JP5464646B2 - Alarm interlocking system, terminal device and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an alarm linkage system, a terminal device, and a program for performing short-range communication with an external device.

Conventionally, as a power saving measure for a terminal device such as a cellular phone, power consumption is suppressed by operating a wireless communication unit intermittently (periodically) in order to confirm the nearest base station in the standby state. However, a technique is disclosed in which a timer that operates even when the CPU is in a sleep state (hibernation state) is provided, and the CPU is put into a sleep state (hibernation state) at the timing of this intermittent operation to further improve the power saving effect. (See Patent Document 1). Also, a technique is disclosed in which a mobile phone is automatically shifted to a hibernation state according to the current position in order to limit unauthorized use by a third party (see Patent Document 2). .

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-196038 JP 2006-332845 A

By the way, many mobile phones are equipped with an alarm function for alarm notification according to the alarm setting time, and are used in place of the alarm clock, but avoiding lack of sound volume or battery consumption or sleeping. In many cases, an alarm clock is used separately from a mobile phone because the user does not want to be awakened by a ring tone. In such a case, an operation for setting an alarm time is performed for the alarm clock, and an operation for shifting the mobile phone to the hibernation state is performed. Performing the operation for shifting places a burden on the user.

An object of the present invention is to enable a change to a dormant state to be realized in a simple and reliable manner.

The invention according to claim 1, wherein in order to solve the problems described above, an alarm interlock system comprising a separate terminal device the clock unit and said time meter device Ru with an alarm function for alarm notification in response to the alarm set time The timepiece device includes: a first short-range communication unit that performs short-range communication with the terminal device ; a determination unit that determines whether or not the alarm function has been changed to an effective state; and the determination unit when it is determined to have been changed to a valid state alarm function by, notice the first through the short-range communication means against said terminal apparatus, and notifies the change instruction to the alarm set time and hibernate comprising means, wherein the terminal device, the second short-range communication means for performing the timepiece device and short-distance communication, the change notification and the alarm set time notified from the clock unit first Receiving means for receiving via the near field communication means, and when the receiving means receives the change notification, at least the time counting function is excluded, and after changing the function including the near field communication means to the sleep state, the time counting And a control unit that executes a predetermined process that was not executed during the hibernation state when the current time by the function is a predetermined time before the alarm setting time .

As an invention dependent on claim 1, in the timepiece device, when the alarm function gives an alarm notification according to an alarm set time, the notification unit is configured to transmit the terminal via the first short-range communication unit. device to notify the cancellation instruction dormant, in the terminal device, the receiving unit may receive a cancel instruction notification dormant from the clock device via the second short-range communication means, the control When the means detects a predetermined time before the received alarm setting time, the second short-distance communication means is enabled to change to a communicable state, and from the timepiece device to the second short-distance when the via communication means receives the release instruction of notification dormant, it releases the dormant state, or may be an invention of claim 2, wherein the this.

The invention according to claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that, in the terminal device, the control means releases the hibernation state when a current time by the time measuring function becomes the alarm set time. The invention according to claim 3 may be used .
Also, an invention according to claim 4, wherein in order to solve the problems described above, a short-range communication means for external devices and near field communication with an alarm function for alarm notification in accordance with the alarm set time, the external device Receiving means for receiving via the short-range communication means a notification of change indicating that the alarm setting time notified from and the alarm function of the external device has been changed to a valid state, and the receiving means When the current time by the timekeeping function is a predetermined time before the alarm set time after changing the function including the short-range communication means to the hibernation state, at least excluding the timekeeping function, And a control means for executing a predetermined process that has not been executed.
As an invention dependent on claim 4 , the receiving means receives a notification of an instruction to cancel the hibernation state from the external device via the short-range communication means, and the control means has a predetermined alarm setting time received. When the time before is detected, the short-range communication means is enabled and changed to a communicable state, and when the notification of the suspension state cancellation instruction is received from the external device, the suspension state is canceled. The invention according to claim 5 may be provided.
As an invention dependent on claim 4 or 5, wherein the control means, wherein the current time by counting feature is the alarm set time to release the dormant state, it was in the invention of claim 6, wherein May be.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the invention according to claim 7 is a short-range communication function for performing short-range communication with an external device having an alarm function for notifying a computer of an alarm according to an alarm setting time. A receiving function for receiving the alarm setting time notified from the external device and a change notification indicating that the alarm function has been changed to an enabled state via the short-range communication; and When receiving, after changing the function including the short-range communication function to a dormant state except at least the time keeping function, if the current time by the time keeping function is a predetermined time before the alarm set time, And a control function for executing a predetermined process that has not been executed.

