JP2006217258A - Cell phone unit and data display method of cell phone unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cell phone unit capable of displaying specified opposite party data relating to a specified opposite party at a display part when the residual amount of a battery part becomes a prescribed amount or less, and a data display method of the cell phone unit. <P>SOLUTION: The cell phone unit comprises: the display part 42 for displaying prescribed data; a storage part 40 for storing the prescribed data; the battery part 56 for operating a prescribed function; a detection part 58 for detecting the residual amount of the battery part 56; and a control part 36 for determining whether or not the residual amount of the battery part 56 is the prescribed amount or less on the basis of the detected result of the detection part 58, and stopping a specified function operated by the battery part 56 and displaying the specified opposite party data relating to the specified opposite party stored in the storage part 40 at the display part 42 when the residual amount of the battery part 56 becomes the prescribed amount or less. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone device and a data display method for the mobile phone device.

  If the battery unit runs out while using a conventional mobile phone device, the communication state cannot be maintained. At this time, it is necessary to charge the battery unit. However, when an emergency is required, it is necessary to immediately call a specific destination.

Here, the mobile phone device described in the following Patent Document 1 stores the caller's telephone number at the time of communication, and the caller's telephone number is stored even if communication is interrupted midway due to the remaining battery power remaining. It is disclosed that the stored caller telephone number is read out and displayed on the display unit after the battery unit is charged by maintaining the memory.
JP-A-9-139981

  By the way, in the conventional mobile phone device, since the caller's telephone number is displayed on the display unit after the battery unit is charged or replaced, and the call is made based on the display, the battery unit needs to be charged or replaced. It was unsuitable when urgency was required.

  Therefore, in consideration of the above circumstances, the present invention can display a specific destination data regarding a specific destination on the display unit when the remaining amount of the battery unit is less than or equal to a predetermined amount, and data display of the mobile phone device It aims to provide a method.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a display unit that displays predetermined data, a storage unit that stores predetermined data, a battery unit that operates a predetermined function, and a detection unit that detects a remaining amount of the battery unit. And determining whether or not the remaining amount of the battery unit is equal to or less than a predetermined value based on the detection result of the detection unit. And a control unit that causes the display unit to display specific destination data related to the specific destination stored in the storage unit.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the control unit determines whether or not the remaining amount of the battery unit is equal to or less than a predetermined value based on the detection result of the detection unit. Then, when the remaining amount of the battery unit falls below a predetermined level, the specific function operated by the battery unit is stopped by the control unit, and the specific destination data related to the specific destination stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit by the control unit Is done. In this way, consumption of the remaining amount of the battery unit can be reduced as much as possible, so that it is possible to know the specific destination data before the remaining battery unit runs out during the call and the call state cannot be maintained. As a result, the user can make a call to the specific destination from a public telephone or a portable telephone device borrowed from an acquaintance with reference to the specific destination data displayed on the display unit.

  As described above, since the specific destination data regarding the specific destination can be confirmed when the remaining capacity of the battery unit of the mobile phone device becomes a predetermined value or less, the battery unit of the mobile phone device runs out during the call. Compared with a conventional mobile phone device that contacts a specific destination after charging or exchanging a part, it is possible to contact the specific destination quickly and reliably, which is advantageous particularly when an emergency is required.

