JP5649931B2 - Mobile phone equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone device, for example, a mobile phone device provided with a short-range wireless communication means in addition to a telephone call by a public wireless communication means.

Mobile phones (hereinafter all including PHS in this specification) are widely used, and are equipped with various functions. For example, in addition to a public wireless communication function for performing a call using a normal telephone function, a short-range wireless communication function for performing a short-range wireless communication with other devices, for example, a mobile phone equipped with a Bluetooth function is also widespread. I'm starting.
Patent Document 1 describes a technology for transmitting and receiving chat mail including multimedia images by operating a mobile information terminal as a client terminal using a mobile phone equipped with a Bluetooth function as a host terminal.

JP2002-7242

However, a conventional mobile phone equipped with a Bluetooth function only functions as a host terminal, and only uses the functions of the own device (mainly communication functions including a telephone function) in other devices.
For this reason, the conventional mobile phone needs to use the telephone function installed in its own device when making a call with another mobile phone.
That is, it was impossible to make a call using the telephone function of another mobile phone or a fixed phone connected by various short-range wireless communications including Bluetooth.

On the other hand, there are a plurality of mobile communication carriers (hereinafter simply referred to as carriers) that provide current mobile phone services, and services with different charge systems are provided for each carrier.
For example, in a certain carrier A, a service is provided in which a fixed charge is not charged (free of charge) between registered family members and designated telephone numbers.
In addition, a certain carrier B provides a service that is provided at a flat rate regardless of where the phone is called up to a predetermined number of times every month. However, the call time per call is, for example, within a fixed amount within 10 minutes, and if it exceeds 10 minutes, the excess is charged.
Thus, there is a person who owns a plurality of mobile phones because of different services for each carrier or differentiating between work and private use. In this way, a person who has two mobile phones of carrier A and carrier B needs to use two phones according to the other party in order to make a call at as low a charge as possible. For example, when calling with a family, it is necessary to make a free call on the carrier A's mobile phone without worrying about time, while on the other hand, it is necessary to make a call using the carrier B's mobile phone, except for a fixed-rate call.
In this way, it is necessary to select and exchange the mobile phone after considering the call charge with the other party, which is troublesome.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone device capable of making a call using a plurality of different carriers by operating one mobile phone device.
It is a second object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone device capable of making a call by selecting a communication with a low call charge among a plurality of carriers.

(1) In the first aspect of the invention, the second wireless communication for performing short-range wireless communication between the first wireless communication means for communicating with the carrier of the mobile phone and the second telephone for communicating with another carrier. And telephone directory data storage means for correlating free call partner determination data indicating whether or not the call is a free call partner that is free to call from the second telephone for each destination telephone number And a free caller automatic call setting data storage means for storing data indicating whether or not automatic call is permitted for the telephone number of the free call partner, and a telephone number acquisition for acquiring the callee telephone number It means, with respect to the telephone number of the destination which is the acquired communication path by the first wireless communication unit, a call unit for performing outgoing by selecting one of the communication path by the second wireless communication means, comprising, the call unit If the acquired telephone number of the callee is a free call partner that is allowed to automatically call, the communication path by the second wireless communication means is selected and the call is automatically sent without user confirmation. If the caller is not allowed to make a call, a selection screen for selecting either the communication path by the first wireless communication unit or the communication path by the second wireless communication unit is displayed, and the user selects Provided is a mobile phone device characterized in that it transmits through a communication path .
(2) In the invention described in claim 2, the short-range wireless communication is a communication using Bluetooth with the second telephone set as a master terminal. .
(3) In the invention according to claim 3 , the call means makes an incoming call on the other communication path during a call using the communication path of either the first wireless communication means or the second wireless communication means. when detecting, selecting both communication paths, and transmits the message sound pending one communication path, according to claim 1 in which the other communication path is a communication path for a call, it is characterized by, or A mobile phone device according to claim 2 is provided.
(4) In the invention according to claim 4 , the telephone directory data acquisition means for acquiring telephone directory data and the telephone directory data stored in the telephone directory data storage means are updated to the acquired telephone directory data. includes a telephone directory update unit, the telephone directory update means, the free communication partner determination data associated with each telephone number of the telephone directory data before updating, only with with corresponding to the telephone number of the acquired telephone directory updating the telephone directory data, to provide a mobile telephone device according to claim 1, wherein any one of claims of claims 3 to be.

