JP2004023344A - Portable telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone system whose a ringer tone is automatically switched/selected in a period (time, month or season). <P>SOLUTION: The portable telephone system 10 includes an operation key 13 which is operated under control of a CPU 15 or which controls the CPU 15, a memory 14, a timer 16 and a display unit 18. One or more periods are designated in the timer 16 by using the operation key 13 and the display unit 18. The ringer tone at every designated period is selected and it is stored in the memory 14. The timer 16 gives information to the CPU 15 whenever the current time is up for the designated period and informs it of an incoming call by the ringer tone stored in the memory 14. A user previously selects and sets the period and the ringer tone and it can be changed if needed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mobile phone device, and more particularly, to a mobile phone device having a date / time designation ringtone function.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The mobile phone device or the mobile phone terminal has already moved from a growth period to a mature period, and many manufacturers are trying to differentiate themselves by additional functions. The mobile phone device is provided with a ringtone. However, in recent mobile phone devices, the ring tone is not merely a "sound for notifying the incoming call", but the richness of the functions related to the ring tone plays an important role in promoting the personality of each mobile phone device. Have.
[0003]
In addition, a mobile phone device having a web browsing function has been developed, and the convenience as a web browsing device has been accepted by users, not only as a simple communication means, and a substantial portion of the mobile phone device has now been provided with a web browsing function. have. When such a mobile phone device with a Web browsing function is used, it is designed so that a user can download various ring tones and register it inside the mobile phone device. Thereby, the user can use a plurality of ring tones properly in various situations. For example, by assigning different ring tones to a caller or a caller group (for example, a company associate, a customer, a friend, a family member, etc.), the caller can be identified by the ring tone.
[0004]
Conventional techniques related to such a technique include, for example, a “telephone device” disclosed in JP-A-2000-41081 and a “mobile phone and a method for automatically canceling a predetermined mode setting thereof and a control program thereof” described in JP-A-2000-209310. JP-A-5-3509, "Cordless telephone", JP-A-5-30162, "Cordless telephone", JP-A-5-114927 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 5-276227, "Ring volume setting method in terminal device", Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 9-116601, "Mobile Phone", and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 11-41369. "Terminal device", "Phone with incoming call operation restriction function and method of restricting incoming call operation of telephone" in JP-A-11-154995. And it is disclosed in "cordless telephone" or the like in JP-A 5-14489 JP.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional ring tones as described above mainly focus on the identification of the caller, the variety thereof is limited, and the personality of the mobile phone device cannot be sufficiently appealed.
[0006]
[Object of the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the related art, and has an object to provide a mobile phone device that can add another function to a ring tone and further enhance the personality of the mobile phone. Aim.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the mobile phone device according to the present invention employs the following characteristic configuration.
[0008]
(1) In a mobile phone device in which an incoming call is notified to a user by a ring tone when an incoming call is received from a partner,
A mobile phone device provided with a timer for a user to select and specify a period, and automatically changing the ringtone based on the period specified by the timer.
[0009]
(2) The mobile phone device according to (1), wherein a user can set a plurality of pairs of the ring tone and the period.
[0010]
(3) The mobile phone device according to (1) or (2), further including a memory for storing the ringtone and the setting of the period.
[0011]
(4) A wireless device for transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from a base station via an antenna, an operation key for selecting and inputting a telephone number and a function, a display for displaying various settings and information, and a control unit for controlling the operation of each unit. In the mobile phone device including
A period designation unit for designating one or more periods, a ringtone selection unit for selecting a ringtone for the period set by the period designation unit, and a storage unit for storing the designated period and the selected ringtone. A mobile phone device for automatically switching the selected ringtone according to the designated period.
[0012]
(5) The mobile phone device according to the above (4), further comprising volume setting means for selecting and setting the volume of the ring tone in a plurality of steps.
[0013]
(6) The mobile phone according to (4) or (5), wherein the ring tone selection means reads out a list of available ring tones stored in the storage means from the storage means, and displays the list on the display to select. apparatus.
[0014]
(6) The mobile phone device according to (4), (5) or (6), wherein the designated period and the selected ringtone are displayed on the display and can be confirmed.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of a preferred embodiment of a mobile phone device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0016]
First, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a preferred embodiment of a mobile phone device according to the present invention. The mobile phone device 10 includes an antenna 11, a wireless device 12, a plurality of operation keys 13, a memory 14, a CPU (central processing unit) 15, a timer (clock) 16, a speaker 17, and a display 18.
[0017]
The main functions of the components 11 to 17 of the mobile phone device 10 according to the present invention will be described. The antenna 11 performs wireless transmission and reception between a base station (not shown) and the mobile phone device 10. The wireless device 12 decodes a radio wave received from the antenna 11 into an audio signal and the like, and encodes and modulates an audio signal and the like transmitted from the portable telephone device 10 to the other party and outputs the signal to the antenna 11. The operation keys 13 are input means operated by a user to input a telephone number of a destination, set various functions, and the like. The memory 14 stores various settings and the like. The CPU 15 is control means for controlling the operation of each unit. The timer 16 obtains the time and outputs it to the CPU 15. The speaker 17 outputs the voice of the other party and also outputs a ringtone and the like. The display 18 is formed of, for example, a color liquid crystal display panel or the like, and performs various displays such as a time, a dialed telephone number, and a radio wave reception state.
[0018]
The feature of the mobile phone device 10 according to the present invention is that the setting of the ringtone stored in the memory 14 can be rewritten based on the period (date, time, etc.) information from the timer 16. Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile phone device 10 according to the present invention will be described with reference to a screen image example of the display 18 shown in FIG.