  The “specific function” in this specification is a function other than the function of displaying the telephone number of the other party on the display unit. For example, all functions operated by the battery unit such as a call function, a communication function, and a standby function Means. “Specific destination data” means general data related to a specific destination, such as a telephone number of the specific destination and memo contents related to the specific destination.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the mobile phone device according to the first aspect, the specific destination data is a phone number of the specific destination or / and memo contents relating to the destination.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the specific destination data is the phone number of the specific destination or / and the memo contents regarding the specific destination, and the user can see the phone number by looking at the display unit. Or know information about a specific destination.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the control unit determines whether or not the remaining amount of the battery unit is equal to or less than a predetermined value based on the detection result of the detection unit, and when the remaining amount of the battery unit is equal to or less than the predetermined value And a second step of stopping the specific function operated by the battery unit by the control unit and displaying the specific destination data on the specific destination stored in the storage unit on the display unit. To do.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first step, the control unit determines whether or not the remaining amount of the battery unit is equal to or less than a predetermined value based on the detection result of the detection unit. In the second step, when the remaining amount of the battery unit becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value, the specific function operated by the battery unit is stopped by the control unit, and the specific destination data related to the specific destination stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit Is displayed. In this way, consumption of the remaining amount of the battery unit can be reduced as much as possible, so that it is possible to know the specific destination data before the remaining battery unit runs out during the call and the call state cannot be maintained. As a result, the user can make a call to the specific destination from a public telephone or a portable telephone device borrowed from an acquaintance with reference to the specific destination data displayed on the display unit.

  As described above, since the specific destination data regarding the specific destination can be confirmed when the remaining capacity of the battery unit of the mobile phone device becomes a predetermined value or less, the battery unit of the mobile phone device runs out during the call. Compared with a conventional mobile phone device that contacts a specific destination after charging or exchanging a part, it is possible to contact the specific destination quickly and reliably, which is advantageous particularly when an emergency is required.

  The “specific function” in this specification is a function other than the function of displaying the telephone number of the other party on the display unit. For example, all functions operated by the battery unit such as a call function, a communication function, and a standby function Means. “Specific destination data” means general data related to a specific destination, such as a telephone number of the specific destination and memo contents related to the specific destination.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the data display method of the mobile phone device according to the third aspect, the specific destination data is a phone number of the specific destination or / and memo contents relating to the destination. And

  According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the specific destination data is the phone number of the specific destination or / and the memo contents regarding the specific destination, and the user can see the phone number by looking at the display unit. Or know information about a specific destination.

  According to the present invention, when the remaining amount of the battery unit becomes equal to or less than the predetermined value, the specific partner data regarding the specific partner can be displayed on the display unit.

  Next, a mobile phone device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone device 10 includes a communication unit 12 connected to an antenna 16. The communication unit 12 transmits a signal from a baseband unit 14 to be described later to the base station via the antenna 16 or receives radio waves from the base station via the antenna 16.

  The communication unit 12 is connected to the baseband unit 14. The baseband unit 14 includes a CDMA processing circuit 18 and an audio codec 20. Here, the CDMA processing circuit 18 performs code division multiple access, scrambling, error control, and timing detection. The audio codec 20 compresses (encodes) and decompresses (decodes) the audio, performs analog and digital conversion, and changes the received sound volume and microphone sensitivity by an internal amplifier circuit (not shown). .

  In addition, a switching circuit 22 is connected to the baseband unit 14. A first speaker 26 is connected to the switching circuit 22 via an amplifier circuit 24. The first speaker 26 converts the electric signal of the baseband unit 14 amplified by the amplifier circuit 24 into sound. This first speaker 26 is applied to the user's ear and used for a call.

  Further, the microphone 30 is connected to the switching circuit 22 via the amplifier circuit 28. The microphone 30 is used for a call and converts sound into an electrical signal. The electrical signal output from the microphone 30 is amplified by the amplifier circuit 28 and output to the baseband unit 14.

  Further, a second speaker 34 is connected to the switching circuit 22 via an amplifier circuit 32. The second speaker 34 converts the electric signal of the baseband unit 14 amplified by the amplifier circuit 32 into sound. The second speaker 34 is a loudspeaker for listening to the surrounding people of the received sound. The second speaker 34 also sounds an incoming call notification. Note that the gains of these three amplifier circuits 24, 28, and 32 are fixed, and the volume of the first speaker 26 and the second speaker 34 and the sensitivity of the microphone 30 cannot be changed.

