JP3560527B2 - Mobile phone - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mobile phone capable of calling by vibration.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art There is known a mobile phone that informs a mobile phone when a call is received by vibrating the mobile phone together with or instead of a ring tone (Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-63193, Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-63193). No. 60932).
[0003]
Due to such vibration at the time of incoming call (hereinafter referred to as “incoming vibration”), if you do not want others to know the incoming call, do not want to make a ringtone, or if the surrounding noise is loud, you can recognize the ringtone. If it cannot, it can recognize the incoming call to itself.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, even if the mobile phone is set to the mode that emits incoming vibration when receiving a call, in an environment where vibration is transmitted from the surroundings at the same time, for example, in a running vehicle or in a noisy shop, the incoming vibration of the mobile phone will be In some cases, the incoming call could not be recognized because of the vibration.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-described problems and to provide a mobile phone that can recognize an incoming call even in a place where vibration is transmitted from a surrounding environment.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the portable telephone described in the first and second aspects, it is possible to change the setting of the pattern of the incoming vibration and the incoming sound. Therefore, if a vibration pattern that is confusing with the vibration from the surroundings has already been set on the mobile phone as the incoming vibration, by setting a vibration pattern different from the surrounding vibration as the incoming vibration, the vibration from the surroundings can be reduced. Since the incoming call vibration can be distinguished from the incoming call, the incoming call to the user can be reliably recognized.
Further, with such a configuration, both the ring tone and the incoming vibration pattern can be changed, so that the incoming call can be more easily recognized, and the ring tone and the incoming vibration pattern can be efficiently changed by one operation.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a mobile phone 2 according to one embodiment. The mobile phone 2 includes an antenna unit 4, a transmission / reception unit 6, a display unit 7, a key input unit 8, a control circuit 10, a voice input unit 11, a sound generation unit 12, and a vibration unit 14.
[0012]
The antenna unit 4 is provided so as to be able to enter and exit the main body 2 a of the mobile phone 2. The transmission / reception unit 6 connected to the antenna unit 4 performs transmission / reception to / from a wireless communication network via the antenna unit 4, transmits and receives the voice input to the voice input unit 11 as a wireless signal, and receives the voice. The sound signal is uttered from the sounding unit 12 as a sound. The display unit 7 includes a liquid crystal display and its drive circuit, and displays the status of the mobile phone 2 and various messages. The key input unit 8 inputs an instruction from a user of the mobile phone 2 through a plurality of keys provided.
[0013]
The control circuit 10 changes the settings stored in the internal memory according to an instruction from the key input unit 8, calls another mobile phone via the transmission / reception unit 6, and Communication processing with the server. When it is determined that an incoming call has been received via the transmitting / receiving unit 6, the sounding unit 12 or the vibrating unit 14 is driven to notify the user of the incoming call, and a response is received via the key input unit 8 to the user. If there is an instruction, it causes the transmitting / receiving unit 6 to perform communication processing with the other party.
[0014]
The sound generator 12 includes a drive circuit 12a and a speaker 12b, and the vibrator 14 includes a drive circuit 14a and a vibrator 14b. When an output signal is input from the control circuit 10 to the drive circuit 12a of the sound generator 12, a sound set to a predetermined frequency is output from the speaker 12b according to the output signal. When an output signal is input from the control circuit 10 to the drive circuit 14a of the vibration section 14, the vibrator 14b vibrates according to the output signal, and the vibration causes the main body 2a of the mobile phone 2 to vibrate.
[0015]
The control circuit 10 is configured as a microcomputer, and includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a backup RAM, a bus line, an I / O, and the like.
Next, among the processes stored in the ROM of the control circuit 10, a process relating to a ringtone and a ringtone vibration will be described.
[0016]
First, FIGS. 2 and 3 show flowcharts of a function setting process executed by the control circuit 10 when a function of the mobile phone 2 is set by a user.
The function setting process is started by depressing a function key provided in the key input unit 8 in the normal mode in which the mobile phone 2 is not executing a specific process.
[0017]
First, it waits for input of a two-digit function number (S110). Here, in order for the user to set the vibrator function that is currently in the off state to on, “14”, which is the number of the vibrator function setting mode, is set to “1” of the numeric keypad provided in the key input unit 8. And "4" are depressed and input, since the function number has been input, "YES" is determined in the step S110, and it is next determined whether or not the input function number is a vibrator function setting (step S110). S120).