According to the present invention, the change to the hibernation state can be realized in a simple and reliable manner.

(1) is a block diagram showing basic components of the mobile phone CP, and (2) is a block diagram showing basic components of the alarm clock AC. The figure for demonstrating the connection flag CF provided in the alarm clock AC side. The flowchart which showed the outline | summary of the whole operation | movement of the mobile telephone CP started execution according to power activation. The flowchart following the operation | movement of FIG. The flowchart which showed the outline | summary of the whole operation | movement of the alarm clock AC started execution according to power activation. The flowchart which showed the outline | summary of the whole operation | movement of the mobile telephone CP which starts execution in response to power-on in 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart which showed the outline | summary of the whole operation | movement of the alarm clock AC started in response to power activation in 2nd Embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
This embodiment is applied to an alarm clock as a terminal device and applied to a mobile phone as its external device. Conversely, it is applied to a mobile phone as a terminal device and applied to an alarm clock as its external device. FIG. 1 (1) is a block diagram showing basic components of the mobile phone CP, and FIG. 1 (2) shows basic components of the alarm clock AC. It is the block diagram shown.

The cellular phone CP is, for example, a folding type terminal device in which two casings are foldably attached. The cellular phone CP includes a voice call function, an e-mail function, an Internet connection function (Web access function), and the like. In addition, a timekeeping function for measuring the current date and time and a short-range communication function for performing short-range communication with the alarm clock AC as an external device are provided. The alarm clock AC is a stationary (free standing type) terminal device that has a timekeeping function that measures the current date and time, an alarm function that provides alarm notification according to the alarm set time (alarm set time), and other external devices. A short-range communication function for performing short-range communication with the mobile phone CP.

The mobile phone CP is configured as shown in FIG. The control unit 1 of the mobile phone CP operates by supplying power from the power supply unit 2 including a secondary battery, and controls the overall operation of the mobile phone CP according to various programs in the storage unit 3. The control unit 1 is provided with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory (not shown). The storage unit 3 is an internal memory such as a ROM or a RAM, and has a program area and a data area (not shown). The program area in the storage unit 3 is in accordance with an operation procedure shown in FIGS. A program for realizing the present embodiment is stored.

Further, the data area in the storage unit 3 temporarily stores flag information and various information necessary for the operation of the mobile phone CP. Note that the storage unit 3 may include a removable portable memory (recording medium) such as an SD card or an IC card, or the storage unit 3 has a predetermined external server (not shown). It may be. The operation unit 4 performs dial input, character input, command input, and the like. The control unit 1 performs various processes such as transmission processing, e-mail reception processing, and the like as processing corresponding to the operation signal from the operation unit 4. Process.

The communication unit 5 includes a radio unit, a baseband unit, a demultiplexing unit, and the like (not shown). For example, the communication unit 5 transmits and receives data to and from the nearest base station when the voice call function, the e-mail function, and the Internet connection function are operated. In the operation of the voice call function, the signal is taken in from the receiving side of the baseband unit and demodulated into a received baseband signal, and then the voice is output from the calling speaker SP via the telephone unit 6, and the calling microphone MC Is received from the telephone unit 6 and encoded into a transmission baseband signal, which is then given to the transmission side of the baseband unit and transmitted from the antenna AT1. The display unit 7 uses, for example, a high-definition liquid crystal or organic EL, and displays icons, character data, standby images, and the like.

