JP2007124584A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone set, with which a user can enjoy a call arrival tone for call arrival notification and can be surely notified about call arrival, if there is a call arrival during playback of music. <P>SOLUTION: When there is a call arrival (S3) during playback of music (S2), the music is stopped (S4). Call arrival tone information, preset to the call arrival, is then read (S5). The call arrival tone information is the title of music for a call arrival tone, the name of a singer, the name of music category, the name of album and the like, and they are compared with the tile of music under playing in the step S2, the name of the singer, the name of music category and the name of the album (S6). If there is a matched item, the music is decided as being a similar piece of music (S7), and a user is notified by a call arrival indication being another call arrival notification means, a vibrator or by outputting another non-similar call arrival tone (S8). If it is not a similar piece of music in step S7, the user is notified, by outputting the call arrival tone preset to the call arrival (S9). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a process performed when an incoming call is received during music playback in a mobile phone having a music playback function.

(Background Technology 1)
There is a music player / mobile phone that allows users to comfortably talk while enjoying music (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the mobile phone disclosed in Patent Document 1, if there is an incoming call while listening to music, the mobile phone is vibrated or the incoming lamp is flashed to notify the incoming call. Set the volume to a predetermined value or less. Then, when it is possible to make a call, the music with the lower volume is mixed with the audio signal and output. In this way, the music that has been listened to so far can be heard as both a communication partner and a communication partner.

(Background Technology 2)
There is a mobile phone having a music playback function (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In the mobile phone of Patent Document 2, when an incoming call is received during music playback, the volume of the music being played is reduced to the volume of BGM playback, and a ringtone for incoming calls is generated. When the user responds to the incoming call, the call is started, the ring tone is stopped, and the BGM playback sound of the music being played is mixed with the call sound and played.
JP 2003-46603 A (page 3, FIG. 3) JP 2002-199056 (page 13, FIG. 12)

In the conventional mobile phone of Background Art 1, when there is an incoming call while listening to music, the user is uniformly notified of the incoming call by vibration or the incoming lamp blinking, and the user cannot enjoy the incoming call ringtone. There is a problem.
In the conventional mobile phone according to the background art 2, the user often sets the music he / she is playing and the incoming ringtone for incoming calls, respectively. In that case, the music being played and the incoming ringtone are often similar to the user's preference, and the incoming ringtone is similar even when the volume of the music being played is reduced at the time of the incoming call. There is a problem that it is difficult to notice because of that.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. When an incoming call is received during music playback, the user can enjoy a ringtone for incoming call notification and reliably notify the user of the incoming call. An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone that can be used.

  In order to achieve the above object, the mobile phone of the present invention outputs a music storage means for storing music for reproduction, a ringtone storage means for storing a ringtone for incoming notification, and outputs the music and the ringtone. Speaker, incoming call display means for notification of incoming calls, vibration means for notification of incoming calls, and when there is an incoming call during playback of the music, it is determined whether the music being played and the ringtone are similar music If it is a similar music, it comprises a control means for notifying an incoming call by any one or a plurality of means of the incoming call display means, the vibration means, or other ringtones that are not similar music.

