JP4278506B2 - Mobile communication terminal, incoming call notification method for mobile communication terminal, and program for realizing the method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to control of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly to control when notifying reception of information.

  In recent years, with the widespread use of mobile phones and other mobile communication terminals, electronic mail communication via such terminals is also widely used. In this communication, when the mobile communication terminal on the receiving side is in a standby state, the mobile communication terminal on the receiving side can receive the e-mail every time the sender transmits the e-mail. In addition, when the mobile communication terminal on the receiving side is in a state where reception is not possible, for example, when the power is cut off or in a place where radio waves do not reach, the transmitted e-mail is stored in a computer in the business operator that relays communication . The stored mail is transmitted again or transmitted in response to a transmission request from the recipient. In this case, when the number of accumulated e-mails is large, the recipient may not easily know how many e-mails have been received.

  In order to solve such problems, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-68054 (Patent Document 1) discloses an e-mail reception confirmation device that notifies the user of the number of e-mails being received. This device includes a receiving unit for receiving an e-mail, a processing unit for processing an e-mail received by a user, and counting up each time an e-mail is received to complete the processing of the e-mail. A counting unit that is reset in response, a display unit for displaying an icon on the display, a switching unit for switching the graphic of the icon in accordance with the count value of the counting unit, and a measured value for every count-up of the count value And a generator for generating a corresponding signal sound.

According to the apparatus disclosed in Patent Literature 1, since a signal sound corresponding to the number of received emails is generated, the user can easily recognize the number of emails.
JP-A-5-68054

  However, according to the electronic mail reception confirmation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, when the number of mails received by the apparatus is large, a signal sound is generated for a long time. For this reason, for example, in the public place, the surroundings of the apparatus may be disturbed, or the power may be excessively consumed.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and its purpose is to suppress power consumption and to notify the user of the reception status of mail without adversely affecting the surroundings. It is providing the portable communication terminal which can do.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an incoming call notification method for a mobile communication terminal capable of notifying power consumption and notifying the user of the number of received mails without adversely affecting the surroundings.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a program for realizing a method for allowing a mobile communication terminal to notify a user of the number of received mails without reducing power consumption and without adversely affecting the surroundings. Is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, the mobile communication terminal includes a receiving unit for receiving an e-mail and a notifying unit for notifying the reception of the e-mail via a communication line. And detecting means for detecting the number of e-mails received by the receiving means, and control means for controlling the operation of the notifying means based on whether or not the number of e-mails is plural. .

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above configuration, when the receiving unit receives an e-mail, the detecting unit detects the number of e-mails. Here, e-mail refers to a collection of information transmitted to a target party between terminals connected via a communication line, for example. This information includes text data, graphics data, programs, moving images, sounds, and the like. The control means controls operations of the sound output device, the light emitting device, the oscillation device, and other notification means based on whether or not the number is plural. This control includes, for example, switching of output time or output sound in the case of sound output, switching of light emission time or light emission color in the case of light emission, switching of oscillation time or frequency of oscillation in the case of oscillation. In this way, the user can easily determine whether the received electronic mail is one or plural.

  Preferably, when the number of e-mails is 1, the control unit performs a first notification for controlling the notification unit so as to notify the reception of the e-mail in a predetermined first notification mode. And a second notification control unit for controlling the notification unit so as to notify the reception of the email in a mode different from the first notification mode when the number of emails is two or more. including.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above configuration, when the number of received e-mails is 1, the first notification control unit notifies the reception in the first notification mode. When the number of received mails is 2 or more, the second notification control means notifies the reception in the second notification mode. Since the first notification mode is different from the second notification mode, the user can easily determine whether the number of received emails is one or more.

  Preferably, the receiving means receives a plurality of e-mails. The detecting means includes means for detecting the number of e-mails after receiving a plurality of e-mails.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above configuration, the number of mails is detected after receiving the electronic mail, and the notification mode is switched based on the number. Thereby, since the number of e-mails is detected accurately, erroneous notification can be prevented when notification of reception of the e-mail is made.

  Preferably, the receiving means receives a plurality of e-mails. The detecting means includes means for detecting the number of e-mails each time a plurality of e-mails are received. A second notification control unit configured to cause the notification unit to perform an operation of notifying reception of an email in a manner different from the first notification mode when the number of detected emails is two; And means for prohibiting the notification operation by the notification means when the notification means is 3 or more.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above configuration, when the number of detected emails becomes 2, the notification means receives the email in a mode different from the mode of notification when one email is received. Is notified. When the third e-mail is received, the notification means does not notify the reception of the e-mail. If it does in this way, the portable communication terminal can alert | report the reception condition of an email to a user rapidly.

  Preferably, the mobile communication terminal further includes determination means for determining whether or not the number of emails received at a predetermined time is two. When the number of e-mails received at a predetermined time is two, the second notification control unit controls the notification unit so that the notification is performed in a mode different from the first notification mode.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above-described configuration, when the receiving unit receives two e-mails at a predetermined time, the notification unit is different from the mode in which the reception of one e-mail is notified. Notification of receipt of emails. Therefore, the user can know whether or not at least two e-mails have been received within that time. Note that the timing for determining the number of received e-mails is not limited to the predetermined time as described above, and may be performed each time the portable communication terminal is connected to the communication line, for example.

  Preferably, the mobile communication terminal is connected to a communication control device that controls communication of electronic mail via a communication line. The portable communication terminal further includes means for transmitting a transmission request for the number of e-mails to the communication control device via the communication line. The receiving means receives information including the number of emails.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above configuration, when a transmission request for the number of e-mails is transmitted to the communication control device, information including the number is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. The notification means notifies the reception of the mail based on the number of emails detected from this information. In this way, since the reception of the e-mail is notified before the mobile communication terminal actually receives the e-mail, the user can quickly know whether or not two or more e-mails have been received. Can do.

  Preferably, the mobile communication terminal further includes storage means for storing a plurality of audio data. The notification means includes a sound output means for outputting sound based on the sound data. The first notification control means controls the sound output means so as to output sound based on predetermined sound data. The second notification control means controls the sound output means so as to output sound based on the sound data different from the predetermined sound data.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above configuration, since the output voice varies depending on the number of received emails, whether the user has received one email or more. Can know quickly.

  Preferably, the mobile communication terminal further includes storage means for storing audio data. The notification means includes a sound output means for outputting sound based on the sound data. The first notification control means controls the sound output means so as to output sound based on predetermined time sound data. The second notification control means controls the sound output means so as to output sound based on the sound data for a time longer than a predetermined time.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above configuration, when the receiving unit receives two or more e-mails, the sound is output for a longer time than the sound output time at the time of receiving one e-mail regardless of the number of receptions. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the influence of noise due to the continuous output of sound. In addition, regarding the output of sound, the first notification control means may output for a time longer than a predetermined time, and the second notification control means may output for a predetermined time.

  Preferably, the notifying unit includes a light emitting unit for generating light. The first notification control means controls the light emitting means so as to generate light for a predetermined time. The second notification control means controls the light emitting means so as to generate light for a time longer than a predetermined time.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above-described configuration, the light emission time differs between when the receiving unit receives one e-mail and when two or more e-mails are received. It is possible to easily determine whether or not an e-mail has been received.

