JP2006237862A - Mobile phone terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile phone terminal automatically changeable in notice system. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile phone terminal is provided with: a response form detection means for detecting a response form at the arrival of an incoming call; and a notice system changing means referring to a cross-reference between the response form and the notice system at the arrival of the incoming call to change the notice system. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone terminal that notifies a user of an incoming call by various notification methods.

  A mobile phone terminal receives a call under various circumstances because of its portability. In recent years, mobile phone terminals equipped with a plurality of methods for notifying incoming calls have become widespread. For example, a mobile phone terminal is provided that is provided with a notification by a voice pattern, a notification by an incoming melody, a notification by vibration of the terminal, a notification by lamp display, or a combination notification method thereof.

  The user sets one of a plurality of notification methods as a normal notification method. However, when moving in a noisy environment, there is a case where the normally set notification method cannot notice the incoming call of the mobile phone terminal.

Therefore, conventionally, when a telephone terminal receives an incoming call, the incoming call volume is greatly changed when a certain time has elapsed since the incoming call (see Patent Document 1), or the incoming call volume is increased as time elapses from the start of the incoming call. An apparatus (see Patent Document 2) has been proposed.
JP-A-61-67395 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-162042

  However, when the telephone terminal has a plurality of notification methods, the user has to change the setting of the notification method according to the purpose of use. For example, even if the notification method is set to increase the volume of the incoming call as the incoming time elapses, if the user is under a noise level that is difficult to notice with the incoming call method using sound, In order to prevent this from happening, the user had to change the notification method for incoming call notification (vibration notification) by vibration.

  An object of this invention is to provide the mobile telephone terminal from which an alerting | reporting system changes automatically.

  The mobile phone terminal of the present invention comprises: response form detecting means for detecting a response form at the time of an incoming call; and notification method changing means for changing the notification system with reference to the correspondence between the response form and the notification method at the time of the incoming call. Prepare.

  With this configuration, the notification method is changed according to the response mode performed by the user when receiving an incoming call.

  In the mobile phone terminal of the present invention, the notification method changing means changes to a notification method with a high incoming volume when the response operation for an incoming call is no operation.

  With this configuration, if the user does not perform a response operation during an incoming call, the next incoming call is notified to the user with a loud volume from the start of the incoming call.

  Further, in the mobile phone terminal of the present invention, the notification method changing means changes a ringing tone pattern when the user does not perform a response operation during an incoming call.

  With this configuration, if the user does not perform a response operation during an incoming call, the incoming call is notified to the user with a different incoming call pattern at the next incoming call.

  In addition, the mobile phone terminal of the present invention changes to a notification method with a low incoming volume or a notification method using vibration when a response operation to an incoming call is an operation to end the incoming call.

  With this configuration, when the user performs a response operation to end the incoming call, the incoming call is notified to the user by a small notification method or a vibration notification method at the next incoming call.

  In the mobile phone terminal of the present invention, the notification method is a sound notification method, a vibration notification method, a ringing notification method, a screen display or lamp display notification method, or a combination notification method.

  With this configuration, the user can select an easily noticed notification method from various notification methods.

  Further, in the mobile phone terminal of the present invention, the notification method changing means returns the notification method to the notification method before the change after a predetermined time has elapsed since the notification method was changed.

  With this configuration, when an incoming call arrives after a certain period of time has elapsed since the notification method was automatically changed, the user is notified of the incoming call using the original notification method before the change.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the mobile telephone terminal from which an alerting | reporting system changes automatically can be provided. For example, if the incoming call ends without performing a response operation for the incoming call, the notification method is automatically changed after the incoming call ends, and the incoming call is notified by the changed notification method at the next incoming call, so the user is aware of the incoming call. It becomes easy.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile phone terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the operation for changing the notification method in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an operation for executing notification by the changed notification method.

  In FIG. 1, the mobile phone terminal according to the first embodiment includes an incoming call detection unit 101, a notification method change unit 102, a response form detection unit 103, an incoming call notification unit 104, and a notification information recording unit 105. It is a configuration. The notification information recording unit 105 includes a ring tone recording unit 106, a notification method recording unit 107, and a notification method recording unit 108.

  The incoming call detection means 101 includes an antenna for receiving / detecting a radio wave transmitted from the outside. The notification method changing unit 102 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and realizes a function of changing the notification method according to a program. The response form detection unit 103 detects a response form such as a response operation performed on an operation unit (such as a numeric keypad) of the mobile phone terminal during an incoming call. Specifically, this response mode includes a response operation in which the user presses the call key during an incoming call, a no-operation response in which no operation is performed on the operation means during the incoming call, and the user presses the turn-off key immediately after the incoming call starts. This is a response operation to be pressed.

  The incoming call notification unit 104 refers to the notification information recording unit 105 and performs notification by sound, vibration, light, or a combination thereof. For example, notification by a notification method is executed by displaying an incoming pattern, incoming melody, vibration by an eccentric motor, blinking of a sub-display, or display of a specific moving image, still image, icon, or the like.

