JP4202381B2 - Mobile device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that automatically changes the setting of the incoming call volume in accordance with the movement status of the holder in a mobile phone, PHS, PDA, or the like (hereinafter referred to as “mobile terminal”).

  In the portable terminal, the owner is notified by sound or vibration that a call has arrived at the portable terminal or an e-mail has arrived.

  However, in recent years, manners related to the use of mobile devices have become a social problem with regard to the generation of ringtones and vibration of vibration functions in public places. For example, in public facilities such as trains and movie theaters, the power is turned off and the sound is emitted. Announcement is made not to sound. However, if you turn off the power, you will not be able to receive incoming calls or emails during that time. In general, instead of turning off the power, you will often need to turn the incoming volume to 0 (off). . This operation has to be forgotten because the owner of the portable terminal has to make the setting by himself.

  Therefore, it is preferable that the setting is automatically changed according to the movement status of the owner of the portable terminal. In the following Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, a system for controlling a mobile phone in accordance with the movement status of the owner of the mobile terminal is disclosed.

JP 2003-298690 A JP 2001-203783 A

  In the invention disclosed in the above-mentioned patent document, even if it is possible to restrict the use of a mobile phone while walking, for example, it is determined that it is not preferable to sound a ringtone in a train, a movie theater, a meeting, etc. It is not possible to change settings such as ring volume and vibration function. On the other hand, when you get off the train, get out of the movie theater, when the conference ends, that is, when you are in a walking state, you will not hear the incoming call unless you hear a ringtone or vibration does not occur There are many cases.

  In other words, it is preferable to automatically change the ringtone volume and presence / absence of the vibration function according to the owner's situation, but in the past it was difficult to determine the owner's situation. The change could not be made.

  As a result of repeated consideration of the behavior of the owner of the mobile terminal, the inventor of the present application often has a situation where the owner does not move as a better state not to set the ringtone or vibration function, while the ringtone or vibration function It has been found that there are many situations where the owner is moving in a better state, and based on that, a mobile terminal that automatically changes the settings for the ring volume and vibration function of the mobile terminal has been invented.

The invention according to claim 1 is a portable terminal including a vibration detection unit, a vibration recording unit that records a time when the vibration is detected by the vibration detection unit and an amplitude thereof, and a vibration within a predetermined time. And the amplitude thereof are extracted from the vibration recording unit, and the number of vibrations within the predetermined time is determined based on the information recorded in the vibration recording unit, and the number of vibrations and the amplitude within the predetermined time are determined as reference values. The movement status determination unit that determines the movement status of the owner of the mobile terminal using both of the number of times exceeding the number of times, the setting of whether or not the ringtone sounds or not according to the change in the movement status, It is a portable terminal which has a ring volume setting part which performs any one or more among a setting and the setting of a vibration function.

  With the configuration of the present invention, it is possible to determine the movement status of the owner and automatically change settings such as the ringtone volume by using a vibration sensor provided in the portable terminal. Further, not only vibration but also amplitude can be considered. The amplitude of the vibration indicates the shaking of the owner, so if the amplitude is large, it is estimated that the owner is running, and if the amplitude is small, it is estimated that the owner is walking. The Since the sound cannot be heard unless the volume of the running state is larger than the state of walking, the volume of the incoming call can be set by considering the amplitude as in the present invention. In addition, when performing determination processing using vibration and amplitude, in addition to using the average amplitude, the number of times that the amplitude exceeds the reference value can be configured as in the present invention.

  In the invention of claim 2, the movement status determination unit selects a point corresponding to the number of times of vibration, selects a point corresponding to the number of times the amplitude exceeds a reference value, and calculates each of those points. The ringtone volume setting unit calculates one or more of a setting for whether or not a ring tone sounds, ringtone volume setting, and vibration function setting based on the final point. To do, mobile terminal.

  When processing is performed using the number of vibrations and the number of times that the amplitude exceeds the reference value, they are converted into points, and the incoming call volume and the like are set according to the points. In this way, more detailed settings such as ring volume can be made.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including a vibration detection unit, a vibration recording unit for recording a time when the vibration is detected by the vibration detection unit and an amplitude thereof, and a vibration within a predetermined time. And the amplitude thereof are extracted from the vibration recording unit, the number of vibrations within the predetermined time is determined based on the information recorded in the vibration recording unit, and the time when the amplitude at the predetermined time becomes zero A movement status determination unit configured to calculate an area of an arbitrary shape with respect to a predetermined time, configured by amplitude, and to determine a movement status of a holder of the mobile terminal using the number of vibrations and the area; The mobile terminal has a ring volume setting unit that performs at least one of setting of whether a ring tone sounds or not, setting of a ring volume, and setting of a vibration function according to a change in the situation.

  When performing determination processing using vibration and amplitude, in addition to using the average amplitude, it is also possible to configure by calculating the area formed by the amplitude as in the present invention. This is because, for example, when the amplitude is taken in the vertical direction and the time is taken in the horizontal direction, if the area of the shape constituted by the amplitude is large, it is considered that the moving state is intense (for example, a running state).

