JP3108985B2 - Data processing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention, in addition to the information receiving function
Equipped with various data processing functions and when the data processing functions are operating
On the display screen
The present invention relates to a data processing device for displaying.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a pager has a lower usage fee than a car phone or a mobile phone. The number of cases where it is used as an easy communication tool with the Internet is rapidly increasing. As a conventional means for accessing a pager, there is a telephone in the case of an individual, a company, and an operation service company, a personal computer input, an information processing company in the case of an individual information provider.

The information created by these access means is transmitted to a pager service company via a public line network, and the pager service company creates and transmits transmission information for each pager number of a pager owned by an individual or a company. You. As the pager, there are an NP (numerical pager) type capable of receiving numeric information and an IP (information pager) type capable of receiving character information.

[0004] Recently, in addition to a function of notifying a user of a call using the excellent portability of the pager and a function of displaying a message accompanying the function, a paging function such as a schedule management function, a memo function, and a calculator function has been provided. Multifunctional devices with unrelated additional functions are becoming widespread.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional multi-function type pager, the receiving unit is in the intermittent receiving state even if the user uses each mode other than the incoming call waiting mode. For example, an individual call signal may be received during an input operation in a schedule mode or the like.

In such a case, in the conventional pager, the display in each of these modes or the input operation is forcibly switched to display the message accompanying the individual call reception. The message can be checked by using, but conversely, since the display was forcibly switched to the message display, the input operation in each mode was reset, the message was checked again, and the operation was started again. was there.

[0007] Further, even if a new incoming call is received while checking the incoming message, the display is forcibly switched to the newly received message in the same manner as described above. There is a drawback that the display content is switched to a newly received message. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a notification of reception of information when the information is received, so that the content of the displayed display data is hardly affected.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
Various data processing functions are provided in addition to the information reception function.
Various data processed during data processing function operation
A data processing device for displaying contents on a display screen,
When performing data processing during the above data processing function
When the receiving means receives new information,
Of the reception type information included in the
Mark selection to select the reception mark corresponding to the information
Means, and the receiving means selected by the identification mark selecting means.
An identification mark indicates the arrival of new received information and its type
Data display displayed on the above display screen as an incoming call display
Incoming call display means for displaying a new message on top of the content,
After the incoming call is displayed, the received information
The reception identification mark is erased and the
The window frame that displays the contents is displayed on the above display screen.
Display of received content displayed on top of the displayed data
Means .

The invention according to claim 4 is other than the information receiving function.
Has various data processing functions, and the data processing function operation
Various data contents being processed at the time are displayed on the display screen
A data processing device for displaying on the data processing device;
During data processing during active operation, the receiving
That new information has arrived
Is displayed on the display screen.
First incoming call display means for displaying a new message superimposed on the display content
And the reception after the reception display by the reception mark
Clearing the above identification mark in response to an instruction to open information
The window frame that displays the content of the received information
Over the data displayed on the display screen.
Receiving content display means to be displayed;
Before the opening instruction after the message is displayed,
If the means has received more new information,
Another reception mark on the
Mark above the data displayed on the display screen.
And a second incoming call display means for displaying a new incoming call in a superimposed manner .

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[0015]

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a multifunctional pager to which the present invention is applied. First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 1 shows a pager 1 according to the present embodiment.
1A is a front view, and FIG. 1B is a right side view.

The pager 1 is composed of a case body 2 and a lid 3, and FIGS.
In the open state. That is, the cover 3 is rotatably provided by a support shaft (not shown), and a liquid crystal display panel 4 is provided on the inner surface side of the cover 3. The liquid crystal panel 4 is, for example, 119 dots wide x
31 horizontal dots by 5 horizontal dots x 7 vertical dots by 20 horizontal characters
It is a dot matrix type that can display a total of 80 characters, 4 characters x 4 characters, and is lit as necessary.
(Electroluminescence). 4a in the figure indicates the setting position of an icon display frame for displaying icon data, which is illustration data according to the type of incoming data described later.