  The notification information recording means 105 records information necessary for notifying an incoming call. The ring tone recording means 106 records ring tone information such as various ring patterns and ring melody. The notification method recording unit 107 normally records notification method information (notification method information 1) that is taken into consideration by the incoming call notification unit 104 when an incoming call is received. The notification method recording means 108 records the notification method information before the change (notification method information 2) when the notification method change means 102 changes the notification method.

  Next, the connection relationship of various means provided in the mobile phone terminal according to the first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the incoming call detection means 101 is connected to the incoming call notification means 104 and the notification method change means 102. Further, the notification method changing unit 102 is connected to the response form detecting unit 103 and the notification information recording unit 105. The incoming call notification unit 104 is connected to the notification information recording unit 105.

  When the incoming call detection means 101 detects an incoming call, the incoming call notification means 104 and the notification format change means are notified of the incoming call. The incoming call notification unit 104 refers to the notification method information 1 in the notification method recording unit 107, and performs notification using the sound information of the ringtone recording unit 106 if necessary. For example, when using a ringtone melody recorded in the ringtone recording means 106 in advance for notification, the incoming melody to be used for notification is selected from the ringtone recording means 106 with reference to the notification information 1 and notification is made. Execute. Further, if the notification method information 1 indicates a notification method by vibration, the incoming call notification means 104 activates an eccentric motor installed in the housing and executes notification.

  The response form means 103 detects and records the response form made by the user between the start of the incoming call and the end of the incoming call. Specifically, a response operation in which the user presses the call key during an incoming call, a no-operation response in which no operation is performed on the operation means during the incoming call, a response operation in which the user presses the off key immediately after the incoming call starts, etc. The response form is detected.

  The notification method change means 102 refers to the response form detected by the response form detection means 103 and the notification method information 1 in the notification method recording means 107, and performs a change when it matches the change rule. The change rule includes, for example, a change rule (rule 1) of increasing the volume of notification when the response form is a no-operation response and the notification method information 1 indicates a notification method using sound. If a change is made according to this rule, the user is more likely to notice an incoming call.

  The notification method changed according to the rule 1 is not limited to changing the volume, but may be any change to a notification method that makes it easier for the user to notice incoming calls. In other words, it is desirable to change the notification method that makes it easier for the user to notice an incoming call by notifying the incoming call using a different notification method from the normal setting.

  For example, as a change example, there are a change from an incoming pattern to an incoming melody, a change in how an incoming lamp shines, a change in a vibrator operation pattern, a change to a notification system that combines these, and the like. The changed notification method may be configured to be arbitrarily set by the user.

  When the above-described automatic change of the notification method is performed, the notification method recording unit 108 records the information of the notification method before the change as the notification method information 2. Further, the notification method changing unit 102 records the information of the notification method before the change in the notification method changing unit 107 with reference to the notification method information 2 of the notification method recording unit 108 after a predetermined time has elapsed since the automatic change of the notification method. Also bears the function. As a result, the user automatically returns to the original notification method after a certain period of time has elapsed since the automatic change, and the user does not need to perform a change operation. Note that examples of setting the fixed time include 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, etc., but the user may arbitrarily set the fixed time.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the operation for changing the notification method. It is assumed that the notification method changing unit 102 changes the notification method according to the rule 1 described above. The fixed time is set to 5 minutes.

  First, the incoming call notification unit 104 that has received the notification of detection of an incoming call from the incoming call detection unit 101 starts the incoming call notification by the notification method determined with reference to the notification method information 1 in the notification method recording unit 107 (S200). When an incoming call is received, the response mode detection means 103 performs information on the response operation (such as which button of the operation key is pressed after the start of the incoming call, etc.) when the operation means (operation key such as a numeric keypad) is used. Information relating to the operation history indicating) is detected and recorded, and if no operation is performed on the operation means during an incoming call, a response form of no operation is detected and recorded (S202).

  After termination of the incoming call, the notification method changing means 102 refers to the notification method at the time of the incoming call and the detected response form (S203), and the condition of rule 1 (the response form is a no-operation response and the notification method information 1 is a sound notification method by sound). (S204). If the condition of rule 1 is not satisfied (S204-No), no change is made (S206). When applicable (S204-Yes), the notification method information 1 is changed so as to notify at a high volume, and the changing operation is completed (S205).

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an operation for executing notification by the changed notification method. First, the incoming call detection means 101 detects an incoming call (S300). If the incoming call is detected within 5 minutes from the time when the notification method is automatically changed for the previous incoming call (S301-Yes), the incoming call is notified at a high volume (S302). When 5 minutes have passed (S301-No), the incoming call is notified by the original volume notification method before the change (S303).