[0018]
Since the user has input the function number “14” indicating the vibrator function setting mode, “YES” is determined in the step S120, and a selection menu of “vibrator 1: ON / 3: OFF” is displayed on the display unit 7. It is displayed (S130). The current setting state is also displayed when “OFF” is a blinking state in the display.
[0019]
Next, it waits for a user's selection instruction (S140). Of the above-mentioned displays, "1: ON / 3: OFF" is set to "ON" by depressing the "1" key of the numeric keypad, and is set to "ON" by depressing the "3" key. "OFF" is set.
[0020]
If the user presses the "1" key, "YES" is determined in the step S140, and the vibrator function is set to "ON". (S145).
Next, the content of the vibrator function setting is stored in the RAM, which is a volatile memory in the control circuit 10 (S150), and it is determined whether the content set this time is different from the previous setting (S160). Since it is “OFF” immediately before and “ON” this time, it is different from the previous setting, and thus “YES” is determined in the step S160.
[0021]
Next, the contents of the vibrator function setting are stored in the backup RAM, which is a nonvolatile memory in the control circuit 10 (S170), and the process returns to the normal mode. If the setting has not been changed, “NO” is determined in the step S160, and the process returns to the normal mode without storing the data in the backup RAM.
[0022]
The current setting state is always held in the backup RAM by the processing of steps S160 and S170. This is because the function setting contents are held even when the power of the mobile phone 2 is turned off. If there is, the data is similarly stored in the backup RAM.
[0023]
Next, a case where the user sets both patterns of a ringtone and a ringtone will be described.
First, when the user inputs “13” for instructing the setting of the ring tone and the incoming vibration pattern using the numeric keypad while waiting for the input of the function number in step S110 in FIG. 2, it is determined as “NO” in step S120, It is determined whether or not the ringtone / incoming vibration pattern selection process 3 is performed (S200). Here, since the function number “13” indicates a ring tone / incoming vibration pattern selection instruction, it is determined to be “YES”, and the display unit 7 displays “chakshin pattern 1/2/3/4/5”. Is displayed (S210). In this display, "1/2/3/4/5" means that there are five types of ringtones / vibration patterns, and that the number can be selected by number. If the current setting state is “1”, the “1” portion of the display becomes a blinking state, and the current setting state is also displayed.
[0024]
Next, it waits for a user's selection instruction (S220).
Here, if the user depresses the key of “2”, the ringtone / incoming vibration pattern is set to “2”, and the display on the display unit 7 is switched to the display of “chakshin pattern 2” (S225). ). Alternatively, the blink of “1” is stopped while “Chaksin pattern 1/2/3/4/5” is displayed, and “2” is blinked.
[0025]
Next, the contents of the setting of the vibrator function are stored in the RAM, which is a volatile memory in the control circuit 10 (S230), and the selected ring tone / vibration pattern is demonstrated (S240). That is, the control circuit 10 outputs an output signal corresponding to the selected ringing tone / ringing vibration pattern to the drive circuit 12a of the sounding section 12 by the same processing as in FIGS. The ringing tone of the selected pattern is generated from the speaker 12b, and an output signal corresponding to the selected ringing tone / incoming vibration pattern is output to the drive circuit 14a of the vibrating unit 14, and the incoming vibration of the selected pattern is vibrated. Generated from 14b. As a result, the user can confirm immediately after setting whether or not an appropriate ring tone / ring vibration pattern has been set.
[0026]
Next, it is determined whether the content set this time is different from the previous setting (S250). Since the ring tone / vibration pattern is “1” immediately before and “2” this time, unlike the previous setting, “YES” is determined in the step S250, and then the non-volatile The content of the ringtone / incoming vibration pattern setting is stored in the backup RAM, which is a memory (S260), and the process returns to the normal mode. If the settings have not been changed, “NO” is determined in the step S250, and the process returns to the normal mode without storing the data in the backup RAM.
[0027]
Next, a description will be given of a process of outputting a ringtone / vibration when a call arrives. FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of the incoming call processing. This process is started at a timing when there is an incoming call from another mobile phone.
