JP2004219556A - Method for inputting data to information terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for inputting terminating melody data to an information terminal by which the incoming tone melody data can easily be downloaded from a database computer. <P>SOLUTION: The method includes a step 1-2 of automatically downloading and storing a plurality of pieces of incoming tone melody data for promotion in a mobile telephone set in specified cycles from the database computer through a communication network, a step 1-4 of outputting one of the plurality of pieces of incoming tone melody data for promotion which are stored as a calling sound in specified order each time the mobile telephone set receives a calling signal from another telephone set, a step 1-6 of sending a use request signal for terminating melody data among pieces of outputted terminating melody data for promotion to the database computer when the terminating melody data are to be used, and a step 1-7 of receiving and storing the incoming tone melody data for which the use request signal is sent. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for capturing data to an information terminal suitable for receiving melody data and standby image data from a database computer to an information terminal such as a mobile phone.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a mobile phone often uses a melody (ringing melody) as a ringing tone for notifying a call signal from another telephone. This ringing melody can be used as a ringing melody by storing a large number of melodies in advance in the storage means of the mobile phone and specifying the melody that the user of the mobile phone wants to use as a ringing tone.
[0003]
On the other hand, conventionally, a ringing melody is taken in from a ringing melody database computer of a ringing melody distributor on a network such as the Internet through the network. The method of taking in is a method in which the user of the mobile phone accesses the incoming melody database computer using this mobile phone, selects desired incoming melody data, and downloads it to his or her own mobile phone.
[0004]
However, when downloading the ring melody data from the ring melody database computer by the above method, it is necessary to know the name of the song in advance, and if the name of the song is not known even if the song is known, it must be searched. Therefore, the song to be used as the ring melody cannot be downloaded from the ring melody database computer, or it takes time to download. In addition, when downloading ring tone melody data from the ring tone melody database computer, the operation is troublesome because the user of the mobile phone must access the ring tone melody database computer. In particular, it is complicated for those who are not accustomed to using various functions of the mobile phone.
[0005]
The above problem also occurs when a standby image (so-called wallpaper) is downloaded from a standby image database of a standby image distributor on a display screen of a mobile phone.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to make it possible to easily download incoming melody data from the incoming melody database computer without knowing the title of the song, and to receive the incoming call to an information terminal that can easily perform the operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for capturing melody data.
[0007]
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method for capturing standby image data into an information terminal in which desired standby image data can be easily downloaded from a standby image database computer.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application automatically downloads and stores a plurality of promotional melody data from an incoming melody database computer at a predetermined cycle to an information terminal via a communication network. And a step of outputting any of the stored plurality of promotional ringtone melody data in a predetermined order as a calling voice each time the information terminal receives a call signal from another information terminal, Transmitting the use request signal of the incoming melody data to the incoming melody database computer when there is incoming melody data to be used in the promotional incoming melody data output as the calling voice; and Sent ringtone melody The in incoming melody data capture process to the information terminal, characterized by comprising the steps of receiving and storing the incoming melody database computer.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information terminal having a display screen, a plurality of promotional standby image data are automatically downloaded and stored at predetermined intervals from a standby image database via a communication network. Each time the information terminal receives a call signal from another information terminal, or in the case of a folding type information terminal, each time the information terminal is opened, the plurality of stored promotional standby image data in a predetermined order. Displaying any one of the above on the display screen, and when there is standby image data to be used among the promotion standby image data displayed on the display screen, the standby request signal of the standby image data is sent to the standby mode. Transmitting to the image database computer; and waiting for transmitting the use request signal. Only in Desktop data capture process to the information terminal, characterized by comprising the steps of receiving and storing the image data from the standby image database computer.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of a ring tone melody data capturing system that captures ring tone melody data from a ring tone melody database computer 10-1 to a mobile phone 30 via a network N. As shown in FIG. 1, a ringing melody database computer 10-1 is connected to a communication network N such as the Internet via a telephone line, and a base station 20 of a mobile phone 30 is connected via a telephone line. The mobile phone 30 is connected to the communication network N by performing wireless communication with a nearby base station 20.
[0011]
Here, the ringing melody database computer 10-1 stores a large amount of ringing melody data to be ringing melody. Then, data of a new ring melody (including the promotional ring melody) is continuously added and updated.
