JP2006217284A - Portable communication terminal and its mode switching method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems that a method of reporting an incoming call by ring tone or a vibrator or display is managed in a schedule everyday conventionally, weekly or monthly setting is not taken into consideration, it is conventionally required to register the schedule in details beforehand to complicate registration. <P>SOLUTION: The control circuit of a portable telephone set sets switching start time, switching end time and a switching day of the week (S3-S5). Then, a ringing mode (silent mode and a drive mode, etc.,) is set (S6). In the case that set ringing method switching setting is registered at the time of an incoming call, the incoming call is reported by the registered ringing method. The time to switch the ringing method (the silent mode and the drive mode or the like), the unit of the days of the week, and holidays further can be set, thereby the change of the ringing method and an incoming call reporting method is prevented from being forgotten. Also, by preliminary registration and setting, detailed schedule registration is not required and thus the troublesomeness of daily change is dissolved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a mode switching method thereof, and more particularly to a mobile communication terminal having functions such as a manner mode and a drive mode and a mode switching method thereof.

  In general, incoming calls from mobile phones are notified by ringtones, but vibrations of the vibrator are not generated in places where it is annoying to the surroundings such as schools, workplaces, theaters such as movies and plays, museums, museums, etc. In many cases, the manner mode for notifying an incoming call is set. In general, the time that a student or desk worker wants to set to manner mode is almost fixed during the day and rarely changes every day.

  Therefore, a schedule management apparatus that automatically switches the incoming call operation of a mobile phone or the like in accordance with the user's schedule is conventionally known (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). In the schedule management device described in Patent Document 1, a schedule of a user's usage environment for each time zone is registered, and an incoming operation is registered correspondingly, and the usage environment in which the time zone is registered at the time of incoming call The incoming call is notified by the incoming call operation corresponding to the referenced use environment.

  In addition, the mobile phone described in Patent Document 2 includes an operation mode execution unit that shifts to the operation mode specified in the corresponding schedule item when the current time corresponds to one of the created schedule items. Therefore, it is possible to set the manner mode in a desired time zone.

  There is also known a cellular phone terminal that automatically creates a manner mode schedule without inputting the schedule of the day from the operation unit (see, for example, Patent Document 3). In the mobile phone terminal described in Patent Document 3, the history of the time zone set in the manner mode is recorded in the mobile phone terminal that notifies the outside by an incoming call method according to the manner mode based on the schedule, and the date is updated. The time zone to be set to the manner mode is created as a schedule for the manner mode of the day based on the history sometimes recorded.

  Furthermore, a mobile phone in which a type of incoming call notification at the time of an incoming call is managed in a foldable mobile phone depending on whether it is in an open state or a closed state is also known (for example, see Patent Document 4). In the conventional mobile phone described in Patent Document 4, it is possible to schedule the type of incoming call notification in units of time and day of the week.

JP 2001-189774 A JP 2001-251395 A JP 2004-253980 A JP 2003-244279 A

  However, in the schedule management apparatus described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the method of notifying the incoming call by the ring tone, the vibrator, or the display in the schedule every day is managed, and settings such as weekly or monthly are set. Is not considered.

  In addition, since the mobile phone terminal described in Patent Document 3 is configured to change the incoming call method by quoting data registered in advance in the schedule function of the mobile phone terminal, the schedule is registered in advance on the mobile phone terminal. It is necessary to register, and it takes a relatively long time to register. Furthermore, since the mobile phone described in Patent Document 4 is a foldable mobile phone in which the type of incoming call notification at the time of incoming call is managed according to whether the housing is in an open state or a closed state, the mobile phone is not a foldable mobile phone. Is not applied, and is schedule management for each day of the week.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has various modes such as a manner mode and a drive mode and a calendar function, and changes in the incoming call notification method registered in advance in cooperation with the calendar function, the time registered in advance, An object of the present invention is to provide a portable communication terminal capable of automatically switching on a day of week, week, month or holiday basis and a mode switching method thereof.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable communication terminal capable of switching to a pre-registered incoming call notification method and its mode switching method regardless of opening / closing of the casing and without requiring detailed schedule registration. There is to do.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable communication terminal that can automatically switch functions other than the incoming call method in units of time, day of week, week, month, or holiday, and its mode switching method.