First, the settings of the incoming vibration function, the ring tone / incoming vibration pattern, and other settings such as the volume set in the RAM in the control circuit 10 are read into the work area of the RAM (S300). Next, the interruption of the interruption processing for incoming call processing is prohibited (S310). This incoming call interruption processing is the interruption processing shown in FIG. 5, and will be described later in detail.
[0028]
Next, the interrupt counter C is cleared to zero (S320). Next, "1" is set to the variable state indicating the state (S330).
Next, a signal indicating a volume is output to the drive circuit 12a of the sound generator 12 based on the setting content read into the work area of the RAM, and the volume emitted from the speaker 12b is set (S340).
[0029]
Next, an interruption interval of the interruption processing for incoming call processing shown in FIG. 5 is set (S350). Since this interruption interval is set in advance in the ROM of the control circuit 10 as 96 Hz, the interruption is set to 96 Hz, that is, 96 times / sec.
Next, the execution of the interruption process for the incoming call process is permitted (S360). Thereby, the interruption processing for incoming call processing in FIG. 5 is executed at 96 Hz.
[0030]
Next, it is determined whether or not the response key of the key input unit 8 has been depressed (S370). If the response key has not been depressed, it is determined as "NO", and whether the communication partner has disconnected the line next time It is determined whether or not it is not disconnected (S380). If it is not disconnected, “NO” is determined, and the process returns to step S370 again. That is, steps S370 and S380 are repeated until the user presses down the response key or the other party disconnects the line. If the response key is depressed by the user or the other party disconnects the line, "YES" is determined in the step S370 or S380, the interruption processing for the incoming call processing is prohibited, and furthermore, both the drive circuits 12a and 14a are interrupted. The output signal is powered down (S390), and the process proceeds to a normal communication process. That is, when the response key is depressed, normal conversation processing is performed by the transmission / reception unit 6 via the wireless communication line, and when the other party disconnects the line, the mode returns to the normal mode.
[0031]
Therefore, while steps S370 and S380 are repeated, the incoming call processing interrupt processing of FIG. 5 is repeatedly executed at 96 Hz.
The interruption processing for incoming call processing shown in FIG. 5 will be described.
First, the state of the state is determined (S400). At first, since the state is 1, it is determined whether or not one cycle of the process is completed (S410). This one cycle indicates one cycle of the ring tone / vibration pattern, and here, the period from when the interrupt counter C changes from 0 to 95 is defined as one cycle. As will be described later, if the ring tone / vibration pattern is “2”, one cycle corresponds to three seconds.
[0032]
Therefore, in step S410, it is determined whether or not C = 95. Initially, C = 0 in the initial setting (not shown), so a negative determination is made in step S410, and C is incremented (S420). That is, C = 1.
Next, it is determined whether or not it is a pulse generation section (S440). This pulse generation section corresponds to the above-mentioned “section in which vibration is generated in the vibration pattern”, and a pulse-like output signal for generating a ringtone and a ringtone is transmitted from the control circuit 10 during the one cycle. This means a period during which data is output to the drive circuits 12a and 14a. This pulse generation section differs depending on the ringing tone / ringing vibration pattern selected in steps S210 and S220. In other words, the ring tone and the incoming vibration pattern are variously set according to the arrangement of the pulse generation sections within one cycle.
[0033]
As described above, the ring tone / incoming vibration pattern is set to “2”. Here, the content of the pattern represented by the ring tone / vibration pattern “2” is that one cycle is 3 seconds, of which 1 second is a pulse generation section to generate a ring tone and a vibration, and 2 seconds are other than the pulse generation section. Is a repetition of a state in which no ring tone and no incoming vibration are generated, the period of C = 0 to 31 is a pulse generation period, and C = 32 to 95 is a period other than the pulse generation period.
[0034]
Therefore, in step S440, if C = 0 to 31, it is determined that the pulse generation section is “YES”. If the drive circuit 12a of the sound generator 12 is powered down, the power is increased and the power is increased. If so, the power down process is performed (S450).
[0035]
As shown in the timing chart of FIG. 6, the ring tone output from the control circuit 10 to the drive circuit 12a of the sound generator 12 [FIG. 6 (e)] indicates that the power down is instructed immediately after the incoming call (time t0). Therefore, in step S450, the mode is switched to power-up. Therefore, a sound of a predetermined frequency is generated from the speaker 12b.