The short-range communication unit 8 communicates with the alarm clock AC via the antenna AT2 by non-contact type short-range communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and infrared communication, for example. Based on the communication result from the short-range communication unit 8, the alarm clock AC existing in the communicable area (for example, within a radius of 10 m) is detected (searched). That is, the control unit 1 detects whether the alarm clock AC is present in an area where short-range communication is possible, and identifies the alarm clock AC present in the area as a cooperation target (pairing target). I am doing so.

In this case, the control unit 1 receives and acquires the device identification information transmitted and output from the alarm clock AC via the short-range communication unit 8 and collates with the device identification information set in advance. The alarm clock AC is specified as a cooperation target (pairing target) on the condition that the device identification information thus set corresponds to the set device identification information. The notification unit 9 includes a speaker and an LED (light emitting diode), and the control unit 1 drives the notification unit 9 at the time of incoming call notification or the like to generate an alarm sound from the speaker or blink the LED (light emitting diode). Or

As shown in FIG. 1 (2), the alarm clock AC has a control unit 11 provided with a CPU, a memory and the like as a core. For example, the power supply unit 12 including a solar cell, a program and data are stored. In addition to the storage unit 13, the clock unit 14 that measures the current date and time, the display unit 15 including a liquid crystal panel, the operation unit 16, the short-range communication unit 17, and the notification unit 18 are included. Although not shown, the storage unit 13 has a program area and a data area. In the program area, a program for realizing the present embodiment is stored in accordance with an operation procedure shown in FIG. Stores data such as alarm set time (alarm set time), connection flag CF, and the like, as well as own device identification information for short-range communication with the mobile phone CP. The device identification information is unique identification information such as a production number or a series number, but the content of the device identification information is not limited as long as the alarm clock AC can be identified.

The near field communication unit 17 communicates with the mobile phone CP via the antenna AT3 by non-contact type near field communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or infrared communication, for example. When the alarm function is changed to an enabled state, that is, when the alarm function is set to be enabled by performing an alarm function setting operation (alarm notification ON operation), via short-range communication. An alarm set time is transmitted to a mobile phone CP as an external device, or an instruction to change to a sleep state is notified. Further, the control unit 11 notifies the external device (the mobile phone CP) of the suspension release instruction via the short-range communication unit 17 when the alarm set time is detected and the alarm is notified. The notification unit 18 includes a speaker and an LED (light emitting diode), and when the control unit 11 detects the arrival of the alarm set time, the notification unit 18 drives the notification unit 18 to generate an alarm sound from the speaker. Light emitting diode).

Here, the mobile phone CP performs an operation in accordance with an instruction from the alarm clock AC. That is, when an instruction to change to the sleep state is received from the alarm clock AC, all other functions including the short-range communication function are performed except for some functions (a timekeeping function and a key input function for receiving a specific key operation). It changes to the hibernation state to make it pause. The voice message addressed to the self-addressed voice phone in the dormant state is registered as an answering machine in the service center of the telecommunications carrier side, and the self-addressed e-mail is sent to the telecommunications carrier side. Registered in the mailbox. In addition, when the cellular phone CP detects a predetermined time before the received alarm set time (for example, one minute before), the cellular phone CP operates the short-range communication function to restore the connection with the alarm clock AC and is in a sleep state. An answering machine or e-mail addressed to itself is received and acquired in the background via a wireless communication network (not shown). In addition, when the cellular phone CP receives a pause release instruction from the alarm clock AC, the mobile phone CP cancels the pause state described above.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the connection flag CF provided on the alarm clock AC side.
The connection flag CF indicates whether or not the mobile phone CP is connected to the mobile phone CP via near field communication. “0” indicates that the mobile phone CP is not connected, and “1” indicates that the mobile phone CP is not connected. A state in which the mobile phone CP is connected is shown. The alarm clock AC transmits the alarm set time to the mobile phone CP in a state where the connection flag CF is “1”, notifies the instruction to change to the dormant state, or notifies the dormant release instruction.