  Preferably, the notification unit includes a light emitting unit for generating light of at least one color among a plurality of colors of light. The first notification control means controls the light emitting means so as to generate a predetermined first light. The second notification control means controls the light emitting means so as to generate light having a color different from the color of the first light.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above-described configuration, since the color of the emitted light is different between the case where the receiving unit receives one e-mail and the case where two or more e-mails are received, It is possible to easily determine whether or not a plurality of electronic mails have been received.

  Preferably, the notification means includes an oscillation means for generating vibration. The first notification control unit controls the oscillation unit so as to generate vibration for a predetermined time. The second notification control means controls the oscillating means so as to generate vibration for a time longer than a predetermined time.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above-described configuration, the vibration generation time differs between the case where the receiving unit receives one e-mail and the case where two or more e-mails are received. It is possible to easily determine whether or not a plurality of electronic mails have been received.

  Preferably, the notification means includes an oscillation means for generating vibration. The first notification control means controls the oscillating means so as to generate vibration based on a predetermined frequency. The second notification control means controls the oscillating means so as to generate vibration based on a frequency different from a predetermined frequency.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above-described configuration, the frequency of vibration differs between when the receiving unit receives one e-mail and when two or more e-mails are received. Thus, the user can easily determine whether or not a plurality of e-mails has been received based on such a vibration mode.

  Preferably, the mobile communication terminal further includes storage means for storing audio data. The notification means includes a sound output means for outputting sound based on the sound data. The first notification control unit controls the voice output unit so that the voice based on the voice data is output by one communication connection.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above configuration, sound is output according to the number of received e-mails every time it is connected to the communication line. Therefore, every time an unread mail is received by the mobile communication terminal, the user can easily recognize whether or not the number of received mail is two or more.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the mobile communication terminal is configured to receive at least one e-mail including sender information via a communication line, and to receive the e-mail. A notification unit, a notification unit for notification operation by the notification unit, a storage unit for storing information on a communication partner associated with notification control data representing a notification mode of reception of an email, and notification Based on the control data, determining means for determining whether or not to perform notification based on the notification data; and controlling the notification means to execute notification based on the notification data based on the result of the determination means. Control means.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above-described configuration, when the receiving unit receives an e-mail, whether the determining unit executes notification based on the notification data based on the sender of the e-mail and information on the communication partner. Judge whether or not. For example, according to the information of the communication partner, if the sender is a communication partner that does not require notification, the determination means determines not to notify. Further, when the notification control data includes that notification based on the notification data corresponding to the sender is necessary, the determination unit determines to perform notification based on the notification data. Thus, since notification or non-notification is determined for each notification data, even in the case where an e-mail is received from a different communication partner associated with the same notification data, the same mode is repeated many times. There is no notification. Of course, even when an e-mail is received from the same communication partner, the notification is not repeated many times. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of notifying the user of the reception of an electronic mail while suppressing power consumption.

  Preferably, the notification data includes at least one audio data. The notification control data includes data indicating whether to perform notification based on audio data. The notification means includes a sound output means for outputting sound based on the sound data. When the determination means determines that the notification based on the voice data is to be executed, the control means determines that the voice output means outputs the voice based on the voice data and the determination means does not execute the notification based on the voice data. And a means for prohibiting the sound output means from outputting sound based on the sound data.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above configuration, the same voice (for example, a mail ring tone unique to a communication partner, a normal mail ring tone, etc.) is not output many times. In this way, power consumption of the mobile communication terminal is suppressed, and from the viewpoint of noise, it is possible to notify the user of the reception of the electronic mail while minimizing the influence on the surroundings.

  Preferably, the receiving means receives a plurality of e-mails. The determination unit obtains information for identifying the sender from each of the plurality of electronic mails after receiving the plurality of electronic mails. The determination means reads the notification control data from the storage means based on the information of each sender. The determining means determines that the notification based on the voice data is executed when the notification control data indicates that the sender is a communication partner that needs to be notified at the time of receiving the e-mail. And a judgment means judges that the alerting | reporting based on audio | voice data is not performed, when alerting | reporting control data shows that a sender | caller is a communicating party which does not require alerting | reporting at the time of reception of an email.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above-described configuration, after receiving an e-mail, the necessity of outputting sound based on specific sound data is determined according to information associated with the sender of the e-mail. In this way, output of sound based on the same sound data can be avoided. Further, since notification is determined after completion of reception of the e-mail, the notification mode can be accurately determined.

  Preferably, the receiving means receives a plurality of e-mails. The determination means acquires sender information from each e-mail each time a plurality of e-mails are received. The determination means reads the notification control data from the storage means based on the information of each sender. The determining means determines that the notification based on the voice data is executed when the notification control data indicates that the sender is a communication partner that needs to be notified at the time of receiving the e-mail. And a judgment means judges that the alerting | reporting based on audio | voice data is not performed after the audio | voice based on audio | voice data is output.

  According to the mobile communication terminal having the above configuration, every time the receiving unit receives an e-mail, the necessity of notification based on voice data is determined based on notification control data associated with the sender of the mail. The In this way, when the notification is necessary, the voice output means can output the voice promptly, so that the reception of the email is promptly notified.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, an incoming call notification method for a mobile communication terminal includes a step of receiving an e-mail via a communication line, a step of notifying the reception of the e-mail, and the number of e-mails received. A step of detecting, and a step of controlling a notification operation based on whether or not the number of e-mails is plural.

  According to the incoming call notification method having the above configuration, when the mobile communication terminal receives an e-mail, the number of e-mails is detected. The operations of the sound output device, the light emitting device, the oscillation device, and other notification means are controlled based on whether the number is plural. This control includes, for example, switching of output time or output sound in the case of sound output, switching of light emission time or light emission color in the case of light emission, switching of oscillation time or frequency of oscillation in the case of oscillation. In this way, the user can easily determine whether the received electronic mail is one or plural.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the program causes the mobile communication terminal to execute a method for notifying an incoming e-mail. The program includes a step of receiving an e-mail to a mobile communication terminal via a communication line, a step of notifying the reception of the e-mail, a step of detecting the number of received e-mails, and the number of e-mails. And a step of controlling a notification operation based on whether or not there are plural.

  According to the program having the above configuration, when the mobile communication terminal receives an e-mail, the number of e-mails is detected. The operations of the sound output device, the light emitting device, the oscillation device, and other notification means are controlled based on whether the number is plural. This control includes, for example, switching of output time or output sound in the case of sound output, switching of light emission time or light emission color in the case of light emission, switching of oscillation time or frequency of oscillation in the case of oscillation. Thereby, the program for implement | achieving the method which can alert | report a user the number of mail reception in a portable communication terminal easily can be provided.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, an incoming call notification method for a mobile communication terminal receives at least one or more e-mails including sender information via a communication line, and notifies the reception of the e-mails. Preliminarily preparing notification data for notification operation and communication partner information associated with notification control data representing a notification mode of reception of e-mail, and notification based on the notification control data Determining whether to perform notification based on the data, and controlling the notification step to execute notification based on the notification data based on the result of the determination step.