A "menu" key, a "function" key, an "alphanumeric" key and a "symbol" are provided on the inner surface of the case body 2 which is in contact with the liquid crystal panel 4 with the lid 3 closed. Key, Pause key, Blank key, Delete key,
Function key 5, consisting of an "insert" key, a "registration" key, a "search" key, and cursor keys for up, down, left and right, "0" to "9" keys, "*" key, and "#"
Numerical keys 6 and dial transmission keys 7 composed of keys are provided, and these are protected when the lid 3 is closed when carrying the portable telephone.

Numerical keys 6 can be used to input kana characters and alphabets in combination with the function keys 5 in addition to the numbers. The numeric keys 6 are stored in association with telephone numbers and names, and can be selected as necessary. It is also assumed that the mobile phone has a telephone number bank function for displaying information in a static manner and a calculator function for performing numerical calculations using the numerical keys 6 and the function keys 5.

Further, a dial transmission key 7 for transmission instruction is provided so as to be able to operate even when the lid 3 is closed, and an LED 8 is provided near the dial transmission key 7 to blink a call state or the like. ing. Furthermore, the case body 2
A speaker 9 also serving as a dial tone signal output unit and an IR transmission / reception unit 10 are provided on the right side of the device. The IR transmission / reception unit 10 transmits and receives data to and from another similar pager 1 or another electronic device having an infrared communication function by an infrared signal.
Inside, an infrared light receiving unit composed of a phototransistor and the like and an infrared light emitting unit composed of an LED lamp and the like are provided.

A power switch for turning on / off the power of the pager 1 and a reset key for stopping the notification of the calling state are provided on the left side surface of the case body 2 (not shown). Next, a block configuration of a circuit provided in the case body 2 and the cover 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 2, the pager 1 comprises an antenna 21, a receiving section 22, a decoder section 23, an ID-ROM 2
4. Key input unit 25, control unit 26, ROM 27, RAM
28, a display unit 29, a speaker 30, an LED 31, and a vibrator 32.

The antenna 21 receives an individual call signal wirelessly transmitted from a transmitting base station (not shown) and
Output to The receiving unit 22 is controlled by the intermittent signal input from the decoder unit 23, intermittently receives the individual call signal input from the antenna 21, demodulates the received signal, and outputs the demodulated signal to the decoder unit 23.

The decoder unit 23 checks the individual calling signal demodulated by the receiving unit 22 with the address data stored in the ID-ROM 24, and if they match, message data received after the individual calling signal. Output to the control unit 27.

The ID-ROM 24 stores data set individually such as a frame and an address assigned to the pager 1 for receiving normal message data and service information, and stores the data under a control unit of the decoder unit 23. The data such as the frame and the address which are
Output to

The key input unit 25 is composed of the function keys 5, the numerical keys 6, and the dial transmission key 7, and outputs a signal associated with each operation to the control unit 27. The control unit 26 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit).
), An input register for holding an input operation in the key input unit 25, and the like, and the decoder unit 2 based on various control programs stored in the ROM 27.
The message data input from the input unit 3 is stored in an input register, and each circuit unit in the pager 1 is controlled according to a control signal input from the input unit 25.

In the reception process described later, the control unit 26 selects a mode other than the call waiting mode, for example, a schedule management function mode for registering and managing the schedule of the user of the pager 1 and selects a predetermined mode. When an incoming call is detected while data is being input by key operation, the switch from the schedule input display state to the incoming call message display is not forcibly switched, but the ROM 27 is switched according to the type of function data and the like included in the incoming call data.
The display content of the icon data stored in the display unit 29 is blinked at a part of the display position in the display unit 29 to notify the arrival of the data, and when the reset key is pressed, the data being processed is temporarily displayed. Stores the data in the RAM 28, stops the blinking display of the icon data, opens the window, displays the contents of the incoming data in a predetermined window frame, and shifts the blinking display of the icon to the lighting display when the reset key is not pressed. Then, display control such as instructing that the incoming data is not confirmed is performed.

