JP3671851B2 - Wireless communication device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a wireless communication device, for example, a wireless communication device such as a telephone that can perform a hands-free call.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, hands-free devices that allow a driver of an automobile to talk using a microphone and a speaker that are separate from the handset without having the handset have become widespread and contribute to prevention of accidents during traveling.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present inventor has studied to further spread the hands-free device, and the use of the hands-free device is left to the driver's will, and the driver holds the mobile phone in one hand. Even when driving, it is difficult for a third person to prove that reliably, so it is difficult to reliably control that the driver is driving with one hand.
[0004]
Moreover, even if the driver uses the hands-free device, it is difficult to reliably prove it to a third party after the operation is completed.
[0005]
Therefore, if the use of the hands-free device is automatically recorded in the record, the driver can easily control the one-handed operation, so that the user can be encouraged to use the hands-free device. It was.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication device capable of recording in a record that a hands-free call has been performed.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the storage means (39, 40) for storing the stored information and whether or not a hands-free call is being performed in the mobile device. Call determination means (100) for determining, travel determination means (120) for determining whether or not the mobile device is moving, and determination that the mobile device is moving by the travel determination means and call determination means Control means (130) for controlling the storage means so as to store the fact that the hands-free call has been made during the movement of the mobile device as storage information when it is determined that the hands-free call has been made by It is characterized by that.
[0008]
Thereby, the control means controls the storage means so as to store the fact that the hands-free call has been made during the movement of the mobile device as the stored information, so that the hands-free call has been made during the movement of the mobile device. Can be recorded in the storage means.
[0009]
In the second aspect of the present invention, transmission means (31, 32) for transmitting transmission information is provided, and the control means transmits, as transmission information, that a hands-free call has been made while the mobile device is moving. The transmission means is controlled as described above.
[0010]
As a result, it is possible to receive and leave a message that a hands-free call has been made while the mobile device is moving outside the wireless communication device.
[0011]
Incidentally, the reference numerals in parentheses of the above means are an example showing the correspondence with the specific means described in each embodiment to be described later.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a mobile communication system according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile communication system, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an in-vehicle communication device mounted in an automobile.
[0013]
The mobile communication system includes an in-car communication device 10 and a base station 20. The in-car communication device 10 includes a mobile phone 30, an IC card 40, a navigation system 50, and a hands-free call system 60. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 30 includes an antenna 31, a radio unit 32, an audio processing unit 33, a speaker 34, a microphone 35, an operation unit 36, a display unit 37, a control unit 38, and a memory 39. Has been.
[0014]
The antenna 31 transmits a modulated signal using radio waves as a medium and receives a received signal using radio waves as a medium. The radio unit 32 is controlled by the control unit 38, receives the received signal from the antenna 31, demodulates the received signal, and outputs a demodulated signal. The radio unit 32 is controlled by the control unit 38 to modulate the transmission signal and output the modulated signal to the antenna 31.
[0015]
The audio processing unit 33 is controlled by the control unit 38 and outputs a received signal to the speaker 34. The voice processing unit 33 is controlled by the control unit 38 to receive a transmission signal from the microphone 35 and convert the transmission signal into a transmission signal. The speaker 34 receives the received signal and outputs the received voice, and the microphone 35 receives the transmitted voice and outputs the transmitted signal.
[0016]
The operation unit 36 has a plurality of keys and outputs an operation signal to the control unit 38 in response to a user operation. The display unit 37 is controlled by the control unit 38 to perform various displays. And the control part 38 performs a transmission recording process according to the flowchart shown in FIG. The memory 39 holds various data together with the computer program of the control unit 38.
[0017]
In FIG. 1, an IC card 40 is detachably connected to a mobile phone 30 and holds a call history to be described later. Further, the navigation system 50 receives each satellite signal from each artificial satellite and obtains position information based on each satellite signal.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 2, the hands-free call system 60 includes a hands-free device 61 and an operation microphone unit 62. The hands-free device 61 includes a control unit 63 and a speaker 64, and the operation microphone unit 62 includes an operation unit 65 and a microphone 66. The speaker 64 receives the received signal and outputs a received voice, and the microphone 66 receives the transmitted voice and outputs the transmitted signal to the control unit 63.
[0019]
The operation unit 65 receives an operation of the user and outputs an operation signal to the control unit 63. The control unit 63 receives the transmission signal from the control unit 38 of the mobile phone 30 and outputs the transmission signal to the speaker 64. In addition, the control unit 63 outputs an operation signal from the operation unit 65 and a transmission signal from the microphone 66 to the control unit 38 of the mobile phone 30.