  According to the incoming communication method having the above configuration, when the mobile communication terminal receives an e-mail, whether or not to perform notification based on the notification data is determined based on the sender of the e-mail and information on the communication partner. To be judged. For example, according to the information of the communication partner, if the sender is a communication partner that does not require notification, it is determined not to notify the reception of the e-mail. Further, when the notification control data includes that notification based on the notification data corresponding to the sender is necessary, it is determined to notify based on the notification data. Thus, since notification or non-notification is determined for each notification data, even in the case where an e-mail is received from a different communication partner associated with the same notification data, the same mode is repeated many times. There is no notification. Thereby, it is possible to provide an incoming call notification method for a mobile communication terminal capable of notifying the user of reception of an e-mail while suppressing power consumption.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, the program causes the mobile communication terminal to execute a method for notifying the arrival of an electronic mail. This program receives at least one or more e-mails including sender information via a communication line to a mobile communication terminal, a step of notifying reception of e-mails, and notification data for notification operation And a step of preparing in advance communication partner information associated with notification control data representing a notification mode of reception of e-mail, and whether to perform notification based on notification data based on notification control data And a step of controlling the notification step so as to execute notification based on the notification data based on the result of the determination step.

  According to the program having the above configuration, notification or non-notification is determined for each notification data when an e-mail is received by the mobile communication terminal. Therefore, even when an e-mail is received from a different communication partner associated with the same notification data, the notification is not repeated many times in the same manner. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a program for realizing an incoming call notification method for a mobile communication terminal capable of notifying the user of reception of an electronic mail while suppressing power consumption.

  According to the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, since the notification of reception is switched between when one e-mail is received and when two or more e-mails are received, the user has received one e-mail or You can easily know if you received more.

  According to the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, when a plurality of e-mails are received, the notification of reception is performed in a predetermined notification mode regardless of the number of received e-mails. Therefore, since a notification operation is prevented from continuing when a large number of e-mails are received, the power consumption of the mobile communication terminal is suppressed, and the influence on the surroundings is also minimized.

  According to the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, when the electronic mail is received from a plurality of communication partners requesting notification by the same voice, the same voice is not output many times. Accordingly, it is possible to notify the reception from the communication partner associated with at least the notification of the voice while suppressing the power consumption.

  According to the incoming call notification method according to the present invention, the mobile communication terminal switches the notification of reception between when one e-mail is received and when two or more e-mails are received. Thereby, the user can easily know whether one e-mail has been received or more.

  According to the incoming call notification method according to the present invention, the mobile communication terminal does not output the same voice many times when receiving an e-mail from a plurality of communication partners requesting the same voice notification. Accordingly, it is possible to notify the reception from the communication partner associated with at least the notification of the voice while suppressing the power consumption.

  According to the program according to the present invention, the mobile communication terminal that executes the program switches reception notification between receiving one e-mail and receiving two or more e-mails. Thereby, the user can easily know whether one e-mail has been received or more.

  Furthermore, according to the program according to the present invention, the mobile communication terminal that executes the program does not output the same voice many times when receiving e-mails from a plurality of communication partners requesting the same voice notification. . Accordingly, it is possible to notify the reception from the communication partner associated with at least the notification of the voice while suppressing the power consumption.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, the portable communication terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. This mobile communication terminal is, for example, a mobile phone, but is not limited thereto, and may be a terminal having a communication function.

  A mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of mobile phone 100.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 100 includes a control unit 110, an antenna 112, a communication control unit 114, a display unit 116, an operation unit 118, a microphone 120, a speaker 122, and a volume control unit 126. Vibrator 128, RAM (Random Access Memory) 130, ROM (Read Only Memory) 140, and Write 142.

  A signal received by the antenna 112 is input to the control unit 110 via the communication control unit 114. This signal includes e-mail data in addition to the call signal. An e-mail refers to a collection of information transmitted to a target party between terminals connected via a communication line, for example. This information includes text data, graphics data, programs, moving images, sounds, and the like.

  The control unit 110 outputs the signal to the signal display unit 116 for video display. The display unit 116 displays an image based on the input signal. The display unit 116 is a liquid crystal monitor, for example.

  The control unit 110 executes a predetermined process based on the audio signal input from the communication control unit 114 and outputs the audio signal to the audio adjustment unit 126. The volume control unit 126 converts the input signal based on a predetermined setting or a setting input via the operation unit 118 and outputs the converted signal to the speaker 122. Note that the mobile phone 100 may include another speaker in addition to the speaker 122. For example, the speaker for receiving and the speaker for outputting the ringtone may be different.

  The voice uttered by the user of the mobile phone 100 to the microphone 120 is input to the control unit 110. Control unit 110 executes a predetermined conversion process and outputs an audio signal to communication control unit 114. The communication control unit 114 executes transmission processing based on the signal from the control unit 110. A signal generated by this transmission process is transmitted via the antenna 112.

  When receiving an incoming signal from communication control unit 114, control unit 110 outputs a signal for vibrating vibrator 128 based on a predetermined setting. Vibrator 128 vibrates based on the signal, and the user of mobile phone 100 can know the incoming call.

  The light 142 emits light of a preset color based on a signal output from the control unit 110. The light 142 blinks at preset intervals when a blinking command is output from the control unit 110.

  The RAM 130 is, for example, a flash memory. The RAM 130 stores various setting storage areas 132 for storing the above settings, a memory dial storage area 134 for storing information on the communication partner of the mobile phone 100, the light emission conditions of the light 142, and other various data. And various data storage areas 136 for storage. Data stored in these areas can be arbitrarily changed by the user based on settings input via the operation unit 118.

  The form of the storage area secured in the RAM 130 is not limited to that shown in FIG. The structure of data temporarily stored in the RAM 130 according to the operation of the mobile phone 100 will be described later.

  The ROM 140 stores a program for controlling basic operating conditions of the mobile phone 100 created in advance or initial data. Note that the data stored in the ROM 140 may be stored in the RAM 130 in advance. The ROM 140 may be an EPROM (Erasable and Programmable ROM) or other ROM capable of erasing or writing data. In this case, data or software necessary for controlling the operation of the mobile phone 100 can be updated sequentially.

  In this manner, the processing in the mobile phone 100 is realized by each hardware and software executed by the control unit 110 or the communication control unit 114. Such software may be stored in advance in the RAM 130 or the ROM 140. Alternatively, the data may be stored and distributed in a memory card (not shown) or other recording medium, read from the recording medium by a memory card reader (not shown), and temporarily stored in the RAM 130. The software is read from the ROM 140 or the RAM 130 and executed by the control unit 110. The hardware itself of the mobile phone 100 shown in FIG. 1 is general as a computer having a communication function. Therefore, it can be said that the most essential part of the present invention is the software recorded on the RAM 130, the ROM 140, the memory card or other recording medium.

  With reference to FIG. 2, the configuration of mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment will be further described. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a specific configuration of the mobile phone 100.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 100 has a foldable configuration including, for example, a first housing 150 and a second housing 160. Note that the configuration of the mobile phone 100 is not limited to the mode illustrated in FIG. 2, and may be a configuration that is not foldable, or may be a configuration in which a plurality of cases can be separated.

  A control structure of mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing executed by control unit 110 of mobile phone 100. This process is performed, for example, when a user of the mobile phone 100 instructs execution of a predetermined unread mail reception process, or a communication control device (not shown) possessed by a base station, a relay station, or other information communication service provider. ) Is received when the mobile phone 100 detects the reception and receives an unread mail.

  In step S302, control unit 110 receives all unread mails. This process is executed, for example, when the user instructs reception of unread mail when the user connects to the communication line via the mobile phone 100.

