JP2005277837A - Radio terminal controller, mobile radio terminal device and program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To establish certainly a manners mode near a device user, such as a pasemaker without depending upon user's manners consciousness. <P>SOLUTION: When a manner signal receiver 304 receives a manner signal from a manner signal transmitter, a controller 309 sets an automatic manner mode. Thus, when the receiver 303 receives a call termination signal from a base station, the controller 309 informs that call termination occurs by a display through a display unit 305, but stops call reporting by a ringing unit 307 or a radio signal output from the transmitter 302. Moreover, even when a call originating request is made from the user through an input unit 306, the controller 309 does not perform radio signal outputting from the transmitter 302. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to transmission control of mobile radio terminal devices such as mobile phones and PHS (Personal Handyphone System) terminals.

As is well known, there has been a problem that radio waves transmitted from mobile radio terminal devices such as mobile phones and PHS terminals may cause malfunctions in pacemakers used by patients with heart disease. On the other hand, conventionally, the user voluntarily sets the manner mode and the like depending on the manner awareness of the user.
However, since it relies on the manner consciousness of the user as described above, there is a problem that setting of the manner mode may be forgotten and a sufficient response cannot be made.

  On the other hand, there has conventionally been a transmission of a control signal for restricting radio wave emission to a mobile radio terminal device (see, for example, Patent Document 1). However, this technique does not necessarily restrict the emission of radio waves in the vicinity of a heart patient, and there is a problem that the radio wave emission is restricted more than necessary, as well as not being able to respond sufficiently.

In the above method, since a strong wireless signal in a frequency band originally used for communication is used as a control signal for restricting radio wave emission, the control signal itself may adversely affect the pacemaker. There was also a problem.
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  Conventionally, depending on the user's manner consciousness, the manner mode setting may be forgotten, and there has been a problem that consideration for equipment users such as pacemakers is not sufficient.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and it is possible to reliably set the manner mode in the vicinity of a device user such as a pacemaker, without depending on the manner consciousness of the user, It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile radio terminal device and a program for the mobile radio terminal device.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a radio terminal control apparatus for transmitting a manner signal to a mobile radio terminal apparatus for setting a manner mode when a manner signal is received, the mobile radio terminal apparatus And a signal generation means for generating a manner signal addressed to the wireless communication means and a wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting the manner signal generated by the signal generation means.

  Further, the present invention provides a mobile wireless terminal apparatus that performs wireless communication, a receiving unit that receives a manner signal, a mode setting unit that sets a manner mode when the receiving unit receives a manner signal, and the mobile wireless terminal. When receiving an incoming call signal for calling a device, it is provided with notification control means for notifying the reception of an incoming signal when the manner mode is not set, and for notifying the reception of the incoming signal when the manner mode is set. It is characterized by that.

  As described above, in the present invention, the manner mode is set in the mobile wireless terminal device by the manner signal transmitted from the wireless terminal control device, and the reception of the incoming signal is not notified in the state where the manner mode is set. Yes.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, when approaching a person with heart disease carrying a wireless terminal control device, the automatic wireless manner mode is automatically set in the mobile wireless terminal device. A mobile radio terminal device, a mobile radio terminal device, and a program for the mobile radio terminal device that can reliably set the manner mode near the user can be provided.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a wireless terminal control device (manner signal transmitter 200) and a mobile wireless terminal device (mobile phone 300) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in this figure, the manner signal transmitter 200 connected to the pacemaker 100 worn by the heart patient P transmits a manner signal, and the mobile phone 300 that receives the manner signal autonomously sets the automatic manner mode. The radio wave emission toward the base station BS is stopped.

  Here, the mobile phone 300 is taken as an example of the mobile radio terminal device, but it may be a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) terminal or the like. Here, the pacemaker 100 is taken as an example, but the device is not limited to the pacemaker 100 as long as it is a human body wearing device that is affected by radio waves.

  First, the manner signal transmitter 200 will be described. FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the manner signal transmitter 200. As shown in this figure, the manner signal transmitter 200 is connected to a pacemaker 100 that applies electrical stimulation to the myocardium of the heart h, and is carried by a cardiac patient P who is a wearer of the pacemaker 100.

  The manner signal transmitter 200 includes a pace detector 201, a control unit 202, a memory 203, an oscillator 204, a modulator 205, an amplifier 206, and an antenna 207. Although not shown in the figure, an operation battery, a switch for turning on the power, and a holding means for carrying the cardiovascular patient P are provided.

