JP2010103899A - Silent-mode canceling method and mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To cancel a silent mode, readily and without errors. <P>SOLUTION: When a data identifier 109 determines that a first mail 112 and a second mail 113 received by a communicator 102 within a predetermined time meets predetermined cancel conditions, in a state where a silent mode controller 105 of a cellular phone 101 sets a notifier 107 into a silent mode in response to operation of an operating section 110, the silent mode controller 105 forcibly cancels the silent mode of the notifying unit 107 and switches to a non-silent mode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a manner mode canceling method and a mobile terminal for canceling the manner mode of a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable terminal such as a cellular phone is configured to perform not only voice communication but also mail communication.
The mobile terminal has a mode in which an incoming call is notified by sound (non-manner mode) and a mode in which an incoming call is not notified by sound (manner mode) when an incoming call is received.
In the portable terminal, the non-manner mode is set in a normal use state, and an incoming call is notified by sounding a melody or the like from a speaker at the time of incoming call.

Also, in places such as movie theaters where notification sounds should not be sounded, notification is made by means other than sound such as light and vibration, or the manner mode is set so that the notification operation is not performed. Every time an incoming call is received, a notification or non-notification operation by light or vibration is performed.
Thereby, it is comprised so that the alerting | reporting operation | movement according to the use environment of a portable terminal can be selected.

However, when the portable information terminal is stored in the bag with the manner mode set, there is a problem that many events occur that the user receives a mail without notice.
As a method of solving this, a method of automatically canceling the manner mode can be considered.
For example, the invention described in Patent Document 1 forcibly cancels the manner mode when the number of calls in the manner mode is set to the number of times set in the manner number forcibly canceling call count memory unit. It is configured.

  Although the manner mode can be forcibly canceled by such a configuration, the manner mode is easily canceled when the predetermined number of times set in the number-of-calls memory section for the manner mode forced cancellation is small. Therefore, the manner mode is canceled in an environment that should not be canceled if it is originally in a theater or the like, and there is a risk of inconvenience to the surroundings. On the other hand, if the predetermined number of times set in the manner mode forced cancellation call count memory unit is large, it is difficult to cancel the manner mode, which is inconvenient when searching for a mobile terminal that has become unknown.

  Further, the invention described in Patent Document 2 is configured to switch the operation mode when the number of incoming calls from a caller registered in advance reaches a predetermined number within a predetermined time. When the present invention is applied to manner mode switching, since it is necessary to transmit a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time from a transmission source, depending on the setting of the predetermined time and the predetermined number of times, switching is too easy. However, there is a risk that the operation mode will be switched. On the other hand, depending on the setting of the predetermined time and the predetermined number of times, there is a problem that the switching operation becomes extremely complicated because it is not easily switched.

JP 2002-125209 A JP 2007-208426 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to cancel the manner mode easily and without error.

According to the present invention, when a manner mode release mail is received within a predetermined time after receiving a previous incoming call, the manner mode of the notification unit is canceled and the portable terminal is switched to a non-manner mode. A manner mode release method is provided.
When the manner mode release mail is received within a predetermined time after receiving the previous incoming call, the manner mode of the notification means is canceled and switched to the non-manner mode.

According to the present invention, the receiving means for receiving a call and mail, the notifying means for operating in any one of a non-manner mode for notifying an incoming call by sound and a manner mode for not notifying the incoming call by sound, and the notification And a manner mode control means for switching the manner between a manner mode and a non-manner mode, and the manner mode control means receives a manner mode release mail within a predetermined time after the reception means receives a previous incoming call. Then, a portable terminal is provided in which the manner mode of the notification means is canceled and the mode is switched to the non-manner mode.
The manner mode control means cancels the manner mode of the notifying means and switches to the non-manner mode when receiving the manner mode cancel mail within a predetermined time after the reception means receives the previous incoming call.

