JP2689905B2 - Radio selective call receiver and setting method thereof - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio selective call receiver, and more particularly to a radio selective call receiver configured to surely notify a user of a call.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of radio selective call receiver (hereinafter, abbreviated as a receiver), acoustic notification is generally used as notification means when a call is made. In recent years, in consideration of certainty of notification or a situation such as a user's carrying state, a receiver capable of notification by vibration or light has been proposed. For example, the notification is a buzzer sound, vibration,
It is configured to be performed by light, and if the user sets one of the notification methods in advance, when the notification is given, notification is made by the buzzer sound, vibration, or light preset by the user. Is possible. In this way, the notification desired by the user is performed, and the probability of recognizing that there is a call can be increased.

Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-47936 discloses that
Even in the case of simply making an acoustic notification, it is disclosed that the pattern can be arbitrarily set in order to make an effective notification.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional receiver, since the notifying means is selectively operated, the user may not be able to recognize the call. For example, when the user has set the notification by vibration and the receiver is in the pocket of the jacket and is being held by hand, or when the user is notified by a buzzer sound. This is the case when the notification sound was not heard due to the surrounding noise when the setting was made.

Generally, a receiver of this type is provided with a display section for displaying a message indicating the contents of a call when a call is made, and is configured so that the presence or absence of a call can be confirmed. If it is forgotten, the call message remains unread for a long time, and as a result, the call cannot be reliably recognized.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the above-mentioned conventional techniques, and an object of the present invention is to provide a receiver having an increased probability of recognizing a call notification.

[0007]

A radio selective call receiver of the present invention for achieving the above object has a plurality of notification means, and when a call is made, a notification of a call is given by a preset notification means. In the radio selective call receiver that performs the setting, the setting means for setting the notification means that operates when there is a call among the plurality of notification means together with the time for performing the notification operation, and the contents set by the setting means. A plurality of non-simultaneous storage means for storing, a control means for referencing the setting content stored in the storage means when a call is made, and operating each of the notifying means in accordance with the setting content, and the setting means. News
Intelligence setting means, the plural non-simultaneous notification setting means is the first
Set the eye notification means and set the notification start time and notification time
The means to set the interval and whether to set the next notification means
The second means when determining the means for judging and the next notifying means
Means for setting the second notification means and setting the notification time,
Further, similarly, setting of the third notification means and the notification time
It is characterized in that it is configured by a means for performing .

In this case, the setting means for selecting and setting a plurality of notifying means includes a setting for selectively operating a single notifying means, a setting for selecting a plurality of notifying means and simultaneously operating them. It may be configured so that any of the settings for selecting the notification means and operating them sequentially can be performed.

Further, the plurality of notifying means may be light emitting notifying means, buzzer sound notifying means, melody notifying means, and vibration notifying means.

Further, the setting means may be composed of a plurality of switches, and the notification means and the time for performing the notification operation may be set by a combination of the order of pressing the plurality of switches.

A method of setting a radio selective calling receiver according to the present invention comprises a plurality of notifying means and a plurality of switches, and among the plurality of notifying means, the notifying means which operates when there is a call is notified. Set with time to do
A setting means having a plurality of non-simultaneous notification setting means, a storage means for storing the contents set by the setting means, and a setting content stored in the storage means when a call is made, And a control means for operating each of the notification means according to the above, and the time for performing the notification means and the notification operation is set in the setting means by a combination of the order of pressing the plurality of switches. In the setting method described above, as a setting procedure for the setting means, one of the plurality of notification means is used alone,
A first step of confirming whether to use a plurality of notification means, and a first step in the multiple non-simultaneous notification setting means when the use of the plurality of notification means is selected in the first step.
The second notification means is set, and the notification start time and notification
Step to set time and whether to set next notification means
Steps to determine whether or not to set the next notification means
If this is the case, set the second notification means and set the notification time.
And the third notification means in the same manner.
It is characterized by having a step of setting a notification time .