  In step S304, control unit 110 stores the number of received mails in a predetermined data area of RAM 130. This number of mails is detected, for example, by reading the number of predetermined control codes stored at the beginning or end of the communication message of each mail. Note that the number of mails may be detected by other methods.

  In step S306, control unit 110 determines whether or not the mail ring tone setting is ON. This determination is made, for example, by reading the state of the setting flag for the mail ringtone stored in the data area of RAM 130. If the mail ring tone setting is ON (YES in step S306), the process proceeds to step S308. If not (NO in step S306), the process proceeds to step S330.

  In step S308, control unit 110 determines whether or not the number of received emails is one. If the number of received emails is 1 (YES in step S308), the process proceeds to step S310. If not (NO in step S308), the process proceeds to step S320.

  In step S <b> 310, control unit 110 outputs a signal for ringing a ringtone once to volume control unit 126 based on the setting in RAM 130. As a result, the speaker 122 rings a ring tone only once.

  In step S320, control unit 110 outputs a signal for ringing the ringtone twice to volume control unit 126 based on the settings stored in RAM 130. As a result, the speaker 122 rings a ringtone only twice.

  In step S330, control unit 110 prohibits volume control unit 126 from outputting a signal for ringing. As a result, the speaker 122 does not sound any ringtone.

  An operation of mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment based on the above-described structure and flowchart will be described. Hereinafter, a case where the mobile phone 100 receives 10 unread mails will be described. The number of received emails is not limited to 10.

  When the user instructs execution of a predetermined unread mail reception process via the operation unit 118 of the mobile phone 100, transmission of unread mail starts from a base station (not shown) to which the mobile phone 100 is connected. Is done. When the mobile phone 100 completes reception of unread mail (step S302), the number is detected and stored in a predetermined data area of the RAM 130 (step S304).

  When the mail ringtone setting of mobile phone 100 is ON (YES in step S306), the number of received unread mails is two or more (NO in step S308), so mobile phone 100 Sounds twice. Thereby, the user can recognize that at least two or more mails have been received.

  As described above, mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment does not ring the received number of ringtones even when a plurality of unread mails are received. Therefore, power consumption due to the ringing sound being continued for a long time or the influence on the surroundings in a public place is suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, the manner of notifying the reception of mail is not limited to outputting voice. For example, vibration having a predetermined frequency may be emitted for each received mail, or light having a specific color may be emitted. Alternatively, the speed at which the light blinks may be set in advance according to the number of mails received. Even in this way, it is possible to notify the user whether the mobile phone 100 has received a mail and whether a plurality of mails have been received. As a result, it is possible to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of suppressing power consumption and notifying the user of the mail reception status without adversely affecting the surrounding area.

<First Embodiment First Modification>
Hereinafter, a first modification of the present embodiment will be described. The mobile phone according to this modification has the function of determining whether or not to ring a ring tone each time each mail is received during reception of a plurality of mails, in the first embodiment described above. And different. Note that the hardware configuration of the mobile phone 100 according to this modification is the same as that of the first embodiment described above. Their functions are the same. Therefore, description thereof will not be repeated here.

  With reference to FIG. 4, a control structure of mobile phone 100 according to the present modification will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing executed by control unit 110 of mobile phone 100. Note that the same step numbers are assigned to the same processes as those in the above-described embodiment, and description thereof will not be repeated here.

  In step S402, control unit 110 detects reception of mail. In step S404, control unit 110 initializes a mail reception counter. Thereby, the value of the counter is set to “0”. This counter is a data area that is temporarily generated when this process is executed. This area temporarily stores the data being processed.

  In step S406, control unit 110 increments the value of the mail reception counter by “1”.

  In step S408, control unit 110 determines whether or not the value of the mail reception counter is “1”. If the counter value is “1” (YES in step S408), the process proceeds to step S310. If not (NO in step S408), the process proceeds to step S412.

  In step S412, control unit 110 determines whether or not the value of the mail reception counter is “2”. If the value of the counter is “2” (YES in step S412), the process proceeds to step S310. If not (NO in step S412), the process proceeds to step S330.

  In step S420, control unit 110 determines whether an email has been further received. This determination is made based on, for example, whether or not mobile phone 100 has detected a code representing the end of mail transmission. If more mail has been received (YES in step S420), the process returns to step S406. If not (NO in step S420), the process ends.

  An operation of mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment based on the above-described structure and flowchart will be described. Hereinafter, a case where the mobile phone 100 receives 10 mails will be described.

  When a user transmits a request for transmitting unread mail to a base station (not shown) by executing a predetermined operation on the mobile phone 100, the base station starts transmitting unread mail to the mobile phone 100. .

  When mobile phone 100 detects the reception of mail (step S402), if the mail ringtone setting is ON (YES in step S306), the mail reception counter is initialized (step S404).

  When the mobile phone 100 receives the first mail, the value of the mail reception counter is set to “1” (YES in Step S406 and Step S408), so that a preset ring tone sounds once. (Step S310).

  When mobile phone 100 receives the second mail (YES in step S420), the value of the mail reception counter is set to “2” (NO in steps S406 and S408). In this case (YES in step S412), the ringtone rings again (step S310).

  When mobile phone 100 receives the third and subsequent mails (YES in step S420), the value of the mail reception counter becomes “3” or more (NO in step S408, NO in step S412). Does not ring (step S330).

  As described above, when receiving a mail, the mobile phone 100 according to the present modification sounds a preset ringtone until a second mail is received. When the third and subsequent mails are received, the ring tone does not sound. As a result, the user is notified that the mobile phone 100 has received one mail or that two or more mails have been received. In this way, the user can easily recognize the mail reception status. In addition, since the presence / absence of ringing is determined every time a mail is received, the user can know the mail reception status before the last mail has been received.

<First Embodiment Second Modification>
Hereinafter, a second modification of the present embodiment will be described. The mobile phone 100 according to this modification transmits a transmission request for the number of unread mails to the base station, and determines a ringing tone mode based on the number of unread mails returned in response to the request It differs from the above-mentioned embodiment by having. Note that the hardware configuration of the mobile phone 100 according to the present modification is the same as that of the first embodiment. Their functions are the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated here.

  With reference to FIG. 5, a network through which mobile phone 100 according to the present modification communicates will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a communication network including mobile phone 100 and communication control device 600 that is the transmission destination of the transmission request.

  As shown in FIG. 5, mobile phone 100 is connected to relay station 510 via a communication line. Relay station 510 is connected to communication control device 600 via network 550. Note that the configuration of each communication device connected to the network 550 is not limited to the mode shown in FIG. A plurality of relay stations may be connected to the communication control apparatus 600, or a plurality of mobile phones may be connectable to a specific relay station.

  In FIG. 5, the transmission request for the number of unreceived mails from the mobile phone 100 is transmitted to the communication control apparatus 600 via the relay station 510 and the network 550. Communication information from the communication control device 600 is transmitted to the relay station 510 via the network 550. Relay station 510 transmits the communication information to mobile phone 100. Details of this communication process will be described later.

  With reference to FIG. 6, the structure of the communication control apparatus 600 which concerns on this modification is demonstrated. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of communication control apparatus 600.