According to the manner mode canceling method of the portable terminal according to the present invention, it is possible to cancel the manner mode easily and without error.
In addition, according to the mobile terminal according to the present invention, the manner mode can be canceled easily and without error.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal used for the manner mode canceling method of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example of a mobile phone 101 as an example of the mobile terminal.
In FIG. 1, a mobile phone 101 stores a communication unit 102 that transmits and receives voice and mail, a data analysis unit 103 that analyzes data received by the communication unit 102, and data that is analyzed by the data analysis unit 103. Operation of the data storage unit 104, the notification unit 107 that notifies incoming calls and mail reception, the data identification unit 109 that compares the data analyzed by the data analysis unit 103 with the data stored in the data storage unit 104, and the notification unit 107 A manner mode control unit 105 for setting the mode to either the manner mode or the non-manner mode is provided.

In addition, the mobile phone 101 includes a storage unit 106 that stores a setting state as to whether the notification unit 107 is set to the manner mode, a keyword, a setting time, a timer 108 that measures whether a predetermined time has elapsed, A transmission / reception unit 111 having a microphone and a speaker for receiving and transmitting speech and an operation unit 110 having a plurality of key switches are provided.
The transmission / reception unit 111 includes a microphone and a speaker.
The notification unit 107 includes sound notification means for notifying a voice incoming call or mail reception by sound, and a notification means other than a sound for notifying the voice incoming call or mail reception by a method other than sound (for example, light or vibration).

When notifying in the manner mode, the notifying unit 107 notifies by means other than sound by means other than sound, such as light or vibration. When notifying in a state other than the manner mode (non-manner mode), the notification unit 107 notifies by sound. In addition, the notification unit 107 does not notify when receiving a voice call or mail when it is set to not notify in the non-manner mode.
The communication unit 102 constitutes a reception unit, the notification unit 107 constitutes a notification unit, and the storage unit 106 constitutes a storage unit. The data analysis unit 103, data storage unit 104, manner mode control unit 105, timer 108, and data identification unit 109 constitute manner mode control means.

A method for canceling the manner mode using the mobile terminal configured as described above will be described.
By operating the operation unit 110, the user turns on the manner mode setting state of the mobile phone 101, and sets a keyword and a predetermined time as a release condition for releasing the manner mode in accordance with this.

  The manner mode control unit 105 sets the operation of the notification unit 107 to the manner mode and stores the setting state in the storage unit 106 in response to the instruction to turn on the manner mode input from the operation unit 110. At the same time, the manner mode control unit 105 stores the keyword and the predetermined time input from the operation unit 110 in the storage unit 106. The keyword is a keyword for canceling the manner mode, and the predetermined time is a reception interval of a plurality of mails, and the manner mode control unit 105 receives a mail (first mail) 112 after receiving the previous mail. When the time until the mail (second mail) 113 is received is within the predetermined time, a control operation is performed so that the manner mode of the notification unit 107 is canceled. The second mail 113 is a manner mode canceling mail. The regular mail 112 and the regular manner mode cancellation mail 113 include a keyword in the title or text as mail data.

In this state, the mobile phone 101 receives the first mail 112 through the communication unit 102. The data analysis unit 103 analyzes the sender address, title, and text of the mail from the received mail 112 and stores it in the data storage unit 104. When the data identification unit 109 determines that the keyword included in the mail 112 matches the keyword stored in the storage unit 106, the manner mode control unit 105 starts the time counting operation of the timer 108.
Subsequently, when the communication unit 102 receives the second mail 113, the data analysis unit 103 analyzes the sender address, title, and text of the mail in the same manner as described above.

  The data identification unit 109 recognizes that the relationship between the data related to the first mail 112 stored in the data storage unit 104 and the data related to the analyzed second mail 113 satisfies a predetermined release condition (specifically, a condition described later). In this case, the manner mode control unit 105 forcibly turns off the manner mode set to ON for the notification unit 107 to cancel the manner mode and shift to the non-manner mode.