[0012]

In the radio selective call receiver of the present invention configured as described above, the plurality of notification means are operated by the control means. Since the control means operates each notifying means according to the setting contents stored in the storage means, when the user makes a setting to operate any notifying means according to the use situation, the setting is performed. Notification is performed by the notification means.

[0013]

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an embodiment of a radio selective calling receiver of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram showing its electrical configuration.

In the radio selective calling receiver 100 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a power switch 101, a shift switch 102, a select switch 103, and a mode for setting various modes and operating states are set. A switch 104, a display unit 105 that displays the message content of the received call signal, a position display unit 106 that displays the state of the power switch 101, and an LED 107 that displays the reception state of the call signal are provided. .

The power switch 101 is used as a three-state slide switch for selecting a power-off state, a power-on state in a mute state, and a power-on state in a sound generation state, and further, a shift switch 102 and a select switch. The switch 103 is used as a push switch that determines the contents set by the mode switch 104.

Next, the electrical construction of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The radio selective call receiver 100 includes an antenna 1, a radio section 2, a waveform shaping circuit 3, a decoder 4, a crystal unit 5, a CPU 6, and an EEPROM (Electrically Erasabl).
e & Programmable ROM) 7, switch 8, LCD (Liquid Crystal Device) drive circuit 9 which is the display unit 105 in FIG. 1, LCD 10, LED (Light Emitted Diode) drive circuit 11, LED 12 which is the LED 107 in FIG.
The speaker (SP) drive circuit 13, the speaker 14, the vibrator (VIB) drive circuit 15, the vibrator 16 and the storage device 17 are included.

The switch 8 is a power switch 10 shown in FIG.
1, a shift switch 102, a select switch 103, and a mode switch 104. The setting input contents to each of these switches are stored in the storage device 17 via the CPU 6. The CPU 6 controls the operation of the receiver of this embodiment according to the control operation procedure stored in the storage device 17 and the contents of the setting input, and is sent via the radio section 2, the waveform shaping circuit 3, and the decoder 4. Coming antenna 1
Depending on the contents received by the switch and the contents input to the switch 8.
The operations of the CD 10, the LED 12, the speakers 14a and 14b, and the vibrator 16 are controlled via the LCD drive circuit 9, the LED drive circuit 11, the speaker drive circuit 13, and the vibrator drive circuit 15, respectively. Next, the receiving operation of this embodiment will be described.

The radio signal (call signal) received by the antenna 1 is amplified and demodulated by the radio section 2.

The demodulated signal is converted by the waveform shaping circuit 3 into a digital signal having a waveform readable by the decoder 4. The decoder 4 takes in the digital signal while synchronizing with the reference clock created by the crystal unit 5. The address number of the own station is written in the EEPROM 7 in advance, and the address number is sent to the decoder 4 via the CPU 6. The decoder 4 is the CPU 6
Address number and waveform shaping circuit 3 of the own station sent from
The digital signal sent from the device is collated, and as a result of the collation, the calling signal whose digital signal matches the address number of the own station is a call to the own station. Therefore, the subsequent message signal is fetched and sent to the CPU 6. .

The CPU 6 receives the message signal from the decoder 4 and the LCD 10 via the LCD drive circuit 9.
To display the content of the message signal. At the same time, the notifying means for notifying that there is a call is driven.

The radio selective calling receiver of the present invention comprises a plurality of notifying means as the above-mentioned notifying means. In the present embodiment, the LED 12 driven by the LED driving circuit 11 for notifying by flashing light and the speaker. Speakers 14a and 14b driven by a drive circuit 13 to generate a buzzer sound and a melody sound, respectively, and a vibrator 16 driven by a vibrator drive circuit 15 to generate vibration.
It is composed of Then, among these notification means, LE
Although the notification by D12 is always performed, the speaker 14 and the vibrator 16 are configured so that the switch 8 can selectively or simultaneously notify. Further, in the notification by the speakers 14a and 14b, the buzzer sound and the melody are selectively or simultaneously performed. Further, it is possible to set a time for giving notification by the operation contents of the switch 8. These setting contents are stored in the storage device 17, and the CPU 6 controls the storage device 17
The operating state of each notifying means is determined by referring to the stored contents of.