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal including a vibration detection unit, a vibration recording unit that records a time when the vibration is detected by the vibration detection unit and an amplitude thereof, and a vibration within a predetermined time. And the amplitude thereof are extracted from the vibration recording unit, the number of vibrations within the predetermined time is determined based on the information recorded in the vibration recording unit, and configured by unit time and amplitude in the predetermined time. A movement status determination unit that calculates an area of an arbitrary shape with respect to a predetermined time and determines the movement status of the owner of the mobile terminal using the number of vibrations and the area; and according to the change of the movement status Thus, the mobile terminal has a ring volume setting unit that performs at least one of a setting of whether or not a ring tone sounds, a ring volume setting, and a vibration function setting.

  When the area is calculated and the movement state is determined in the same manner as described above, the present invention can also be configured.

  In the invention of claim 5, the movement status determination unit selects a point corresponding to the number of times of vibration, selects a point corresponding to the calculated area, and calculates each of the points to obtain a final point. The ringtone volume setting unit calculates, based on the final point, at least one of a setting for whether or not a ringtone sounds, a ringtone volume setting, and a vibration function setting. is there.

  When processing is performed using the number and area of vibrations, they are converted into points, and ringtone volume and the like are set according to the points. In this way, more detailed settings such as ring volume can be made.

The invention of claim 6 is a portable terminal including a vibration detection unit, a vibration recording unit for recording a time when the vibration is detected by the vibration detection unit and an amplitude thereof, and a vibration within a predetermined time. and its extracts the amplitude from the vibration recording unit, said portable by using the absolute value of the sum of the difference between the amplitude of the vibration of the front amplitude and a predetermined number of said vibration, and a number of vibration within the predetermined time period A movement status determination unit that determines the movement status of the owner of the mobile terminal of the terminal, a setting of whether or not a ring tone sounds according to a change in the movement status, a setting of a ringtone volume, a setting of a vibration function Among these, the mobile terminal has a ring volume setting unit for performing one or more of them.

  When performing the determination process using vibration and amplitude, in addition to using the average amplitude, the present invention can also be configured by calculating the difference from the amplitude in a predetermined number of previous vibrations as in the present invention. When the sum of the absolute values of the amplitude differences is large, it is assumed that the owner of the mobile terminal is moving irregularly. For example, if you are talking while you are moving or if you are concentrating on something, there will be many sudden actions. In that case, the movement may be irregular, but it may not be noticed unless the volume level or the vibration function level is high. Therefore, by performing such processing, it is possible to cope with the above state.

  In the invention of claim 7, by selecting a point corresponding to the number of times of vibration, selecting a point corresponding to a sum of absolute values of differences from the predetermined number of previous amplitudes, and calculating each of those points A final point is calculated, and the ring volume setting unit performs one or more of setting of whether a ring tone sounds or not, setting of a ring volume, and setting of a vibration function based on the final point. It is a mobile terminal.

  When processing is performed using the number of vibrations and the difference between the amplitudes, they are converted into points, and the ringtone volume and the like are set according to the points. In this way, more detailed settings such as ring volume can be made.

According to the present invention, when it is determined that the owner of the mobile terminal is stationary, it is automatically changed to a setting that does not perform the ring tone or vibration function, and it is determined that the owner of the mobile terminal is moving. In this case, a portable terminal that automatically changes to a setting for performing a ring tone or a vibration function is possible. As a result, the owner of the portable terminal is less likely to forget the setting for turning off the ringtone volume and vibration function. In addition, by setting the number of vibrations, the average amplitude, and a value calculated based on the amplitude as points, it is possible to make settings in consideration of the level of the incoming call volume and the vibration function. As a result, it is possible to accurately set the ring tone and the vibration function according to the movement situation of the owner.

  An example of the system configuration of the portable terminal 1 of the present invention is shown in FIG. The mobile terminal 1 of the present invention includes a vibration sensor 2 that detects vibrations of the owner of the mobile terminal 1. The vibration detected by the vibration sensor 2 is recorded in the vibration recording unit 3 together with the time. It is also preferable to record the amplitude. The vibration recorded in the vibration recording unit 3 is preferably deleted after a predetermined time. FIG. 3 shows an example of information recorded in the vibration recording unit 3.

  In this specification, the portable terminal 1 including the vibration sensor 2 will be described, but the vibration sensor 2 may be included in the portable terminal 1 as a part of other functions. For example, you may use the vibration sensor 2 which implement | achieves the pedometer function in the portable terminal 1 provided with the pedometer function for this invention. Further, the vibration sensor 2 may have only a function of detecting whether or not vibration is generated, and may have a function of detecting the amplitude thereof. The amplitude is the width of shaking of the mobile terminal provided with the vibration sensor 2 and includes shaking in an arbitrary direction such as a vertical direction or an oblique direction. The mobile terminal 1 may be provided with a vibration detection unit (not shown) that detects vibrations by a mechanism other than the vibration sensor 2.

  The movement status determination unit 4 calculates a point corresponding to the ring volume of the mobile terminal 1 based on the vibration frequency and amplitude detected by the vibration sensor 2. For example, the number of vibrations and the amplitude of a predetermined time before the detection of vibration (for example, 10 seconds) and the amplitude are extracted from the vibration recording unit 3, and the number of vibrations and the average value of the amplitudes are calculated to calculate the points. Note that the determination is preferably based on the number of vibrations and the amplitude, but may be determined only by the number of vibrations. When the determination is performed only by the number of times of vibration, it is not necessary to record the amplitude. FIG. 4A shows a conceptual diagram of points given to the number of vibrations and the average amplitude, and FIG. 4B schematically shows the concept of the determination process of the movement status determination unit 4.

