JP3701154B2 - Telephone - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to telephones such as mobile telephones and home fixed telephones, and more particularly to ringing of ring tones.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a mobile phone such as a PHS phone or a mobile phone, or a home fixed phone, if the other party's telephone number is registered in the telephone directory and the type of the ringtone is registered by linking to the telephone number, When an incoming call is received from a phone number, if the incoming call number (the other party's phone number) is registered in the phone book, the ringtone can be sounded by an individual ring tone linked to that number. Thus, it is possible to know who the other party is from the ringtone without responding or looking at the incoming call number or name of the other party on the LCD display.
[0003]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing in detail the conventional operation related to the ringing of the above-mentioned ringtone. If there is an incoming call in step S1, the process proceeds to step S2 to determine whether there is a number notification. If it is determined in step S2 that there is no number notification, the process proceeds to step S3, a common ringtone is sounded, and the process proceeds to step S4, where the process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2 that there is a number notification, the process proceeds to step S5, where the incoming number is displayed on the LCD display, and further, the process proceeds to step S6, where it is determined whether the incoming number is registered in the telephone directory. . If it is determined in step S6 that there is no registration, the process proceeds to step S3, a common ringing tone is sounded, and the process proceeds to step S4 to end the process.
[0004]
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S6 that the incoming number has been registered, the name of the other party registered in the phone book together with the phone number is read from the phone book and displayed on the LCD display as shown in step S7. Is done. In step S8, it is determined whether the type of ringtone is registered in the phone book. If it is not registered, the flow advances to step S3 to sound a common ringtone, and the flow advances to step S4 to terminate the process. Become. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S8 that the type of the ringtone is registered, the process proceeds to step S9, the registered individual ringtone is sounded, and the process proceeds to step S4, where the process ends.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, as a ring tone, several patterns of electronic sounds or several patterns of melody are prepared by a manufacturer and registered in advance in a memory in the telephone. Recently, a telephone user can input a favorite melody as a ringing tone by key operation and register it.
[0006]
However, in the case of ringtones such as electronic sounds and melodies, when individual ringtones are registered for a large number of other parties, the relationship between the other party and the ringtones is remembered at the beginning of registration. In many cases, it is not possible to immediately determine who the other party is by just ringing.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a telephone that can always accurately determine the current partner from a large number by simply listening to an individual ring tone when a call is received, even after the passage of time. The purpose is to do.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The telephone of the present invention has a first means for registering the other party's telephone number and storing the received voice or the voice inputted from the microphone of the own apparatus as a ringing tone linked to the telephone number, and the number notification at the time of the incoming call. In the case where the incoming number is registered by the first means, and the voice is stored as the ringtone and linked with the number, the second is reproduced as the ringtone. And storing the received voice by the first means is automatically started at the same time as answering at the time of an incoming call .
[0009]
In this telephone, storing the received voice by the first means, After the start, it is preferable to automatically ends at the selected time. Further, the first means can register the incoming call number by the number notification from the other party as the other party telephone number.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of a telephone according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiment of the present invention is a case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a mobile telephone as an embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a CPU that controls the entire apparatus, and executes processing designated according to a program that prescribes an operation processing procedure stored in the ROM 12 using data stored in the RAM 13 and external information. A part of the RAM 13 is a telephone directory memory, and the other party's telephone number, the other party's name, etc. are stored in this telephone directory memory. The telephone directory memory can also be built in the CPU 11. The key 14 is connected to the CPU 11 and performs telephone number input, telephone book registration, setting of various operation modes, and the like. The LCD display 15 is connected to the CPU 11 and displays various information input from the key 14, telephone directory information stored in the telephone directory memory, and incoming numbers by number notification from the other party.
[0011]
The RF unit 16 amplifies and frequency-converts the signal received by the antenna 17 and outputs a demodulation signal to the baseband IC (BBIC), and amplifies and frequency-converts the audio modulation signal from the baseband IC. Thus, the antenna 17 is connected to the RF receiving circuit and the RF transmitting circuit by a switch (not shown). The baseband IC 18 is controlled by the CPU 11 and modulates and demodulates audio signals and RF signals. The audio signal output from the baseband IC 18 is converted from a digital signal to an analog signal by the AF circuit 19 and then amplified to drive the speaker 20. The audio signal from the microphone 21 is amplified and analog-digital converted by the AF circuit 19 and then output to the baseband IC 18 and further transmitted from the antenna 17 as a high-frequency signal via the RF unit 16. A ring tone memory 22 including a flash memory or the like connected to the CPU 11 stores the received voice or the voice input from the microphone 21 as a ring tone by linking with the other party telephone number in the telephone directory memory.
[0012]