  The communication control device 600 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 610, a RAM 620, a fixed disk 630, and a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory) driving device 650 respectively connected to the CPU 610 via a data bus. , And communication IF (Interface) 660. A CD-ROM 652 is attached to the CD-ROM drive 650.

  CPU 610 executes a predetermined process based on a program stored in RAM 620 or fixed disk 630. Details of this processing will be described later. The CPU 610 communicates data with other communication devices connected to the network via the communication IF 660.

  In this way, the processing in the communication control device 600 is realized by each hardware and software executed by the CPU 610. Such software may be stored in advance in the RAM 620 or the fixed disk 630. Alternatively, the CD-ROM 652 may be stored and distributed in other recording media, read from the recording medium by the CD-ROM drive 650, and temporarily stored in the fixed disk 630. The software is read from the fixed disk 630 and executed by the CPU 610. The hardware of the communication control device 600 shown in FIG. 6 is a general computer. Therefore, it can be said that the most essential part for realizing the communication control apparatus 600 according to the present modification is software recorded in the RAM 620, the fixed disk 630, the CD-ROM 652, or other recording media. Since the operation of each hardware of the computer that implements communication control device 600 is well known, description thereof will not be repeated here.

  With reference to FIG. 7, a control structure of mobile phone 100 according to the present modification will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing executed by control unit 110 of mobile phone 100. Note that the same step numbers are assigned to the same processes as those in the above-described embodiment, and description thereof will not be repeated here.

  In step S702, control unit 110 transmits a transmission request for the number of unreceived mails to communication control device 600 based on an operation by the user. In step S704, control unit 110 receives information including the number of unreceived mails from communication control device 600. In step S <b> 706, control unit 110 stores the number of unreceived mails in areas secured in various data areas 136 of RAM 130.

  With reference to FIG. 8, a control structure of communication control apparatus 600 according to the present modification will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing executed by CPU 610 of communication control device 600. This process is executed when, for example, a request for transmitting the number of unreceived mails among electronic mails transmitted to the mail address associated with each communication terminal is received from the mobile phone 100 or another communication terminal. The

  In step S802, CPU 610 of communication control device 600 receives information including a transmission request for the number of unreceived mails. In step S804, CPU 610 identifies the sender of the transmission request based on the header information of the information. Thereby, it is recognized that the transmission request is transmitted from the mobile phone 100.

  In step S806, CPU 610 calculates the number of mails that have not been transferred to mobile phone 100 from fixed disk 630, that is, the number of unreceived mails for mobile phone 100, among the mails sent to mobile phone 100. To do. This calculation is performed, for example, by counting a flag associated with each mail transmitted to the mail address of the mobile phone 100. Here, the flag represents the state of transfer to mobile phone 100 (for example, whether transfer has been completed or not transferred).

  In step S808, CPU 610 transmits information including the number of unreceived mails and communication control information to mobile phone 100.

  The operation of the mobile phone 100 according to the present modification based on the above-described structure and flowchart will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, a case where there are 10 unreceived mails of the mobile phone 100 will be described.

  When the user of the mobile phone 100 executes a predetermined operation, information including a transmission request for the number of unreceived mails is transmitted to the communication control device 600 (step S702). When communication control device 600 receives the information (step S802), it is specified that the sender of the information is mobile phone 100 (step S804). The communication control device 600 calculates the number of unreceived mails of the mobile phone 100 (step S806), and transmits information including the number to the mobile phone 100 (step S808).

  When the mobile phone 100 receives the information from the communication control device 600 (step S704), the number of unreceived mails is acquired from the information and stored in a predetermined data area of the RAM 130 (step S706). When the ring tone setting of mobile phone 100 is ON (YES in step S306), since the number of received mails is 10 (NO in step S308), the preset ring tone sounds twice. (Step S320).

  As described above, the mobile phone 100 according to the present modification uses the communication control device 600 and other devices that control communication of the mobile phone 100 based on user operations to request the number of unreceived mails. Send. When the apparatus transmits to the mobile phone 100 the number of unreceived mails in the mail for the mobile phone 100, the mobile phone 100 emits a sound for notifying the reception status of the unreceived mail based on the number.

  In this way, the user of the mobile phone 100 can know whether the number of unreceived mails is one or two or more before actually receiving unreceived mails. As a result, the ring tone does not ring according to the number of unreceived mails, so that power consumption is suppressed and adverse effects on the surroundings are prevented.

<Second Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment has a function of determining a ringing tone when mobile phone 100 is connected to a base station and receives all e-mails. Note that the hardware configuration of the mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. Their functions are the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated here.

  With reference to FIG. 9, the data structure in mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining data stored in the RAM 130 of the mobile phone 100.

  As shown in FIG. 9, data for identifying voice that can be emitted by the mobile phone 100 is stored in the data area D910. Data for specifying a specific voice pattern associated with each voice is stored in the data area D920.

  Data for identifying the other party of the mobile phone 100 is stored in the data area D930. Data specifying the voice associated with each call partner is stored in the data area D940.

  Data for identifying each ringtone is stored in data area D950. The specific audio data file name associated with each ringtone is stored in the data area D960.

  In mobile phone 100 having such a data structure, control unit 110 reads the corresponding data from each data area when a preset condition is satisfied during the execution of the process, and executes a ringing process based on the data. The data structure in RAM 130 is not limited to that shown in FIG.

  With reference to FIG. 10, the data structure in mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment will be further described. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining data stored in the RAM 130.

  As shown in FIG. 10, data for specifying a sender detected in response to the reception of mail is stored in a data area D1010. Data for specifying an audio pattern associated with each sender is stored in the data area D1020. These areas are temporarily secured every time a mail is received, for example.

  Data for specifying the voice pattern that the mobile phone 100 rings is stored in the data area D1030. Information representing the factor of the registered voice pattern is stored in data area D1040. The table including the data areas D1030 and D1040 is temporarily generated, for example, when processing described later is executed. In the following description, such a table is referred to as a ringing table. The ringtones to be ringed are pattern 2, pattern 3, pattern 1, and pattern 5, as shown in data area D1030.

  With reference to FIG. 11, a control structure of mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing executed by control unit 110 of mobile phone 100. Note that the same step number is assigned to the same process as the process in each of the above-described embodiments, and description thereof will not be repeated here.

  In step S 1106, control unit 110 creates a table of received mail in RAM 130. In step S1107, control unit 110 initializes the normal mail ringing tone flag and sets “0”. In step S1108, control unit 110 initializes a delivery confirmation sound flag and sets “0”.

  In step S1110, control unit 110 determines whether or not a mail call is set for the corresponding mail. Here, the mail call refers to a ringing tone associated with each communication partner in advance. Such a ringing tone is associated with voice data of the ringing tone and data for identifying the communication partner so that it rings in response to an incoming call from a specific communication partner. If a mail call is set (YES in step S1110), the process proceeds to step S1112. If not (NO in step S1110), the process proceeds to step S1120.

  In step S1112, control unit 110 determines whether the ringtone associated with the mail is a ringtone registered in the ringing table. If the mail ringtone is the ringtone registered in the ringing table (YES in step S1112), the process proceeds to step S1130. If not (NO in step S1112), the process proceeds to step S1114.

  In step S1114, control unit 110 registers the corresponding ringtone in the ringing table. That is, data for identifying the ringtone is stored in a predetermined area of the table.