  In FIG. 4, the ringing volume is set by converting the number of vibrations and the average value of the amplitudes to points and adding them. In this case, the number of vibrations is divided into four stages. When the number of vibrations 10 seconds before the vibration detection time is “0-15”, “0 point”, and when “16-30”, “1 point”, “31 “2 points” when “˜45”, and “4 points” when “46 or more” (left figure in FIG. 4A).

  In addition, the average amplitude of vibrations 10 seconds before the vibration detection time is divided into three stages, “0 cm to less than 1 cm” is “0 point”, “1 cm to less than 5 cm” is “1 point”, “5 cm or more” Is “2 points” (FIG. 4A, right diagram).

  Then, the points selected by the number of vibrations and the points selected by the average amplitude are summed, and the final point is passed to the incoming call volume setting unit 5. In the case shown in FIG. 4, when the number of vibrations is less than a certain number (for example, “15 or less”) or more than a certain number (for example, “46 or more”) in calculating the final point, the average amplitude is calculated. It does not have to be targeted. In the case of FIG. 4, when the number of vibrations is “15 or less”, the point given by the average amplitude is not subject to calculation, the last point is given as the point “0” of the number of vibrations, and the number of vibrations is “46 or more”. Also, the point given by the average amplitude is not subject to calculation, and the final point can be given as the point “4” of the number of times of vibration.

  For example, when the number of vibrations is “39” and the average amplitude is “4.2 cm”, “2 points” is selected as the number of vibrations and “1 point” is selected as the average amplitude, so the final point is “3 points”. Become. The movement status setting unit passes “3 points” to the incoming call volume setting unit 5.

  When the number of vibrations is “25” and the average amplitude is “0.5 cm”, “1 point” is selected as the number of vibrations and “0 point” is selected as the average amplitude, so the final point is “1 point”. Become. The movement status setting unit passes “1 point” to the incoming call volume setting unit 5.

  When the number of vibrations is “12”, the number of vibrations is “15 or less”, so the average amplitude is not considered. Therefore, the final point is “0 point” given by the number of vibrations “12”. The movement status setting unit passes “0 point” to the incoming call volume setting unit 5.

  When the number of vibrations is “59”, the number of vibrations is “46 or more”, so the average amplitude is not considered. Therefore, the final point is “4 points” given by the number of vibrations “59”. The movement status setting unit passes “4 points” to the incoming call volume setting unit 5.

  The incoming call volume setting unit 5 sets the incoming call volume based on the movement status of the owner determined by the movement status determination unit 4 (the final point calculated by the movement status determination unit 4), and stores it. As the setting of the ringing volume, a different volume setting is provided for each portable terminal 1, and it is preferable to perform the setting according to the setting. In this specification, the volume setting of the mobile terminal 1 will be described in the case of five levels of volume 0 (ringing tone OFF state), volume 1, volume 2, volume 3, and volume 4, but depending on the mobile terminal 1 It can be changed as appropriate. For example, when the final point received from the movement status setting unit is “0 point”, it is set as “volume 0”, “volume 1” when “1 point”, “volume 2”, “3 points” when “2 points” "Volume 3" is set for "", and "Volume 4" is set for "4 points or more". This is schematically shown in FIG.

  Although not shown in the figure, the portable terminal 1 of the present invention has functions that the ordinary portable terminal 1 has, such as a function for making a call, a function for sending and receiving electronic mail, and a function for using the Internet. In addition, by detecting incoming calls, e-mails, etc., the mobile terminal 1 notifies the owner at that volume based on the volume set by the ring volume setting unit 5 stored in a predetermined storage area. Do (such as ringing a ringtone).

  Next, an embodiment of the portable terminal 1 of the present invention will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  Since the mobile terminal 1 is provided with the vibration sensor 2, the vibration sensor 2 detects the vibration when the owner of the mobile terminal 1 moves (vibration is generated) (S100). The occurrence of this vibration is sequentially recorded in the vibration recording unit 3. The vibration recording unit 3 records the time when the vibration is detected and the amplitude thereof as shown in FIG.

  It is assumed that the time when the vibration is detected is “10: 31: 19: 85”. Then, the movement status setting unit extracts from the vibration recording unit 3 the number of vibrations from the time when the vibration is detected to a predetermined time before and the amplitude of each vibration (S110). If the predetermined time is 10 seconds, the vibration detection time is “10: 31: 19: 85”, so the number of vibrations from “10: 31: 09: 85” to “10: 31: 19: 85” And the amplitude in each vibration is extracted.

  The number of vibrations can be determined by counting recorded information such as the number of recorded times. In the case of FIG. 3, the number of vibrations can be determined as “19”. Therefore, “1 point” is selected for the number of vibrations.

  Since the number of vibrations is “19”, the average amplitude is also calculated. This is based on the amplitude for 19 vibrations, and the movement status determination unit 4 calculates the average value of the amplitude for a predetermined time. In the case of FIG. 3, the average amplitude is “3.74 cm”. Accordingly, “1 point” is selected for the average amplitude.