  In addition, you may provide the means which limits the object which alert | reports an incoming call by the changed alerting | reporting system in the structure of this Embodiment 1. FIG. With this function, for example, an incoming call can be started with a high volume only when an incoming call is received from the same telephone number within a certain period of time. Moreover, it is good also considering the number etc. which are registered in the telephone directory as the object which changes an alerting | reporting system.

  According to the first embodiment described above, when the user is in a noisy situation and is not aware that the mobile phone terminal is ringing, the incoming call is notified with a loud sound from the start of the incoming call notification at the next incoming call. , The user is more likely to notice incoming calls.

(Embodiment 2)
Of the configuration of the second embodiment, the description of the parts common to the first embodiment is omitted. In the second embodiment, when the response mode is an operation for terminating the incoming call within a predetermined period from the start of the incoming call notification, the notification method is changed to a low-volume notification method or a vibration-based notification method (manner mode). It differs from the first embodiment in that it has a rule (rule 2), and the other parts are the same.

  Note that the above-described predetermined period can be freely set by the user, and may be, for example, 5 seconds, or the predetermined period may be the entire incoming period.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the operation for changing the notification method in the second embodiment.

  First, the incoming call notification unit 104 that has received the notification that the incoming call has been detected from the incoming call detection unit 101 starts the incoming call notification by the notification method determined with reference to the notification method information 1 in the notification method recording unit 107 (S400).

  When an incoming call is received, the response mode detection means 103 performs information on the response operation (such as which button of the operation key is pressed after the start of the incoming call, etc.) when the operation means (operation key such as a numeric keypad) is used. Information relating to the operation history indicating) is detected and recorded, and if no operation is performed on the operation means during an incoming call, a response form of no operation is detected and recorded (S402).

  After termination of the incoming call, the notification method changing means 102 refers to the notification method at the time of the incoming call and the detected response form (S403), and the condition of rule 2 (the operation that terminates the incoming call within a predetermined period from the start of the incoming call notification) (S404). If the condition of rule 2 is not satisfied (S404-No), no change is made (S406). When applicable (S404-Yes), the notification method information 1 recorded in the notification method recording means 107 is changed to information of a notification method with low volume or a notification method (manner mode) by vibration, and the changing operation is completed. (S405).

  According to this configuration, when the user is in a place where it is prohibited to talk on the mobile phone or in a situation where it is recommended to set the notification method to the manner mode, the user sets the notification method to the manner mode. Forgetting to do so, when the mobile phone terminal makes an incoming call notification by sound, the user can press the OFF key within a predetermined period to end the incoming call and simultaneously change the notification mode to the manner mode.

  As in the first embodiment, when the above-described notification method is automatically changed, the notification method recording unit 108 records the notification method information before the change. Further, the notification method changing unit 102 records the information of the notification method before the change in the notification method changing unit 107 with reference to the notification method information 2 of the notification method recording unit 108 after a predetermined time has elapsed since the automatic change of the notification method. Also bears the function. As a result, after a predetermined time has elapsed from the automatic change, the original notification method is automatically restored, so that it is not necessary to change the manner mode back to the original setting.

  In the second embodiment, the notification method changing means has been described as changing to a notification method with a low sound volume or a notification method (manner mode) using vibration, but a configuration to change to another notification method may be used. Any notification method that can be used in a situation where it is recommended to set the notification method to the manner mode may be used.

  The first and second embodiments described above are configured to automatically change the notification method in accordance with a predetermined change rule (Rule 1 and Rule 2), but this change rule can be freely set by the user in advance. It may be. In this case, since the notification system is automatically changed according to the change rule desired by the user, the operability and convenience are good.

  The mobile phone terminal of the present invention is useful as a mobile phone terminal whose notification method is automatically changed.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile phone terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The flowchart of the operation | movement which changes an alerting | reporting system in Embodiment 1. Flowchart of operation for performing notification in the changed notification method The flowchart of the operation | movement which changes an alerting | reporting system in Embodiment 2.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Incoming call detection means 102 Notification system change means 103 Response form detection means 104 Incoming call notification means 105 Notification information recording means 106 Incoming sound recording means 107, 108 Notification method recording means

Claims (6)

Response form detecting means for detecting a response form at the time of incoming call;
A notification method changing means for changing the notification method with reference to the correspondence between the response form and the notification method at the time of the incoming call;
A mobile phone terminal comprising:   The mobile phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein the notification method changing means changes to a notification method with a high incoming volume when a response operation for an incoming call is no operation.   The mobile phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein the notification method changing unit changes a pattern of a ringing tone when a response operation for an incoming call is not operated.   The mobile phone terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the response operation for an incoming call is an operation for terminating the incoming call, the notification method changing means changes the notification method to a low notification volume or a vibration notification method. .   5. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the notification method is a sound notification method, a vibration notification method, a ringing notification method, a screen display or a lamp display notification method, or a combination notification method. Phone terminal.   The mobile phone terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the notification method changing unit returns the notification method to the notification method before the change after a predetermined time has elapsed since the notification method was changed.

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