[0020]
Hereinafter, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0021]
First, in the hands-free call system 60, when a destination telephone number and an off-hook signal are input to the control unit 63 by operating the operation unit 65, the control unit 63 outputs the transmission signal to the mobile phone 30.
[0022]
Next, in the mobile phone 30, the control unit 38 causes the memory 39 to store an operation history indicating that a transmission signal has been input from the operation unit 65.
[0023]
When a transmission signal is input from the operation unit 36 instead of the operation unit 63, the control unit 63 stores an operation history indicating that the transmission signal is input from the operation unit 36 in the memory 39.
[0024]
Here, the control unit 38 receives the transmission signal and outputs it to the radio unit 32, and the radio unit 32 causes the antenna 31 to output the transmission signal using radio waves as a medium. Then, when the base station 20 receives the transmission signal using the radio wave as a medium, the base station 20 transmits the incoming signal to the mobile phone 400 (see FIG. 1) of the other party. Thereafter, upon receiving an incoming call confirmation signal from the mobile phone 400 of the other party, the base station 20 connects the mobile phone 30 and the mobile phone 400 via a line, and transmits the connection signal using radio waves as a medium.
[0025]
Next, in the mobile phone 30, the control unit 38 receives a connection signal via the antenna 31 through the radio unit 32 and executes a call process. Then, the connection signal is output to the control unit 63 of the hands-free device 61. When the control unit 63 receives the connection signal, the operation of both the speaker 64 and the microphone 66 is permitted as a call process.
[0026]
Thereby, the speaker 64 receives the received signal and outputs a received voice, and the microphone 66 receives the transmitted voice and outputs the transmitted signal to the control unit 63. In this way, a hands-free call is started by the driver using the speaker 64 and the microphone 66.
[0027]
Here, the control unit 38 performs call processing in the main routine and performs outgoing call recording processing in interruption processing at regular intervals.
[0028]
First, in step 100, it is determined whether or not a hands-free call is being performed. Then, the operation history is called from the memory 39 as described above. Since this operation history indicates that the outgoing signal is received from the operation unit 65 as described above, it is determined that a hands-free call is being performed, and the process proceeds to step 120.
[0029]
Next, in step 110, the position is detected for a certain period by the navigation system 50, and when the detected position is moving in the certain period, it is determined that the car is running (step 120). .
[0030]
Next, the fact that a hands-free call is being performed while the vehicle is running is stored in the memory 39 as a hands-free call record and also stored in the IC card 40 (step 140). Further, a hands-free call record is transmitted from the antenna 31 by the wireless unit 32 (step 150).
[0031]
Here, in addition to the fact that the car is running and the hands-free call is being performed, the control unit 38 sets the call start time, the call end time, and the device name (use system name) of the hands-free device. The free call record may be transmitted from the antenna 31.
[0032]
Next, the base station 20 receives the hands-free call record and stores it in the computer 21 (step 200). Further, the call charge is set to be reduced (step 210).
[0033]
Here, the computer 21 issues and sends to the applicant a hands-free call record with a monthly usage bill. Further, when the computer 21 receives a request for introduction from the police 22 or the automobile insurance company 23, the computer 21 answers a hands-free call record for each user.
[0034]
The features of the first embodiment will be described below. That is, the mobile phone 30 stores in the memory 39 that the hands-free call is being performed while the vehicle is running as a hands-free call record in the memory 39, thereby recording the fact that the hands-free call has been made. be able to. Further, since the hands-free call record is stored in the IC card 40 in addition to the memory 39, the evidence of the hands-free call record can be securely stored.
[0035]
In addition to this, the cellular phone 30 causes the radio unit 32 to transmit a hands-free call record from the antenna 31 and causes the computer 21 of the base station 20 to store the hands-free call record. Therefore, in addition to increasing the certainty of storing the hands-free call record, if the computer 21 of the base station 20 discounts the charge through the hands-free call, the user is further encouraged to use the hands-free device. The effect can be improved.
[0036]
Since the police 22 can use the user's hands-free call record as proof that the hands-free call has been made, the police 22 can effectively control the one-handed operation using the mobile phone.
[0037]
The automobile non-life insurance company 23 can urge the use of the hands-free calling system 60 by providing a discount service for the insurance fee by using the hands-free calling system 60. Here, as a non-life insurance company 23, the use of the hands-free call system 60 can be easily proved by using the hands-free call record.