  In step S1120, control unit 110 determines whether or not the received mail is a mail that needs to sound a delivery confirmation sound. If the mail needs to sound a delivery confirmation sound (YES in step S1120), the process proceeds to step S1122. If not (NO in step S1120), the process proceeds to step S1124.

  In step S1122, control unit 110 sets the delivery confirmation sound flag to “1”. Control unit 110 also stores data for identifying the ringtone in a data area reserved in RAM 130 in advance. This data is used, for example, to specify a ring tone to be sounded when a delivery confirmation sound is sounded later.

  In step S1124, control unit 110 determines whether or not the received mail is a mail that rings a normal mail ringtone. If the mail is a mail that rings a normal mail ring tone (YES in step S1124), the process proceeds to step S1126. If not (NO in step S1124), the process proceeds to step S1130.

  In step S1126, control unit 110 sets the normal mail ringing tone flag to “1”. Control unit 110 also stores data for identifying the ringtone in a data area reserved in RAM 130 in advance. This data is used, for example, to specify a ring tone to be ringed when a normal mail ring tone is ringed later.

  In step S1130, control unit 110 determines whether or not processing for all mails has been completed. This determination is made, for example, with reference to a flag indicating the progress of processing of each mail, and whether or not all the flags are values indicating the completion of processing. If the processing for all mails has been completed (YES in step S1130), the process proceeds to step S1140. If not (NO in step S1130), the process proceeds to step S1132.

  In step S1132, the control unit 110 reads the mail data to be subjected to the next processing from the table storing the received mail into the area of the RAM 130 and sets it.

  In step S1140, control unit 110 determines whether or not the value of the ringtone flag for normal mail is “1”. If the value is “1” (YES in step S1140), the process proceeds to step S1142. If not (NO in step S1140), the process proceeds to step S1150.

  In step S1142, control unit 110 determines whether or not the same ringtone as the normal mail ringtone is registered in the ringing table. If the same ringtone is registered in the ringing table (YES in step S1142), the process proceeds to step S1150. If not (NO in step S1142), the process proceeds to step S1144.

  In step S1144, control unit 110 registers the normal mail ring tone in the ringing table of RAM 130.

  In step S1150, control unit 110 determines whether or not the value of the delivery confirmation sound flag is “1”. If the value is set to “1” (YES in step S1150), the process proceeds to step S1152. If not (NO in step S1150), the process proceeds to step S1156.

  In step S1152, control unit 110 determines whether or not the same ring tone as the delivery confirmation sound is registered in the ringing table. If the ring tone is registered in the ringing table (YES in step S1152), the process proceeds to step S1156. If not (NO in step S1152), the process proceeds to step S1154.

  In step S1154, control unit 110 registers the delivery confirmation sound in the ringing table. That is, data for identifying the delivery confirmation sound is stored in a predetermined area of the table.

  In step S1156, control unit 110 rings a ring tone based on the data stored in the ringing table. For example, data identifying the delivery confirmation sound stored in the table is sequentially read out, and audio data corresponding to the data is read out from the ROM 140 and output from the speaker 122 via the volume control unit 126. The

  In step S1160, control unit 110 stops outputting a signal for ringing a ring tone.

  An operation of mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment based on the above-described structure and flowchart will be described.

  When the user operates the mobile phone 100 to connect to the communication line and executes a predetermined unread mail reception process, the mobile phone 100 receives all unread mail (step S302). If the mail ring tone setting of mobile phone 100 is ON (YES in step S304), an area for processing received mail is secured in RAM 130 (step S1106, data area D1010 in FIG. 10). When a mail call is set for each mail (YES in step S1110), if the ringtone is not registered in the ringing table (NO in step S1112), the ringtone is registered in the ringing table. (Step S1114, data area D1030 in FIG. 10).

  When the determination of the presence or absence of ringing tone for all received mails is completed (YES in step S1130), the normal mail ringing tone flag is “1” (YES in step S1140), and the ringing tone is a ringing table. If not registered (NO in step S1142), the ring tone is registered in the ringing table (step S1144).

  If the delivery confirmation sound flag is “1” (YES in step S1152) and the confirmation sound is not registered in the ringing table (NO in step S1152), the delivery confirmation sound is also played. (Step S1154). Thereafter, the mobile phone 100 rings according to the sound pattern of the ringtone registered in each ringing table (step S1156).

  As described above, mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment rings a ring tone based on information of a sender of each mail when a user connects to a communication line and receives an unread mail. Judge whether to do. At this time, the ring tone that is determined to ring once is not further ringed. In this way, even when a plurality of e-mails associated with the same ring tone are received, the ring tone sounds only once. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the influence on the surroundings or the consumption of electric power due to the same ringing tone continuing to ring.

<Third Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The mobile phone according to the present embodiment is different from the above-described embodiments in that it has a function of determining whether or not to ring a ring tone for each mail when receiving the mail. The hardware configuration of mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment is the same as the configuration of the mobile phone according to each of the above-described embodiments. Their functions are the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated here.

  With reference to FIG. 12, a data structure in mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram for conceptually explaining data stored in the RAM 130 of the mobile phone 100.

  Data for specifying a communication partner to which the mobile phone 100 has received an incoming call is stored in a data area D1210 temporarily reserved in the RAM. Data for specifying the ring tone associated with each communication partner is stored in data area D1220.

  Data specifying the ringtone that the mobile phone 100 actually rang is stored in the data area D1230. Data for explaining the cause of each ringing tone is stored in the data area D1240. In addition, the table having the configuration of the data area D1230 and the data area 1240 is referred to as a ringing result table in the following description.

  In FIG. 12, for example, data of the data record R1250 is stored in the ringing result table. In the data of the data record R1252, the normal mail ringing tone flag is set to “1”. This flag is data that is referred to in the processing executed by the control unit 110. This process will be described later. In the data record R1254, the normal mail ringing tone flag is similarly set to “1”.

  In the data of the data record R1256, the delivery confirmation sound flag is set to “1”. This flag is also data referred to in the process executed by the control unit 110.

  In the data of the data record R1258, the normal mail ringing tone flag is set to “1”. Data of the data record R1260 is stored in the ringing result table. In the data of the data record R1262, the normal mail ringing tone flag is set to “1”. Similarly, the data of the data record R1264 sets the normal mail ringing tone flag to “1”.

  Thus, the data representing the ring tone in data area D1220 is updated in the ringing result table including data areas D1230 and D1240. This prevents the same ringtone from ringing more than once.

  With reference to FIG. 13, a control structure of mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing executed by control unit 110 of mobile phone 100. The same processes as those in the above-described embodiments are given the same step numbers, and description thereof will not be repeated here.

  In step S1308, control unit 110 receives the mail via communication control unit 114.

  In step S1310, control unit 110 determines whether or not a ringing tone to be sounded in the corresponding mail is registered in the ringing result table. If the ring tone is registered in the table (YES in step S1310), the process proceeds to step S1316. If not (NO in step S1310), the process proceeds to step S1312.

  In step S1312, control unit 110 sounds the corresponding ringtone. In step S1314, control unit 110 registers the corresponding ringtone in the ringing result table. This registration is performed by storing data in a data area temporarily reserved in the RAM 130 when this processing is executed.

