detecting the open state of the housing, and sounds and vibrates according to the item type of the absence notification. An absent notification method for an openable mobile phone, wherein a predetermined absence notification signal is generated by at least one of the above. 6. The absent notification signal according to claim 5, wherein the absence notification signal is set in advance for each type of melody, audible sound and its periodicity in order to select an item type of the absence notification. Absent notification method for retractable mobile phones. 7. The absence / open type mobile phone according to claim 5, wherein the absence notification signal due to vibration is preset by a combination of strength and weakness and periodicity for selecting an item type of the absence notification. Notification method. 8. The absent notification signal according to claim 5, wherein priority is given to the absence notification signal in advance, and when the open state of the housing is detected, a highest priority absence notification signal among the received plurality is generated. A method for notifying an open / close type mobile phone.