  The movement state determination unit 4 calculates the final point by adding the point selected based on the number of times of vibration and the point selected based on the average amplitude (S120). In the case described above, the movement status determination unit 4 calculates “2 points” as the final point, and passes it to the incoming call volume setting unit 5.

  The ring volume setting unit 5 receives “2 points” as the final point from the movement status determination unit 4 and compares it with the current volume setting in the mobile terminal 1. In this case, since the final point “2 points” corresponds to “volume 2”, it is determined whether the volume setting of the mobile terminal 1 is already “volume 2” (S130) and set as “volume 2”. If not, the setting is changed to “volume 2” as the ring volume of the mobile terminal 1 (S140). On the other hand, if it is already set as “Volume 2”, it is not necessary to change the incoming call volume.

  In S110 and S120, for example, when the number of vibrations is “14”, the point based on the amplitude is not subject to calculation. Therefore, the movement status determination unit 4 sets the point “0” based on the number of vibrations “14” as the final point. It is passed to the ring volume setting unit 5. Upon receiving this, the ring volume setting unit 5 determines whether the current volume setting is “volume 0” (S130). If the volume is not set as “volume 0”, the ring volume of the mobile terminal 1 is set. The setting is changed to “volume 0” (S140). On the other hand, if it is already set as “volume 0”, it is not necessary to change the ring volume.

  In S110 and S120, for example, when the number of vibrations is “72”, the point based on the amplitude is not subject to calculation. Therefore, the movement state determination unit 4 sets the point “4” based on the number of vibrations “72” as the final point. It is passed to the ring volume setting unit 5. Upon receiving this, the ring volume setting unit 5 determines whether the current volume setting is “volume 4” (S130). If the volume is not set as “volume 4,” the ring volume of the mobile terminal 1 is set. The setting is changed to “volume 4” (S140). On the other hand, if it is already set as “volume 4”, it is not necessary to change the ring volume.

  In S110 and S120, for example, when the number of times of vibration is “39”, “2 points” is given as a point by vibration. Since the number of vibrations “39” is also subject to calculation based on the average amplitude point, the average amplitude is calculated. It is assumed that the average amplitude is “4.3 cm”. Then, the point by the average amplitude becomes “1 point”. Therefore, the final point is “3 points”, and the movement status determination unit 4 passes “3 points” to the ring volume setting unit 5. Upon receiving this, the ring volume setting unit 5 determines whether or not the current volume setting is “volume 3” (S130). If the volume is not set as “volume 3”, the ring volume of the mobile terminal 1 is set. The setting is changed to “Volume 3” (S140). On the other hand, if it is already set as “volume 3”, it is not necessary to change the ring volume.

  By detecting vibration as described above, it is possible to automatically change the ring volume setting by changing the ring volume based on the number of vibrations and the average amplitude before the detection time. I can do it. That is, in a movie theater or a train, the owner of the mobile terminal 1 often does not move and is in a stopped state, and thus does not detect vibration. Therefore, the incoming volume can be automatically set to “volume 0”. On the other hand, since the vibration is detected when the owner of the portable terminal 1 is walking or running, it can be set to sound. Further, by processing the number of vibrations and the average amplitude as points, it is possible to change the volume level as well as to set the sound to sound.

  In this specification, the ring volume setting is targeted, but the vibration function may be targeted. That is, the vibration function can be set to “OFF” when the volume is set to “0”, and the vibration function can be set to “ON” when the volume is “1” or higher. In the present embodiment, the average amplitude is calculated when the movement state determination unit 4 performs processing using the amplitude, but deviation or variance may be used in addition to the average. In addition to the arithmetic average, the average includes other averages such as a geometric average, a harmonic average, and a weighted average.

  In the processing of the movement status determination unit 4 of the portable terminal 1, in the above-described embodiment, the vibration and amplitude recorded in the vibration recording unit 3 are extracted, and processing is performed using the number of vibrations and the average amplitude. The movement status of the holder of the portable terminal 1 can also be determined by a method other than the above.

  First, as a first method of another processing method, the movement status determination unit 4 extracts, for example, vibration and amplitude from a vibration recording unit 3 a predetermined time before (for example, 10 seconds) from the time when vibration is detected. The determination is made based on the number of times. A conceptual diagram of the determination in this case is schematically shown in FIG.

  For example, the case where the criterion of determination is as shown in FIG. 6 will be described. The movement status determination unit 4 extracts vibration and amplitude for 10 seconds from the vibration recording unit 3. Then, in the vibration for 10 seconds, the number of times of vibration and the number of times that the amplitude corresponding to the vibration is equal to or more than a reference value (which is set in advance) (or exceeds the reference value) are counted. Then, it is determined whether the number of amplitudes exceeding the reference value is a predetermined number of times or more (or more than a certain number).

  When the number of times of vibration is 10, the number of times that the amplitude is greater than or equal to the reference value is not treated. Therefore, the determination is “stop state”.

  Further, it is assumed that the number of vibrations is 20, the number of times that the amplitude exceeds the reference value is 10, and the fixed number of comparisons is, for example, 15 times. Then, in the case of FIG. 6, the determination is “walking state”.

  Further, it is assumed that the number of vibrations is 40, the number of times that the amplitude exceeds the reference value is 25, and the fixed number of comparisons is, for example, 15 times. Then, in the case of FIG. 6, the determination is “running state”.