  In step S1316, control unit 110 determines whether all emails have been received. If all mails have been received (YES in step S1316), the process ends. If not (NO in step S1316), the process proceeds to step S1318.

  In step S 1318, control unit 110 receives another mail, that is, the next mail, via communication control unit 114. In step S1320, control unit 110 receives all emails without ringing a ringtone.

  An operation of mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment based on the above-described structure and flowchart will be described. Here, the case where the mail ring tone setting of the mobile phone 100 is ON will be described based on the data shown in FIG.

  When mobile phone 100 detects the reception of mail (step S402), since the mail ringtone setting is ON (YES in step S306), the first mail is received (step S1308). Since the ring tone to be ringed for the sender (Mr. A) of the mail is not registered in the ring result table (NO in step S1310), the ring tone (pattern 2) is ringed (data area in FIG. 9). D940). Data for identifying the ringtone (for example, the pattern name of the ringtone) is stored in the ringing result table (step S1314, data area D1230 in FIG. 12).

  If mobile phone 100 determines that all unreceived mails have not been received (NO in step S1316), the next mail is received (step S1318). The ring tone to be ringed for the sender of the mail (mail address “aaa@xxx.ne.jp” in data record R1252 in FIG. 12) is not registered in the ringing result table (NO in step 1310). The ring tone (pattern 1) is sounded (step S1312), and the identification data of the ring tone is stored in the sound result table (step S1314, data area D1230 in FIG. 12).

  After that, when the mobile phone 100 receives mail from the mail address “bbb@yyy.ne.jp”, the ring tone (pattern 1) associated with the sender is already registered in the ringing result table (step In S1310, YES), the same ringtone is not sounded.

  As described above, each time the mobile phone 100 receives a mail, it determines whether or not the ringtone associated with the sender of the mail has been ringed, and the ringtone that has been ringed is not ringed again. In this case, as shown in the data area D1230 of FIG. 12, four types of ringtones, that is, pattern 2, pattern 1, pattern 5, and pattern 3 are ringed for 10 received mails. The mobile phone 100 does not ring the same ringtone many times when notifying the user of the reception of a plurality of mails. Thereby, the consumption of the battery of the mobile phone 100 is suppressed, and the influence on the surroundings is suppressed to the minimum.

<Fourth embodiment>
Hereinafter, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment has the function of determining what kind of ringing sound is made each time each mail is received, and thus the mobile phone 100 according to the third embodiment described above. Different.

  The hardware configuration of mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment is the same as the configuration of the mobile phone according to each of the above-described embodiments. Their functions are the same. Therefore, description thereof will not be repeated here.

  With reference to FIG. 14, a data structure in mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining data stored in the RAM 130 of the mobile phone 100.

  Data for specifying a communication partner to which the mobile phone 100 has received an incoming call is stored in the data area D1410. Data for specifying the ring tone pattern associated with each communication partner is stored in data area D1420. Data for specifying the ringtone that the mobile phone 100 rings is stored in the data area D1430. Each ringing tone factor is stored in the data area D1440.

  Data for identifying other ringtones is stored in the data area D1470. Data representing the attribute of the stored data is stored in data area D1480. This attribute is, for example, the address of the sender of the mail that is the cause of the registration of the ringtone, or data associated with the ringtone in advance. This data includes, for example, data (for example, when a communication report is received) indicating when a ring tone is ringed.

  With reference to FIG. 15, a control process of mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing executed by control unit 110 of mobile phone 100. The same processes as those in the above-described embodiments are given the same step numbers, and description thereof will not be repeated.

  In step S1508, control unit 110 receives an email. In step S1510, control unit 110 determines whether or not a ring tone to be sounded in the corresponding mail is registered in the ringing result table. If the ring tone is registered in the ringing result table (YES in step S1510), the process proceeds to step S1130. If not (NO in step S1510), the process proceeds to step S1512.

  In step S1512, control unit 110 determines whether or not the received mail is a mail that should sound a delivery confirmation sound. If the mail is a mail that should sound a delivery confirmation sound (YES in step S1512), the process proceeds to step S1122. If not (NO in step S1512), the process proceeds to step S1516.

  In step S1516, control unit 110 determines whether or not the received mail is a mail that should sound a normal mail ringtone. If the mail is a mail that should ring a mail ringtone (YES in step S1516), the process proceeds to step S1126. If not (NO in step S1516), the process proceeds to step S1520.

  In step S1520, control unit 110 reads data stored in advance and causes the corresponding ringtone to sound. In step S1522, control unit 110 registers the corresponding ringtone in the ringing result table.

  In step S1534, control unit 110 determines whether or not the same ringing tone as the normal mail ringing tone is registered in the ringing result table. If the same ringtone is registered in the ringing result table (YES in step S1534), the process proceeds to step S1050. If not (NO in step S1534), the process proceeds to step S1536.

  In step S1536, control unit 110 outputs a control signal set in advance to cause speaker 122 to ring a normal mail ringtone.

  In step S1542, control unit 110 determines whether or not the same ring tone as the delivery confirmation sound is registered in the ringing result table. If the same ring tone is registered in the table (YES in step S1542), the process ends. If not (NO in step S1542), the process proceeds to step S1544.

  In step S1544, control unit 110 causes speaker 122 to ring a preset delivery confirmation sound. In step S1550, control unit 110 receives all mail without ringing a ringtone.

  An operation of mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment based on the above-described structure and flowchart will be described. The description of the same operation as that in each of the above-described embodiments will not be repeated here. Below, the case where a mail is received from the sender shown in the data area D1410 of FIG.

  The mobile phone 100 receives a mail from “Mr. A” (data record R1452, step S1508). If the ringtone to be ringed for the sender of the mail is not registered in the ringing result table (NO in step S1510), the mail is from the sender who should ring the mail call (step S1512). NO, in step S1516, the ringing tone (pattern 2) associated with the sender is sounded (step S1520). Data for identifying the ringtone is registered in the ringing result table (data record R1460 in FIG. 14).

  Since mobile phone 100 has not received all mail (NO in step S1130), the next mail is received (step S1508). The sender of the next mail is “aaa@xxx.ne.jp” (data record R1454). This sender is associated with a ring tone of pattern 1. The ringtone is not registered in the ringing result table (NO in step S1510), and this mail is not a mail that should sound a delivery confirmation sound, but a mail that should ring a normal mail ringtone (in step S1512). NO, YES in step S1516). Therefore, the normal mail ring tone flag is set to “1” (step S1126), and the ring tone identification data “pattern 1” is stored in a predetermined data area of the RAM 130.

  Thereafter, the mobile phone 100 further repeats the mail receiving operation. When a mail from the sender “bbb@yyy.ne.jp” is received (data record R1455), the ring tone pattern 1 associated with this sender is already recorded in the ringing result table (data record R1460), not ringing. When the cellular phone 100 receives the communication report (data record R1456), the ring tone pattern 5 is stored in the data area of the RAM 130. When the mobile phone 100 receives a mail from Mr. B (data record R1458), the ring tone pattern 3 associated with Mr. B is ringed and registered in the ringing result table.

  Thereafter, mobile phone 100 completes reception of all mails (YES in step S1130). Since the normal mail ringing tone flag in the data area of RAM 130 is set to “1” (YES in step S1140), the same ringing tone (pattern 1) as the normal mail ringing tone is not registered in the ringing result table ( Data area D1430, NO in step S1534), a normal mail ringtone is sounded based on the voice data corresponding to pattern 1 (step S1536).