  In order to achieve the above object, the first invention provides a manner mode in which an incoming call from a nearby base station and a partner terminal connected via a network is notified by a method other than a ring tone, and an incoming call during driving. A setting that switches to one of the manner mode, drive mode, and ringing tone mode in a mobile communication terminal that has at least a drive mode that notifies a partner terminal and displays a missed call on the screen of its own device and a calendar function And the setting means for setting the time zone, day of the week, and the presence of holidays, and whether or not the time zone and day of the week set by the setting means have been set, and whether or not the set holiday is set when a holiday is set If it is determined that the time, day of the week, or public holiday set by the determination means is reached, And having a switching means for switching the mode set by the means.

  In the present invention, the mode is switched to any one of the manner mode, the drive mode, and the ringing sound ringing mode, and the time zone, day of the week, and the presence / absence of the change are set, and the set time zone, the set day of the week or the national holiday When it is determined that it is a public holiday, it is switched to the set mode so that the ringing method can be changed in units of day of the week, time zone, etc. even if the schedule is not registered in advance. The troublesome operation for the change can be solved.

  In order to achieve the above object, the second invention is set by the setting means of the first invention by setting one of a plurality of notification types for incoming calls when the manner mode is set. When it is determined by the determining means that the time, day of the week or public holiday has been reached, the incoming call is switched to one type of incoming call set by the switching means, and the incoming call is notified by the one type of incoming call method switched by the switching means. It has the means. In the present invention, an incoming call can be notified by one type of set incoming method.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to a third invention, the plurality of notification types of the second invention are vibration of a vibrator, blinking or lighting of a light emitting unit, icon display on a screen of a display unit, and Each of the vibration of the vibrator, the blinking or lighting of the light emitting unit, and the icon display on the screen of the display unit consists of a plurality of preset patterns, and the setting means arbitrarily selects one of the plurality of patterns together with one notification type set One arbitrary pattern is set.

  In order to achieve the above object, the fourth aspect of the invention provides a setting means of the first aspect of the function of preventing malfunction such as dial lock and security function in addition to the manner mode, drive mode and ringing tone ringing mode. It is characterized in that the setting for switching to any one of the modes, the time zone for executing the switching, the day of the week, and the presence of holidays are set. In the present invention, the malfunction prevention function and the security function can be operated when the set time zone, day of the week, and public holidays are reached.

  In order to achieve the above object, the fifth aspect of the invention provides a switching time for displaying the determination result on the display unit when the determination unit determines that the time, day of the week, or holiday set by the setting unit has been reached. Further confirmation confirmation means is provided. According to the present invention, it is possible to notify the user that the time zone, day of the week, or holiday has been reached at the time of switching.

  In order to achieve the above object, the sixth invention provides a manner mode in which an incoming call from a nearby base station and a partner terminal connected via a network is notified by a method other than a ring tone, One of the manner mode, the drive mode, and the ringer ringing mode in the mode switching method of the mobile communication terminal having at least a drive mode for notifying the other terminal of an incoming call and displaying a missed call on the screen of the own device and a calendar function A setting for switching to one mode, a first step for setting the time zone, day of the week, and the presence of a holiday, and whether or not the time zone and day of the week set by the first step have been reached, A second step of determining whether or not a holiday has been set in cooperation with the calendar function, and a time period set by the second step; When it is determined that it in the day or holiday, characterized in that it comprises a third step of switching to the mode set by the first step.