  The switching circuit 22 is connected to the baseband unit 14 on the side of the amplifier circuit 24 for the first speaker 26 and the amplifier circuit 28 for the microphone 30, or the amplifier circuit 32 for the second speaker 34 for loud sound. And switching to the amplifying circuit 28 side for the microphone 30.

  A control circuit 36 is connected to each of the communication unit 12, the baseband unit 14, and the switching circuit 22. Switching by the switching circuit 22 described above is performed under the control of the control circuit 36. The control circuit 36 controls the audio codec 20 of the baseband unit 14, and the audio codec 20 changes the volume of the first speaker 26 and the second speaker 34 and the sensitivity of the microphone 30. The control circuit 36 is connected to the ROM 38 and controls each unit based on a system program stored in the ROM 38. The control circuit 36 is connected to a RAM 40 in which predetermined information necessary for the operation of the control circuit 36 is stored.

  Here, predetermined information is stored in the RAM 40. Specifically, the RAM 40 stores specific destination data regarding a specific destination such as a telephone number of the specific destination and a memo described for the specific destination. Thereby, when the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value, the specific destination data can be displayed on the display (display unit) 42 by the control circuit 36. When a plurality of specific destination data is stored in the RAM 40, in addition to the plurality of specific destination data, corresponding data indicating the correspondence between the names of the specific destinations and a predetermined number is stored in the RAM 40. ing. As a result, when the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value, the correspondence between each specific partner name and a predetermined number is displayed on the display 42, and the user inputs a predetermined number with the numeric keypad 48 of the input unit 44. Then, specific destination data regarding the specific destination corresponding to the predetermined number is displayed on the display 42. Further, the RAM 40 stores the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 when the specific destination data is displayed on the display 42.

  An input unit 44 is connected to the control circuit 36. The input unit 44 includes a numeric keypad 48 for inputting a telephone number and the like, a call key 50 for operating a call start, a cut key 52 for operating a call end, a function key 54 for setting various functions, have.

  The control circuit 36 is connected to an illumination unit 46 having a predetermined color LED element. The display 42 is given a predetermined color by light emission of the LED element of the illumination unit 46. The display 42 includes a main display located on the same plane as the numeric keypad 48 and a sub-display located on the back side of the main display.

  The control circuit 36 is connected to a battery unit 56 formed of, for example, a rechargeable battery.

  Further, a detection unit 58 that detects the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 is connected to the control circuit 36. The detection unit 58 has a built-in timer, and the communication time (call time) is measured by the timer to detect the remaining amount of the battery unit 56.

  Next, a data display method of the mobile phone device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 is detected by the detection unit 58 (step 100). Next, based on the detection result detected by the detection unit 58 and the data regarding the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 stored in the RAM 40, the control circuit 36 determines whether or not the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 is equal to or less than a predetermined value. (First step, step 120). When the control circuit 36 determines that the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 is equal to or less than a predetermined value, a specific function operated by the battery unit 56 is stopped by the control circuit 36 and the display 42 is controlled by the control circuit 36 to specify a specific destination. The data is displayed on the display 42 (one or both of the main display and the sub display) (second step, step 140).
Note that the specific function mentioned here includes, for example, a call function. Specifically, in step 120, if the remaining battery level is equal to or lower than a predetermined level, in step 140, first, a notification sound indicating that the remaining battery level is low is output from the speaker 26 to confirm that the remaining battery level is low. Tell the user. Subsequently, a notification sound or a voice message indicating that the call is disconnected because the remaining battery level is low is transmitted to the call partner. The voice message is stored in advance in the RAM 40 and is transmitted based on a user operation or automatically.

