JP2009171285A - Mobile terminal device, alarm control method, program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal device which has alarm functions, and avoids troubles caused by alarm sound and reduces power consumption through appropriate alarm release control, an alarm control method, programs and a recording medium. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile terminal device provided with the alarm functions has a display means for displaying operations necessary for alarm release during notifying the alarm, an operation means for performing the operation input, and a release means for releasing the alarm if operations inputted from operation means match to operations necessary for the alarm release. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal device, an alarm control method, a program, and a recording medium, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal device that releases an alarm, an alarm control method, a program, and a recording medium.

Mobile phone, PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
Etc.) are equipped with an alarm function that can be used as an alarm clock. As for the alarm function, when the alarm sounded and the user woke up, the alarm function was turned off and it was highly likely that the user would fall asleep again and fall asleep. Therefore, there was a snooze function that once the alarm sound was turned off, the alarm sounded again after a certain period of time. However, since the snooze function itself can be turned off by a simple button operation, the effect of preventing the user from going to sleep again is low.

As inventions for preventing the user from falling asleep again after turning off the alarm, the inventions described in Patent Documents 1 to 4 are known. For example, an invention is known in which an apparatus that provides an alarm function requests a special operation from a user. The user cannot stop the alarm unless the requested special operation is performed. Further, by changing the request from the device each time, the user must understand and operate, and the wakefulness can be further enhanced.
JP 2002-296376 A JP 2003-066172 A JP 2006-121395 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 03-004194

  However, the above technology is a mechanism that keeps the alarm sounding until the user accurately responds to the request from the device. Therefore, when the user's reaction is slow, the alarm keeps sounding and disturbs the surroundings. multiply. Moreover, there is a risk that the battery will be remarkably exhausted when the alarm continues to sound.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to avoid annoyance to the surroundings and power consumption due to an alarm sound by appropriate alarm release control in an apparatus having an alarm function.

  The first portable terminal device of the present invention is a portable terminal device having an alarm function, and during the notification of the alarm, a display unit that displays an operation necessary for releasing the alarm, and an operation unit that performs the operation input. When the operation input from the operation means coincides with the operation necessary for releasing the alarm, a release means for releasing the alarm is provided.

  A first alarm control method of the present invention is an alarm control method for a portable terminal device having an alarm function, and during the alarm notification, a step of displaying an operation necessary for releasing the alarm and the operation input are performed. And a step of releasing the alarm when the input operation and an operation necessary for releasing the alarm coincide with each other.

  A first alarm control program according to the present invention is an alarm control program for a mobile terminal device having an alarm function, and performs a process of displaying an operation necessary for releasing an alarm and an operation input during notification of the alarm. When a process, the input operation, and an operation necessary for releasing the alarm match, a process for releasing the alarm is executed by a computer.

  The first recording medium of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium for recording the processing of the program according to any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, in an apparatus having an alarm function, it is possible to avoid inconvenience to the surroundings and power consumption due to an alarm sound by appropriate alarm release control.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, since embodiment described below is a suitable embodiment of this invention, various technically preferable restrictions are attached | subjected. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified in the following description. Further, the present invention can be applied to all devices having an alarm function including portable terminal devices such as a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

  FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a mobile terminal device which is an example of a device having an alarm function according to an embodiment of the present invention. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a timer 14, an operation unit 16, a display unit 17, and a speaker 18 are connected by a bus 20.

  Here, the display unit corresponds to the display unit 17, and the operation unit corresponds to the operation unit 16. The ROM 12, RAM 13, timer 14, and speaker 18 are examples of means necessary for alarm notification. The CPU 11 performs alarm function control such as stop means, temporary stop means, and re-notification means.

  The ROM 12 is used to store control program codes, non-volatile data such as a dictionary, music, photos, and moving images. The timer 14 counts the date and time and generates various time interrupt signals. The operation unit 16 is an input circuit and an input mechanism for a user to operate the mobile terminal device, such as a numeric keypad, a character key, a power key, and a touch panel. The display unit 17 includes a liquid crystal panel for displaying information such as time, menu, mail, image, and moving image display, a light emitting LED for user input assistance, and a control circuit thereof. The speaker 18 reproduces music, call voice, alarm sound, and the like.