The present invention includes a first wireless communication unit that communicates with a carrier of a mobile phone and a second wireless communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication between a second telephone that communicates with another carrier. Select one of the communication paths of the first wireless path and the second wireless communication path for the telephone number to make a call, so use multiple different carriers by operating one mobile phone device Can make a call.
Further, in the invention according to claim 3, since the free call partner judgment data indicating that the free call is made in response to the call from the second telephone is stored, communication with a low call charge among a plurality of carriers is performed. You can select and talk.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a mobile phone system using a mobile phone according to an embodiment. It is a block diagram of the mobile phone of this embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram about the content of 1 record memorize | stored in a telephone directory data storage means. It is a flowchart showing the operation | movement of the transmission process from this mobile telephone. It is a flowchart showing the telephone call processing operation | movement at the time of using a public wireless communication means. It is a flowchart showing a part of incoming call processing in the second mobile phone. It is a flowchart showing another part of the incoming call processing in the second mobile phone. It is a flowchart showing the operation | movement of a telephone directory data rewriting process. It is explanatory drawing showing the external appearance of the fixed telephone and this mobile telephone in 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the mobile phone of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
(1) Outline of Embodiment This mobile phone 10 that provides a limited-time flat-rate call is equipped with Bluetooth as the short-range wireless communication means 11 and performs Bluetooth connection with a second mobile phone 50 (for example, a smartphone) serving as a main terminal. deep.
Then, which carrier's mobile phone the other party has is registered in the telephone directory of the mobile phone 10. In particular, data for determining whether or not the other party is a free call service is stored for each telephone number.
When making a call with the mobile phone 10, if the other party is a free call partner via the main terminal, a free call can be provided without time limit by making a call via Bluetooth.
When there is no information on whether or not the person is free to call in the phone book, the user selects whether to make a call via Bluetooth or the communication carrier of the terminal.

As a result, even with the second mobile phone 50 placed in a bag, a single mobile phone 10 can be used to make a call with the lowest call charge and unlimited call time. Further, the provision of services of both the mobile phone 10 and the second mobile phone 50 can be received by operating and using one mobile phone 10.
In addition, there is no need for troubles such as the user considering which of the two mobile phones should be used.

(2) Details of Embodiment FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a mobile phone system using the mobile phone of this embodiment.
This mobile phone 10 is a mobile phone of carrier A, and includes public wireless communication means 12 for making a call (mobile phone function) via carrier A, and has a contract for a limited time flat-rate call service. The limited-time flat-rate call service is a service in which one call is a call within a predetermined time Tk (for example, within 10 minutes), and the call charge is free up to a predetermined number of times n (for example, 300 times) per month. Calls that exceed or exceed a certain number of times are charged services.

Further, the mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as the present mobile phone) 10 of this embodiment includes a short-range wireless communication unit 11. In the mobile phone 10, Bluetooth (registered trademark) is mounted as the short-range wireless communication means 11.
Then, the mobile phone 10 is used as a client terminal, and another mobile phone (referred to as a second mobile phone) 50 such as a smartphone equipped with Bluetooth as the short-range wireless communication unit 51 is used as a main terminal for Bluetooth connection.
The second mobile phone 50 is a mobile phone of carrier B and is provided with public wireless communication means 52 for making a call via carrier B. For example, a free service (specific talk) with a registered specific mobile phone is provided. Subscriber free call service).

  Further, which carrier's mobile phone the telephone number is registered in the phone book data for storing the data such as the telephone numbers of the mobile phones 60, 70, 80,. Furthermore, data (free call partner determination data) indicating whether or not the telephone number of the mobile phone that is the target of the free call service with the second mobile phone 50 is stored. The free call partner judgment data is stored when the user inputs it including the predetermined condition when the predetermined condition is free.