The setting input procedure in this embodiment will be described below. The operation control of each unit in this setting input procedure is also performed by the CPU 6 according to the control operation procedure stored in the storage device 17.

The reception mode is set in the non-reception state. When the receiver user confirms that the receiver is in the reception standby state by the position display unit 106 in FIG. 1 and presses the mode switch 104 while pressing the power switch 101, the CPU 6 accepts the input and is set in the LCD 10. Display the contents of the mode to be displayed.

A notification type setting mode for confirming whether the mode to be set is a notification by a plurality of notification means and, in the case of a plurality of notifications, simultaneously confirming a plurality of notifications, a notification, a buzzer sound Channel setting mode for selecting a channel indicating which of the notification means such as sending, melody sound sending, and vibrator driving, date / time setting mode for setting date and time, alarm time setting mode for setting notification time, etc. When the power switch 101 is pressed and the mode switch 104 is pressed, the channel setting mode is displayed in blinking. After that, each time the power switch 101 is released and the mode switch is pressed, the above modes are set. The blinking display indicating that is displayed sequentially, and the shift switch 1
When 02 is pressed, the mode is changed to the setting state of the blinking mode.

The specific setting operation will be described below in the order of the set modes.

In the notification type setting mode, "single notification" is displayed in blinking on the display unit 105, and thereafter, "plural simultaneous notification" and "plural non-simultaneous notification" are displayed in sequence every time the shift switch is pressed. To be done. When the user presses the power switch 101 while the desired notification type is displayed, the displayed notification type is set.

In the channel setting mode, the display unit 105
"CH-1: Send buzzer sound" is displayed, and thereafter, every time the shift switch is pressed, "CH-2: Send melody sound" and "CH-3: Vibrator" blink in order. When the user presses the power switch 101 while the desired notification type is displayed, the displayed channel is set. "CH-
If "1: Send buzzer sound" is set, a display prompting you to select "tone pattern", "pitch", etc. is continuously displayed, and "CH-2: Send melody sound" is selected. In such a case, a display prompting selection input of the “melody type” is displayed together with each option, and these are set by moving the display cursor to each option and pressing the power switch 101.

Next, the date / time setting mode will be described. In the date / time setting mode, "month", "day",
The item "minute" can be set, and when the shift switch 102 is further pressed after the mode is set to the date / time setting mode, each setting item "month", together with the current setting value,
"Day" and "minute" are displayed in sequence. When the select switch 103 is pressed while the changed portion is blinkingly displayed, the numerical value is incremented and the change is made. After setting all the items, turn on the power switch 101
When is pressed, the changed contents are confirmed and the process ends. In addition,
When the date / time is set in advance, the currently set time is displayed, and the date / time setting mode ends only by pressing the power switch 101.

The setting procedure in the alarm time setting mode is as follows.
Depends on the settings in the notification type setting mode.

If "single notification" or "simultaneous notification" is set in the notification type setting mode, "notification time" is displayed. When the select switch 103 is pressed in this state, the numerical value is incremented to make a change, and when the power switch 101 is further pressed, the changed content is confirmed and the process ends.

When "plural non-simultaneous notification" is set in the notification type setting mode, "start time after reception" "After a second" is displayed, and by pressing the shift switch 102, the "notification time" is sequentially displayed. Both the setting of the start time and the setting of the notification time are performed by depressing the select switch 103 to increment the numerical value and further depressing the power switch 101 while each display is made.

The operation of the user when setting the notifying means in the receiver of the present embodiment as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The operations described below are all performed by the above-described input operations to the power switch 101, the shift switch 102, the select switch 103 and the mode switch 104 which constitute the switch 8.

First, the notification type setting mode is set, and any one of "single notification", "plural notification", and "plural non-simultaneous notification" is set (step S101).