  Next, the operation process of the alarm function control according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the alarm setting is performed by operating the operation unit 16 of the mobile terminal device (step S1). Enable the alarm function and set the alarm time, alarm ringing period, and snooze interval.

  When the CPU 11 of the portable terminal device detects that the current time has reached the set alarm time from the timer 14 (step S2 / Yes), the CPU 11 sounds an alarm sound from the speaker 18 (step S3). The alarm sound can be arbitrarily set in advance by the user from the sound data stored in the ROM 12, and the portable terminal device may be vibrated by a vibrator in conjunction with the alarm sound.

  The mobile terminal device displays an operation method necessary for releasing the alarm on the display unit 17 (step S4). Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of random numerical values selected by the CPU 11 are displayed on the display unit 17, and the user is requested to input the numerical values from the operation unit 16. It is possible. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, a simple problem may be displayed and the user may input an answer. It is also conceivable to cause the user to press keys that are sequentially lit as shown in FIG. A method combining the above-described operations can also be considered. These are merely examples, and it is essential that the mobile terminal device requests the user to change the content each time, and it is not necessary to limit the specific operation content here.

  When a preset ringing period has elapsed since the mobile terminal started ringing the alarm (step S5 / No), the alarm ringing is temporarily stopped (step S7). If any operation such as key input or opening / closing of the folding part is performed to cancel the alarm (step S6), the alarm is temporarily stopped (step S6). By these operations, it is possible to prevent inconvenience to the surroundings due to the continuous alarm sounding and significant battery consumption.

  When it is detected that the user's operation input from the operation unit 16 matches the operation for releasing the alarm (step S8 / Yes), the portable terminal device releases the alarm (step S9). When the user's operation does not coincide with the operation necessary for canceling the alarm and a preset snooze interval has elapsed (step S10 / Yes), the number of snooze times is counted (step S11). If the counted number of snooze is less than or equal to a preset threshold value (step S12 / Yes), the alarm is started again (step S3). When the counted number of snooze times exceeds a predetermined count (step S12 / No), the alarm is canceled (step S9). This is because the snooze operation operates in an endless loop to avoid inconvenience to the surroundings and battery consumption.

  According to the above embodiment, since the alarm cannot be canceled unless the user performs an operation according to the content requested from the mobile terminal device, the user can cancel the alarm by a simple operation. Can be awakened more reliably. In addition, since the alarm can be temporarily stopped by a simple operation before the operation requested from the mobile terminal device is completed, the trouble to the surroundings and the significant battery consumption can be greatly reduced.

  An operation process of alarm function control according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation process of the alarm function control according to the present embodiment. Steps S15 to S21 are the same as S1 to S7 shown in FIG. After the alarm is paused, calculate the correct answer rate of the operation for releasing the alarm. If it is higher than the predetermined correct answer rate (threshold), cancel the alarm. If it is lower than the predetermined threshold, cancel the alarm. No (step S22). Steps S23 to S26 are the same as steps S9 to S12 in FIG.

  According to the above embodiment, the correct answer rate of the user's operation is set as an alarm canceling condition, so that the alarm can be canceled even if it is not a perfect operation. This makes it possible to avoid a situation in which the user cannot operate a perfect answer and the alarm cannot be reset permanently when the difficulty level of the operation requested by the apparatus is increased. The case where the difficulty level of the operation is increased can be, for example, questions related to quick keystrokes, English, history, and the like.

  Further, an alarm function control operation process according to another embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. Steps S30 to S37 are the same as steps S15 to S22 in FIG. It is characterized in that the alarm operation is canceled when the time taken for the user operation (step S35) for canceling the alarm is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, and the alarm is not canceled when it takes longer than the predetermined threshold. (Step S38). Steps S39 to S42 are the same as steps S23 to S26 in FIG.

  According to the above embodiment, the alarm is canceled by determining the response time of the user. The earlier the response time, the more likely the user is awake, so the alarm can be canceled after the user's arousal state is made higher.