  And when the frequency | count of a vibration is 50 times, the frequency | count that an amplitude became more than a reference value is not made into a process target. Therefore, the determination is “running state”.

  About the above-mentioned process, you may process using a point, as shown in FIG. By using such points, it is possible to set a detailed level such as volume.

  FIG. 7A schematically shows the number of vibrations and points, FIG. 7B schematically shows the number of times and points of amplitude, and FIG. 7C schematically shows the final point and determination of the movement state.

  When the number of vibrations extracted from the vibration recording unit 3 by the movement status determination unit 4 is 10, “0 points” are given. In addition, the number of times that the amplitude is greater than or equal to the reference value is not processed. Therefore, the final point, which is the sum of the points given by the number of vibrations and the points given by the number of times the amplitude has exceeded the reference value, is “0 points”, and the judgment is “stopped”. Determined.

  Further, it is assumed that the number of vibrations is 20, the number of times that the amplitude exceeds the reference value is 10, and the fixed number of comparisons is 15 times. Then, the point given by the number of times of vibration is “1 point”. In addition, since the number of times that the amplitude exceeds the reference value is less than a predetermined number, the points given thereby are “0 points”. Therefore, the final point is “1 point”, and the determination is “walking state”.

  Further, it is assumed that the number of vibrations is 40, the number of times that the amplitude exceeds the reference value is 25, and the fixed number of comparisons is 15 times. Then, the point given by the number of times of vibration is “1 point”. Further, since the number of times that the amplitude exceeds the reference value is equal to or greater than a certain number of times, the given point is “1 point”. Accordingly, the final point is “2 points”, and the determination is “running state”.

  When the number of vibrations is 50, the points given by the number of vibrations are “2 points”. In addition, the number of times that the amplitude is greater than or equal to the reference value is not processed. Therefore, the final point that is the sum of the points given by the number of times of vibration and the points given by the number of times the amplitude has exceeded the reference value is “2 points”, and the judgment is “running state”. Determined.

  The movement status determination unit 4 may pass the determined movement status to the incoming call volume setting unit 5 as well as the final point, as in the first embodiment. By passing the final point, it is possible to set the volume level corresponding to the final point, the setting of the vibration function, and whether or not the ring tone sounds or not as in the first embodiment. For example, if the volume level and vibration function level are 3 levels, it is better to set the level according to the final point, and if the final point is greater than or equal to a predetermined value (or larger), it will be set to ring. If it is less than (or less than) a predetermined value, it can be set not to ring. The number of points in this way may be set as appropriate according to the volume level and the vibration function level.

  A second method of other processing in the movement status determination unit 4 performs determination processing based on the relationship between amplitude and time. In other words, by calculating the area of an arbitrary shape (including a polygon greater than or equal to a triangle) using the interval and amplitude at that time point, using the time point when the amplitude becomes 0 in the predetermined time as the x-axis. In this method, the degree of amplitude is determined to determine the movement status. FIG. 8 schematically shows the conceptual diagram, and FIG. 9 shows a schematic diagram of the determination.

For example, the movement state determination unit 4 extracts vibration and amplitude from the vibration recording unit 3 for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) from the time when vibration is detected. At this time, it is determined when the amplitude becomes zero. In FIG. 8, the time when the amplitude becomes 0 is from t ₁ to t ₈ . When the amplitude becomes 0, when the state of the amplitude is always recorded in the vibration recording unit 3, the time when the amplitude is 0 can be used, and when there is vibration, the amplitude is vibrated. When only recording is performed in the recording unit 3, a predetermined minute time before and after the amplitude is detected may be used as the time when the amplitude is zero.

And the movement condition determination part 4 calculates the amplitude with respect to the vibration which generate | occur | produced within the predetermined time as an area. For example, in the case of FIG. 8, t ₈ from t ₁ since amplitude time points 0, it calculates an area of the shape formed by the their spacing between them of amplitude. This area is calculated as a triangular area in FIG. In addition, when the amplitude is 0, the vibration is generated once each. Therefore,
Area S _i = interval (t _i −t _i−1 ) × amplitude h _i ÷ 2
By calculating the area S _i per interval and summing them for a predetermined time, the magnitude of the amplitude can be evaluated and the movement status of the holder of the mobile terminal 1 can be determined.

  Although the area of the triangle is calculated in FIG. 8, it may be a rectangle or an arbitrary polygon. This is often the case when the amplitude does not become zero and vibration is continuously generated. In this way, the degree of amplitude is determined by calculating the area of an arbitrary shape (including a polygon of triangles or more) composed of an interval and amplitude when the amplitude becomes zero for a predetermined time. It is also possible to determine the movement status.

  For example, the movement status determination unit 4 extracts the number of vibrations for 10 seconds and their amplitude from the vibration recording unit 3. And when the frequency | count of a vibration is 10, the area by an amplitude is not made into a process target. Therefore, the determination is “stop state”.

  Further, it is assumed that the number of vibrations is 20 and the predetermined value in amplitude is 30. It is assumed that the area for a predetermined time calculated by the amplitude is 28. Then, in the case of FIG. 9, the determination is “walking state”.

  Further, it is assumed that the number of vibrations is 40 and the predetermined value in amplitude is 30. It is assumed that the area for a predetermined time calculated by the amplitude is 48. Then, in the case of FIG. 9, the determination is “traveling state”.