[0012]
The communication network N includes a high-speed communication network such as an ISDN or a LAN, and specifically includes an open communication network represented by the Internet, a communication network using a dedicated line such as personal computer communication, and the like.
[0013]
The mobile phone 30 is a phone having a wireless function, and has at least a control unit, a storage unit, and an input / output unit inside.
[0014]
FIG. 2 is a schematic processing flow diagram in the mobile phone 30 of a method of taking incoming melody data into the mobile phone 30 using the present invention. As shown in the figure, first, the control unit of the mobile phone 30 determines whether or not a plurality of promotional ringtone melody data has been sent from the ringtone melody database computer 10-1 (step 1-1). Here, the promotion ring melody is a short melody portion (about several bars) in the ring melody extracted from the ring melody to introduce the ring melody.
[0015]
When the promotional melody data is sent, the plurality of promotional melody data is downloaded to the mobile phone 30 and stored in its storage unit, and the process proceeds to step 1-3 (step 1-2). On the other hand, if the incoming melody data for promotion has not been sent, the process directly proceeds from step 1-1 to step 1-3.
[0016]
Next, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone 30 has received a call signal from another mobile phone, a fixed telephone, or the like (step 1-3). The plurality of promotional ringtone melody data stored in step 1-2 (or if no new ringtone melody data for promotion has been transmitted in step 1-1, the most recently transmitted and stored After outputting any of the promotional melody data (incoming melody data) as a calling voice, the process proceeds to step 1-5 (step 1-4). If no incoming call is received, the process directly proceeds from step 1-3. Go to 1-5. More specifically, for example, when the downloaded promotional melody data is song data A, song B data, and song C data, the song A is played for the first time as a telephone calling voice from another person's telephone. The third time plays B music, and the third time plays C music. Here, each of the songs A, B, and C is for promotion and has only a few short measures, so if the calling voice time becomes long, these short measures will be repeated.
[0017]
Next, the promotion incoming melody output as the calling voice in step 1-4 (or the promotional incoming melody most recently output as the calling voice when no calling signal is received in step 1-3) is stored in the mobile phone. If the user of the telephone 30 wants to use it as a ringing melody (step 1-5), the user operates the mobile telephone 30 (for example, selecting "Purchase" displayed on the display screen 31). Is transmitted to the incoming melody database computer 10-1 via the communication network N (step 1-6), and then the use request signal is received. The incoming melody database computer 10-1 sends a network Receives incoming melody data transmitted via the over click N stored in the storage unit (Step 1-7). As a result, it can be used as a complete ringing melody thereafter.
[0018]
The mobile phone 30 receives a promotion incoming call melody data from the incoming call melody database computer 10-1 as needed and uses it as a calling voice (mode of the present invention), and a call incoming melody already stored in the storage unit. It is preferable to provide switching means for switching between a mode in which a desired incoming melody is set as a calling voice (normal mode).
[0019]
In the above embodiment, when a call signal is received in step 1-4, any one of the plurality of promotional ringtone melody data is output as a ringing voice in a predetermined order for each ringtone. However, a plurality of (all or all of the songs) promotional ringtone melody data may be sequentially transmitted to one call signal. That is, for example, if the downloaded promotional melody data is A song data, B song data, C song data, and D song data, a single call voice from another person's telephone will be A song → B song → Output may be made such that a short bar of a plurality of songs such as C song → A song →... In this case, in step 1-5, the user may operate the mobile phone 30 to specify which piece of music data to use as the incoming melody data, and transmit a use request signal.
[0020]
With the above-described configuration, even if the user of the mobile phone 30 does not know the title of the incoming melody to be used, the user can easily carry the song by listening to the calling voice from another phone. It can be added to the incoming melody data of the telephone 30.
[0021]
FIG. 3 is a schematic processing flow chart in the incoming melody database computer 10-1. As shown in the figure, the incoming melody database computer 10-1 first sends to each mobile phone 30 the new incoming melody data (including the promotional incoming melody data) which is externally input / updated as needed. It is determined whether or not it is (step 2-1). The transmission timing may be various timings, for example, every predetermined period (for example, every day, every week), when new arrival melody data reaches a predetermined number, and the like.