  Furthermore, an alarm function control operation process according to another embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Steps S45 to S57 are the same as steps S30 to S42 in FIG. The present embodiment is characterized in that when the alarm release condition is not satisfied (steps S52 / No, S53 / No) and the snooze operation is performed, the snooze interval is shortened according to the number of times (steps S58 and S59). The snooze operation is an operation performed when the user cannot normally respond to the request operation of the mobile terminal device at the first alarm sounding. That is, it can be considered that the user's arousal state is not sufficiently increased. For this reason, the user's arousal can be promoted by shortening the alarm ringing interval. The setting of the predetermined number of times of snooze may be held in advance by the mobile terminal device or may be arbitrarily set by the user. The method for shortening the snooze interval (step S59) may also be executed according to a procedure pre-installed in the mobile terminal device, or may be arbitrarily set by the user (gradual reduction, etc.). Further, in the present embodiment, the process in which steps S58 and S59 are added to the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is performed, but the process in which steps S58 and S59 are added to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  Note that the program for the CPU to execute the processing shown in the flowcharts of the drawings constitutes a program according to the present invention. As a recording medium for recording the program, a semiconductor storage unit, an optical and / or magnetic storage unit, or the like can be used. By using such a program and recording medium in a system or the like having a configuration different from that of each of the above-described embodiments and executing the program by a CPU there, substantially the same effect as that of the present invention can be obtained.

  Although the present invention has been specifically described above based on the preferred embodiments, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-described ones and can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof.

It is a block block diagram of the portable terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation processing of the alarm function control which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of operation required in order to cancel | release the alarm function which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of operation required in order to cancel | release the alarm function which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of operation required in order to cancel | release the alarm function which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation processing of the alarm function control which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation processing of the alarm function control which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation processing of the alarm function control which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 CPU
12 ROM
13 RAM
14 Timer 16 Operation unit 17 Display unit 18 Speaker 20 Bus

Claims (14)

A mobile terminal device having an alarm function,
Display means for displaying an operation necessary for releasing the alarm during the alarm notification;
An operation means for performing the operation input;
A portable terminal device comprising: a canceling unit that cancels the alarm when an operation input from the operation unit coincides with an operation necessary for canceling the alarm.   2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a pause unit that detects whether or not an operation input has been made from the operation unit, and temporarily stops the alarm notification when the operation input is detected during the alarm notification. The portable terminal device described.   It is detected whether or not an operation input has been made from the operation means, and when the alarm notification has passed for a certain period of time without detecting the operation input, there is provided a pause means for temporarily stopping the alarm notification. The portable terminal device according to claim 1 or 2. After the alarm notification is stopped by the temporary stop means, a re-notification means for performing alarm notification again after a predetermined time has elapsed,
4. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the canceling unit cancels the alarm when the re-notification is performed a predetermined number of times. 5.   The release means calculates the number of times that the operation input from the operation means and the operation necessary for releasing the alarm coincide with each other, and releases the alarm if the coincidence rate is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The portable terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The release means calculates an operation time required for the operation when the operation input from the operation means coincides with an operation required for the alarm release, and the operation time is within a predetermined time. 6. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein if there is, the alarm is canceled.   The mobile terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the re-notification unit shortens the re-notification interval for each re-notification frequency. An alarm control method for a mobile terminal device having an alarm function,
A step of displaying an operation necessary for releasing the alarm during the alarm notification;
Performing the operation input;
And a step of releasing the alarm when the input operation matches an operation necessary for releasing the alarm. Detecting whether the operation input has been performed;
The alarm control method according to claim 8, further comprising a step of temporarily stopping the alarm notification when it is detected that the operation input is made during the alarm notification.   The alarm control method according to claim 8, further comprising a step of temporarily stopping the alarm notification when the alarm notification has passed for a predetermined time without detecting the operation input. An alarm control program for a mobile terminal device having an alarm function,
A process of displaying an operation necessary for releasing the alarm during the alarm notification;
A process for performing the operation input;
An alarm control program that causes a computer to execute a process of canceling the alarm when the input operation matches an operation necessary for canceling the alarm. Processing for detecting whether or not the operation input has been performed;
12. The alarm control program according to claim 11, further comprising: causing a computer to execute a process of temporarily stopping the alarm notification when the operation input is detected during the alarm notification.   13. The alarm control program according to claim 11, further comprising: causing a computer to execute a process of temporarily stopping the alarm notification when the alarm notification has passed for a certain period of time without detecting the operation input.   A computer-readable recording medium for recording the processing of the program according to claim 11.

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