JP2845826B2 - Portable wireless devices - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable radio device such as a portable telephone which facilitates a response operation when a call is received.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in the case of a portable telephone which is a portable radio device, when a call is received, a call start button is turned on so that a call can be answered.

[0003] For example, a portable telephone described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-74806 has a flip opening / closing function which enables a flip to be opened by a first operation upon receiving an incoming call and allows a call to be made by a second operation. A call start button is provided. An end button is provided, which enables the call start button to be put on hold by the operation following the first operation.

[0004] By the way, a common feature of conventional mobile phones, including the mobile phone described in this publication, is that when answering an incoming call, the user has one hand to operate the call start button. .

[0005]

However, depending on the situation of the user at the time of the incoming call, the portable telephone is not carried and is stored in another place. May not be confirmed. If such a response system is not established, there is a problem that a response cannot be made immediately.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable radio suitable for a portable telephone which can easily respond using a strap after a short-term hold even in a situation where the user cannot immediately turn on a call start button or key when receiving a call. It is to provide a device.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A portable radio device according to the present invention comprises a cord-shaped strap provided for carrying and carrying a device main body. It is configured to be able to detect and respond to the call based on the control based on the detection signal. It has a main control means, which determines whether or not there is an incoming call, and outputs a call notification signal for notifying that there is an incoming call. Control the response as possible.

[0008] In order to detect the pulling action of the strap,
A rod operation detection sensor is provided which has a movable rod attached to the main body of the apparatus and which is locked to the base end of the strap, and which detects a reciprocating operation or a rotational operation of the movable rod and sends a detection signal to the main control means. ing.

The apparatus main body operates in response to an incoming call notification signal output from the main control means, and notifies the user of an incoming call by any of sound, vibration, light blinking or lighting, and screen display. Incoming call notification means is provided. Further, a call start key is provided which is operated by the user to turn on a call when a call is sent from the incoming call notifying means.

According to the above configuration, if the call start key cannot be turned on immediately upon receiving a call depending on the situation of the user,
Time elapses after the main control means determines that there is an incoming call.
The main control means counts an elapsed time from the sending of the operation command signal to the incoming call notification means by a measurement timer. If a signal from the normal call start key cannot be obtained after a predetermined time has elapsed, it is determined whether or not there is a detection signal from the rod movement detection sensor. When the main control means checks the detection signal from the rod motion detection sensor after a lapse of a predetermined time, it performs processing based on the detection signal, and can perform the same control as when the call start key is turned on. Set to.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a portable telephone which is an embodiment of a portable radio device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile phone 1 according to an embodiment has a main control unit 3 including a central processing unit (CPU) such as a microcomputer built in a main body 2 of the mobile phone. Etc. are determined. Further, it has an incoming call notifying means 4, into which a signal indicating that an incoming call has been received from the main control means 3 is sent as an operation command signal. That is, the main control means 3, which has determined that the call has arrived, sends an operation command signal to the incoming call notifying means 4 to operate it, and the incoming call notifying means 4 is operated by this operation command signal, and a sound is given to the user. , Vibration, light, a screen, or the like.

Further, the apparatus has a strap 5 suspended from the apparatus main body 2 and serving as a hand-carrying cord. The strap 5 is provided with a switch function for substituting the function of a later-described call start key 8 for enabling the start of a call, separately from the original purpose of carrying. A base end of the annular strap 5 is fixed to a movable rod 6. When the user pulls and pulls the strap 5, the movable rod 6 can reciprocate or rotate by the pulling operation.
In addition, a rod operation detection sensor 7 is arranged in the apparatus main body 2 so as to be interlocked with the movable rod 6. That is, the rod operation detecting sensor 7 detects an operation due to the rotation of the movable rod 6 or the like, outputs a detection signal, and outputs the detection signal.
To be sent to

On the front side of the apparatus main body 2, a call start key 8 manually operated by a user is arranged.

In addition to the above components, the mobile phone 1 is not shown, but has operation buttons and a liquid crystal display on the front side of the main body of the apparatus. A rod antenna, a transmitting microphone, and the like are arranged.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone according to the embodiment will be described.

Normally, when an incoming call arrives, the main control means 3 determines that there is an incoming call, outputs an operation command signal and sends it to the incoming call notifying means 4. The incoming call notification means 4 operates to notify the user by any means such as ringer sound, lighting or blinking using a light emitting diode, screen display by a liquid crystal display (LCD), vibration by a vibrator, or the like.

Upon receiving a report from the incoming call report means 4 by, for example, a ringer sound, the user is ready to respond. At this time, if there is no obstacle for the user to answer, the call start key 8 is operated on as usual, and the call is started.

However, the situation is such that the user keeps the mobile phone 1 at a position away from the body or cannot immediately turn on the notification start key 8 with one hand even if he is carrying it. There is also. In this case, the user S easily pulls and pulls the strap 5. The towing operation of the strap 5 is transmitted to the movable rod 6, and the operation of the movable rod 6 is detected by the rod operation detection sensor 7. The detection signal is sent to the main control means 2.

Therefore, if the call start key 8 cannot be turned on immediately due to the above-mentioned circumstances of the user, the time elapses after the main control means 3 determines that there is an incoming call. The main control means 3 counts the elapsed time from the transmission of the operation command signal to the incoming call notification means 4 by a measurement timer. If a signal from the normal call start key 8 cannot be obtained after a lapse of the predetermined time, it is next determined whether or not there is a detection signal from the rod movement detection sensor 7.

When the main control means 3 confirms the detection signal from the rod movement detection sensor 7 after a lapse of a predetermined time, the main control means 3 performs processing based on the detection signal and performs the same operation as when the call start key 8 is turned on. Control to make calls possible.

[0022]

As described above, the portable wireless device according to the present invention can be suitably used as a portable telephone in a situation where the user cannot turn on the call start key immediately after receiving an incoming call. Even underneath, by pulling the strap originally intended for carrying, there is an excellent practical advantage that the operation can be detected and the call can be started.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a main part of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile telephone 2 Device main body 3 Main control means 4 Incoming call notification means 5 Strap 6 Movable rod 7 Rod movement detection sensor 8 Call start key

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A portable wireless device having a string-shaped strap provided for carrying a device body by hand, detecting an operation of the user pulling the strap when an incoming call is received, and controlling based on the detection signal. A portable wireless device characterized in that a response call can be made by using the method. 2. When a detection signal indicating that the strap has been pulled is detected after a predetermined time has passed after outputting an incoming notification signal notifying that there is an incoming call and notifying that there is an incoming call, it is possible to answer the call. 2. The portable wireless device according to claim 1, further comprising a main control unit for controlling the wireless communication. 3. A movable rod attached to the apparatus main body and locked at a base end of the strap, and a rod operation for detecting a reciprocating operation or a rotating operation of the movable rod and transmitting a detection signal to the main control means. The portable wireless device according to claim 2, comprising: a detection sensor. 4. An incoming call notifying means which operates upon receiving an incoming call notification signal output from said main control means and notifies the user of an incoming call by any of sound, vibration, light blinking or lighting, screen display, and the like. 3. The portable wireless device according to claim 2, further comprising: a call start key operated by the user to turn on a call when a call is sent from the incoming call notifying unit.