Next, the operation concept of the mobile phone CP and the alarm clock AC in the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, each function described in these flowcharts is stored in the form of a readable program code, and operations according to the program code are sequentially executed. Moreover, the operation | movement according to the above-mentioned program code transmitted via transmission media, such as a network, can also be performed sequentially. The same applies to other embodiments described later. In addition to the recording medium, an operation peculiar to the present embodiment can be executed using a program / data supplied externally via a transmission medium.

3 and 4 are flowcharts showing an outline of the overall operation of the mobile phone CP that is started in response to power-on. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of the overall operation of the alarm clock AC that is started in response to power-on.
First, when a power-on operation is performed in the cellular phone CP, the control unit 1 enters a standby state after performing an initial setting such as clearing a predetermined memory (step A1 in FIG. 3). In this standby state, it is checked whether a connection request operation for requesting connection with the alarm clock AC has been performed (step A2), whether a pause instruction has been received from the alarm clock AC, (step A6), Check whether there is an incoming call (step A15 in FIG. 4), check whether a disconnection request operation for disconnecting from the alarm clock AC has been performed (step A20), or check whether other operations have been performed. (Step A24).

Here, when an incoming call is detected (YES in step A15 in FIG. 4), in response to an off-hook operation for connecting the line (YES in step A16), a call process for making a call ready is started (step A17). Further, in response to the subsequent on-hook operation (YES in step A18), the line disconnection process is executed (step A19), and then the above standby state is restored (step A2 in FIG. 3). When another operation is performed (YES in step A24 in FIG. 4), after performing a transmission process, an e-mail transmission process, or the like as a process corresponding to the operation (step A25), the standby state described above is performed. (Step A2 in FIG. 3).

On the other hand, on the alarm clock AC side, when a power-on operation is performed, the timekeeping operation is started and the timekeeping information is displayed (step B1 in FIG. 5), and then whether or not a connection request from the mobile phone CP has been received. Check (step B2), check whether the alarm set operation (alarm notification ON operation) has been performed (step B6), check whether the alarm set time has been reached (step B11), or disconnect from the mobile phone CP It is checked whether a request has been received (step B15), or whether other operations have been performed (step B16). Here, as other operations, for example, when a time adjustment operation, an alarm set time setting operation, or the like is performed (YES in step B16), timekeeping information (date / time information) is processed as a process corresponding to the operation. After performing a time correction process for correcting, an alarm time setting process for setting an alarm time indicating the alarm notification time (step B17), the process returns to step B2.

When a connection request operation for requesting connection with the alarm clock AC is performed on the mobile phone CP side (YES in step A2 in FIG. 3), a connection request is made to the alarm clock AC via the short-range communication unit 8. Is transmitted (step A3), and the system waits for reception until a connection completion notification is transmitted from the alarm clock AC (step A4). Here, when a connection completion notification is received from the alarm clock AC (YES in step A4), after establishing connection (establishing pairing) with the alarm clock AC (step A5), the process returns to step A2.

When the alarm clock AC receives a connection request from the mobile phone CP via the short-range communication unit 17 (YES in step B2 in FIG. 5), after performing a connection process for establishing a connection with the mobile phone CP ( Step B3), a connection completion notification is transmitted to the mobile phone CP via the short-range communication unit 17 (Step B4). Then, the connection flag CF is set to “1” to indicate the state of connection to the mobile phone CP (step B5), and then the process returns to the above-described step B2.

When the connection between the mobile phone CP and the alarm clock AC is established in this way, a disconnection request operation is performed on the mobile phone CP side to release the connection (YES in step A20 in FIG. 4). Then, a disconnection process for disconnecting from the alarm clock AC is executed (step A21), and a disconnection request is transmitted to the alarm clock AC via the short-range communication unit 8 (step A22), and then the disconnection from the alarm clock AC is completed. The system waits for reception until a notification is transmitted (step A23).