[0036]
Next, state = 2 is set (S480). Then, again, the same determination as in step S440, that is, whether or not it is a pulse generation section is determined (S490). Similarly, C = 0, and it is determined to be “YES”. If the drive circuit 14a of the vibrating section 14 is powered down, power up is performed, and if it is powered up, power down processing is performed (S500). . As shown in the timing chart of FIG. 6, the incoming vibration output [FIG. 6 (f)] from the control circuit 10 to the drive circuit 14a of the vibrating unit 14 is in a state in which power down is instructed immediately after the incoming call (time t0). Since there is, in step S500, it is switched to power-up. Therefore, electricity is supplied to the vibrator 14b. Thus, the interrupt processing is temporarily terminated.
[0037]
When the interrupt processing for incoming call processing is started again at time t1, state = 2, so that the process proceeds from step S400 to step S510, where state = 3.
Next, since C = 1, "YES" is determined in the step S490, and in step S500, the incoming vibration output is powered down this time. Therefore, the vibrator 14b is de-energized. Thus, the interrupt processing is temporarily terminated.
[0038]
At time t2, when the next interrupt processing for incoming call processing is started, state = 3. Therefore, the process proceeds from step S400 to step S520, where state = 1 is set.
Next, since C = 1, “YES” is determined in step S490, and in step S500, the incoming vibration output is powered up this time. Therefore, electricity is supplied to the vibrator 14b. Thus, the interrupt processing is temporarily terminated.
[0039]
At the time t3, when the next interrupt processing for incoming call processing is started, since the state becomes 1, the process shifts from step S400 to step S410 to determine whether or not C = 95. Since C = 1, it is determined to be “NO” and C is incremented (S420). Here, C = 2.
[0040]
Next, it is determined whether or not C = 0 to 31 (S440). Since C = 2, "YES" is determined, and in step S450, the ringtone output to the drive circuit 12a of the sound generator 12 is set to the power. Switch from up to power down. As a result, the generation of a ring tone from the speaker 12b is temporarily stopped.
[0041]
In step S480, state = 2 is set, and in step S490, "YES" is determined, and the incoming vibration output is switched from power-up to power-down. Therefore, vibrator 14b is turned off.
Thereafter, as long as C = 0 to 31, the energization / de-energization of the vibrator 14b is repeated each time the interrupt processing for incoming call processing is executed, and the vibrator 14b vibrates in a cycle of energization / de-energization. The main body 2a of the mobile phone 2 is vibrated by the vibration. That is, the vibration is generated in the vibrator 14b by switching the supply of the driving energy to the vibrator 14b.
[0042]
As long as C = 0 to 31, every time the incoming call interruption process is executed three times, the generation and stop of the ring tone from the speaker 12b are repeated, and the ring tone is generated as if it vibrates.
When C is incremented as described above and C = 32 (time t10 in FIG. 7), “NO” is determined in the step S440, and the ringtone output of the sound generator 12 to the drive circuit 12a is output. The power is reduced (S460), and the incoming vibration output of the vibration unit 14 to the drive circuit 14a is reduced (S470). That is, the pulse of the ringtone output and the pulse of the ringtone output are stopped after the one-second pulse generation section has elapsed.
[0043]
Next, after the state is set to 2 in step S480, "NO" is also determined in the determination in step S490, so that the process is temporarily terminated with the incoming vibration output power down.
Thereafter, C is incremented every time the incoming call processing interrupt processing is performed three times, but since 31 <C <95, no pulse is output for both the ringtone output and the incoming vibration output. That is, neither the ring tone nor the incoming vibration occurs for 2 seconds until C = 95.
[0044]
When C = 95 as a result of the increment of C (time t20 in FIG. 7), “YES” is determined in the step S410 of the incoming call interruption process, and C = 0 is set (S430). . Accordingly, since the pulse generation section is again entered, the generation of the ringtone and the vibration of the incoming call are performed for 1 second as described above, and when C = 31, the stop state of the ringtone and the vibration of the incoming call for 2 seconds is again stopped. continue.
[0045]
In this manner, the ringing tone and the incoming vibration are generated for one second, and the next two seconds are stopped. The response key is depressed by the user ("YES" in S370) or the other party disconnects the line. The processing is executed until the connection is cut ("YES" in S380).