When the control unit 26 detects the bank code data specifying the sender when identifying the type of the incoming data, it reads out the icon data indicating the type of the incoming data from the ROM 27 and transmits the icon data. The portrait icon data specifying the person is stored in the TEL in the RAM 28.
Display control for reading out from the bank memory and displaying on the display unit 29 is performed.

A ROM (Read Only Memory) 27 stores an incoming call processing program and various control programs executed by the control unit 26, and also stores an icon data table shown in FIG. For example, display contents of icon data corresponding to the type of incoming message data are set.
A RAM (Random Access Memory) 28 forms a memory area for temporarily storing data being processed by the control unit 26 at the time of incoming call processing, and a message memory area for storing incoming data for each address at the time of calling.
A TEL bank memory shown in FIG. 4 is stored, and a bank code, a telephone number, a name, and a portrait icon specifying a sender are set in association with illustration data.

The display section 29 is composed of the liquid crystal display panel 4 and displays various input data input from the key input section 25 in a selected mode, and also performs display control performed when the control section 26 performs an incoming call process. Thus, the icon data indicating the type of the incoming data is blinked and lit at the predetermined display position, and the contents of the incoming data are displayed in the window frame at the predetermined display position.

The speaker 30 is controlled by the control unit 26 to generate a dial tone based on the DTMF signal obtained by converting the input transmission message, and to generate a predetermined ring tone for notifying an incoming call. The vibrator 31 controls the control unit 2
6 to generate a vibration for notifying an incoming call. L
The ED 32 is controlled by the control unit 26 and performs a blinking display for notifying of an incoming call.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. An incoming call process executed by the pager 1 of the embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. When the power switch on the main body of the pager 1 is turned on (step S1), for example, the function key 5 shown in FIG.
When the "menu" key and the cursor keys are operated to select the schedule management mode as shown in FIG. 6 and the data input and the data display operation are controlled by a predetermined key operation, the decoder unit is simultaneously operated. It is checked whether there is a call detection signal input from 23 (step S2).
When the call detection signal is input, the incoming call data is captured (step S3), and it is determined whether or not the pager 1 is currently in only the incoming call waiting mode (step S3).
4).

In the case of the schedule management mode instead of the incoming call waiting mode, the contents of the incoming data are analyzed by reading the function data contained in the incoming data, and the icon data corresponding to the contents is stored in the ROM 27.
The icon data display contents stored in the icon data table are selected and read (step S5), and a timer for setting a time to wait for pressing the reset key is started (step S6).

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the display content of the read icon data is blinked by setting the icon display frame 4a at the upper right display position of the liquid crystal display panel 4, thereby indicating that there is an incoming call. Is notified (step S7). The icon display example of FIG. 7 indicates that the type of incoming data is a normal message.

Next, the system waits for the detection of the reset key press (step S8). When the reset key is pressed, the timer is reset, and the data input so far in the schedule management mode is temporarily stored in a predetermined memory area of the RAM 28. , The blinking display of the icon is deleted, and the contents based on the incoming call data are displayed in the window frame 4b as shown in FIG. 8 (step S9), and this processing is ended.

If it is determined in step S8 that the reset key has not been pressed, the timer waits for a time-up (step S10). When the time-up is awaited, the icon continues blinking and the time-up is confirmed. The flashing display of the icon is shifted to the lighting display (step S11), an unconfirmed flag is set at the address of the message memory area where the received data is stored, and the icon display as the illustration data corresponding to the received content is continued. Then, the present process ends.

If no incoming call detection signal is input from the decoder section 23 in step S2, operation control in each mode based on various key input operations from the key input section 25 is performed (step S12) to detect a call. Return to signal input check.