[0019]
First, the user operates the operation key 13 to activate the "date designated ringtone function" which is a feature of the present invention, and sets a designated period and a ringtone. As a result of this operation, the screen shown in FIG. 2A, that is, the characters "date designated ringtone function" is displayed at the top of the screen of the display 18 and the characters "ON" and "OFF" are displayed at the center of the display screen. 18 is displayed.
[0020]
Next, by selecting ON from ON / OFF displayed on the display 18 as shown in FIG. 2 (A), the screen transitions to a ring tone selection screen shown in FIG. 2 (B). On this screen, a message “Please select a designated ringtone” is displayed at the top of the display 18. Here, a list of currently selectable ring tones is read from the memory 14 and displayed on the screen of the display 18. For example, as shown in FIG. Ringtone 1,2. .. Are displayed as ringtones 2,.
[0021]
When the user operates the operation key 13 to select and input a desired ring tone from the list of ring tones shown in FIG. 2B, the screen is switched to a “period input screen” as shown in FIG. 2C. On this screen, a period during which the ringtone selected in FIG. 2B is valid is selected. During this period, the user selects and inputs a start date and time and an end date and time by operating the operation keys 13.
[0022]
Next, a setting confirmation screen shown in FIG. 2D is displayed. The confirmation screen includes a ringtone (for example, ringtone 1), a start date and time (for example, January 1 00:00:00), and an end date and time (for example, January 23:00 on March 3) is displayed, and "Are you sure?" And "Yes" and "No" are displayed at the bottom of the screen for confirmation.
[0023]
Here, when the user selects and inputs “No”, the process returns to FIG. 2B, and another ring tone is selected, and the period designation and the ring tone and period of FIG. 2C and FIG. Display a confirmation screen. Thus, an arbitrary number of ring tones and a designated period can be selectively input. On the other hand, if "Yes" is selected on the confirmation screen of FIG. 2D, a setting completion screen shown in FIG. 2E is displayed. Then, the selected and inputted ringtone and period are written in the memory 14.
[0024]
Next, a period (or time) changing operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when the timer 16 notifies that the time has changed, it is determined whether or not the time coincides with the start time of the period described above with reference to FIG. 2C (step S1).
[0025]
If the current time is the designated ringtone start time (step S1: YES), the current setting is saved and stored in the memory 14 before changing the setting (step S2). Next, the designated ringtone is read from the memory 14 (step S3). On the other hand, if it is not the start time in step S1 described above (step S1: NO), it is determined whether or not the current time is the designated ringtone end time (step S4). If it is not the end time (step S4: NO), the time update processing ends.
[0026]
On the other hand, if it coincides with the end time (step S4: YES), the ring tone setting saved in step S2 described above is read from the memory 14 (step S5). Then, the ringtone setting is changed (step S6), and the process ends.
[0027]
As another embodiment of the mobile phone device according to the present invention, a ring volume selection means may be provided in addition to the period designation and the ring tone selection setting in the preferred embodiment described above. That is, the incoming call volume is selected and set in a plurality of steps (for example, three levels of low, medium and high) and stored in the memory 14.
[0028]
The configuration and operation of the preferred embodiment of the mobile phone device according to the present invention have been described above in detail. However, such an embodiment is merely an example of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention in any way. It will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made in accordance with the particular application without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, the period may be a time of the day (for example, morning, daytime or night), a weekly unit, a monthly unit, and so on.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, the following practical remarkable effects can be obtained according to the portable telephone device of the present invention. First, since the ringtone can be specified for each selectable period, the ringtone that the user considers optimal can be automatically changed according to the season or the like.
[0030]
Second, since the period can be specified for each day, the ringtone can be automatically changed according to a weekday / weekend or a user's work day / holiday.
[0031]
Third, since a time period can be specified as a period, a ring tone can be set according to an environment or an atmosphere according to, for example, morning, noon, evening, and night, and particularly a time when the volume is worrisome at night or the like. In a obi, it can be automatically changed to a quiet ringtone.
[0032]
Fourth, it is possible to set not only the type of ringtone (for example, a melody that is quiet or energetic) but also the volume of the ringtone in a plurality of stages according to the time.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a preferred embodiment of a mobile phone device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a specific example when a ring tone and a period are selected and designated using the mobile phone device of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a time updating step in the mobile phone device shown in FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile telephone apparatus 11 Antenna 12 Radio 13 Operation key 14 Storage means (memory)
15 Control unit (CPU)
16 Period setting means (timer)
17 Speaker 18 Display

Claims (7)

In a mobile phone device in which a user is notified of an incoming call by a ring tone when receiving a call from the other party,
A mobile phone device comprising: a timer for selecting and specifying a period by a user; and automatically changing the ringtone based on the period specified by the timer. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the user can set a plurality of pairs of the ring tone and the period. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, further comprising a memory that stores the ringtone and the setting of the period. A mobile phone including a radio for transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from a base station via an antenna, operation keys for selecting and inputting telephone numbers and functions, a display for displaying various settings and information, and a control unit for controlling the operation of each unit. In the device,
A period designation unit for designating one or more periods, a ringtone selection unit for selecting a ringtone for the period set by the period designation unit, and a storage unit for storing the designated period and the selected ringtone. The mobile phone device, wherein the control unit automatically switches the selected ringtone according to the designated period. 5. The mobile phone device according to claim 4, further comprising volume setting means for selecting and setting the volume of the ring tone in a plurality of steps. The mobile phone according to claim 4, wherein the ring tone selection unit reads a list of available ring tones stored in the storage unit from the storage unit, and displays the list on the display unit to make a selection. Telephone equipment. 7. The mobile phone device according to claim 4, wherein the designated period and the selected ring tone are displayed on the display and can be confirmed.

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