  The pace detector 201 is connected to the pacemaker 100, detects an electrical signal given to the myocardium by the pacemaker 100, and outputs a pace signal synchronized with the electrical signal to the control unit 202. In contrast, the control unit 202 controls the oscillator 204 to intermittently generate a local oscillation signal at a timing based on the period of the pace signal.

  In addition, the control unit 202 reads the encrypted secret key from the memory 203 and outputs it to the modulator 205. On the other hand, the modulator 205 modulates the local oscillation signal generated by the oscillator 204 with the secret key, and then up-converts the local oscillation signal to a radio frequency and outputs it to the amplifier 206 as a manner signal. The amplifier 206 amplifies the manner signal input from the modulator 205 and radiates it to the space through the antenna 207.

  With the configuration as described above, the manner signal transmitter 200 intermittently wirelessly transmits the manner signal modulated by the secret key at a timing based on the electrical signal that the pacemaker 100 gives to the heart h.

  Note that the manner signal transmitted from the manner signal transmitter 200 uses a communication method such as a weak radio wave method that allows the mobile phone 300 to communicate with a radio wave weaker than a radio signal used for communication with the base station BS. The gain of the amplifier 206 is set in consideration of the influence on the pacemaker 100.

  The frequency band and transmission power of the manner signal are set so that the influence on the pacemaker 100 is as small as possible. However, as described above, the period of the electrical signal given to the heart h by the pacemaker 100 is taken into consideration. By transmitting the manner signal intermittently, the influence of the manner signal on the pacemaker 100 is minimized.

  Note that whether the intermittent transmission cycle of the manner signal and the cycle of the electrical signal that the pacemaker 100 gives to the heart h is synchronized or asynchronous is set through the input unit 208 according to the type of the pacemaker 100.

  Next, the mobile phone 300 will be described. FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the mobile phone 300. As shown in this figure, a cellular phone 300 includes an antenna 301, a transmission unit 302, a reception unit 303, a manner signal reception unit 304, a display unit 305, an input unit 306, a calling unit 307, and a memory 308. And a control unit 309. Although not shown, an operation battery, a microphone for inputting a transmitted voice, and a speaker for outputting a received voice are provided.

  The transmitting unit 302 transmits a radio signal to the base station BS of the mobile phone system through the antenna 301. The receiving unit 303 receives a radio signal from the base station BS through the antenna 301. The manner signal receiving unit 304 receives the manner signal transmitted by the above manner signal transmitter 200 through the antenna 301.

  The display unit 305 includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and the like, and displays information visually, and displays various information such as images and text. The input unit 306 includes a plurality of key switches, and receives a request from the user through these key switches. The calling unit 307 outputs a ringing sound or a melody when an incoming call is received, or generates vibration by a vibrator.

  The control unit 309 controls the respective units of the mobile phone 300 in an integrated manner, and performs wireless communication control through the base station BS, display control of the display unit 305, request reception control through the input unit 306, call unit Data control such as call control through 307 and recording and reading of user data in the memory 308 is performed.

  In addition, the control unit 309 has a function of setting a so-called manner mode that does not perform a ringing operation with a ringing sound through the calling unit 307 even when an incoming call occurs in response to a request from the user through the input unit 306.

  In addition to the timer function, the control unit 309 has a function of setting an automatic manner mode when the manner signal receiving unit 304 receives a manner signal from the manner signal transmitter 200 as a new control function. Unlike the manner mode described above, this automatic manner mode not only does not perform the calling operation through the calling unit 307 when an incoming call occurs, but also stops the operation of the transmitting unit 302 to completely output the radio signal. It is something that stops.

  The memory 308 stores the control program and control data of the control unit 309, identification information uniquely assigned by the mobile phone system, and secret key data, as well as user data such as schedule data and phone book data created by the user. Remember.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the operation of the mobile phone 300 having the above configuration will be described. The process shown in FIG. 4 relates to manner signal reception from the manner signal transmitter 200, and the process shown in FIG. 5 relates to incoming call waiting and outgoing call request waiting. These processes are executed in parallel by the control unit 309 when the power is turned on. A control program for these processes is stored in the memory 308.