  When a call is made from the mobile phone 10 to another mobile phone 70 (carrier B), if the mobile phone 70 is registered as a free call partner in the second mobile phone 50, the call is made via Bluetooth. Thus, the mobile phone 10 can provide a free call with the mobile phone 70 using the second mobile phone via Bluetooth without time limit.

  On the other hand, when the other party's mobile phone 80 is not a free call partner of the second mobile phone 50 or when there is no judgment information as to whether or not the other party is a free call partner, the mobile phone 10 A selection screen is displayed as to whether the route is via or via Bluetooth (via carrier B with which the second mobile phone 50 is contracted), and the selected route is communicated.

In this way, by making a Bluetooth connection with the second mobile phone 50 functioning as a host terminal using the mobile phone 10 as a client terminal, a call using the service of the carrier A contracted by the own device can be made. In addition, a call using the service of the carrier B subscribed to by the second mobile phone 50 can be performed.
Even when the second mobile phone 50 is placed in a bag or the like, it is possible to select a call with the lowest call charge and unlimited call time with one mobile phone 10. Carrier A and carrier B Both of these services can be used with one mobile phone 10.
In this way, the user does not have to bother to use two mobile phones in consideration of two (or more than three) mobile phones.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment.
As described with reference to FIG. 1, the cellular phone 10 includes the short-range wireless communication unit 11 and the public wireless communication unit 12.
As the short-range wireless communication means 11, Bluetooth, HomeRF (trademark), ZigBee (registered trademark), infrared communication, transfer jet (transferjet) (registered trademark), or the like can be used. In this embodiment, Bluetooth is used. used.
The mobile phone 10 and the second mobile phone 50 include at least a profile HFP that enables a hands-free call and other profiles, and the mobile phone 10 is connected as a client terminal and the second mobile phone 50 is connected as a host terminal.
In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the carrier A provides a public wireless communication service based on PHS (Personal Handy-phone System). In addition, it is assumed that the carrier B, the carrier C,.

  The cellular phone 10 further includes a control means 13, a communication path switching means 14, a free call partner determination means 15, a communication path display means 16, a time measurement means 17, a call count storage means 18, and a free call partner automatic transmission setting data storage. Means 19, operation means 20, display means 21, voice call drive means 22, speaker 23, microphone 24, host information storage means 25, voice message storage means 26, telephone book data storage means 27, telephone number determination means 28, telephone book Data receiving means 29, clock 30 and other means for realizing various functions are provided.

The control means 13 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. In order to realize various functions including a telephone call function, which is a basic function in the mobile phone 10, the short-range wireless communication means 11 according to a control program stored in the ROM. -Each part of clock 30 and each function part are controlled.
The ROM stores various programs such as an outgoing call processing program, an incoming call processing program when an incoming call is received by the second mobile phone 50, and a telephone directory data rewrite processing program.
The CPU of the control means 13 performs various processes such as a transmission process using the RAM as a work area according to the ROM program.

The communication path switching unit 14 performs switching so as to use either one of the short-range wireless communication unit 11 and the public wireless communication unit 12 or both. That is, in the outgoing call processing in the present embodiment, outgoing calls and calls via Bluetooth (via the carrier B of the second mobile phone 50) using the short-range wireless communication means 11, and via the carrier A using the public wireless communication means 12 Switch to either outgoing call or call.
Also, in the call waiting for receiving the other incoming call while waiting for the other party in the incoming call processing of the second mobile phone 50, both the short-range wireless communication means 11 and the public wireless communication means 12 are used and selected. Play a voice message on hold on the call waiting side and use the caller for the call.

  The free call partner determination means 15 determines whether or not the call partner is a partner whose call charge is free when the call partner makes a call from the second mobile phone 50 via the short-range wireless communication means 11. Judgment is made based on the free call partner judgment data in the data storage means 27. The result of the determination as to whether or not the call is a free call partner is used to determine which side of the short-distance wireless communication unit 11 or the public wireless communication unit 12 is used by switching the communication path switching unit 14.