When the alarm clock AC receives a disconnection request from the mobile phone CP via the short-range communication unit 17 (YES in step B15 in FIG. 5), after executing a disconnection process for disconnecting from the mobile phone CP ( In step B18), a disconnection completion notification is transmitted to the mobile phone CP via the short-range communication unit 17 (step B19). Then, after setting the connection flag CF to “0” (step B20), the process returns to the above-described step B2. If the mobile phone CP receives a disconnection completion notice (YES in step A23 in FIG. 3), the process returns to step A2.

On the other hand, when an alarm set operation (alarm notification ON operation) is performed on the alarm clock AC side (YES in step B6 in FIG. 5), the alarm set process is performed to activate the alarm function and the alarm can be notified. After that (step B7), it is checked whether the connection flag CF is “1” (step B8). If the connection flag CF is “0” and the connection with the mobile phone CP is not established (NO in step B8), the process returns to the above step B2, but the connection flag CF is “1” and the mobile phone When the connection with the telephone set CP is established (YES in step B8), the alarm set time is transmitted to the mobile telephone set CP via the short-range communication unit 17 (step B9), and the state is changed to the sleep state. After notifying the instruction (step B10), the process returns to the above-described step B2.

On the cellular phone CP side, when an instruction to change to the sleep state is received from the alarm clock AC via the short-range communication unit 8 (YES in step A6 in FIG. 3), the alarm clock transmitted from the alarm clock AC together with this change instruction. After receiving the set time and temporarily storing it (step A7), it shifts itself to a dormant state (step A8). In this case, except for some functions, each function including the short-range communication function is in a dormant state, but even in this dormant state, a time input function and a key input function for accepting a specific key operation are operable. Therefore, the control unit 1 compares the current date and time obtained by the timekeeping function with the alarm set time, and checks whether a predetermined time (for example, one minute before) the alarm set time has been reached (step A9). Then, it is checked whether the hibernation state canceling operation has been performed (step A10).

Here, when the hibernation state canceling operation is performed on the mobile phone CP side (YES in Step A10), the hibernation state is canceled and the normal state in which all functions can be operated is restored (Step A14). Further, when it is detected that a predetermined time before the alarm set time has been reached (YES in step A9), after establishing the connection with the alarm clock AC side is restored (step A11), the communication business is performed in the above-described sleep state. After receiving an answering machine or e-mail addressed to the person who has arrived at the user side in the background (step A12), the system waits for reception until a suspension cancellation instruction is transmitted from the alarm clock AC (step A12). A13).

When the alarm clock AC detects that the alarm set time has been reached (YES in step B11 in FIG. 5), the alarm unit 18 is activated to generate an alarm sound or blink an LED. Perform (Step B12). Then, it is checked whether the connection flag CF is “1” (step B13). If the connection flag CF is “0” and the connection with the mobile phone CP is not established (NO in step B13), the process returns to the above step B2, but the connection flag CF is “1” and the mobile phone If the connection with the telephone CP has been established (YES in step B13), a suspension release instruction is transmitted to the mobile telephone CP via the short-range communication unit 17 (step B14). Here, when the mobile phone CP receives a suspension release instruction (YES in step A13 in FIG. 3), the suspension state is canceled to return to a normal state in which all functions can operate (step A14), and then Return to step A2.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the control unit 11 of the alarm clock AC is connected to the external device (cell phone CP) via the short-range communication unit 17 when the alarm function is changed to a valid state. Since the instruction to change to the hibernation state is notified, the mobile phone CP can be automatically changed to the hibernation state simply by turning on the alarm notification of the alarm clock AC. It becomes possible to save power of the telephone CP and stop the ringtone.

When the alarm function notifies the alarm according to the wake-up set time, the external device (cell phone CP) is informed of the instruction for canceling the hibernation state via the short-range communication unit 17, so that the hibernation state is established. In addition to saving the trouble of canceling, you can prevent forgetting to cancel.

