JP2005184162A - Mobile terminal information notice system and notice method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal information notice system for surely informing the user of a mobile terminal about the presence of incoming calls during absence and unread mail when the incoming calls during absence and the unread mail are present in the mobile terminal. <P>SOLUTION: Signal lines 21 are formed in signal wires of a power cord 19 for the charger 12 of a mobile phone 11 and each of household electric appliances, and a change takes place in the signal lines 21 when each of the household electric appliances is operated. The mobile phone 11 monitors the change in the signal lines 21 and recognizes that a user is present in a space when the change is present. When the incoming calls during absence and the unread mail are present in the mobile phone 11 placed on the charger 12 or the household electric appliance is operated, it is recognized that the user is present in the same space by utilizing the recognition of the mobile phone 11, and the mobile phone 11 rings a message. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal information notification system, a notification method thereof, and a program, and in particular, a mobile terminal information notification system for recognizing that a user exists in the space and reporting a missed call and unread mail from the mobile terminal, and The present invention relates to the notification method and program.

  Conventionally, when there is a missed incoming call or unread mail while leaving a mobile terminal, for example, a mobile phone, a notification is made by a lighting unit such as an LED (light emitting diode) at regular intervals.

  As another example of this type of prior art, when the television is turned on, the power connection detection device instructs the message transmission device to transmit a message, and the message transmission device sends a message to the pager through the communication network. Send. As a result, a technique is disclosed in which the message recipient can know that the message sender has come home because the television is turned on (see Patent Document 1).

  As another example of this type of prior art, when the missed call notification means receives a missed call from the telephone number source stored in the storage means, it performs a sounding operation or a vibration operation to perform the missed call. The technique of alerting | reporting is disclosed (refer patent document 2).

  In addition, as another example of this type of prior art, a technique is disclosed in which an incoming call of a mobile phone is notified by a television receiver using a short-range wireless communication function (see Patent Document 3).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-156828 (paragraph 0014, FIG. 1) JP 2002-135379 A (paragraph 0009) JP 2002-359670 A (paragraph 0010, FIGS. 1 and 4)

  However, when the notification is made by the conventional LED, there is a problem that an important requirement cannot be transmitted by forgetting the bothersomeness and confirmation of turning on the LED.

  Moreover, although the technique of patent document 1 can know that the transmission origin came home by turning on the power supply of a television, the information is restricted to what is transmitted to a pager through a communication network.

  Further, the technique described in Patent Document 2 can only know from a ringing operation that there is a missed call from a specific caller.

  Further, the technique described in Patent Document 3 is intended to notify when a call is received, and is not intended to notify a user of a missed call or an unread mail.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal information notification system, a notification method thereof, and a program capable of reliably reporting the presence to a mobile terminal user when a missed call or unread mail exists in the mobile terminal. There is to do.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a portable terminal information notification system according to the present invention includes a power cord for a charger in which a portable terminal is installed and a power cord for one or more electrical products attached to the power cord. If the signal line is changed and the signal line is changed, the portable terminal notifies that the missed call or unread mail exists. An informing means is included.

  In addition, the mobile terminal information notification method according to the present invention includes a power cord for a charger in which the mobile terminal is installed and a power cord for one or more electrical products via a signal line attached to the power cord. Including a notification step of notifying that there is a missed call or unread mail when a signal line is configured, and there is a missed call or unread mail in the mobile terminal and the signal line is changed. Features.

  In addition, the program according to the present invention includes a power line of a charger in which a portable terminal is installed and a power line of one or a plurality of electric products that form a signal line via a signal line attached to the power cord. When a missed call or unread mail is present in the portable terminal and the signal line is changed, a notification step for notifying that the missed call or unread mail exists is executed by a computer. And

  Create a signal line in a certain space (for example, a room unit) through a signal line through the power cord of a mobile phone charger and each home appliance (for example, a television receiver or an electric light), and connect each home appliance. When the above operation is performed, a change is generated in the signal line. The mobile phone monitors the change in the signal line, and if there is a change, recognizes that the home appliance in the space has been operated, that is, that there is a user in the space.