The communication path display means 16 performs a display for determining which communication path, that is, the short-range wireless communication means 11 or the public wireless communication means 12 is used. In the present embodiment, for example, the blue LED is blinked in the case of a call via the short-range wireless communication means 11 (via Bluetooth), and the green LED is blinked in the case of a call via the public wireless communication means 12. The usage route is displayed in an identifiable manner. In addition, when it is on hold, the corresponding LED is turned on (or rapidly blinked).
The above is an example, and other states can be selected for display colors and display states (lighting, blinking, etc.), and the user may arbitrarily set them.
In addition to the display, the communication path may be clearly indicated by sending a different BGM for each path in use.
The communication path display means 16 may be used not only as an LED, but also as the display means 21 by explicitly displaying the communication path on the display means 21 described later.

The time measuring means 17 measures the time when the mobile phone 10 makes a free call using the short-range wireless communication means 11 and the second mobile phone 50.
The measured call time is individually stored in a free call time data storage area corresponding to the telephone number of the caller in the phone book data storage means 27, which will be described later. This free call time is used when a conditional free call contract is made for a free call during a predetermined cumulative time Ts.
When the contract to be applied is made, the free call partner determination means 15 determines whether or not the call partner is a free call partner, and the call partner is registered as a conditional free call contract target and individually If the free call time stored in is accumulated and the accumulated value does not exceed the accumulated time Ts, it is determined as a free call partner. The free call time individually stored in the free call time data storage area is cleared every predetermined period specified in the contract (for example, at the end of every month or every month on the designated date).
On the other hand, if the contract is not for a conditional free call, for example, if the contract is for a free call with no limitation on the total time, the time measuring means 17 does not measure the free call time.

  Note that the free call time is not stored separately in the free call time data storage area corresponding to the telephone number that was called and the total is calculated at the time of outgoing call, but the time measuring means 17 calculates the free call time as the total free call. The time may be accumulated and stored. Also in this case, the accumulated time is cleared every predetermined period specified in the contract.

  The time measuring means 17 is also configured so that when the mobile phone 10 or the second mobile phone 50 is subscribed to a service that is free of charge for calls within a predetermined time with a carrier, Measure time. This measured time is displayed on the display means 21 described later, and is used to warn the user just before a predetermined time (for example, m seconds before).

The number-of-calls storage means 18 is a service in which the mobile phone 10 is a call within a predetermined time with the carrier A as described above, and the call charge is free up to a predetermined number n times per month. Since it is subscribed, the number of times of transmission via the carrier A using the public wireless communication means 12 is stored. The total number of calls stored in the number-of-calls storage unit 18 is also cleared every predetermined date (for example, at the end of every month or on a designated date every month) defined in the contract. One call time is measured by the time measuring means 17.
Even in the second mobile phone 50 owned by the user together with the mobile phone 10, even if the user subscribes to a free call service with a limited number of times, the total number of calls every time the service is used It is stored in the number storage means 18 separately from the number of times the mobile phone 10 is used.

The free party automatic call setting data storage means 19 uses the short-range wireless communication means 11 without the user's confirmation when the free call partner determination means 15 determines that the call partner is the target of the free call. Data indicating whether or not automatic transmission via Bluetooth (via the carrier B of the second mobile phone 50) is performed is stored. Specifically, flag 1 is set for automatic transmission.
Whether or not automatic transmission is performed without user confirmation is selected and stored by the user, but user confirmation may be performed with automatic transmission off (no flag set) as a default. When public wireless communication means 12 is selected at the time of the first user confirmation, an inquiry may be made as to whether or not to change to automatic transmission, and the change may be made in response to a response (in the case of Yes). This inquiry is made after the call by the public wireless communication means 12 is finished.

The operation means 20 is a device for performing various operations including input of a telephone number. It consists of a power key, an on-hook key, an off-hook key, a numeric keypad, and other various keys.
The display means 21 displays the telephone number input by the operation means 20, displays various screens for selecting a telephone number from the telephone book data storage means 27, and displays images and emails acquired / transmitted by communication. Is displayed.