In the mobile phone configured as described above, if the memory key in the key 14 is operated during a call, the incoming number by the number notification from the other party is registered in the telephone directory memory as the other party telephone number. The other party's voice is stored in the ringtone memory 22 as a ringtone by linking to the telephone number. When the incoming call is received thereafter, the incoming call number by the notification of the number from the other party is registered in the telephone directory memory, and the voice of the other party is stored in the ringtone memory 22 as a ringtone by linking to the telephone number. Then, the other party's voice is reproduced as a ring tone. Such an operation will be described in detail below with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First, the operation during registration and storage will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
[0013]
When the memory key in the key 14 is pressed during the call in step S11 in response to the incoming call, as shown in step S12, the CPU 11 proceeds to step S13 and uses the other party's voice during the call as a ringtone to store the ringtone memory. At 22, the time set by the user (for example, 5 seconds to 10 seconds) is stored, and at the same time, the process proceeds to step S 14 to register the incoming number (partner phone number) by the number notification from the other party in the phone book memory. When it is determined in step S15 that the time for storing the voice has ended, the CPU 11 adds an index to the currently stored voice in step S16, and simultaneously sends the voice to the other party telephone number registered in the telephone directory memory. Link. On the other hand, the user operates the key 14 to add a temporary name to the current telephone number registration as shown in step S17. When the call is terminated in step S18 and it is determined in step S19 that the phone book has been registered for the current call, the process moves to formal name registration in step S20. Rewrite to and save again. After the above, the process of step S21 ends.
[0014]
Next, the operation at the time of an incoming call after such registration and storage will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. If there is an incoming call in step S31, the process proceeds to step S32 to determine whether there is a number notification from the other party. If it is determined in step S32 that there is no number notification, the process proceeds to step S33, a normal ringing tone is sounded, and the process proceeds to step S34 to complete the process. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S32 that there is a number notification, the process proceeds to step S35, where the incoming call number (the other party telephone number) is displayed on the LCD display 15, and the process further proceeds to step S36, where the incoming call number is stored in the telephone directory memory. Is registered or searched. If it is determined in step S37 that there is no matching number (not registered), the process proceeds to step S33, a normal ringing tone is sounded, and the process proceeds to step S34 to end the process.
[0015]
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S37 that there is a matching number (the incoming call number is registered), the name of the other party registered in the phone book memory together with the telephone number is read from the phone book memory and step S38. As shown on the LCD display 15. In step S39, it is determined whether or not the index linked to the telephone number is in the ringtone memory 22. If not, the process proceeds to step S33 and a normal ringtone is sounded. Become. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S39 that there is an index linked to the incoming call number and the voice linked to the incoming call number is stored in the ringtone memory 22, the voice (the other party's voice) is read as shown in step S40. And is repeatedly reproduced as a ringtone as shown in step S41. And if it responds, the process of step S34 will be complete | finished.
[0016]
As described above, in the above mobile phone, the other party's voice stored in advance is reproduced as an individual ringtone, so even if the years have passed, the current party is always selected from a large number by simply listening to the ringtone. It can be judged accurately. Also, storing the other party's voice and registering the other party's telephone number can be done easily by operating one key.
[0017]
In the above embodiment, the other party's voice is started to be stored by pressing the storage key during the call. However, when the incoming call is received in order to store the first voice of the other party such as “Moshimoshi” as the ringtone, Simultaneously with the response, the other party's voice can be automatically stored. Further, in the above embodiment, the incoming call number notified by the other party is registered in the telephone directory memory as the other party telephone number, but the other party telephone number can be input by the user himself / herself by key operation.
[0018]
Further, in the above embodiment, the other party's voice is stored as the ring tone, but the user's own voice input from the microphone 21 in FIG. 3 can also be stored as the ring tone. In this case, if you link the phone number of the other party and memorize the last name of the other party such as “Mr. Suzuki” or “Mr. Sato” as the ringtone, the time will elapse. Regardless, it is always possible to accurately determine the current partner from a large number by simply listening to the ringtone. Further, although the above embodiment is a case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone, the present invention can also be applied to a home fixed phone.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, according to the telephone of the present invention, even if the years have passed, it is possible to always accurately determine the current party from a large number by simply listening to the ringtone.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an operation when an incoming call of an embodiment of a telephone according to the present invention is received.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing operations during registration and storage of the embodiment of the telephone according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a telephone according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a conventional operation related to ringing of ringtones.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 CPU
13 RAM (phone book memory)
14 key 21 microphone 22 ringtone memory

Claims (3)

First means for registering the other party's telephone number and storing the received voice or the voice inputted from the microphone of the own machine as a ringing tone linked to the telephone number;
When an incoming number is registered by the first means at the time of an incoming call, and the voice is stored in the first means as a ringtone linked to the number, the voice is used as the ringtone. A second means for reproducing ,
The telephone storing the received voice by the first means is automatically started at the same time as answering the incoming call . Phone according to claim 1 stored in the received audio by the first means, the after starting, characterized in that automatically ends at the selected time. The telephone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first means registers the incoming number by the number notification from the other party as the other party's telephone number.

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