Thereafter, the control circuit 36 controls the communication unit 12 to disconnect the call, avoiding that much power is consumed in the communication unit, and displaying the name and telephone number of the other party on the display 42.
At this time, what is displayed on the display 42 may be not only the name and phone number of the other party of the call, but also the phone number entered with the numeric keypad during the call. For example, when the other party speaks a telephone number such as an emergency contact number during a call, the telephone number heard by the user is input with the numeric keypad, and the input telephone number is stored in the RAM 40. By displaying this telephone number, the user can know the emergency contact number.
In this way, since the consumption of the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 can be reduced as much as possible, the user can store the specific destination data before the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 runs out during the call and the call state cannot be maintained. I can know. As a result, the user can make a call to a specific destination from a public telephone or a mobile phone device borrowed from an acquaintance with reference to the specific destination data displayed on the display 42.

  As described above, when the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 of the mobile phone device 10 becomes equal to or less than the predetermined amount, the specific destination data regarding the specific destination can be confirmed. Compared to conventional mobile phone devices that contact a specific destination after charging or replacing a dead battery, it is possible to contact a specific destination quickly and reliably, which is particularly convenient when an emergency is required. .

  In particular, the specific destination data is the phone number of the specific destination or / and the memo contents related to the specific destination, and the user can see the phone number by looking at the display 42, so that the specific destination can be contacted or specified. You can know information about the other party.

  Next, a modification of the data display method of the mobile phone device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 is detected by the detection unit 58 (step 200). Next, based on the detection result detected by the detection unit 58 and the data regarding the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 stored in the RAM 40, the control circuit 36 determines whether or not the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 is equal to or less than a predetermined value. (First step, step 220). When the control circuit 36 determines that the remaining amount of the battery unit 56 is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the control circuit 36 determines whether or not there are a plurality of specific destination data stored in the RAM 40 (step 240). When the control circuit 36 determines that the specific destination data stored in the RAM 40 is not plural, the specific function operated by the battery unit 56 is stopped by the control circuit 36, and the display 42 is controlled by the control circuit 36. The specific destination data is displayed on the display 42 (one or both of the main display and the sub display) (second step, step 260). On the other hand, when the control circuit 36 determines that there are a plurality of specific destination data stored in the RAM 40, the control circuit 36 controls the display 42, and the correspondence between each specific destination name and a predetermined number is displayed. (Step 280). After the correspondence between each specific partner name and a predetermined number is displayed on the display 42, it is judged by the control circuit 36 whether or not the number is inputted by the ten key 48 (step 300). When the control circuit 36 determines that a number has been input using the numeric keypad 48, the specific function operated by the battery unit 56 is stopped by the control circuit 36, and specific destination data corresponding to the input number is displayed on the display 42. It is displayed (step 320). Thereby, even when a plurality of specific destination data are stored in the RAM 40, the user can easily know one specific destination data among them.

  When a plurality of destination data are stored, the destination may be selected by moving the cursor.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the data display method of the mobile telephone apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the modification of the data display method of the mobile telephone apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Mobile phone device 36 Control circuit (control unit)
40 RAM (storage unit)
42 Display (display part)
56 Battery part 58 Detection part

Claims (4)

A display unit that displays predetermined data, a storage unit that stores predetermined data, a battery unit that operates a predetermined function, a detection unit that detects the remaining amount of the battery unit, and a remaining amount of the battery unit Whether the battery unit is less than a predetermined value is determined based on the detection result of the detection unit, and when the remaining amount of the battery unit becomes a predetermined value or less, a specific function operated by the battery unit is stopped and the specific stored in the storage unit And a control unit that causes the display unit to display specific destination data regarding the destination. 2. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the specific destination data is a phone number of the specific destination or / and memo contents relating to the destination. A first step of determining by the control unit based on a detection result of the detection unit whether the remaining amount of the battery unit is equal to or less than a predetermined value; A data display method for a cellular phone device, comprising: a second step of stopping the function by the control unit and displaying the specific destination data related to the specific destination stored in the storage unit on the display unit. 4. The data display method for a mobile phone device according to claim 3, wherein the specific destination data is a telephone number of the specific destination or / and memo contents relating to the destination.

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