[0022]
Next, when the transmission time has been reached, a plurality of incoming call melody data for new arrival promotion is sent to each mobile phone 30 set to a mode for receiving incoming call melody data for new arrival promotion (step 2-2).
[0023]
Next, upon receiving the incoming melody data use request signal from the mobile phone 30 (step 2-3), the incoming melody database computer 10-1 transmits the incoming melody data to the mobile phone 30 that made the request (step 2-). 4).
[0024]
FIG. 4 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of a standby image data capturing system that captures standby image data from the standby image database computer 10-2 to the mobile phone 30 via the network N. In the figure, the same or corresponding parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. 1 differs from FIG. 1 in that a standby image database computer 10-2 is connected to the communication network N instead of the incoming melody database computer 10-1.
[0025]
The standby image is an image (so-called wallpaper or the like) displayed on the display screen 31 of the mobile phone 30, and the standby image database computer 10-2 stores a large amount of the standby image data. Then, new standby image data is continuously added and updated.
[0026]
Further, it is assumed that the mobile phone 30 used in the present invention has a display screen 31 and has a structure that can be folded at a substantially central portion thereof.
[0027]
FIG. 5 is a schematic processing flow diagram in the mobile phone 30 of a method for taking in standby image data to the mobile phone 30 using the present invention. As shown in the figure, the control unit of the mobile phone 30 first determines whether or not a plurality of promotional standby image data has been sent from the standby image database computer 10-2 (step 3-1). Here, the promotion standby image data is a part of standby image data extracted from the standby image data in order to introduce the standby image data. For example, only one of the plurality of standby image data is standby. It may be image data or standby image data of poor image quality.
[0028]
When the promotional standby image data is sent, the plurality of promotional standby image data is downloaded to the mobile phone 30 and stored in the storage unit, and the process proceeds to step 3-3 (step 3-2). On the other hand, if the promotion standby image data has not been sent, the process directly proceeds from step 3-1 to step 3-3.
[0029]
Next, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone 30 has been opened from the folded state (step 3-3). When the mobile phone 30 is opened, each time the mobile phone 30 is opened, step 3-2 is performed in a predetermined order. The plurality of promotional standby image data stored in step (3-1). (If no new promotional standby image data has been transmitted in step 3-1, the most recently transmitted and stored promotional standby image data. Data) is displayed on the display screen 31 and then the process proceeds to step 3-5 (step 3-4). If not, the process directly proceeds from step 3-3 to step 3-3. Move to 5. Specifically, for example, if the downloaded promotional standby image data is the promotional standby image data of the idol singers A, B, and C, when the mobile phone 30 is opened for the first time, the idol singer A is displayed on the display screen 31. Is displayed, the idol singer B is displayed on the display screen 31 when the mobile phone 30 is opened for the second time, and the idol singer C is displayed on the display screen 31 when the mobile phone 30 is opened for the third time.
[0030]
Next, when the user of the mobile phone 30 wants to use the standby image for promotion displayed in step 3-4 as the standby image (step 3-5), the user operates the mobile phone 30. (For example, by simply selecting / determining the display of “Purchase” displayed on the display screen 31), the use request signal of the promotion standby image data is transmitted to the standby image database computer 10-2 via the communication network N. (Step 3-6) Then, the standby image data transmitted from the standby image database computer 10-2 via the network N to the mobile phone 30 from the standby image database computer 10-2 having received the use request signal is received and stored. (Step 3-7). As a result, it can be used as complete standby image data thereafter.
[0031]
Note that the mobile phone 30 has a mode (mode of the present invention) in which the standby image data for promotion is received from the standby image database computer 10-2 at any time and is displayed on the display screen 31 (mode of the present invention). It is preferable to provide switching means for switching between a mode (normal mode) for displaying desired standby image data on the display screen 31 among the standby image data.
[0032]
FIG. 6 is a schematic processing flowchart in the standby image database computer 10-2. As shown in the figure, the standby image database computer 10-2 first determines whether it is time to transmit the new arrival image data (including the promotion standby image data) input / updated from outside as needed to each mobile phone 30. It is determined whether or not it is (step 4-1). The transmission timing may be various timings, for example, every predetermined period (for example, every day, every week), or when the number of newly-arriving standby image data reaches a predetermined number.