  In the present invention, the mode is switched to any one of the manner mode, the drive mode, and the ringing sound ringing mode, and the time zone, day of the week, and the presence / absence of the change are set, and the set time zone, the set day of the week or the national holiday When it is determined that it is a public holiday, it is switched to the set mode so that the ringing method can be changed in units of day of the week, time zone, etc. even if the schedule is not registered in advance. The troublesome operation for the change can be solved.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to a seventh aspect, in the sixth step, the first step is to set an incoming call to one of a plurality of notification types when the manner mode is set, Step 3 switches to one type of incoming call set in the first step when it is determined that the set time zone, day of the week or holiday has been reached, and the incoming call is switched using the switched one type of incoming method. The method further includes a fourth step of notifying. In the present invention, an incoming call can be notified by one type of set incoming method.

  Furthermore, in order to achieve the above object, the eighth invention is the time when the second step determines that the time zone, day of the week or holiday set in the first step in the sixth or seventh invention has come. The method further includes a fifth step of displaying the determination result on the display unit. According to the present invention, it is possible to notify the user that the time zone, day of the week, or holiday has been reached at the time of switching.

  According to the present invention, the time for switching the ringing method (manner mode, drive mode, etc.), the day of the week, and even holidays are set, so that it is possible to prevent forgetting to change the ringing method and the incoming call notification method. By registering and setting in advance, detailed schedule registration is not required, so the troublesome daily changes can be eliminated.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of a portable communication terminal according to the present invention. In the figure, the cellular phone 1 is capable of writing and reading out an operation unit 2 composed of a plurality of keys for inputting various kinds of information, and an operation control program, telephone book data, and ringing method registration data described later. A wireless unit 4 for wireless communication between the storage unit 3 and the nearest base station, a transmitter / receiver unit 5 for inputting a transmitted voice and generating a received voice, and a clock unit 6 for measuring time A display unit 7 for performing various displays, a speaker 8 for ringing a ring tone, a vibrator 9 for notifying an incoming call by vibration, and a program in which each unit in the mobile phone 1 is stored in the storage unit 3 And a control unit 10 that performs overall control based on the above. Although the received voice is pronounced by the transmitter / receiver 5, the received voice may be pronounced by the speaker 8.

  This mobile phone 1 has a calendar function by the control unit 10 based on the output timing signal of the clock unit 6, and also has a manner mode in which an incoming call other than the ring tone is notified, and there is an incoming call while the owner is driving. In this case, it is possible to operate in the drive mode that automatically notifies the other party that the vehicle is in operation.

  Next, a mode switching setting method for the mobile phone will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the operation unit 2 is operated to perform a ringing method switching setting (step S1). This ringing method switching setting switches the ringing method (manner mode, drive mode, etc.) at the time and day of the week set in advance by the user by recognizing time and date mainly in cooperation with the clock and calendar function of the mobile phone. The setting information is stored in the storage unit 3.

  Subsequently, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the clock is set, that is, whether the time is set (step S2). Since this function determines the current time based on the display of the time set on the mobile phone and performs switching, switching cannot be performed if the time is not set. It is.

  Subsequently, after setting the switching start time (time to start changing the ringing method) by the operation unit 2 (step S3), the switching end time (time to end changing the ringing method) is set (step S4), The switching day of the week (the day of the week on which the sounding method is switched) is set (step S5). As the designation of the day of the week, “every day” or “designation of the day of the week” can be selected, and it is possible to designate the presence or absence of holidays in cooperation with the calendar function set in advance in the mobile phone. Thereafter, a sounding mode (manner mode, drive mode, etc.) is set (step S6). A user can register several switching patterns of ringing modes (manner mode, drive mode, etc.) in the storage unit 3 of the mobile phone in advance.

  Subsequently, the control unit 10 sets ON (ON) or OFF (OFF) for confirmation when switching the sounding method (step S7). This is a setting for whether or not to notify when the switching start time and the switching end time are reached.