[0046]
If “YES” in the step S370 or the step S380 (time t100 in FIG. 6), the step S390 is executed as described above, and the process proceeds to a normal process.
In the above-mentioned ringing tone / incoming vibration pattern of “2”, a ringing sound and an incoming vibration for one second and a stop for two seconds were repeated with one cycle of three seconds. The other patterns 1, 3 to 5 are also determined based on the length of one cycle and the ratio of the presence or absence of occurrence of ringtone and ringtone. For example, the ratio of occurrence / non-occurrence of the ring tone and the incoming vibration may be set to 1: 1 with one cycle as one cycle, or a plurality of pulse generation sections may be provided within one cycle with one cycle being three seconds or more. .
[0047]
Therefore, by the processing of steps S210 and S220, the user of the mobile phone 2 can arbitrarily select a pattern that is not confused with the surrounding noise and vibration and set the pattern on the mobile phone 2, so that the vibration from the surroundings can be set. And incoming vibration can be distinguished, and the incoming call to the user can be reliably recognized.
[0048]
Further, the pattern of the ring tone and the pattern of the incoming vibration can be simultaneously selected by the processing of steps S210 and S220, so that the pattern setting is efficient.
In this embodiment, the vibrator 14b is hit to the vibration means, of the processing of the control circuit 10, and corresponds to processing as a processing input means 2 and 3, as is the control unit the process of FIGS This corresponds to the processing of.
[0049]
[Others ]
[0050]
In the above-described embodiment, the ring tone pattern and the ring vibration pattern are selected from the patterns prepared in advance, but the user may create and register the patterns.
[0051]
In the above embodiment, the mobile phone 2 has been described. However, a handset for a PHS (Personal Handy Horn System), which is a kind of mobile phone, may be used. If a pattern that is not confused with vibration is selected and set in the handset of the PHS, vibrations from the surroundings can be distinguished from incoming vibrations, and incoming calls to the user can be reliably recognized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a mobile phone as one embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a function setting process in the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a function setting process in the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an incoming call process in the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an incoming call interruption process in the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a timing chart for explaining an output state of a ring tone / vibration pattern at the time of an incoming call in the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a timing chart for explaining an output state of a ring tone and an incoming vibration pattern at the time of an incoming call in the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference Signs List 2 mobile phone 2a mobile phone main body 4 antenna unit 6 transmitting / receiving unit 7 display unit 8 key input unit 10 control circuit 12 sounding unit 12a sounding unit drive circuit 12b speaker 14 vibration unit 14a vibration Drive circuit 14b: vibrator

Claims (3)

A mobile phone capable of calling with a ringtone as well as calling with vibration when detecting an incoming call to itself,
With a plurality of incoming patterns consisting of a ring tone pattern and an incoming vibration pattern,
Upon receiving an input instructing the setting of the incoming call pattern including a ring tone pattern and an incoming call vibration pattern, a selection menu is displayed by the user. When one incoming pattern is selected from the plurality of incoming patterns, the incoming call pattern is displayed. The ringtone pattern and the incoming vibration pattern corresponding to the pattern are set in conjunction with each other,
A cellular phone, wherein, at the time of an incoming call, a call is made simultaneously with the set ring tone pattern and incoming vibration pattern. A mobile phone body,
Antenna and
A transmitting and receiving unit connected to the antenna for transmitting and receiving voice,
A display section for displaying various messages,
A voice input unit,
A sound generator for generating a ring tone for notifying an incoming call;
A vibrating unit for vibrating the mobile phone body,
A selection menu for selecting any one of a plurality of incoming patterns including a ring tone pattern generated by the sound generating unit and a vibration pattern generated by the vibrating unit is displayed,
Input means for receiving an input of a user's instruction from among these,
When one incoming pattern is selected from the plurality of incoming patterns based on an instruction to select the incoming pattern input by the input means, a ring tone pattern corresponding to the selected incoming pattern is provided. The incoming vibration pattern is set in conjunction with
At the time of an incoming call, control means for causing the vibrating portion to vibrate in the set pattern and generating a ringtone from the sounding portion,
A mobile phone comprising: 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a demonstration generating unit configured to generate a vibration of a vibration pattern corresponding to the selected incoming call pattern and generate a ring tone of the corresponding ring tone pattern from the sound generating unit. 4. Mobile phone.

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