If the current mode is only the incoming call waiting mode in step S4, a timer for setting the time to wait for the reset key to be pressed is started (step S13). Ringtone, vibration by vibrator 31, or LE
Notification is made by blinking display of D32 (step S14).
Next, it waits for the detection of the press of the reset key (step S1).
5) When the reset key is pressed, the timer is reset, the content based on the incoming data is displayed in the entire display area of the liquid crystal display panel 4 (step S16), and the process ends. If the reset key is not depressed in step S15, the system waits for the timer to expire (step S17), continues the incoming call notification operation, and confirms that the time is up. , An unconfirmed flag is set at the address No., the incoming call notifying operation is stopped, and the process returns to the incoming call waiting mode (step S18), and this processing is ended.

The icon display contents shown in FIG. 9 differ depending on the type of function data and the like included in the incoming data. For example, when an emergency call is made and a bank code for specifying the sender is received, the icon display contents shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, an icon indicating that the call is an emergency call and a portrait icon of the sender are displayed in the icon display frame 4a.

Further, it is also possible to superimpose incoming data stored in the memory unconfirmed after receiving a call in the past and to display the icon in an overlapping manner. In such a case, a plurality of icon display frames 4a are displayed as shown in FIG. Can be set repeatedly.

Further, when a new incoming call is detected while the display contents based on the incoming call data shown in FIG. 8 are being displayed in the window display frame 4b, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to set the icon display frame 4a to blink the icon data based on the incoming data type to notify of a new incoming call.

Then, in the display state of FIG.
If it is detected that the reset key has been pressed,
As shown in FIG. 2, a new window display frame 4c can be set on the window display frame 4b to display the display content based on the newly received incoming data.

As described above, in the incoming call processing by the multi-function pager 1 of this embodiment, when an incoming call is detected during a mode other than the incoming call waiting mode, the display state of that mode is forcibly switched. In addition, an icon display frame is set to blink the icon data based on the type of the incoming data to notify the incoming call, and to detect that the reset key is pressed while the icon is blinking and to set the window display frame. Since the display content based on the incoming data is displayed, invalidating the data being input or the data being displayed in another mode can be avoided, and the operability can be improved.

In addition, the icon corresponding to the type of the incoming message (normal message, emergency call, group call, secret message, etc.) and illustration data such as a portrait icon for specifying the sender are displayed. It is possible to immediately judge whether or not the message needs to be confirmed immediately and take appropriate action, and to surely communicate the intention of the sender.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, for example, the display form of the icon display frame and the display form of the window display frame for displaying the incoming message are sequentially superimposed and displayed from the latest incoming data. Because it is possible, it is easy to confirm and switch the display between the previously received message and the newly received message.

As a result, it is possible to effectively use a mode other than the incoming call waiting mode in the receiving apparatus typified by the multifunctional pager, etc., to improve the convenience of the mounted functions, and to transmit incoming data. Functions can also be improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be implemented with appropriate modifications without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, the present invention is applied to not only a pager using a public line but also various types of receiving apparatuses having a wireless communication function.

[0048]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, data processing is performed.
During the reception of new information during
Forcibly switch the entire system as before, and
Instead of displaying the
Small reception identification mark, data display by data processing
Overlaid on top of content
The data previously displayed on the display screen
The contents of the above information are left as they are on the display screen.
You can know whether there is an incoming call, and within the received information
For the contents themselves, instruct to open only when necessary.
And can display the contents. Contract
According to the invention as set forth in claim 4, a new data processing operation is performed.
When receiving information, the entire display content of the display screen is
To switch to display the received content
Instead of a small reception mark corresponding to the received information
Is overwritten on the data contents by data processing.
Displayed on the display screen until then.
Leave the indicated data contents on the display screen
In the state of the above, it is possible to know whether the above information
The content of the received information itself when necessary
You can display the contents only by instructing opening.
It can be. Incoming call display with the above reception mark
Before the opening instruction above, further new information
Is received, another reception mark is added to the above reception mark.
Is displayed with the reception mark with
Confirm that multiple communication symbols are displayed
With this, only one piece of received information in the unopened state
No, it is immediately recognized that there are multiple pools.
Prompts the user to determine whether or not a
Can be.