First, FIG. 4 will be described.
When the power is turned on, the control unit 309 controls the manner signal reception unit 304. In step 4a, the control unit 309 determines whether the manner signal reception unit 304 has received the manner signal from the manner signal transmitter 200. judge. Here, when the manner signal receiving unit 304 receives the manner signal, the process proceeds to step 4b. On the other hand, when the manner signal is not received, the process proceeds to step 4f.

  In step 4b, the control unit 309 analyzes the secret key included in the manner signal received by the manner signal reception unit 304, and proceeds to step 4c. In step 4c, the control unit 309 compares the secret key stored in the memory 308 with the secret key analyzed in step 4b. If these match and are regarded as regular keys, the control unit 309 proceeds to step 4d. On the other hand, if they do not match, the process proceeds to step 4f.

  In step 4d, the control unit 309 sets the automatic manner mode and proceeds to step 4e. For this setting information, a flag “1” is set on the memory 308. When the automatic manner mode is set, the wireless signal output from the transmission unit 302 is completely stopped. In step 4e, the control unit 309 starts the timer T and proceeds to step 4a.

  In step 4f, the control unit 309 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed and the timer T has timed out. If the timer T has timed out, the process proceeds to step 4g. If the timer T has not timed out or the timer T has not been activated, the process proceeds to step 4a.

  In step 4g, the control unit 309 cancels the automatic manner mode and proceeds to step 4h. For this setting cancellation information, a flag “0” is set on the memory 308. In step 4h, the control unit 309 stops the timer T in a reset state, and proceeds to step 4a.

Next, FIG. 5 will be described.
When the power is turned on, the control unit 309 determines whether or not the automatic manner mode is set by the process of step 4d described above. If the automatic manner mode is set, the process proceeds to step 5f. On the other hand, if the automatic manner mode is not set, the process proceeds to step 5b.

  In step 5b, the control unit 309 determines whether or not a call request is generated from the user through the input unit 306. Here, when a transmission request is generated from the user through the input unit 306, the process proceeds to step 5e. On the other hand, when a transmission request is not generated from the user, the process proceeds to step 5c.

  In step 5c, the control unit 309 monitors the signal received by the receiving unit 303 and determines whether an incoming call has occurred. Here, if an incoming call has occurred, the process proceeds to step 5d. If no incoming call has occurred, the process proceeds to step 5a.

  In step 5d, the control unit 309 performs normal incoming call processing. In this process, the telephone number of the caller is extracted from the information included in the incoming call signal, and this is displayed by controlling the display unit 305, and the incoming call occurrence is notified by controlling the calling unit 307. Thereafter, when the user performs an operation of responding to an incoming call through the input unit 306, the transmission unit 302 is controlled to respond to the incoming call, and a response signal is transmitted to the base station BS. Thereafter, the transmission unit 302 and the receiving unit 303 are Control to establish a communication link with the base station BS. Eventually, when an end operation is performed from the input unit 306, the process proceeds to step 5a.

  In step 5e, the control unit 309 performs normal transmission processing. In this process, the transmitting unit 302 is controlled to make a call request to the base station BS, and thereafter, the transmitting unit 302 and the receiving unit 303 are controlled to establish a communication link with the base station BS. Eventually, when an end operation is performed from the input unit 306, the process proceeds to step 5a.

  On the other hand, in step 5f, the control unit 309 determines whether or not a transmission request is issued from the user through the input unit 306. Here, when a transmission request is generated from the user through the input unit 306, the process proceeds to step 5g. On the other hand, when a transmission request is not generated from the user, the process proceeds to step 5h.

  In step 5g, the control unit 309 controls the display unit 305 to display “Auto manner mode is being set. Cannot make a call” or the like, and notifies the user that the automatic manner mode has been set and the call cannot be made. Then, the process proceeds to step 5a without making a call. At this time, since the automatic manner mode is set, the transmission unit 302 is in a stopped state, and thus no wireless signal is output.

  In step 5h, the control unit 309 monitors the signal received by the receiving unit 303 and determines whether an incoming call has occurred. If an incoming call has occurred, the process proceeds to step 5i. On the other hand, if no incoming call has occurred, the process proceeds to step 5a.

  In step 5i, the control unit 309 performs an incoming call process when the automatic manner mode is set. In this process, the telephone number of the caller is extracted from the information included in the incoming signal and displayed by controlling the display unit 305, but the transmission unit 302 does not transmit a radio signal. Even if the user notices the occurrence of an incoming call and operates the input unit 306, the control unit 309 does not transmit a response signal for responding to the incoming call to the base station BS. Further, here, the control unit 309 associates the time when the incoming call is made with the telephone number, records the received call history information in the memory 308, and proceeds to step 5a.