The voice call driving means 22 is connected to a speaker 23 and a microphone 24 to realize a call function.
The voice call driving means 22 is also used for other than calls, and outputs alarm sounds and reproduced music from the speaker 23 according to various functions of the mobile phone 10.
Further, according to the recording function, the input from the microphone 24 is supplied to the control means 13 for recording.

  The host information storage unit 25 stores information related to the second mobile phone 50 which is a Bluetooth host terminal, for example, information specifying the carrier of the second mobile phone 50 (information indicating the carrier B in this embodiment). .

The voice message storage means 26 stores a hold message that is transmitted from the short-range wireless communication means 11 or the public wireless communication means 12 to the other party who is holding the call in the incoming call processing by the second mobile phone 50 described later. .
The voice message storage means 26 also stores operation guidance voice data for guiding the operation of the cellular phone 10 by voice.

The phone book data storage means 27 stores various data such as the telephone number of the other party to be transmitted from the mobile phone 10 or the second mobile phone 50.
FIG. 3 conceptually shows the contents of one record stored in the telephone directory data storage means 27.
The phone book data may be input individually by the user of the mobile phone 10 from the operation means 20 or may be acquired from another mobile phone including the second mobile phone 50 or a terminal device such as a personal computer. .
In the telephone directory data, one record is created for each communication partner, and name, telephone number 1, telephone number 2,..., Other data, and free call partner determination data are stored.
In the other data, a mail address corresponding to the address or telephone number of the communication partner is stored.
The telephone number can be stored for each communication partner when there are a plurality of contacts such as a fixed telephone (home, company) or a mobile phone (carrier A, carrier B...).

The free call partner determination data is stored for each telephone number 1, 2,..., When the call is made from the second mobile phone 50 via the short-range wireless communication means 11, for determining whether the call is a free call partner. Is done.
As free call partner judgment data, when the call is free with no time limit for 24 hours (completely free), the call is free only during a specific time from t1 to t2 (from 1 to 21:00 in FIG. 3) Data corresponding to various conditions and service contents, such as (free of time zone), free call time target (cumulative time Ts that is free within a predetermined call accumulated time), and the like are stored. In addition, in the case of no charge within the predetermined call cumulative time, the free call time measured by the time measuring means 17 is further stored in the free call time data storage area.

The free call partner determination data may store carrier specifying data indicating the carrier of the telephone (fixed telephone, mobile phone) having the corresponding telephone number.
This carrier specifying data is obtained when the carrier of the second mobile phone 50 (carrier B in this embodiment) starts providing a new free service (usually the same carrier B). However, if provided, it may be used to extract the telephone number of another carrier that is the target of the free service). For example, the telephone numbers and names extracted in a batch are sequentially displayed, and the user sequentially inputs whether or not they are eligible for a new free service.
Also, if you make a call to a phone number that does not store free call partner judgment data (no free conditions are entered), the carrier of that phone number is read and if it is a new carrier for free service Then, after the call is finished, the user is inquired whether or not he / she is a free target partner, and if so, whether or not to register in the free call partner determination data, and registration / termination is performed according to the answer.

Returning to FIG. 2, the telephone number determination means 28 is used in the outgoing call processing described later, and determines whether or not the telephone number input by the user from the operation means 20 is a telephone number stored in the telephone directory data storage means 27. To do.
The phone book data receiving unit 29 receives a phone number from a terminal device such as another mobile phone or a personal computer by a phone book data rewriting process or a telephone number receiving process (for example, by infrared communication (not shown)).

  The clock 30 is used to know the current time, and the current time is displayed on the display means 21 or when the destination telephone number is the target of the free time zone service, the current time is within the free call target time. Used to determine if it exists.

Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the outgoing call processing from the mobile phone 10.
In the outgoing call processing, the mobile phone 10 determines whether the user has input a telephone number from the numeric keypad of the operating means 20 or whether the telephone number registered in the telephone directory data storage means 27 is selected by the control means 13. (Step 10).
When the telephone number is input (step 10; Y), the cellular phone 10 compares the input telephone number with the telephone number stored in the telephone directory data storage means 27 by the telephone number determination means 28 ( Step 11), it is determined whether or not the matching telephone number data is stored (Step 12).