  And when the frequency | count of a vibration is 50 times, the area by an amplitude is not made into a process target. Therefore, the determination is “running state”.

In addition, when there are a plurality of vibrations during the predetermined time while the amplitude becomes 0, as shown in FIG. 15, the shape whose area is to be obtained may be a polygon. In this case, the time when the amplitude becomes 0 may be used for the x-axis, and the area of an arbitrary shape constituted by the interval and the amplitude at that time may be calculated. FIG. 15 schematically shows a conceptual diagram thereof. In the case shown in FIG. 15, the time points t ₀ , t ₁ , t ₂ , t ₃ , t ₄ , t ₅ indicate the time point when the amplitude becomes 0, and (t ₀ , h ₁ , t ₁ ) A shape constituted by (t ₁ , h ₃ , h ₄ , h ₅ , h ₆ , h ₇ , t ₂ ), (t ₂ , h ₉ , h ₁₀ , h ₁₁ , h ₁₂ , h ₁₃ , h ₁₄ , h ₁₅ , h ₁₆ , h ₁₇ , t ₃ ), a shape constituted by (t ₃ , h ₁₉ , h ₂₀ , h ₂₁ , t ₄ ), (t ₄ , h ₂₃ , t ₅ ) may be obtained.

  The processing for determining the degree of vibration described above may be performed using points as shown in FIG. By using such points, it is possible to set a detailed level such as volume.

  FIG. 10A schematically shows the number of vibrations and points, FIG. 10B schematically shows the area and points, and FIG. 10C schematically shows the final point and determination of the movement status.

  For example, the movement status determination unit 4 extracts the number of vibrations for 10 seconds and their amplitude from the vibration recording unit 3. When the number of vibrations is 10, the points given by the number of vibrations are “0 points”, and the area based on the amplitude is not a processing target. Therefore, the final point of the point given by the number of times of vibration and the point given by the area of the amplitude is “0 point”, and is judged as “stop state”.

  Further, it is assumed that the number of vibrations is 20 and the predetermined value in amplitude is 30. It is assumed that the area for a predetermined time calculated by the amplitude is 28. Then, in the case of FIG. 9, the point given by the number of vibrations is “1 point”, and the point given by the amplitude area is “0 point”. Therefore, since the final point is “1 point”, the determination is “walking state”.

  Further, it is assumed that the number of vibrations is 40 and the predetermined value in amplitude is 30. It is assumed that the area for a predetermined time calculated by the amplitude is 48. Then, in the case of FIG. 9, the point given by the number of vibrations is “1 point”, and the point given by the amplitude area is “1 point”. Therefore, since the final point is “2 points”, the determination is “running state”.

  When the number of vibrations is 50, the points given by the number of vibrations are “2 points”, and the area based on the amplitude is not a processing target. Therefore, the final point of the point given by the number of times of vibration and the point given by the area of the amplitude is “2 points”, and is judged as “running state”.

  The movement status determination unit 4 may pass the determined movement status to the incoming call volume setting unit 5 as well as the first and second examples, and may pass the final point. By passing the final point, it is possible to set the volume level corresponding to the final point, the setting of the vibration function, and whether or not the ring tone sounds or not as in the first embodiment. For example, if the volume level and vibration function level are 3 levels, it is better to set the level according to the final point, and if the final point is greater than or equal to a predetermined value (or larger), it will be set to ring. If it is less than (or less than) a predetermined value, it can be set not to ring. The number of points in this way may be set as appropriate according to the volume level and the vibration function level.

  In the above description, the area of the shape constituted by the interval and the amplitude at the time when the amplitude becomes zero is calculated. However, an arbitrary shape (polygon more than a triangle) constituted by unit time and amplitude for a predetermined time is calculated. In other words, the degree of amplitude may be determined to determine the movement status. FIG. 14 schematically shows a conceptual diagram in that case.

In this case, the movement state determination unit 4 extracts, for example, vibration and amplitude from the vibration recording unit 3 for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) from the time when vibration is detected. At this time, the predetermined time is a predetermined unit time (for example, every 0.1 seconds, every 0.5 seconds, every second, or any time such as a minute time, where the predetermined time may be set as a unit time). Divided. And the movement condition determination part 4 calculates the amplitude with respect to the vibration which generate | occur | produced within the unit time as an area. For example, in the case of FIG. 14, the predetermined time is divided into unit times from p ₁ to p ₈ , and one vibration is generated in each unit time.

Therefore, the area per unit time is calculated. This area is calculated as a triangular area in FIG. Therefore,
Area S _i = unit time p _i × amplitude h _i ÷ 2
By calculating the area S _i per unit time p _i, they predetermined time, by total, to determine the magnitude of the amplitude, it is possible to determine the moving state of the holder of the portable terminal 1. In addition, the processing can be performed in correspondence with the area and the point as described above.

  In FIG. 14, the area of the triangle is calculated, but a rectangle or an arbitrary polygon may be used. In particular, when the unit time is set as a long time such as 1 second, a plurality of vibrations may occur within the unit time. Then, since this area becomes a polygon, the area in the unit time becomes a polygon. In this way, by calculating the area of an arbitrary shape (including a triangle or more polygon) composed of unit time and amplitude for a predetermined time, the degree of amplitude is determined, and the movement status is determined. You can also do it.