When the control unit 1 of the mobile phone CP receives the change notification indicating that the alarm function has been changed to the valid state from the alarm clock AC via the short-range communication unit 8, the control unit 1 sets its own state to the dormant state. The mobile phone CP can be automatically changed to a sleep state simply by turning on the alarm notification of the alarm clock AC. For example, power saving and incoming calls of the mobile phone CP can be performed while sleeping. It is possible to stop the sound.

According to the change to the hibernation state, the function including the short-range communication is suspended except for the timekeeping function, so that it is possible to save power while maintaining the timekeeping.

When the control unit 1 of the mobile phone CP detects a predetermined time before the alarm set time received from the alarm clock AC, the control unit 1 changes the communication state to the communicable state by setting the short-range communication unit 8 to an effective state. Since the hibernation state is canceled when a notification of the hibernation state cancellation instruction is received from the AC, the mobile phone CP can also grasp the wake-up set time, and the trouble of canceling the hibernation state In addition to saving, you can prevent forgetting to cancel

When the mobile phone CP detects a predetermined time before the alarm set time received from the alarm clock AC, the mobile phone CP changes the short-range communication unit 8 to a valid state, and also performs predetermined processing (for example, answering machine or mail back). (Receiving process on the ground) is executed, so that the answering machine and the mail can be confirmed immediately after the hibernation is canceled.

In the first embodiment described above, when a predetermined time before the wake-up set time is detected, a process for receiving an answering machine or an email in the background is performed as a predetermined process. Any processing may be used.

(Embodiment 2)
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the first embodiment described above, the cellular phone CP is configured to cancel the hibernation state when receiving the notification of the suspension state release instruction from the alarm clock AC. In the state in which the alarm set time received from the alarm clock AC is stored, when it is detected that the alarm set time has been reached, the sleep state is canceled by itself. Here, in both the embodiments, the same or the same names are denoted by the same reference numerals, the description thereof will be omitted, and the following description will focus on the features of the second embodiment. .

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline of the overall operation of the mobile phone CP that is started in response to power-on in the second embodiment. Note that the flowchart following FIG. 6 is the same as FIG. 4 described in the first embodiment, so the description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an outline of the overall operation of the alarm clock AC that is started in response to power-on in the second embodiment.

First, in the cellular phone CP, when a power-on operation is performed, the control unit 1 performs an initial setting such as clearing a predetermined memory and then enters a standby state (step C1 in FIG. 6). In this standby state, whether or not a connection request operation for requesting connection with the alarm clock AC has been performed (step C2), whether or not a pause instruction has been received from the alarm clock AC (step C6). As in the first embodiment described above, in the flow of FIG. 4, in the flow of FIG. 4, it is checked whether there is an incoming call, whether a disconnection request operation for disconnecting from the alarm clock AC has been performed, and other operations. Check what happened.

On the other hand, in the alarm clock AC, when a power-on operation is performed, the clocking operation is started and the clocking information is displayed (step D1 in FIG. 7), and then it is checked whether a connection request from the mobile phone CP is received. (Step D2), whether or not the alarm set operation (alarm notification ON operation) has been performed (step D6), whether or not the alarm set time has been reached (step D11), or a disconnection request from the mobile phone CP Is received (step D13), or it is checked whether other operations have been performed (step D14). Here, as other operations, for example, when a time correction operation, an alarm set time setting operation, or the like is performed (YES in step D14), a time correction process, an alarm set time is performed as a process corresponding to the operation. After performing the setting process (step D15), the process returns to step D2.