  When there is matching telephone number data (step 12; Y), and when the destination telephone number is selected from the telephone directory data storage means 27 (step 10; N), the mobile phone 10 The free call partner judgment data (see FIG. 3) corresponding to the number in the telephone directory data storage means 27 is confirmed (step 13), and it is determined whether or not the call destination is a free call partner for the second mobile phone 50. Determination is made by the determination means 15 (step 14).

Whether it is a free call partner is determined as follows.
That is, the free call partner determination means 15 immediately determines that the free call partner determination data is free call partner if 24 hours free (completely free) is stored in the free call partner determination data, and if the free time zone data is stored (see FIG. 3 from 1 o'clock to 21 o'clock) If the current time acquired from the clock 30 is within the free object time, it is determined as a free call partner.
Further, the free call partner determination means 15 determines each free call time stored in the free call time data storage area if the accumulated time Ts (free call time target) that is free within the predetermined call accumulated time is stored. Cumulatively, and if it is within the stored cumulative time, it is determined as a free communication partner. If the accumulated time of free calls is stored in the time measuring means 17, the stored accumulated time is read and compared with the accumulated time Ts.

  The free call partner determination means 15 determines that it is a free call partner when the above free call conditions are met (step 14; Y). If no data is stored in the free call partner determination data, it is determined that the call is not a free call partner (step 14; N).

  When it is not a free call partner (step 14; N) and when there is no matching telephone number data (step 12; N), the control means 13 moves to step 19 and passes through the public wireless communication means 12 to A telephone call is made via the carrier A to which the cellular phone 10 is subscribed (step 19).

On the other hand, if the caller is a free call partner (step 14; Y), the control means 13 confirms the free caller automatic call setting data storage means 19 and determines whether or not the call can be automatically made to the telephone number of the free call partner. Judgment is made (step 15).
When the automatic transmission is set to be permitted (step 15; Y), the control unit 13 controls the communication path switching unit 14 to perform the transmission by the second mobile phone 50 through the short-range wireless communication unit 11 ( Step 16).

If the automatic transmission is not set to be permitted (step 15; N), the control means 13 displays a selection screen for selecting whether to use the short-range wireless communication means 11 or the public wireless communication means 12 for display. And prompts the user to select either one (step 17).
In this communication means selection screen, the number of remaining free calls when the public wireless communication means 12 is used and the remaining free call time when the short-range wireless communication means 11 is used (if applicable) are determined by the user. You may make it display together as the judgment information of selection.
For example, if the service of the carrier A subscribed with the mobile phone 10, that is, the remaining number of 300 calls for 10 minutes is one and the call can be made within one minute, the user can perform near field communication. This is good judgment information for selecting the means 11.

When the short-range wireless communication means 11 is selected (step 18; Y), the control means 13 proceeds to step 16 to control the communication switching means 14 and the second mobile phone 50 through the short-range wireless communication means 11 Make a call.
On the other hand, when the public wireless communication means 12 is selected (step 18; N), the control means 13 controls the communication path switching means 14 and passes through the carrier A contracted by the own device through the public wireless communication means 12. Is transmitted (step 19).

After making a telephone call via the short-range wireless communication means 11 (step 16) or a telephone call via the public wireless communication means 12 (step 19), the control means 13 sets the communication path in use by the communication path display means 16. By displaying the corresponding LED in a blinking manner, the communication path is identified (step 20).
Next, the control means 13 performs a call process via the carrier A of the mobile phone 10 or the carrier B of the second mobile phone 50 (step 21), and ends the process.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a call process using the public wireless communication means 12 via the carrier A of the mobile phone 10.
The control means 13 monitors whether or not the communication is established by the off-hook of the other party's mobile phone that has made a call via the public wireless communication means 12 and the call is started (step 210).
If the telephone call has not started (step 210; N), the control means 13 determines whether or not the mobile phone 10 has been on-hook (step 211). If the mobile phone 10 has been on-hook (step 211; Y), FIG. Return to the main routine and finish the process.
On the other hand, when it is not on-hook (step 211; N), the control means 13 returns to step 210 and continues monitoring of the call start.