  The present invention uses the above-described recognition operation of a mobile phone to charge the operation state of home appliances in the same space when there is a missed call or unread mail in a mobile phone installed in the charger. When a mobile phone installed in the site is monitored and home appliances are operated, it is recognized that there is a user in the same space, and by ringing a message from the mobile phone, missed calls and unread mail can be detected. It is characterized by solving the problem that important matters are not transmitted due to the troublesomeness of confirmation and forgetting confirmation.

  According to the present invention, by having the above configuration, when there is a missed call or unread mail in the mobile terminal, it is possible to reliably notify the mobile terminal user of the presence.

  More specifically, the effect of the present invention is that the operation state of home appliances in the same space is installed in the charger when there is a missed call or unread mail in the mobile phone installed in the charger. When a mobile phone is monitored and a home appliance is operated, the user recognizes that there is a user in the same space, and in the same room. By blinking, it is possible to eliminate the troublesomeness of confirming missed calls and unread mails, and to solve the problem that important matters are not communicated by forgetting confirmation.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of a portable terminal information notification system 1 according to the present invention. Referring to the figure, a mobile terminal information notification system 1 includes a mobile phone 11, a charger 12, a television receiver (home appliance A) 13, a signal transmitter 14, a lamp (home appliance B) 15, The signal transmitter 16, the other home appliance (home appliance C) 17, the signal transmitter 18, a power cord 19 with a signal line, an outlet portion 20, and a signal line 21 are configured.

  In the following embodiments, a mobile phone is taken as an example of a mobile terminal, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to other mobile communication terminals.

  The signal line 21 is a signal line configured in a certain space, for example, in a room unit, through the outlet unit 20 by the power cord 19 having the signal line added therein. The charger 12 charges a battery attached to the mobile phone 11. The signal transmitters 14, 16, 18 cause changes in the signal line 21 when the operation is performed by monitoring the states of the television receiver 13, the lamp 15, and other home appliances 17. The television receiver 13, the electric lamp 15, and other home appliances 17 are connected to the signal line 21 by a power cord 19 with a signal line.

  As shown in the figure, a mobile phone 11 and a television receiver 13, an electric lamp 15, and other home appliances 17 are connected to each other via a signal line 21.

  Next, an example of the configuration of the mobile phone 11 will be described. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of the configuration of the mobile phone 11. Referring to the figure, the mobile phone 11 includes a charging unit 31, a signal receiving unit 32, a memory unit 33, a speaker unit 34, an incoming call display unit 35, a control unit 36, and a recording medium 37. Is done.

  The charging unit 31 charges the mobile phone 11 by installing the mobile phone 11 in the charger 12. The signal receiving unit 32 monitors changes in the signal line 21. The memory unit 33 stores the settings of the entire apparatus and the presence / absence of missed calls and unread mail. The speaker unit 34 announces a message. The incoming call display unit 35 performs lighting, extinguishing, and blinking processing using an LED or the like. The control unit 36 controls the entire apparatus and confirms the state of the memory unit 33, and when there is a missed call or unread mail, confirms the state of the signal receiving unit 32 and changes the signal from the speaker unit 34. A message is sounded or the incoming call display unit 35 is blinked. The recording medium 37 stores a program to be described later.

  Next, the operation of the mobile terminal information notification system 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the mobile terminal information notification system 1.

  When the mobile phone 11 is installed in the charger 12 (step S1), the control unit 36 checks the state of the memory unit 33. If there is a missed call or an unread mail (Yes in step S2), a signal is received. The monitoring of the state of the unit 32 is started. When an operation is performed on one of the home appliances (13, 15, 17) in the same space (Yes in step S3), one of the signal transmitters (14, 16, 18) corresponding to the home appliance on which the operation has been performed. ) Is transmitted, and a change occurs in the signal line 21 (step S4). The control unit 36 confirms the change of the signal receiving unit 32, and performs a sounding of a message such as “Missed call” or “Unread mail” from the speaker unit 34 and blinking processing of the incoming call display unit 35 (step S5). .