If a connection request operation for requesting connection to the alarm clock AC is performed on the mobile phone CP side (YES in step C2 in FIG. 6), a connection request is made to the alarm clock AC via the short-range communication unit 8. Is transmitted (step C3), and the system waits for reception until a connection completion notification is transmitted from the alarm clock AC (step C4). Here, when a connection completion notification is received from the alarm clock AC (YES in step C4), after establishing connection (establishing pairing) with the alarm clock AC (step C5), the process returns to step C2.
When the alarm clock AC receives a connection request from the mobile phone CP via the short-range communication unit 17 (YES in step D2 in FIG. 7), the alarm clock AC side establishes a connection with the mobile phone CP (step D3). ), A connection completion notification is transmitted to the mobile phone CP via the short-range communication unit 17 (step D4). Then, after setting the connection flag CF to “1” (step D5), the process returns to step D2. In the state where the connection between the mobile phone CP and the alarm clock AC is established, when a disconnection request operation is performed on the mobile phone CP side in order to release the connection, the above-described first embodiment and Similar operations are performed (steps D16 to D18).

Here, when an alarm set operation (alarm notification ON operation) is performed on the alarm clock AC side (YES in step D6), an alarm set process is performed and the alarm function is activated to enable alarm notification. (Step D7), it is checked whether the connection flag CF is “1” (Step D8). If the connection flag CF is “0” and the connection with the mobile phone CP is not established (NO in step D8), the process returns to the above step D2, but the connection flag CF is “1” and the mobile phone When the connection with the telephone set CP is established (YES in step D8), the wake-up set time is transmitted to the mobile telephone set CP via the short-range communication unit 17 (step D9), and an instruction to change to the dormant state is given. (Step D10), the process returns to step D2.

On the cellular phone CP side, when an instruction to change to the sleep state is received from the alarm clock AC via the short-range communication unit 8 (YES in step C6 in FIG. 6), the alarm clock AC is transmitted along with this change instruction. After receiving the alarm set time and temporarily storing it (step C7), it shifts to a sleep state (step C8). In this case, except for some functions, each function including the short-range communication function is in a dormant state, but even in this dormant state, a time input function and a key input function for accepting a specific key operation are operable. Therefore, the control unit 1 compares the current date and time obtained by the timekeeping function with the wake-up set time, checks whether the wake-up set time has been reached (step C9), and checks whether the sleep state canceling operation has been performed. (Step C10).

Here, when the operation for canceling the hibernation state is performed on the mobile phone CP side (YES in Step C10), the hibernation state is canceled to return to the normal state in which all functions can be operated (Step C11). Also, when the arrival of the alarm set time is detected (YES in step C9), the sleep state is canceled to return to the normal state in which all functions can be operated (step C11), and then the process returns to step C2 described above. . Here, on the alarm clock AC side, when the arrival of the alarm set time is detected (YES in step D11 in FIG. 7), the alarm unit 18 is driven to generate an alarm sound or blink an LED. After performing (step D12), it returns to the above-mentioned step D2.

As described above, in the second embodiment, when the cellular phone CP is in the dormant state, the control unit 1 receives the alarm set time (alarm) received and stored from the alarm clock AC via the short-range communication unit 8. When the set time is detected, the sleep state is canceled. For example, the alarm clock AC runs out of battery, or the time is canceled before the alarm clock AC reaches the alarm set time. Even in this case, the suspended state of the mobile phone CP can be canceled without performing a special operation.

In the second embodiment described above, the mobile phone CP releases the hibernation state itself when detecting the alarm set time. However, the mobile phone CP releases the hibernation state immediately after the alarm set time elapses. Also good. Thus, even when the notification of the release instruction cannot be received from the alarm clock AC at the alarm set time, the sleep state can be canceled immediately after the alarm set time has elapsed.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the alarm clock AC detects that the alarm function has been activated and the alarm setting operation (the alarm notification ON operation) for enabling the alarm notification has been performed. The state where the alarm set time is set may be a state where the alarm function is valid.

In each of the embodiments described above, the cellular phone CP is in a paused state in which each function including the short-range communication function is paused except for the timekeeping function and the key input function that receives a specific key operation. The communication function may be enabled, some functions may be operable, and other functions may be disabled, and the sleep function may be disabled.