[0033]
Next, when the transmission time has been reached, a plurality of new promotion standby image data is transmitted to each mobile phone 30 set in a mode for receiving new promotion standby image data (step 4-2).
[0034]
Next, when the standby image database computer 10-2 receives the standby image data use request signal from the mobile phone 30 (step 4-3), the standby image database computer 10-2 transmits the standby image data to the requested mobile phone 30 (step 4-4). 4).
[0035]
With the above-described configuration, the user of the mobile phone 30 does not need to perform a complicated operation such as accessing the standby image distributor database computer from here to find and download the standby image desired to be used as in the related art. By simply opening the mobile phone 30, new standby images for promotion can be viewed one after another, and the standby image data can be easily downloaded.
[0036]
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the promotion standby image displayed on the display screen 31 is changed each time the mobile phone 30 is opened, but is displayed on the display screen 31 each time the mobile phone 30 is opened a predetermined number of times (for example, every five times). It may be configured to change the promotion standby image to be executed. Further, a plurality of standby images for promotion may be simultaneously displayed on the display screen 31. Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the promotion standby image displayed on the display screen 31 is changed by opening the mobile phone 30. However, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. Each time a call signal is received (or each time a plurality of call signals are received), the promotion standby image displayed on the display screen 31 may be changed. With this configuration, the present invention can be used for mobile phones 30 other than the foldable mobile phone 30.
[0037]
Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the claims and the technical idea described in the specification and the drawings. It is possible. Note that any shape, structure, or material not directly described in the specification and drawings is within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention as long as the effects and effects of the present invention are exhibited. For example, in the above embodiment, the mobile phone 30 is used as a telephone, but a PHS phone or a fixed telephone may be used instead. Further, the present invention is not limited to a telephone, and various other information terminals such as a personal computer may be used.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, the present invention has the following excellent effects.
{Circle around (1)} According to the invention described in claim 1 of the present application, the incoming melody data can be easily downloaded from the incoming melody database computer without knowing the song title, and the operation can be easily performed.
[0039]
(2) According to the invention described in claim 2 of the present application, new standby image data can be downloaded from the standby image database by a simple operation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of a ringing melody data capturing system that captures ringing melody data from a ringing melody database computer 10-1 to a mobile phone 30 via a network N.
FIG. 2 is a schematic processing flow diagram in the mobile phone 30 of a method of taking incoming melody data into the mobile phone 30 using the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic processing flowchart in a ringing melody database computer 10-1.
FIG. 4 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of a standby image data capturing system that captures standby image data from a standby image database computer 10-2 to a mobile phone 30 via a network N;
FIG. 5 is a schematic processing flow diagram in the mobile phone 30 of a method of capturing standby image data in the mobile phone 30 using the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a schematic processing flowchart in a standby image database computer 10-2.
[Explanation of symbols]
10-1 Incoming melody database computer 20 Base station 30 Cellular phone (information terminal)
31 display screen N network 10-2 standby image database computer

Claims (2)

Automatically downloading and storing a plurality of promotional ringtone melody data at predetermined intervals from the ringtone melody database computer via the communication network to the information terminal;
A step of outputting any of the stored plurality of promotional incoming melody data as a calling voice in a predetermined order each time the information terminal receives a calling signal from another information terminal,
Transmitting the use request signal of the incoming melody data to the incoming melody database computer when there is incoming melody data to be used in the promotional incoming melody data output as the calling voice;
Receiving the incoming melody data transmitted from the use request signal from an incoming melody database computer and storing the incoming melody data. Automatically downloading and storing a plurality of promotional standby image data at predetermined intervals from a standby image database via a communication network to an information terminal having a display screen;
Each time the information terminal receives a call signal from another information terminal, or in the case of a folding type information terminal, each time the information terminal is opened, the stored plurality of promotional standby image data are stored in a predetermined order. Displaying any of the following on a display screen;
When there is standby image data to be used in the standby image data for promotion displayed on the display screen, transmitting a use request signal of the standby image data to the standby image database computer,
Receiving from the standby image database computer the standby image data that has transmitted the use request signal and storing the standby image data in the information terminal.

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