  On the other hand, when there is no missed call or unread mail in Step S2 (No in Step S2), and no operation is performed on any of the home appliances (13, 15, 17) in the same space (No in Step S3). In each step, the process enters a standby state.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to eliminate the troublesomeness of confirming missed calls and unread mails, and to solve the problem that important matters are not transmitted by forgetting confirmation. .

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. There may be a problem that important messages are not transmitted because the surrounding area is noisy and the message cannot be heard, or the LED part to be lit is hidden and cannot be confirmed. Therefore, in the second embodiment, a signal sequence is assigned to each home appliance to identify the home appliance on which the mobile phone is operated, and further, an operation instruction is transmitted from the mobile phone to each home appliance. When the operated home appliance performs a visual or audible operation, the above problem can be solved by performing display on the screen or sounding a message during the operation.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the portable terminal information notification system 41 according to the present invention. Referring to the figure, a mobile terminal information notification system 41 includes a mobile phone 51, a charger 52, a television receiver 53, a signal transmitter / receiver 54, an electric lamp 55, a signal transmitter / receiver 56, and others. The home appliance 57 includes a signal transmitter / receiver 58, a power cord 59 with a signal line, an outlet 60, and a signal line 61.

  The configuration diagram of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 uses signal transmitters / receivers 54, 56, and 58 instead of the signal transmitters 14, 16, and 18 in the configuration diagram of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the second embodiment of the mobile phone 51. Referring to the figure, the mobile phone 51 includes a charging unit 31, a signal receiving unit 72, a memory unit 73, a speaker unit 74, an incoming call display unit 75, a control unit 76, and a recording medium 77. Is done. That is, in the second embodiment, a signal transmitting / receiving unit 72 is used instead of the signal receiving unit 32 in the configuration diagram of the first embodiment of the cellular phone of FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of assignment of a signal sequence to each home appliance. Referring to the figure, signal sequence 01 is applied to home appliance A (television receiver 53), signal sequence 02 is applied to home appliance B (electric lamp 55), and signal sequence 02 is applied to home appliance C (another home appliance 57, for example, an audio device). Columns 03 are assigned respectively.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating correspondence between each home appliance, an example of signal sequence assignment, and an operation instruction example to the target home appliance. In the case of home appliances that perform visual and auditory operations, an operation signal sequence (11, 12, 13 as an example) is assigned as a target home appliance. On the other hand, in the case of home appliances that cannot perform visual and auditory operations, the operation signal string is not assigned as an operation object and the mobile phone 51 itself is operated instead.

The signal sequence 11, 12, 13 assigned here and the operation signal sequence corresponding to the home appliance to be operated are stored in the memory unit 73 in advance. Referring to the figure, when the home appliance to be operated is a television receiver 53, the operation signal sequence is a message sound from the target speaker or a message display on the target display unit, and the target of the operation As an example, if the home appliance is a refrigerator with a display unit, the operation signal sequence is a message display on the target display unit, and if the home appliance to be operated is an audio device as an example, the operation signal sequence is This is a message sound from the target speaker.

  Next, the operation of the mobile terminal information notification system 41 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the mobile terminal information notification system 41.

  Steps S11 to S13 in FIG. 8 are the same as steps S1 to S3 in the flowchart of FIG. In step S4 in FIG. 3, only the signal line is changed, but in step S14 in FIG. 8, the signal sequence assigned in FIG. 6 from the operated target home appliances 54, 56, 58 to the mobile phone 51 is changed. Send.

  The control unit 76 compares the signal sequence received by the signal transmission / reception unit 72 with the signal sequence stored in the memory unit 73 to confirm whether or not the home appliance is an operation target (step S15).

  If the home appliance is the operation target (Yes in step S15), the mobile phone 51 transmits the target operation signal sequence stored in the memory unit 73 to each home appliance (step 16). All the home appliances 53, 55, 57 receive the operation signal sequence, but are the same as the assigned signal sequence, that is, only the target home appliance performs the corresponding operation (step 17).