  According to the present invention, when an incoming call is received during music reproduction, it is possible to enjoy a ringtone for incoming call notification and reliably notify the user of the incoming call.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of relevant portions of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. The cellular phone 100 includes an antenna 1, a wireless communication unit 2, a key input unit 3, a control unit 4, a music DB 5, a ring tone DB 6, an incoming call LED 7, a vibrator 8, a speaker 9, and the like.
The antenna 1 transmits and receives radio waves to and from a base station (not shown). The wireless communication unit 2 detects an incoming call from the base station. Also, modulation / demodulation processing and the like are performed. The key input unit 3 is for operation input by the user. The control unit 4 includes a CPU, a program ROM, a working RAM, a DSP, and the like (not shown), and performs processing such as incoming call processing and voice compression / expansion. The music DB 5 is a database that stores music data for reproduction. The ringtone DB 6 is a database that stores ringtones for notification of incoming calls, and stores music called “ringtones” and “ringings”, other sound effects, and the like. The incoming LED 7 is an LED that performs display for incoming notification. The vibrator 8 is a vibration means for notification of incoming calls. The speaker 9 is an audio output means and outputs a music for reproduction and a ring tone when receiving an incoming call.
Note that the music DB 5 and the ring tone DB 6 may be an external memory card or the like. The speaker 9 may be an external speaker connected by wire or wirelessly.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the music DB of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention. The music DB 5 stores music data and music names of a plurality of music. This is an example in which a user of a mobile phone stores favorite music in advance and three pieces of music are stored.
The music data 5a column stores music data compressed based on an encoding method such as MP3 or AAC, and music data 51, 52, and 53 are stored therein. In the title 5b column, the title is stored in association with each piece of music data. In the singer name 5c column, the singer name is stored in association with each piece of music data. In the music genre name 5d column, music genre names such as classic, reggae, enka, bossa nova are stored in association with each piece of music data. In the album name 5e column, when the music is not a single music but a music copied from the album, the album name is stored in association with each music data. Incidentally, the music data 51 includes a music title “A”, a singer name “A”, a music genre name “Classic”, and an album name “X”.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the ringtone DB of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention. The ringtone DB 6 stores a plurality of ringtone data and their song names. This is an example in which the user of the mobile phone stores a favorite ringtone in advance, and three ringtones are stored.
The ring tone data 6a column stores ring tone data compressed based on an encoding method such as MP3 or AAC, and stores ring tone data 61, 62, and 63. In the song name 6b column, song names are stored in association with the respective ring tone data. In the singer name 6c column, the singer name is stored in association with each ringtone data. The music genre name 6d column stores whether it is a music genre name such as classic, reggae, enka, bossa nova, or a simple sound effect in association with each ring tone data. In the album name 6e column, when the ring tone is not a single song but a song copied from the album, the album name is stored in association with each ring tone data. Incidentally, the ring tone data 61 includes a song name “A”, a singer name “ka”, a music genre name “reggae”, and an album name “U”.
The song name “A” of the ringtone data 61 is the same as the song name “A” of the music data 51 (FIG. 2), and the ringtone data 61 is arranged in a Reggae style by the song data 51 and sung by other singers. Indicates the case.

  FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of the control unit of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention, and shows processing at the time of an incoming call during music reproduction. It is assumed that the user of the mobile phone sets a music reproduction menu by key operation and selects music data 51 in the music DB 5. The control unit 4 reads the designated music data 51 from the music DB 5 into the working RAM (step S1), performs a decoding process on the music data 51 encoded by MP3 or AAC, and passes through an audio amplifying unit (not shown). The music is sent to the speaker 9 to reproduce the music (step S2). While the user is listening to the reproduced music, if there is an incoming call from the base station ("Yes" in step S3), the music being reproduced is stopped (step S4).

  It is assumed that the user of the mobile phone has previously set the ring tone data 61 in the ring tone DB 6 as the ring tone. The control unit 4 reads the song name “A”, the singer name “ka”, the music genre name “reggae”, and the album name “U” of the ringtone data 61 (step S5), and the song name “A” of the song data 51 being played back. ”, The singer name“ A ”, the music genre name“ Classic ”, and the album name“ X ”(step S6). If at least one of the items is the same, it is determined as a similar song, otherwise It is determined that it is not a similar song (step S7).

  This is because both the music DB and the ringtone DB are pre-registered with music that the user likes in advance, so when the user listens to it, is it a music for playback or whether the ringtone at the time of ringing is ringing? This is because there are many cases where it is impossible to make a judgment. In particular, if one of a song name, a singer name, a music genre name, an album name, and the like is the same, it is particularly similar and the user is often unable to judge more.

In the case of the music data 51 and the ring tone data 61, the music name “A” is the same, and the control unit 4 determines that the music is similar. If it is determined that the music is similar, the incoming LED 7 blinks as means for notifying the user of the incoming call (step S8). Alternatively, the vibrator 8 is vibrated (step S8). Alternatively, another ring tone that is not similar to the music data 51 being reproduced is extracted from the ring tone DB 6. For example, the ring tone data 62 includes a song name “D”, a singer name “K”, a music genre name “Bossa Nova”, and an album name “V”, and a song name “A” and a singer name “A” of the song data 51 being played back. ”, The music genre name“ classic ”, and the album name“ X ”do not match each item, so it is determined that they are not similar, and this ringtone data 62 is output from the speaker 9 as a ringtone and used. (Step S8). A plurality of these incoming call notification means may be combined.
If it is determined in step S7 that the music is not similar, the currently set ringtone data 61 is output as it is from the speaker 9 as a ringtone and notified to the user (step S9).