When the "single notification" is set, the channel setting mode is entered, and one of the buzzer sound from the speaker 14, the melody transmission, and the notification by the vibrator 16 is selected (step S102). At this time, in the case of a buzzer sound, the pattern and pitch (frequency) of the sound
Is set, and if it is a melody, select the song. further,
The notification time is set (step S103).

When "plural simultaneous notification" is set, one of the notification means is first selected and set from the buzzer sound from the speaker 14, the melody transmission and the notification by the vibrator 16 (step S105), and then It is determined whether or not to set the notification means of (step S106), and when the next setting is performed, the second notification means is selected and set from the other notification means in step S105 again.
Here, this setting is any one of the melody transmission and the buzzer sound transmission of the notification by the speaker and the notification by the vibrator, and it is possible to set two notification means at the maximum. Then, the notification time is set (step S107).

Further, when "plural non-simultaneous notification" is set in step S101, the plural notification means are set to operate continuously. In this case, the first notification means is set (step S108), and the notification start time and notification time are set (step S1).
09). Then, after determining whether to set the next notification means (step S110), step S108 is performed again.
In step S10, the second notification means is set.
At 9, the notification time is set. The notification time in this case is the time after the notification by the first notification means is completed. Further, similarly, the third notification means and the notification time are set.

Therefore, for example, when a plurality of simultaneous notifications of a melody and a vibrator are set, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the sound due to the melody and the vibration due to the vibrator are simultaneously notified for 20 seconds. Is done. Although it is possible to set the simultaneous notification operation of the buzzer sound and the melody, both of them are notifications by sound, so generally, one of them is selected.

When a plurality of continuous notifications of melody, buzzer sound, and vibrator are set, vibration notification by the vibrator is first performed for 10 seconds and sound by the melody is secondly displayed, for example, as shown in FIG. 4 (b). Notification for 10 seconds,
After that, the sound notification by the buzzer sound is performed for 20 seconds.

Therefore, the user can set the notification means in advance in any form according to his / her carrying state. For example, if the sound of the speaker 14 and the vibrator 16 are set to the simultaneous notification operation as shown in FIG. 4A, when the receiver is carried in a jacket pocket, the vibrator 16 notifies the user. Can be recognized, and at this time, even if the jacket is carried around by hand, the notification can be recognized by the buzzer sound. Further, if the continuous notification operation as shown in FIG. 4B is set, first, since the vibration notification is performed by the vibrator 16, only the user can recognize the notification without causing any trouble to other people. , In this case, even if you take off your jacket, you can recognize the notification by sound without making others feel uncomfortable with the melody that follows, and if your jacket is placed at a distant place, The notification can be recognized by the following buzzer sound. However, in this case, it is unavoidable that another person may hear the notification buzzer sound.

Therefore, it is possible to increase the probability of recognizing the notification by making an arbitrary setting according to the carrying state of the user, and to enhance the effect of recognizing the call notification, which is the original function of the receiver. It is possible to increase the utility value of the receiver.

It is needless to say that the combination of the operation of the notification means by setting is not limited to that shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), and various combinations can be considered.

Further, in this embodiment, the notification is set to be always made by the LED, but the notification may be made also by the LCD. In this case, the LE is used.
It is also possible to configure D as a setting target.

[0046]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it becomes possible to operate any of the plurality of notification means, and each user can make a notification according to the carrying state of each user. Since the means and the notification time can be appropriately set, it is possible to recognize the notification of the reliable call, and it is possible to increase the original utility value of the receiver.