  On the other hand, if it is a non-operational home appliance (No in step 15), the mobile phone 51 sounds a message such as “Missed call” or “Unread mail” from the speaker unit 74 or the incoming call display unit 75. Blinking process is performed (step S18).

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the message can be confirmed even when the surroundings are noisy and the message cannot be heard, or even when the LED part to be lit is hidden and cannot be confirmed.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The third embodiment relates to a portable terminal information notification method program. A recording medium 37 in FIG. 2 and a recording medium 77 in FIG. 5 store programs for causing a computer to execute the portable terminal information notification method. The program is shown in flowcharts in FIGS.

The control unit 36 (76) reads a program from the recording medium 37 (77), and in accordance with the program, the charging unit 31 (71), the signal receiving unit 32 (signal transmitting / receiving unit 72), the memory unit 33 (73), and the speaker unit 34. (74), the incoming call display unit 35 (75) is controlled. Since the contents of the control have already been described, description thereof is omitted here.

The effect of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first and second embodiments.

It is a block diagram of 1st Example of the portable terminal information alerting | reporting system 1 which concerns on this invention. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a mobile phone 11. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the mobile terminal information notification system 1. It is a block diagram of 2nd Example of the portable terminal information alerting | reporting system 41 which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram of 2nd Example of the mobile telephone 51. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of allocation of the signal sequence to each household appliance. It is a figure which shows a response | compatibility with each household appliance, the example of allocation of a signal row | line | column, and the example of operation instruction | indication to a target household appliance. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the mobile terminal information notification system 41.

Explanation of symbols

1, 41 Mobile terminal information notification system 11, 51 Mobile phone 12, 52 Charger 13, 53 Television receiver 14, 16, 18 Signal transmitter 15, 55 Electric light 17, 57 Other home appliances 19, 59 Power cord with signal line 20, 60 Outlet part 21, 61 Signal line 31, 71 Charging part
32 Signal receiving unit 33, 73 Memory unit 34, 74 Speaker unit 35, 75 Incoming display unit 36, 76 Control unit 37, 77 Recording medium 54, 56, 58 Signal transceiver
72 Signal transmitter / receiver

Claims (9)

The power cord of the charger in which the portable terminal is installed and the power cord of one or a plurality of electrical products constitute a signal line via a signal line attached to the power cord,
The mobile terminal information notification system comprising a notification means for notifying that the missed call or unread mail exists when the missed call or unread mail exists and the signal line changes. .   The mobile terminal information notification system according to claim 1, wherein the information to be notified is displayed on the mobile terminal.   An identification signal sequence is assigned to the electrical product, and when the signal line is changed, the notification means identifies the electrical product that has changed based on the identification signal sequence, and The mobile terminal information notification system according to claim 1, wherein the notification information is displayed on a display unit of a product. The power cord of the charger in which the portable terminal is installed and the power cord of one or a plurality of electrical products constitute a signal line via a signal line attached to the power cord,
A mobile terminal information notification method comprising a notification step of notifying that a missed call or an unread mail exists when a missed call or an unread mail exists in the mobile terminal and the signal line is changed. .   5. The mobile terminal information notification method according to claim 4, wherein the information to be notified is displayed on the mobile terminal.   An identification signal sequence is assigned to the electrical product, and when the signal line has changed, the notification step identifies the electrical product that has changed based on the identification signal sequence, and The mobile terminal information notification method according to claim 4, wherein the notification information is displayed on a display unit of a product. The power cord of the charger in which the portable terminal is installed and the power cord of one or a plurality of electrical products constitute a signal line via a signal line attached to the power cord,
A program for causing a computer to execute a notification step of notifying that a missed call or unread mail exists when a missed call or unread mail exists in the portable terminal and the signal line is changed.   The program according to claim 7, wherein the information to be notified is displayed on the mobile terminal. An identification signal sequence is assigned to the electrical product, and when the signal line has changed, the notification step identifies the electrical product that has changed based on the identification signal sequence, and 8. The program according to claim 7, wherein the information to be notified is displayed on a display unit of a product.

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