  As described above, in the cellular phone 300 having the above configuration, when the manner signal is received from the manner signal transmitter 200, the automatic manner mode is set and the incoming call has been notified by display through the display unit 305. The calling notification by the unit 307 and the wireless signal output from the transmitting unit 302 are stopped.

  Therefore, according to the mobile phone 300 having the above-described configuration, the automatic manner mode is automatically set when approaching the heart disease person P carrying the manner signal transmitter 200. The output of the radio signal can be surely stopped near the person P. For this reason, the response to outgoing calls and incoming calls is automatically limited in the vicinity of the patient with heart disease P, not limited to priority seats provided in trains and the like.

  Further, in the mobile phone 300 having the above configuration, when the manner signal cannot be received before the timer T times out, the set automatic manner mode is canceled, so that the manner signal transmitter 200 is carried. When the patient leaves the heart disease person P, the automatic manner mode is automatically canceled and normal outgoing / incoming calls can be made again.

  Furthermore, in the mobile phone 300 having the above-described configuration, it is determined whether or not the manner signal includes information on the regular secret key, and the automatic manner mode is set only when the regular secret key is included. Auto manner mode is not set by mischief.

  Further, since the radio wave used for transmitting the manner signal employs a method in which the mobile phone 300 can communicate with a weaker radio wave than the radio signal used for communication with the base station BS, the influence of the manner signal transmission is affected. It does not reach the pacemaker 100.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. Further, for example, a configuration in which some components are deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment is also conceivable. Furthermore, you may combine suitably the component described in different embodiment.

The figure for demonstrating the utilization environment of the radio | wireless terminal control apparatus (manner signal transmitter) concerning this invention, and a mobile radio | wireless terminal apparatus (mobile telephone). The circuit block diagram which shows the structure of the radio | wireless terminal control apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram showing a configuration of the mobile radio terminal apparatus shown in FIG. 1. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the mobile radio terminal apparatus shown in FIG. 3. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the mobile radio terminal apparatus shown in FIG. 3.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Pacemaker, 200 ... Manner signal transmitter, 201 ... Pace detector, 202 ... Control part, 203 ... Memory, 204 ... Oscillator, 205 ... Modulator, 206 ... Amplifier, 207 ... Antenna, 208 ... Input part, 300 ... Cellular phone, 301 ... antenna, 302 ... transmitting unit, 303 ... receiving unit, 304 ... manner signal receiving unit, 305 ... display unit, 306 ... input unit, 307 ... calling unit, 308 ... memory, 309 ... control unit, BS ... Base station, h ... heart, P ... cardiologist.

Claims (20)