  Subsequently, the control unit 10 displays a setting confirmation image as shown in FIG. 3 on the screen of the display unit 7 and prompts the user to input setting confirmation (step S8). The above setting confirmation image shows the setting items (parameters) set in steps S3 to S7 (stored in the storage unit 3). Here, the ringing mode setting is “ON”, and the switching start time is “8 o'clock”. "30 minutes", switching end time is "20:00", switching day is "Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and holidays are invalid", ringing method is "vibrator", confirmation notification when switching ringing method is set to "ON" A setting confirmation image is shown in the case of.

  If the set item is correctly displayed on the setting confirmation image, the process is terminated. If the set item is to be changed, the process returns to step S3 to input the set item again from the beginning. When the confirmation notification at the time of switching the sounding method is set to “ON”, the user can instantaneously determine whether or not the switching is performed.

  Next, the incoming call operation of the present embodiment when the ringing mode setting is turned on will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The control unit 10 monitors whether or not the incoming signal from the partner terminal is received by the wireless unit 4 via the nearest base station (step S11). When the incoming signal is received, the storage information in the storage unit 3 is stored. It is determined whether or not the sounding method switching setting has been registered with reference (step S12).

  When the ringing method switching setting is registered, the incoming call is notified by the registered ringing method (step S13). For example, when the setting items are as shown in FIG. 3, if the incoming call is in the time zone from 8:30 to 20:00 on weekdays, the control unit 10 drives the vibrator 9 to vibrate the vibrator 9. Announces incoming calls.

  When the registered ringing method is set to switch from the manner mode to the drive mode, when an incoming call is received on the set day of the week and time zone, the control unit 10 does not perform the incoming call operation and displays the missed call. And automatically notify the partner terminal that the receiving terminal is in operation. In addition, when the registered ringing method is the manner mode and the incoming call is notified by the flashing of the light emitting unit provided separately from the display unit 7 instead of driving the vibrator 9, the set day of the week and the time zone are used. When there is an incoming call, the control unit 10 notifies the incoming call by blinking the light emitting unit. Furthermore, if the registered ringing method is the manner mode and the incoming call notification method is set to display an icon on the screen of the display unit 7, an icon on the display unit 7 indicates that there is an incoming call. indicate.

  If it is determined in step S12 that the ringing method switching setting is not registered, or if the switching setting is registered, but the time is a day of the week other than the set day of the week or a time zone other than the set time zone, the control is performed. The unit 10 alerts the incoming call by ringing a ring tone from the speaker 8 as in the conventional case.

  The ringing method switching setting registration not only switches whether the manner mode is performed by vibration of the vibrator 9 or blinking display or lighting display of the light emitting unit or icon display on the screen, but also switching from the manner mode to the drive mode, or The reverse mode switching, the switching from the manner mode to the normal voice incoming mode, or the reverse mode switching can also be registered.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment when the sounding method switching setting date and time is reached will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The control unit 10 monitors whether or not the ringing method switching setting date and time has been reached in cooperation with the calendar function using the clock signal of the clock unit 6 (step S21). If detected, the sounding method (manner mode, drive mode, etc.) is changed (step S22).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the switching of the sounding method (manner mode, drive mode, etc.) can be registered in units of time and day of the week, so that it is possible to prevent forgetting to change the sounding method. Also, by registering and setting in advance, the trouble of daily changes is eliminated. In the present embodiment, the ringing method can be changed in units of days of the week and hours, and detailed schedule registration is not required, so that the troublesomeness can be solved. Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to set the presence or absence of holidays in cooperation with the calendar function, and it is possible to more freely set the ringing method switching setting.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, not only the change of the ringing method (manner mode, drive mode, etc.) but also the malfunction prevention function such as dial lock and the security function are set to the time, day of the week. It is also possible to set in units such as months. In addition, notification of the switching of the sounding method may be made by a predetermined display, a predetermined flashing pattern, a sound of a predetermined pattern, a vibration of a predetermined pattern, or the like.

  In the above embodiment, the mobile phone has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a simple mobile phone (PHS) or a portable information device (PDA; Personal Digital Assistants). The present invention can also be applied to other portable communication terminals such as).