  According to this embodiment, it is determined whether the currently played music and the preset ringtone are similar, and only when they are similar, by switching to another incoming call notification means, Never miss a call. If they are not similar, the user can enjoy the desired ringtone as it is.

  FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the control unit of the mobile phone according to another embodiment of the present invention, and shows processing at the time of an incoming call during music reproduction. The same portions as those in the operation flowchart of FIG. 4 are denoted by the same numbers, and other different portions will be mainly described. When an incoming call is received during music playback, the control unit 4 stops the music being played back and reads ringtone information set for incoming calls (steps S1 to S5). Next, the control unit 4 compares not only the music being reproduced but all the music stored in the music DB 5 with the ringtone data 61 (step S16). Then, it is determined by comparing the song name, singer name, music genre name, and album name whether one of all the songs stored in the song DB 5 is similar to the ringtone data 61. If there is a ringtone that is similar to the ringtone set for the incoming call even in one of all the songs, the ringing LED 7 blinks, the vibrator 8 vibrates, or another ringtone that is not similar to all the songs is output. Then, the user is notified (step S8). If all the music pieces are not similar to the ringtone set for the incoming call, the currently set ringtone is output as it is to notify the user (step S9).

  According to the other embodiment, not all the music being reproduced but all the music stored in the music DB 5 and the ringtone are compared. This is because the user often plays not only one song but also other songs continuously when playing the song. Also, even if only one song is played, it is often not recognized which song is being listened to with strict consciousness. Therefore, even if the music is not being played, if all the music and the ringtone are similar, it may be erroneously recognized that the music is being played instead of the playback sound. That misrecognition can be prevented.

In addition, although music DB5 and ringtone DB6 were provided separately, it is made to memorize | store whether it uses as a music for reproduction, a ringtone, or both for every music on the same database. Also good.
Moreover, although the mobile phone has been described, it may be a mobile communication terminal with other communication functions such as PHS and PDA.

The block diagram of the relevant part of the mobile telephone which concerns on the Example of this invention. The figure explaining the structure of music DB of the mobile telephone based on the Example of this invention. The figure explaining the structure of ringtone DB of the mobile telephone based on the Example of this invention. The operation | movement flowchart of the control part of the mobile telephone based on the Example of this invention. The operation | movement flowchart of the control part of the mobile telephone based on the other Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Antenna 2 Wireless communication part 3 Key input part 4 Control part 5 Music DB
6 Ringtone DB
7 Incoming LED
8 Vibrator 9 Speaker 100 Mobile phone

Claims (3)

Music storage means for storing music for playback;
A ringtone storage means for storing a ringtone for incoming call notification;
A speaker for outputting the music and the ringtone;
An incoming call display means for incoming call notification;
Vibration means for incoming call notification;
When an incoming call is received during the music playback, it is determined whether the music being played and the ringtone are similar songs. If they are similar music, they are not the incoming call display means or the vibration means or similar music. A mobile phone comprising: control means for notifying an incoming call by any one or more means of other ringtones. Music storage means for storing music for playback;
A ringtone storage means for storing a ringtone for incoming call notification;
A speaker for outputting the music and the ringtone;
An incoming call display means for incoming call notification;
Vibration means for incoming call notification;
When there is an incoming call during the music playback, it is determined whether all the music stored in the music storage means and the ringtone are similar music, and if there are one or more similar music in all music, A mobile phone comprising: control means for notifying an incoming call by any one or more of the incoming call display means, the vibration means, or other ringtones that are not similar songs. The music storage means stores one or more of a song title, a singer name, a music genre name, and an album name along with the song data,
The ringtone storage means stores one or more of a song name, a singer name, a music genre name, and an album name of the ringtone along with the ringtone data,
The control means compares the song name, singer name, music genre name, album name of the song with the title name, singer name, music genre name, album name of the ringtone, and if any match, The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone is determined to be similar music.

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