A wireless terminal control device that transmits a manner signal to a mobile wireless terminal device that sets a manner mode when a manner signal is received,
Signal generating means for generating a manner signal addressed to the mobile radio terminal device;
A wireless terminal control apparatus comprising: wireless transmission means for wirelessly transmitting a manner signal generated by the signal generation means. Furthermore, a storage means for storing identification information is provided,
2. The radio terminal control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the signal generation unit generates a manner signal including identification information stored in the storage unit.   The wireless terminal control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the storage unit stores encrypted identification information.   4. The wireless terminal control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission unit wirelessly transmits the manner signal at a timing based on an electrical signal generated by a cardiac pacemaker.   The wireless terminal control device according to claim 1, further comprising holding means for carrying the wireless terminal control device.   6. The wireless transmission unit according to claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission unit wirelessly transmits the manner signal using a wireless signal having a weaker electric field strength than a wireless signal used by the mobile wireless terminal device for communication. The wireless terminal control device according to 1. In a mobile wireless terminal device that performs wireless communication,
Receiving means for receiving a manner signal;
When the receiving means receives the manner signal, mode setting means for setting a manner mode;
When an incoming signal for calling the mobile radio terminal device is received, the reception of the incoming signal is notified when the manner mode is not set, while the reception of the incoming signal is notified when the manner mode is set. A mobile radio terminal device comprising: a notification control unit that does not perform the control. In a mobile wireless terminal device that performs wireless communication,
Receiving means for receiving a manner signal;
When the receiving means receives the manner signal, mode setting means for setting a manner mode;
A receiving means for receiving instructions from the user;
When an incoming call signal for calling the mobile radio terminal apparatus is received and the reception unit receives an instruction to respond to the call, the caller responds to the call in a state where the manner mode is not set, while the manner mode is set And a response control means that does not respond to the call in a state where the call has been made. In a mobile wireless terminal device that performs wireless communication,
Transmitting means for transmitting a radio signal;
Receiving means for receiving a manner signal;
When the receiving means receives the manner signal, mode setting means for setting a manner mode;
A mobile radio terminal apparatus comprising: a transmission control unit that does not transmit a radio signal by the transmission unit when the manner mode is set. In a mobile wireless terminal device that performs wireless communication,
Transmitting means for transmitting a radio signal;
Receiving means for receiving a manner signal;
When the receiving means receives the manner signal, mode setting means for setting a manner mode;
A receiving means for receiving instructions from the user;
When the reception unit receives an instruction to transmit a wireless signal, the transmission unit is controlled to transmit a wireless signal when the manner mode is not set, while the transmission is performed when the manner mode is set. A mobile radio terminal apparatus comprising: a transmission control unit that does not transmit a radio signal by the unit. Furthermore, a storage means for storing identification information is provided,
The mode setting unit sets the manner mode when the manner signal received by the reception unit includes identification information stored in the storage unit. The mobile radio terminal device according to claim 1. Storage means for storing identification information;
A cipher analyzing means for solving the encrypted information included in the manner signal received by the receiving means,
The mode setting unit sets the manner mode when the identification information stored in the storage unit is obtained from the cipher solved by the cipher analysis unit. The mobile radio terminal device according to claim 1.   The mobile radio terminal according to any one of claims 7 to 12, wherein the reception unit receives the manner signal transmitted with a weaker electric field strength than the radio signal transmitted by the transmission unit. apparatus. A program for a mobile wireless terminal device that performs wireless communication,
Receiving means for receiving a manner signal;
When the receiving means receives the manner signal, mode setting means for setting a manner mode;
When an incoming signal for calling the mobile radio terminal device is received, the reception of the incoming signal is notified when the manner mode is not set, while the reception of the incoming signal is notified when the manner mode is set. A program for causing the mobile radio terminal apparatus to function as notification control means that does not. A program for a mobile wireless terminal device that performs wireless communication,
Receiving means for receiving a manner signal;
When the receiving means receives the manner signal, mode setting means for setting a manner mode;
A receiving means for receiving instructions from the user;
When an incoming call signal for calling the mobile radio terminal apparatus is received and the reception unit receives an instruction to respond to the call, the caller responds to the call in a state where the manner mode is not set, while the manner mode is set A program for causing the mobile radio terminal apparatus to function as response control means that does not respond to the call in a state where the call has been made. A program for a mobile wireless terminal device that performs wireless communication,
Transmitting means for transmitting a radio signal;
Receiving means for receiving a manner signal;
When the receiving means receives the manner signal, mode setting means for setting a manner mode;
A program for causing the mobile radio terminal apparatus to function as a transmission control unit that does not transmit a radio signal by the transmission unit when the manner mode is set. A program for a mobile wireless terminal device that performs wireless communication,
Transmitting means for transmitting a radio signal;
Receiving means for receiving a manner signal;
When the receiving means receives the manner signal, mode setting means for setting a manner mode;
A receiving means for receiving instructions from the user;
When the reception unit receives an instruction to transmit a wireless signal, the transmission unit is controlled to transmit a wireless signal when the manner mode is not set, while the transmission is performed when the manner mode is set. A program for causing the mobile radio terminal apparatus to function as transmission control means that does not transmit radio signals by means. Furthermore, it functions as a storage means for storing identification information,
18. The mode setting unit sets a manner mode when the manner signal received by the receiving unit includes identification information stored in the storage unit. The program described in Furthermore, it functions as a storage means for storing identification information,
A cipher analyzing means for solving the encrypted information included in the manner signal received by the receiving means,
The mode setting unit sets the manner mode when the identification information stored in the storage unit is obtained from the cipher solved by the cipher analysis unit. The program described in   The program according to any one of claims 14 to 19, wherein the reception unit receives the manner signal transmitted with a weaker electric field strength than a radio signal transmitted by the transmission unit.

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