  Examples of the predetermined cancellation condition for canceling the manner mode described above include that the email sender address is the same, the email title is the same, and the keyword set in the storage unit 106 is included in the email data body. The elapsed time of the timer 108 is within the set time. Set at least one of the above conditions as a release condition according to whether the release mode of the manner mode is moderated or strict (set one of the conditions as a release condition, or The AND condition of a plurality of conditions among them is set as the release condition).

  For example, when the information related to the two emails received within a predetermined time (for example, the sender address of two emails, the title of two emails, at least one of the keywords included in the two emails) matches. In addition, it is possible to cancel the manner mode by determining that the cancellation condition is satisfied. At this time, if it is a condition that the keywords included in the two emails match, the keyword must be the same as the keyword stored in advance in the storage unit 106.

  As described above, according to the mobile terminal manner mode canceling method and mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the previous incoming call, the manner mode canceling mail 113 is received within a predetermined time. When the notification unit 107 cancels the manner mode and switches to the non-manner mode, the previous incoming call is a mail reception, and the previous mail and the manner mode cancellation mail satisfy a predetermined release condition. At this time, the manner mode of the notification unit 107 is forcibly canceled and switched to the non-manner mode.

  In addition, in the state where the manner mode control unit 105 of the mobile phone 101 sets the notification unit 107 to the manner mode in response to the operation of the operation unit 110, the data identification unit 109 receives the first received by the communication unit 102 within a predetermined time. When it is determined that the mail 112 and the second mail satisfy a predetermined release condition, the manner mode control unit 105 is configured to forcibly release the manner mode of the notification unit 107 and switch to the non-manner mode.

  Therefore, a user who wants to convey important requirements sends a plurality of emails to the destination mobile phone so that the release condition is satisfied (for example, emails containing a character string designated in advance within a predetermined time). Can be forced to cancel the manner mode of the mobile phone 101 to be received without error and to be in the non-manner mode, thereby preventing missed mail reception from being missed. be able to.

In addition, the manner mode of the mobile phone 101 can be forcibly canceled by an external trigger under certain conditions.
Furthermore, it is possible to improve the security by changing the keyword by setting the cancellation condition to a condition that mails including a character string (keyword) designated in advance are continuously received.
In addition, although the said incoming call was demonstrated in the example of the mail, other incoming calls, such as a voice incoming call, may be sufficient.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, the manner mode is canceled by receiving a plurality of mails that satisfy the cancellation condition. However, in the second embodiment, a condition that combines voice reception and mail reception is set. Manner mode release condition.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal used in the manner mode canceling method of the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example of a mobile phone 201 as an example of the mobile terminal. In FIG. 2, parts having the same functions as those in FIG.

  In FIG. 2, the mobile phone 201 includes a data / voice analysis unit 202 that analyzes data and voice received by the communication unit 102. In addition, the mobile phone 201 compares the data analyzed by the data / speech analysis unit 202, the data stored in the data storage unit 104, the keywords stored in the storage unit 106, and the like. When an incoming voice call is received from the outside in the mode state, there is provided an answering machine response unit 204 that transmits a message (an answering record message) that prompts recording of a voice message.

  Note that the communication unit 102 and the answering machine response unit 204 constitute a transmission unit. The data storage unit 104, the data / speech analysis unit 202, and the data / speech identification unit 203 constitute release permission means. The manner mode control unit 105 and the timer 108 constitute release means. The communication unit 102, answering machine response unit 204, data storage unit 104, data / voice analysis unit 202, data / voice identification unit 203, manner mode control unit 105, and timer 108 constitute manner mode control means. Other configurations are the same as those in FIG.

A method of canceling the manner mode using the mobile terminal configured as described above will be described with respect to portions that are different from the first embodiment.
The user operates the operation unit 110 to turn on the manner mode setting state of the mobile phone 201 and set a keyword and a predetermined time for canceling the manner mode.