It is a block diagram of one embodiment of a portable communication terminal of the present invention. It is a flowchart for operation | movement description at the time of the switching matter setting of the method of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the confirmation screen of the switching matter set by the method of FIG. It is a flowchart for operation | movement description of one Embodiment of the method of this invention. It is a flowchart for operation | movement explanation at the time of the switching setting of the method of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile telephone 2 Operation part 3 Memory | storage part 4 Radio | wireless part 5 Transmission / reception part 6 Clock part 7 Display part 8 Speaker 9 Vibrator 10 Control part

Claims (8)

A manner mode in which an incoming call from a nearby base station and a partner terminal connected via a network is notified by a method other than a ring tone, a notification of an incoming call while driving and a missed call are displayed on the own device screen In a mobile communication terminal having at least a drive mode to be displayed on the calendar and a calendar function,
Setting to switch to any one mode of the manner mode, drive mode and ringing sound ringing mode, setting means for setting the time zone, day of the week, and the presence of holidays
Determining means for determining in conjunction with the calendar function whether or not the time zone and day of the week set by the setting means have been set, and whether or not the set holiday is set when a holiday is set;
A portable communication terminal comprising: a switching unit that switches to a mode set by the setting unit when it is determined that the time zone, day of the week, or holiday set by the determination unit is reached.   The setting means sets one of a plurality of notification types for the incoming call when the manner mode is set, and when the determination means determines that the set time zone, day of the week, or holiday is reached 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an incoming call notification unit that switches to the one type of incoming call set by the switching unit and notifies the incoming call by the one type of incoming call method switched by the switching unit. Mobile communication terminal.   The plurality of notification types are vibration of the vibrator, blinking or lighting of the light emitting unit, icon display on the screen of the display unit, and vibration of the vibrator, blinking or lighting of the light emitting unit, on the screen of the display unit Each of the icon displays includes a plurality of preset patterns, and the setting unit sets one arbitrary pattern from the plurality of patterns together with one arbitrarily set notification type. Item 3. A mobile communication terminal according to Item 2.   The setting means executes a setting for switching to any one mode of a malfunction prevention function such as a dial lock and a security function in addition to the manner mode, the drive mode and the ringing tone ringing mode, and the switching. 2. The portable communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein presence / absence of a time zone, a day of the week, and a holiday is set.   The information processing apparatus further comprises a confirmation notifying unit at the time of switching for displaying the determination result on a display unit when the determining unit determines that the time zone, day of the week, or holiday set by the setting unit has been reached. Item 5. The mobile communication terminal according to any one of Items 1 to 4. A manner mode in which an incoming call from a nearby base station and a partner terminal connected via a network is notified by a method other than a ring tone, a notification of an incoming call while driving and a missed call are displayed on the own device screen In a mode switching method of a mobile communication terminal having at least a drive mode to be displayed on a calendar function,
A setting to switch to any one mode of the manner mode, drive mode and ringing tone ringing mode, and a first step to set the time zone, day of the week, and the presence of holidays on which the switching is performed;
A second step of determining in conjunction with the calendar function whether or not the time zone and day of the week set in the first step have been reached, and whether or not the set holiday is set when a holiday is set;
And a third step of switching to the mode set by the first step when it is determined that the time, day of the week, or holiday set by the second step is reached. How to switch the terminal mode.   The first step sets one of a plurality of notification types for the incoming call when the manner mode is set, and the third step becomes the set time zone, day of the week or holiday. The method further includes a fourth step of switching to the one type of incoming call set in the first step and notifying the incoming call by the switched one type of incoming call method when it is determined that the incoming call is received. Item 7. A method for switching modes of a portable communication terminal according to Item 6.   The method further includes a fifth step of displaying the determination result on the display unit when it is determined in the second step that the time zone, day of the week, or holiday set in the first step is reached. The mode switching method of the portable communication terminal according to claim 6 or 7.

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