[0049]

[0050]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a multifunctional pager to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram showing the inside of the multi-function pager shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view showing a configuration example of an icon data table stored in a ROM of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a TEL bank memory stored in a RAM of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a reception process executed by the multi-function pager of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of data display on the display unit when the multi-function pager of the embodiment is used in the scheduler function mode.

7 is a view showing an example of icon display when an incoming call is detected in the display state of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which display contents of an incoming message are displayed from the icon display state of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a view showing another example of icon display when an incoming call is detected in the display state of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which a plurality of icon display frames are displayed in an overlapping manner in the display state of FIG. 6;

11 is a view showing an example of icon display when a new incoming call is detected in the display state of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which display contents of an incoming message are displayed from the icon display state of FIG. 11;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multifunctional pager 2 Case main body 3 Lid 4 Liquid crystal display panel 5 Function key 6 Numeric key 7 Dial transmission key 21 Antenna 22 Receiving part 23 Decoder part 24 ID-ROM 25 Key input part 26 Control part 27 ROM 28 RAM 29 Display Part 30 speaker 31 vibrator 32 LED

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. Various data processing functions in addition to an information receiving function
Which is processed during the operation of the data processing function.
Data processing that displays various data contents on the display screen
An apparatus for performing data processing during the operation of the data processing function.
When the receiving means receives new information,
Of the reception type information included in the
Mark selection to select the reception mark corresponding to the information
Means, and the reception identification mark selected by the identification mark selection means.
Incoming call display showing incoming call information and its type
Above the data displayed on the display screen.
Receiving display means for newly displaying the received information superimposed on the side, and opening instruction of the received information after the displaying of the incoming call.
Deletes the reception identification mark,
A window frame displaying the content of the report is displayed on the above display screen.
In the reception that is displayed over the displayed data
The data processing apparatus being characterized in that comprising a volume display means. 2. The receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the identification mark selecting means includes:
Class information from the received information, and
The sender information indicating the sender who sent the message is determined from the received information.
Separately, for each of the reception type information and the sender information,
Select the appropriate reception identification mark and sender identification mark
And, the receiving display means is selected by the identification mark selecting means
The received identification mark and the sender identification mark
Incoming new information and incoming information indicating its type and sender
Data display contents displayed on the above display screen as display
2. The data processing device according to claim 1, wherein the data is newly displayed by being superimposed on the upper side of the data. 3. After displaying the incoming call by the reception identification mark.
There is an opening instruction for the received information within a predetermined time.
Opening instruction determining means for determining whether or not
If it is determined that there is no incoming call,
Display change means for changing the display form different from the original display form
Data of claim 1, wherein the the was further comprises a
Processing equipment. 4. Various data processing functions in addition to the information receiving function
Which is processed during the operation of the data processing function.
Data processing that displays various data contents on the display screen
An apparatus for performing data processing during the operation of the data processing function.
When the receiving means receives new information,
A reception mark indicating that there is an incoming call is displayed on the above display screen.
Display new data over the displayed data
First incoming call display means, and received information after the incoming call is displayed by the receiving mark.
In accordance with the opening instruction of, the above identification mark is erased,
The window frame that displays the content of the received information
Displayed on top of the data displayed on the display screen
Receiving content display means for performing the opening instruction after displaying the incoming call by the receiving mark
Before receiving the new information
In the case, another reception mark is superimposed on the above reception mark,
The superimposed reception mark is displayed on the above display screen.
2nd incoming call that is newly displayed on top of the displayed data
A data processing device comprising: a display unit .