  The manner mode control unit 105 sets the operation of the notification unit 107 to the manner mode and stores the setting state in the storage unit 106 in response to the instruction to turn on the manner mode input from the operation unit 110. At the same time, the manner mode control unit 105 stores the keyword and the predetermined time input from the operation unit 110 in the storage unit 106. The keyword is a keyword for canceling the manner mode, and the predetermined time is an allowable time from receiving a voice call until receiving a manner mode canceling mail. The manner mode control unit 105 functions so as to cancel the manner mode when the time from receiving a voice call to receiving the manner mode cancellation mail satisfies a cancellation condition such as within the predetermined time.

In a state where the notification unit 107 is set to the manner mode, there is an incoming call from another mobile terminal (for example, a mobile phone) to the mobile phone 201, and a predetermined time elapses without responding to the incoming call without operating the operation unit 110. The answering machine response unit 204 transmits a response message (answer message) to the other mobile phone via the communication unit 102.
When the communication unit 102 receives a voice message for the answering message from the other mobile phone, the data / voice analysis unit 201 analyzes the received voice message and sends the keyword included in the voice message to the data storage unit 104. save.

When the data / voice identification unit 203 determines that the keyword stored in the storage unit 106 matches the keyword stored in the data storage unit 104, the manner mode control unit 105 performs the manner mode when the release condition is satisfied. The manner mode control unit 105 is controlled to a state where the release operation can be performed (manner mode release permission state).
When the manner mode control unit 105 receives the manner mode release permission from the data / voice identification unit 203, the manner mode control unit 105 causes the timer 108 to start the time counting operation.

Thereafter, when the communication unit 102 receives a mail (silent mode cancellation mail) 113, the data / voice analysis unit 202 analyzes the sender address, title, and text of the mail.
When the data / voice identification unit 203 recognizes that the relationship between the data related to the manner mode release mail stored in the data storage unit 104 and the data related to the analyzed mail 113 satisfies the predetermined release condition, the manner mode control unit 105 Forcibly cancels the manner mode of the notification unit 107 and shifts to the non-manner mode.

  As the predetermined release condition, for example, after the manner mode control unit 105 receives the manner mode release permission from the data / voice identification unit 203 and before the timer 108 counts the predetermined time stored in the storage unit 106, the release condition The cancellation condition may be that a manner mode cancellation e-mail satisfying (for example, having a keyword stored in the storage unit 106) is received. Other operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, when the manner mode cancellation mail 113 is received within a predetermined time after receiving the previous incoming call, the manner mode of the notification unit 107 is canceled and the non-manner mode is canceled. When switching to the manner mode, a predetermined voice message for the response message at the time of the previous incoming call is received, and when the voice message includes a predetermined keyword, the manner mode can be canceled, and the manner mode is set. When the manner mode canceling mail 113 is received within a predetermined time from the state where it can be canceled, the manner mode of the notification unit 107 is canceled and switched to the non-manner mode.
Accordingly, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained. Further, since both voice and mail are used as the manner mode release condition, there are few errors and the manner mode can be easily released.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, the manner mode is canceled by receiving a predetermined voice call and receiving a mail. However, in the third embodiment, a condition that combines “Chaku-moji” and mail reception is set. The mode is released. Here, Chaku-moji service is a service of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. that receives incoming calls with text information from other mobile terminals, and uses a predetermined number of arbitrary characters (Chaku-moji) as Chaku-moji. It is a service that can send and receive.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal used for the manner mode canceling method of the mobile terminal according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example of a mobile phone 301 as an example of the mobile terminal. In FIG. 3, parts having the same functions as those in FIG.
In FIG. 3, the mobile phone 301 includes a data / Chaku-moji analysis unit 302 that analyzes data received by the communication unit 102 and Chaku-moji. The mobile phone 301 also includes a data / Chaku-moji identifying unit 303 that compares the data analyzed by the data / Chaku-moji analysis unit 302, the data stored in the data storage unit 104, and the keywords stored in the storage unit 106. I have.