[0038]
(Second Embodiment)
In the second embodiment, an example will be described in which the fact that a hands-free call is being made while a car is running is recorded. In the second embodiment, the control unit 38 of the mobile phone 30 executes the incoming call recording process according to the flowchart shown in FIG. However, in FIG. 4, the same steps as in FIG. 3 show the same operations.
[0039]
First, in the second embodiment, when a transmission signal is transmitted from the counterpart mobile phone 400 to the base station 20, the base station 20 transmits an incoming signal to the mobile phone 30.
[0040]
Next, in the cellular phone 30, when an incoming signal is input to the control unit 38 via the antenna 31 via the antenna 31, the control unit 38 causes the voice processing unit 33 to output a ringtone from the speaker 34. At the same time, the control unit 38 causes the control unit 63 to output a ring tone from the speaker 63.
[0041]
Next, in the hands-free call system 60, when an off-hook signal is output to the control unit 38 through the control unit 63 by the operation of the operation unit 65, the control unit 38 indicates that the off-hook signal is input from the operation unit 65. The operation history is stored in the memory 39 and the incoming call recording process is started.
[0042]
First, it is determined whether or not a call disable mode in which a call is impossible is set (step 150). If the call disabled mode is not set, the process proceeds to step 160 to start the call process.
[0043]
That is, the operation of both the speaker 64 and the microphone 66 is permitted by the control unit 63. Therefore, the speaker 64 receives the received signal and outputs the received voice, and the microphone 66 receives the transmitted voice and outputs the transmitted signal to the control unit 63. In this way, a hands-free call is started by the driver using the speaker 64 and the microphone 66.
[0044]
Next, in step 100, it is determined whether a hands-free call is being performed. Then, the operation history is called from the memory 39 described above. Since this operation history indicates that an off-hook is received from the operation unit 65 as described above, it is determined that a hands-free call is being performed, and the process proceeds to step 120.
[0045]
Next, in step 110, the navigation system 50 detects the position over a certain period, and when the detected position is moving in the certain period, it is determined that the car is running.
[0046]
Next, the fact that a hands-free call is being made while the vehicle is running is stored in the memory 39 as a hands-free call record and also stored in the IC card 40 (step 130). Further, a hands-free call record is transmitted from the antenna 31 by the wireless unit 32 (step 140).
[0047]
Next, as in the first embodiment, the base station 20 receives the hands-free call record and stores it in the computer 21 (step 200). Further, the call charge is set to be reduced (step 210).
[0048]
In carrying out the present invention, a hands-free call record may be displayed on the display unit 37 in response to the operation of the operation unit 36 in the mobile phone 30. This makes it easy to prove that a hands-free call has been made.
[0049]
Further, if the call disable mode is set in step 150, the process proceeds to step 151, and the wireless unit 32 outputs from the antenna 31 that the call is impossible. For this reason, the base station 20 notifies the other party's mobile phone 400 that the mobile phone 30 cannot make a call.
[0050]
In carrying out the present invention, the mobile device may be applied to a small boat such as a motor boat, regardless of the automobile.
[0051]
Furthermore, in carrying out the present invention, as a wireless communication device, regardless of a cellular phone, a telephone device such as an automobile phone or a PHS, or a wireless device such as a commercial wireless device, an amateur wireless device, or a transceiver is adopted. Also good.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electric circuit configuration showing an embodiment of a mobile communication system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electric circuit configuration of the in-vehicle communication apparatus shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation of the mobile phone and base station shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the remaining operation of the mobile phone and base station shown in FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
30 ... mobile phone, 36 ... control unit, 39 ... memory, 40 ... IC card

Claims (2)

Storage means (39, 40) for storing stored information;
Call determination means (100) for determining whether or not a hands-free call is being performed in the mobile device;
Traveling determination means (120) for determining whether or not the mobile device is moving;
When the travel determination unit determines that the mobile device is moving and the call determination unit determines that the hands-free call is being performed, the hands-free operation is performed while the mobile device is moving. Control means (130) for controlling the storage means so as to store the fact that a call has been made as the stored information;
A wireless communication device comprising: Having transmission means (31, 32) for transmitting transmission information;
The wireless communication according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the transmission unit to transmit, as the transmission information, that the hands-free call has been performed while the mobile device is moving. Machine.

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