In the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to perform the notification by operating the plurality of notification means in any combination. Therefore, it is possible to perform an optimal notification operation depending on various carrying states of the user, and there is an effect that the recognition effect of the notification can be further enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overview of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block circuit diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a receiver of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a notification operation setting operation according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a time chart of an example of a notification operation set according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 antenna 2 radio part 3 waveform shaping circuit 4 decoder 5 crystal oscillator 6 CPU 7 EEPROM 8 switch 9 LCD drive circuit 10 LCD 11 LED drive circuit 12 LED 13 speaker drive circuit 14a, 14b speaker 15 vibrator drive circuit 16 vibrator 17 storage device 101 power switch 102 shift switch 103 select switch 104 mode switch 105 display unit 106 position display unit 107 LED S101 to S107 step

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A radio selective call receiver having a plurality of notifying means and notifying a call by a notifying means set in advance when there is a call, wherein there is a call among the plurality of notifying means. Setting means for setting the notifying means that operates when the notifying operation is performed, storage means for storing the contents set by the setting means, and setting contents stored in the storage means when there is a call And a control means for operating each of the notification means according to the setting contents, the setting means having a plurality of non-simultaneous notification setting means.
The non-simultaneous notification setting means sets the first notification means,
A means for setting the notification start time and notification time, and
Means to determine whether to set the notification means of
When setting the intelligence means, set the second notification means
In the same manner as the means for setting the notification time, the third
The second notification means and the means for setting the notification time.
Radio paging receiver, characterized by that. 2. The radio selective call receiver according to claim 1, wherein the setting means for selecting and setting a plurality of notification means selects a setting for selecting a single notification means and a plurality of notification means. The radio selective call receiver is characterized in that both the setting for operating these simultaneously and the setting for selecting a plurality of informing means and operating them sequentially in sequence are possible. 3. The radio selective calling receiver according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of notification means are light emission notification means, buzzer sound notification means, melody notification means, and vibration notification means. Radio selective call receiver. 4. The radio selective calling receiver according to claim 1, wherein the setting means is composed of a plurality of switches, and the notification means and the time for performing the notification operation are set by a combination of the order of pressing the plurality of switches. A radio selective call receiver characterized by the following. 5. A plurality of non-simultaneous notification settings configured by a plurality of notification means and a plurality of switches, of which the notification means that operates when there is a call is set together with the time when the notification operation is performed. Means
The setting means included therein, the storage means for storing the content set by the setting means, and the setting content stored in the storage means when a call is made, and the respective notifying means according to the setting content A setting method performed by the radio selective calling receiver set in the setting means by the notification means and the time for performing the notification operation by a combination of the order of pressing the plurality of switches, As a setting procedure for the setting means, a first step of confirming whether any one of the plurality of notification means is used alone or a plurality of notification means is used, and a plurality of notifications is performed in the first step. If it is selected to use the means, the first non-simultaneous notification setting means
The notification means is set, and the notification start time and notification time
And the step of setting the following notification means
And the next notification means to set
Sets the second notification means and sets the notification time.
The same as step 3 and the third notification means and notification
A method of setting a radio selective call receiver, comprising the step of setting a time . 6. Having a plurality of notification means, when there is a call
Notify the call by the preset notification means
The line selective call receiver operates when one of the plurality of notification means is called.
Setting the notification means to be set with the time to perform the notification operation
Means and storage means for storing the contents set by the setting means
And the setting contents stored in the storage means when there is a call
And operate each of the above-mentioned notifying means according to the setting contents.
And a control means for causing the setting means to have a plurality of non-simultaneous notification setting means.
The non-simultaneous notification setting means sets the first notification means,
A means for setting the notification start time and notification time, and
If you want to set the second notification means,
Setting and setting the notification time
Consists of a third notification means and means for setting the notification time
A radio selective calling receiver characterized by being provided. 7. Having a plurality of notification means, when there is a call
Notify the call by the preset notification means
The line selective call receiver operates when one of the plurality of notification means is called.
Setting the notification means to be set with the time to perform the notification operation
Means and storage means for storing the contents set by the setting means
And the setting contents stored in the storage means when there is a call
And operate each of the above-mentioned notifying means according to the setting contents.
And a control means for causing the setting means to have a plurality of non-simultaneous notification setting means.
The non-simultaneous notification setting means sets the first notification means,
At least a means to set the notification time and the next notification means
When setting, set the second notification means
Means for setting the interval, and the third notification in the same manner
Means and means for setting notification time
Radio selective call receiver characterized by.