  The data storage unit 104, the data / arrival analysis unit 302, and the data / arrival identification unit 303 constitute release permission means. The manner mode control unit 105 and the timer 108 constitute release means. Further, the data storage unit 104, the data / Chaku-moji analysis unit 302, the data / Chaku-moji identification unit 303, the manner mode control unit 105, and the timer 108 constitute manner mode control means. Other configurations are the same as those in FIG.

A method of canceling the manner mode using the mobile terminal configured as described above will be described with respect to portions that are different from the first embodiment.
By operating the operation unit 110, the user turns on the manner mode setting state of the mobile phone 301 and sets a keyword and a predetermined time for canceling the manner mode.

  The manner mode control unit 105 sets the operation of the notification unit 107 to the manner mode and stores the setting state in the storage unit 106 in response to the instruction to turn on the manner mode input from the operation unit 110. At the same time, the manner mode control unit 105 stores the keyword and the predetermined time input from the operation unit 110 in the storage unit 106. The keyword is a keyword for canceling the manner mode, and the predetermined time is an allowable time from reception of a predetermined ringtone reception to reception of a manner mode cancellation mail. The manner mode control unit 105 functions so as to cancel the manner mode when the time from receiving a voice call to receiving the manner mode cancellation mail satisfies a cancellation condition such as within the predetermined time.

When there is an incoming voice call with a ringtone from another mobile terminal (for example, a mobile phone) in the manner mode, the data / ringtone analysis unit 302 analyzes the received ringtone. Then, the keyword included in the Chaku-moji is stored in the data storage unit 104.
If the data / Chaku-moji identifying unit 303 determines that the keyword stored in the storage unit 106 matches the keyword stored in the data storage unit 104, the manner mode control unit determines that all the release conditions are satisfied. The manner mode control unit 105 is controlled so that the manner mode can be released (manner mode release permission state).

When the manner mode control unit 105 receives permission to cancel the manner mode from the data / Chaku-moji identification unit 203, the manner mode control unit 105 causes the timer 108 to start a time counting operation.
Thereafter, when the communication unit 102 receives the mail (silent mode release mail) 113, the data / Chaku-moji analysis unit 302 analyzes the sender address, title, and text of the mail.
The relationship between the data related to the Chaku-moji (for example, a keyword included in the Chaku-moji) stored in the data storage unit 104 by the data / Chaku-moji identifying unit 303 and the data related to the analyzed mail 113 (for example, the keyword included in the mail text) When recognizing that the predetermined release condition is satisfied, the manner mode control unit 105 forcibly releases the manner mode of the notification unit 107 to the non-manner mode.

  As the predetermined release condition, for example, after the manner mode control unit 105 receives the manner mode release permission from the data / ringtone identification unit 303 and before the timer 108 counts the predetermined time stored in the storage unit 106, the release is performed. The cancellation condition is that the manner mode cancellation mail that satisfies the condition (for example, having the keyword stored in the storage unit 106) is received. Other operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, when the manner mode cancellation mail 113 is received within a predetermined time after receiving the previous incoming call, the manner mode of the notification unit 107 is canceled and the non-manner mode is canceled. When switching to the manner mode, if a predetermined character (predetermined keyword) is included in the Chaku-moji received at the time of the previous incoming call, the manner mode of the notification unit 107 can be canceled and the manner mode can be canceled When the manner mode cancellation mail 113 is received within a predetermined time, the manner mode of the notification unit 107 is canceled and the mode is switched to the non-manner mode.

Therefore, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained. In addition, since both Chaku-moji and mail are used as the manner mode release condition, the manner mode can be easily released with few errors.
In each of the above embodiments, the manner mode control unit 105 may perform control so that the manner mode is temporarily canceled for a predetermined time and then returned to the non-manner mode again, or the manner mode is temporarily set. If it cancels | releases, unless the manner mode setting operation by an operation part is performed, you may control to maintain to a non-manner mode.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, a mobile phone is described as an example of a mobile terminal. However, a mobile terminal such as a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) or a PDA (Personal Data Assistance, Personal Digital Assistants). Thus, the present invention can be used for a device having at least a mail transmission / reception function or a device having a mail transmission / reception function and a voice communication function.