  The third method of other processing in the movement status determination unit 4 is the absolute value of the difference with respect to the vibration within a predetermined time from the previous amplitude (not only the previous amplitude but also can be arbitrarily set). In this method, the value is calculated and the sum of those values is calculated to determine the degree of amplitude and determine the movement status. This is considered that the larger the sum of the amplitude differences, the larger the irregular movement. If you are moving irregularly, you may be talking while you are moving, or you are concentrating on something, and you may hear a loud volume level, vibration function level, ringtone or not Setting is easier to notice. FIG. 11 schematically shows the conceptual diagram, and FIG. 12 schematically shows the determination.

  For example, the case where the criterion of determination is as shown in FIG. 12 will be described. The movement state determination unit 4 extracts, for example, the number of vibrations or the number of amplitudes for 10 seconds from the vibration recording unit 3. For each vibration, the absolute value of the difference from the amplitude of the previous vibration is calculated, and the sum of the absolute values is calculated.

  When the number of vibrations is 10, the sum of absolute values of amplitude differences is not a processing target. Therefore, the determination is “stop state”.

  Further, it is assumed that the number of vibrations is 20, and the predetermined value for the sum of absolute values of amplitude differences is 50. Then, it is assumed that the sum of the absolute values of the amplitude differences is 35 in the amplitude for the predetermined time extracted by the movement status determination unit 4. Then, in the case of FIG. 12, the determination is “walking state”.

  Further, it is assumed that the number of vibrations is 40 and the predetermined value for the sum of absolute values of amplitude differences is 50. Then, it is assumed that the sum of the absolute values of the amplitude differences is 80 in the amplitude for a predetermined time extracted by the movement status determination unit 4. Then, in the case of FIG. 12, it is determined as “running state” as the determination.

  And when the frequency | count of a vibration is 50 times, the sum total of the absolute value of the difference of an amplitude is not made into a process target. Therefore, the determination is “running state”.

  About the above-mentioned process, you may process using a point, as shown in FIG. By using such points, it is possible to set a detailed level such as volume.

  FIG. 13 (a) schematically shows the number of vibrations and points, FIG. 13 (b) schematically shows the sum of absolute values and points at the time of amplitude, and FIG. 13 (c) schematically shows the final point and determination of the movement status. is there.

  Similarly to the case described above, when the number of times of vibration is 10, the points given by the number of times of vibration are “0 points”. The sum of the absolute values of the amplitude differences is not processed. Therefore, the final point calculated by the point given by the number of vibrations and the point given by the sum of absolute values of the amplitude difference is “0 point”, and the judgment is judged as “stopped state”. The

  Further, it is assumed that the number of vibrations is 20, and the predetermined value for the sum of absolute values of amplitude differences is 50. Then, it is assumed that the sum of the absolute values of the amplitude differences is 35 in the amplitude for the predetermined time extracted by the movement status determination unit 4. Then, in the case of FIG. 12, the point given by the number of vibrations is “1 point”, and the point given by the sum of the absolute values of the amplitude differences is “0 point”. Therefore, the final point is “1 point”, and the determination is “walking state”.

  Further, it is assumed that the number of vibrations is 40 and the predetermined value for the sum of absolute values of amplitude differences is 50. Then, it is assumed that the sum of the absolute values of the amplitude differences is 80 in the amplitude for a predetermined time extracted by the movement status determination unit 4. Then, in the case of FIG. 12, the point given by the number of vibrations is “1 point”, and the point given by the sum of the absolute values of the amplitude differences is “1 point”. Therefore, the final point is “2 points”, and the determination is “running state”.

  When the number of vibrations is 50, the points given by the number of vibrations are “2 points”. The sum of the absolute values of the amplitude differences is not processed. Therefore, the final point calculated by the point given by the number of vibrations and the point given by the sum of absolute values of the amplitude difference is “2 points”, and the judgment is made as “running state”. The

  Note that the movement status determination unit 4 may pass the determined movement status to the incoming call volume setting unit 5 as well as the first to third examples, and may pass the final point. By passing the final point, it is possible to set the volume level corresponding to the final point, the setting of the vibration function, and whether or not the ring tone sounds or not as in the first embodiment. For example, if the volume level and vibration function level are 3 levels, it is better to set the level according to the final point, and if the final point is greater than or equal to a predetermined value (or larger), it will be set to ring. If it is less than (or less than) a predetermined value, it can be set not to ring. The number of points in this way may be set as appropriate according to the volume level and the vibration function level.

  In the first to fourth embodiments, when the number of times of vibration is equal to or less than (or less than) a predetermined value and the number of times of vibration is equal to or greater than (or greater than) a predetermined value, processing related to amplitude is performed. Needless to say, the processing related to the amplitude may be performed. In the first to fourth embodiments, the vibration and amplitude are extracted from the vibration recording unit 3 a predetermined time before the time when the vibration is detected. It may be extracted from the vibration recording unit 3.