In each of the embodiments described above, the alarm clock AC is illustrated, but a wristwatch with an alarm function, an electronic accessory, a personal computer, a PDA, or the like may be used. In addition, although the mobile phone CP is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this, and any terminal device such as a personal computer, a PDA, a digital camera, or a music player may be used. Furthermore, it is not limited to a folding type terminal device, but may be an arbitrary housing structure such as a straight type, a slide type, or a spin top type.

Further, the “device” and “machine” shown in each of the above-described embodiments may be separated into a plurality of housings by function, and are not limited to a single housing. In addition, each step described in the above-described flowchart is not limited to time-series processing, and a plurality of steps may be processed in parallel or separately.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 11 Control part 3, 13 Storage part 4, 16 Operation part 7, 15 Display part 8, 17 Short-range communication part 18 Notification part AC Alarm clock CP Mobile phone

Claims (7)

An alarm interlocking system comprising a clock device having an alarm function for alarming according to an alarm setting time and a terminal device separate from the clock device,
The timepiece device includes:
First near field communication means for performing near field communication with the terminal device;
Determining means for determining whether or not the alarm function has been changed to a valid state;
When it is determined that the alarm function has been changed to an effective state by the determination means, the alarm setting time and an instruction to change to the sleep state are notified to the terminal device via the first short-range communication means. Notification means to
Comprising
The terminal device
Second near field communication means for performing near field communication with the timepiece device;
Receiving means for receiving the alarm set time and the change notification notified from the clock device via the second short-range communication means;
When this receiving means receives the change notification, at least the time counting function is removed, and after changing the function including the short-range communication means to a dormant state, the current time by the time measuring function is a predetermined time before the alarm setting time. Then, control means for executing a predetermined process that was not executed during the hibernation state,
An alarm interlocking system characterized by comprising: In the timepiece device,
The notifying means notifies the terminal device of an instruction to cancel the dormant state via the first short-range communication means when the alarm function performs alarm notification according to an alarm setting time,
In the terminal device,
The receiving means receives a notification of an instruction to cancel hibernation from the timepiece device via the second short-range communication means,
When the control means detects a predetermined time before the received alarm set time, the control means changes the second short-range communication means to a valid state and changes to a communicable state. When the notification of the instruction to cancel the hibernation state is received via the short-range communication means, the hibernation state is canceled.
The alarm interlocking system according to claim 1. In the terminal device,
When the current time by the timekeeping function is the alarm set time, the control means cancels the pause state.
The alarm interlocking system according to claim 1, wherein the alarm interlocking system is configured as described above. Near field communication means for performing near field communication with an external device having an alarm function for alarm notification according to an alarm setting time;
Receiving means for receiving, via the short-range communication means, the alarm setting time notified from the external device and a change notification indicating that the alarm function of the external device has been changed to a valid state;
When this receiving means receives the change notification, at least the time counting function is removed, and after changing the function including the short-range communication means to a dormant state, the current time by the time measuring function is a predetermined time before the alarm setting time. Then, control means for executing a predetermined process that was not executed during the hibernation state,
A terminal device comprising: The receiving means receives a notification of a cancellation instruction for hibernation from the external device via the short-range communication means,
When the control unit detects a predetermined time before the received alarm setting time, the control unit changes the state of the short-range communication unit to a communication enabled state and notifies the external device of an instruction to cancel the hibernation state. To cancel the hibernation state when receiving
The terminal device according to claim 4 . When the current time by the timekeeping function is the alarm set time, the control means cancels the pause state.
The terminal device according to claim 4 or 5 , wherein Against the computer,
A near field communication function for performing near field communication with an external device having an alarm function for alarm notification according to an alarm set time;
A reception function for receiving the alarm setting time notified from the external device and a change notification indicating that the alarm function has been changed to an enabled state via the short-range communication;
When this reception function receives a change notification, at least the timekeeping function is excluded, and after the function including the short-range communication function is changed to a dormant state, the current time by the timekeeping function is a predetermined time before the alarm setting time. Then, a control function for executing a predetermined process that was not executed during the hibernation state,
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