  The present invention can be used for mobile terminals such as mobile phones, PHSs, PDAs, etc. that have at least a mail transmission / reception function, or apparatuses that have a mail transmission / reception function and voice communication function.

It is a block diagram of the portable terminal used for the manner mode cancellation | release method of the portable terminal which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the portable terminal used for the manner mode cancellation | release method of the portable terminal which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the portable terminal used for the manner mode cancellation | release method of the portable terminal which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

101, 201, 301 ... mobile phone 102 ... communication unit 103 ... data analysis unit 104 ... data storage unit 105 ... manner mode control unit 106 ... storage unit 107 ... notification unit 108 ... Timer 109 ... Data identification unit 110 ... Operation unit 111 ... Transmission / reception unit 112, 113 ... E-mail 202 ... Data / voice analysis unit 203 ... Data / voice identification 204: Answering machine response unit 302: Data / Choji-moji analysis unit 303 ... Data / Choji-moji identification unit

Claims (8)

  A manner mode canceling method for a portable terminal, characterized in that when a manner mode canceling mail is received within a predetermined time after receiving a previous incoming call, the manner mode of the notification means is cancelled and the mode is switched to a non-silent mode.   A predetermined voice message is received in response to the response message at the time of the previous incoming call, and when the voice message includes a predetermined keyword, the manner mode can be canceled, and the manner mode can be canceled from the predetermined state. 2. The manner mode canceling method for a portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein when the manner mode canceling mail is received within a time period, the manner mode of the notifying unit is canceled and the mode is switched to the non-manner mode.   When a predetermined character is included in the Chaku-moji received at the previous incoming call, the manner mode of the notification means is made cancelable, and the manner mode is canceled within a predetermined time from the cancelable manner mode. 2. The manner mode canceling method for a portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein when the notification mail is received, the manner mode of the notification means is canceled and the mode is switched to the non-silent mode.   The first incoming call is a mail reception, and when the previous mail and the manner mode release mail satisfy a predetermined release condition, the manner mode of the notification unit is canceled and the mode is switched to a non-manner mode. The manner mode canceling method for a portable terminal according to claim 1. Receiving means for receiving calls and emails;
An informing means that takes either one of a non-manner mode for notifying an incoming call by sound and a manner mode for not notifying an incoming call by sound;
Manner mode control means for controlling the notification means to switch between manner mode and non-manner mode,
The manner mode control means cancels the manner mode of the notification means and switches to the non-manner mode when the reception means receives a manner mode cancellation mail within a predetermined time after receiving the previous incoming call. A featured mobile terminal. The manner mode control means includes:
A transmission means for transmitting a predetermined response message in response to an incoming call, and a voice message message received as a response to the response message after the predetermined response message is transmitted from the transmission means when a predetermined keyword is included A release permission means for releasing the manner mode, and when the cancellation permission means receives the manner mode release mail within a predetermined time after the release permission means is in a state where the manner mode can be released. 6. The portable terminal according to claim 5, further comprising release means for releasing the manner mode and switching to the non-manner mode. The receiving means receives an incoming call with a ringtone,
The manner mode control means analyzes whether or not a predetermined character is included in the Chaku-moji received by the receiving means, and when the predetermined character is included, a release permission means that makes the manner mode releasable And a release means for releasing the manner mode of the notification means and switching to the non-manner mode when the release permission means receives the manner mode release mail within a predetermined time after the release permission means is in a state capable of releasing the manner mode. The mobile terminal according to claim 5, comprising: The receiving means receives mail as the previous incoming call,
6. The manner mode control means cancels the manner mode of the notification means and switches to a non-manner mode when the previous mail and the manner mode release mail satisfy a predetermined release condition. The portable terminal described.

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