  Further, since the delivery confirmation sound flag is set to “1” (YES in step S1050), the same ringtone (pattern 5) as the delivery confirmation sound is not registered in the ringing result table (data area D1430, step NO in S1542), a delivery confirmation sound is sounded based on the audio data corresponding to pattern 5 (step S1544).

  As described above, mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment rings a ring tone that should be ringed once based on voice data associated with a sender when receiving a plurality of mails. Thereafter, a normal mail ring tone is sounded, and if necessary, a delivery confirmation sound is sounded. As a result, when the mobile phone 100 receives a mail from a communication partner whose ringtone is set individually, the user can know the reception first. Thereafter, the user can know the reception or delivery of other mail.

  In this way, since the information to be notified to the user is received first, the user can quickly recognize from which communication partner the mail has been received based on the ring tone. In addition, since the ring tone once ringed is not ringed again, the mobile phone 100 can prevent noise or battery waste due to the same ring tone being repeated many times.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  The present invention is applicable to a mobile communication terminal, particularly a mobile phone.

It is a block diagram showing the structure of the mobile telephone which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing the external appearance of the mobile telephone which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the procedure of the process which the control part of the mobile telephone which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a flowchart (the 1) showing the procedure of the process which the control part of the mobile telephone which concerns on the modification of the 1st Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a figure showing the structure of the communication network containing the mobile telephone and communication control apparatus which concern on the modification of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram showing the structure of the computer which implement | achieves the communication control apparatus shown in FIG. It is a flowchart (the 2) showing the procedure of the process which the control part of the mobile telephone which concerns on the modification of the 1st Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a flowchart showing the procedure of the process which CPU of the computer shown in FIG. 6 performs. It is FIG. (1) showing the structure of the data stored in the mobile telephone which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is FIG. (2) showing the structure of the data stored in the mobile telephone which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the procedure of the process which the control part of the mobile telephone which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a figure showing the structure of the data stored in the mobile telephone based on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the procedure of the process which the control part of the mobile telephone which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention performs. It is a figure showing the structure of the data stored in the mobile telephone based on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the procedure of the process which the control part of the mobile telephone which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention performs.

Explanation of symbols

  100 mobile phone, 110 control unit, 112 antenna, 114 communication control unit, 116 display unit, 118 operation unit, 120 microphone, 122 speaker, 126 volume control unit, 128 vibrator, 130 RAM, 140 ROM, 142 light, 150 first Housing, 160 second housing, 510 relay station, 550 network, 600 communication control device, 610 CPU, 620 RAM, 630 fixed disk, 650 CD-ROM drive device, 652 CD-ROM, 660 communication IF.

Claims (13)

Receiving means for receiving e-mail via a communication line;
Informing means for informing reception of the e-mail;
Detecting means for detecting the number of emails received by the receiving means;
Control means for controlling the operation of the notification means based on whether or not the number of e-mails is plural,
The control means includes
First notification control means for controlling the notification means so as to notify the reception of the email in a predetermined first notification mode when the number of emails is one;
A second notification control means for controlling the notification means so as to notify the reception of the email in a mode different from the first notification mode when the number of emails is two or more; Including
The receiving means receives a plurality of e-mails;
The detecting means includes means for detecting the number of e-mails each time the plurality of e-mails are received.
The second notification control means includes
Means for causing the notifying means to perform an operation of notifying the reception of the e-mail in a mode different from the mode of the first notification when the number of detected e-mails is two;
And a means for prohibiting a notification operation by the notification means when the number of detected emails is three or more. The receiving means receives a plurality of e-mails;
The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit includes a unit for detecting the number of the emails after receiving the plurality of emails. The portable communication terminal further includes a determination unit for determining whether the number of emails received at a predetermined time is two,
When the number of emails received at the predetermined time is two, the second notification control unit is configured to notify the second notification control unit in a manner different from the first notification mode. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mobile communication terminal is controlled. The portable communication terminal is a terminal connected to a communication control device that controls communication of the e-mail via the communication line,
The portable communication terminal further includes means for transmitting a transmission request for the number of e-mails to the communication control device via the communication line,
The mobile communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the receiving unit receives information including the number of the e-mails. The portable communication terminal further includes storage means for storing a plurality of audio data,
The notification means includes a voice output means for outputting a voice based on the voice data,
The first notification control means controls the sound output means so as to output sound based on predetermined sound data;
2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the second notification control unit controls the audio output unit to output audio based on audio data different from the predetermined audio data. The portable communication terminal further includes storage means for storing voice data,
The notification means includes a voice output means for outputting a voice based on the voice data,
The first notification control unit controls the voice output unit to output a voice based on the voice data for a predetermined time,
2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the second notification control unit controls the voice output unit to output a voice based on the voice data for a time longer than the predetermined time. The informing means includes light emitting means for generating light,
The first notification control unit controls the light emitting unit to generate the light for a predetermined time,
The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the second notification control unit controls the light emitting unit to generate the light for a time longer than the predetermined time. The notification means includes a light emitting means for generating light of at least one color among the light of a plurality of colors,
The first notification control unit controls the light emitting unit to generate a predetermined first light,
2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the second notification control unit controls the light emitting unit to generate light having a color different from the color of the first light. The notification means includes an oscillation means for generating vibrations,
The first notification control unit controls the oscillation unit to generate the vibration for a predetermined time,
The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the second notification control unit controls the oscillation unit to generate the vibration for a time longer than the predetermined time. The notification means includes an oscillation means for generating vibrations,
The first notification control unit controls the oscillation unit to generate the vibration based on a predetermined frequency;
The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the second notification control unit controls the oscillation unit so as to generate the vibration based on a frequency different from the predetermined frequency. The portable communication terminal further includes storage means for storing voice data,
The notification means includes a voice output means for outputting a voice based on the voice data,
2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first notification control unit controls the voice output unit to output a voice based on the voice data with one communication connection. Receiving an e-mail over a communication line;
Notifying the reception of the plurality of emails;
Detecting the number of received emails;
Controlling the operation of the notification based on whether or not the number of emails is plural,
The detecting step includes a step of detecting the number of the e-mails each time the plurality of e-mails are received.
The step of controlling the operation of the notification includes
Notifying the reception of the e-mail in a predetermined first notification mode when the number of detected e-mails is one;
Notifying the reception of the e-mail in a mode different from the mode of the first notification when the number of detected e-mails is 2,
An incoming call notification method for a mobile communication terminal, including a step of stopping notification when the number of detected e-mails is 3 or more. A program for causing a mobile communication terminal to execute a method of notifying an incoming e-mail, wherein the program causes the mobile communication terminal to
Receiving an e-mail over a communication line;
Notifying the reception of the e-mail;
Detecting the number of received emails;
Controlling the notification operation based on whether or not the number of emails is plural,
The detecting step includes a step of detecting the number of the e-mails each time the plurality of e-mails are received.
The step of controlling the operation of the notification includes
Notifying the reception of the e-mail in a predetermined first notification mode when the number of detected e-mails is one;
Notifying the reception of the e-mail in a mode different from the mode of the first notification when the number of detected e-mails is 2,
And a step of stopping notification when the number of detected emails is 3 or more.

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