According to the present invention, when it is determined that the owner of the mobile terminal is stationary, it is automatically changed to a setting that does not perform the ring tone or vibration function, and it is determined that the owner of the mobile terminal is moving. Mobile terminals that automatically change to settings for performing ringtones and vibration functions. As a result, the owner of the portable terminal is less likely to forget the setting for turning off the ringtone volume and vibration function. In addition, by setting the number of vibrations, the average amplitude, and a value calculated based on the amplitude as points, it is possible to make settings in consideration of the level of the incoming call volume and the vibration function. As a result, it is possible to accurately set the ring tone and the vibration function according to the movement situation of the owner.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of the portable terminal of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing process of this invention. It is an example of the time and amplitude which detected the vibration in a vibration recording part. It is an example which showed typically the determination process in a movement condition determination part. It is an example which showed typically the correspondence of the last point and ring volume. It is the figure which showed typically the determination process of the movement condition of Example 2. FIG. It is the figure which showed typically the relationship of the point in the determination process of Example 2. FIG. It is the figure which showed the concept of Example 3 typically. It is the figure which showed typically the determination process of the movement condition of Example 3. FIG. It is the figure which showed typically the relationship of the point in the determination process of Example 3. FIG. It is the figure which showed the concept of Example 4 typically. It is the figure which showed typically the determination process of the movement condition of Example 4. FIG. It is the figure which showed typically the relationship of the point in the determination process of Example 4. FIG. It is the figure which showed typically the concept of the other calculation method of the area in Example 3. FIG. It is the figure which showed typically the concept of the other calculation method of the area in Example 3. FIG.

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1: Mobile terminal 2: Vibration sensor 3: Vibration recording unit 4: Movement status determination unit 5: Ring volume setting unit

Claims (7)

A mobile terminal equipped with a vibration detection unit,
A vibration recording unit that records a time when the vibration is detected by the vibration detection unit and an amplitude thereof;
A predetermined vibration within a predetermined time and its amplitude are extracted from the vibration recording unit, and the number of vibrations within the predetermined time is determined based on the information recorded in the vibration recording unit. A movement status determination unit that determines the movement status of the owner of the mobile terminal using both the number of times the amplitude within the predetermined time exceeds a reference value;
A ring volume setting unit that performs one or more of setting of whether a ring tone sounds or not, setting a ring volume, and setting a vibration function according to a change in the movement state;
A portable terminal characterized by comprising: The movement status determination unit
Select a point corresponding to the number of times of vibration, select a point corresponding to the number of times the amplitude exceeded a reference value, calculate the final point by calculating each of those points,
The ring volume setting unit
Based on the last point, perform one or more of setting of ringing or not ringing, setting of ringtone volume, setting of vibration function,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1. A mobile terminal equipped with a vibration detection unit,
A vibration recording unit that records a time when the vibration is detected by the vibration detection unit and an amplitude thereof;
A predetermined vibration within a predetermined time and its amplitude are extracted from the vibration recording unit, the number of vibrations within the predetermined time is determined based on the information recorded in the vibration recording unit, and the predetermined time The area of an arbitrary shape with respect to a predetermined time, which is configured by the time when the amplitude of the signal becomes zero and the amplitude, is calculated, and the movement status of the holder of the mobile terminal is determined using the number of vibrations and the area A movement status determination unit to
A ring volume setting unit that performs one or more of a setting of whether or not a ring tone sounds, a ring volume setting, and a vibration function setting in accordance with the change in the movement state;
A portable terminal characterized by comprising: A mobile terminal equipped with a vibration detection unit,
A vibration recording unit that records a time when the vibration is detected by the vibration detection unit and an amplitude thereof;
A predetermined vibration within a predetermined time and its amplitude are extracted from the vibration recording unit, the number of vibrations within the predetermined time is determined based on the information recorded in the vibration recording unit, and the predetermined time A movement status determination unit that calculates an area of an arbitrary shape with respect to a predetermined time, which is configured by unit time and amplitude, and determines the movement status of the owner of the mobile terminal using the number of times of vibration and the area When,
A ring volume setting unit that performs one or more of setting of whether a ring tone sounds or not, setting a ring volume, and setting a vibration function according to a change in the movement state;
A portable terminal characterized by comprising: The movement status determination unit
Select a point corresponding to the number of times of vibration, select a point corresponding to the calculated area, calculate the final point by calculating each of those points,
The ring volume setting unit
Based on the last point, perform one or more of setting of ringing or not ringing, setting of ringtone volume, setting of vibration function,
The portable terminal according to claim 3 or 4, wherein A mobile terminal equipped with a vibration detection unit,
A vibration recording unit that records a time when the vibration is detected by the vibration detection unit and an amplitude thereof;
Extracting vibrations of a predetermined a predetermined time period and its amplitude from the vibration recording unit, and the sum of the absolute value of the difference between the amplitude of the vibration of the front amplitude and a predetermined number of said vibration, the vibration within the predetermined time period A movement status determination unit that determines the movement status of the owner of the mobile terminal using the number of times ,
A ring volume setting unit that performs one or more of setting of whether a ring tone sounds or not, setting a ring volume, and setting a vibration function according to a change in the movement state;
A portable terminal characterized by comprising: Select a point corresponding to the number of vibrations, select a point corresponding to the sum of absolute values of the difference from the predetermined number of previous amplitudes, calculate the final point by calculating each of those points,
The ring volume setting unit
Based on the last point, perform one or more of setting of ringing or not ringing, setting of ringtone volume, setting of vibration function,
The mobile terminal according to claim 6.

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