When a call is started (step 210; Y), the control means 13 counts up the number of calls, that is, updates the call count stored in the call count storage means 18 by adding 1 (step 212).
Next, the control means 13 determines whether or not the mobile phone 10 or the communication partner is on-hooked and the call line is disconnected (step 213), and if it is on-hook (step 213; Y), returns to the main routine.
Further, the control means 13 measures the call time from the start of the call by the time measurement means 17 (step 214), and displays the call time on the display means 21 (step 215).

Further, the control means 13 determines whether or not the measured call time has reached the set time (step 216).
Here, the set time is set as a default value to a predetermined time Tk that can be called free of charge at a time, which is defined in the carrier A limited-time flat-rate call service, but the user sets a shorter time. Can do. For example, when the user wants to receive a warning to be described later at a time (for example, one minute before) a predetermined time tm before the predetermined time Tk, the set time is changed to (Tk−tm).

If the call time has not reached the set time (predetermined time Tk) (step 216; N), the control unit 13 returns to step 213 to perform on-hook monitoring, call time measurement, display, time lapse monitoring (steps 213 to 213). 216) is continued.
On the other hand, when the call time has passed the set time (step 216; Y), the control means 13 performs a warning process (step 217) and returns to step 213. In this warning process, a warning sound indicating the elapse of the set time, for example, “beep beep ...” is sounded for a predetermined time. Moreover, you may make it warn by a vibration.

  If it is determined in step 213 that on-hook is detected (step 213; Y), the control unit 13 of the mobile phone 10 returns to the main routine of FIG. 4 and ends the process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a part of the incoming call processing of the second mobile phone 50 and the mobile phone 10 when the second mobile phone 50 receives an incoming call.
The second mobile phone 50 monitors whether or not there is an incoming voice call (step 30). If there is an incoming voice call (step 30; Y), the second mobile phone 50 communicates with the mobile phone 10 registered as a client. It is determined whether or not the link by the short-range wireless communication means (Bluetooth) 51 and 11 is established (step 31).
When the link with the mobile phone 10 is not established (step 31; N), the second mobile phone 50 performs a normal call process by itself (step 32) and ends the process.
If a link is established with the mobile phone 10 (step 31; Y), the second mobile phone 50 transmits incoming data to the mobile phone 10 via the short-range wireless communication means 51 (step 31). 33) The process is terminated.

On the other hand, in this cellular phone 10, the control means 13 monitors whether the incoming data from the second cellular phone 50 is received by the short-range wireless communication means 11 (step 41), and if the incoming data is received (step 41) 41; Y) It is determined whether or not a call is currently being made via the carrier A by the public wireless communication means 12 (step 42).
When the telephone call by the public wireless communication means 12 is not in progress (step 42; N), the control means 13 performs incoming processing (off-hook processing and call processing) of the second mobile phone 50 via the short-range wireless communication means 11 (step) 43).
Next, the control means 13 causes the communication path display means 16 to blink the blue LED to display the communication path identification indicating that the short-range wireless communication means 11 is in use (step 44). 11 is processed by the second mobile phone 50 via the mobile phone 11 (step 45).

  Then, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 7, the control means 13 performs processing based on whether or not there is an incoming call via the public wireless communication means 12 during a call by the second mobile phone 50 via the short-range wireless communication means 11. (Steps 451 to 458).

On the other hand, when the incoming call data is received from the second mobile phone 50 (step 41; Y), if the call is being made by the public wireless communication means 12 (step 42; Y), the control means 13 waits for the other party who is talking. Call waiting processing to confirm whether or not to receive another incoming call.
That is, the control means 13 performs an incoming call notification process for informing the user of the mobile phone 10 that an incoming call has been received via the short-range wireless communication means 11 (step 46). In this incoming call notification process, an incoming message voice or / and an incoming call tone are output from the speaker 23 in order to notify the incoming call. In order to avoid notification during a call, an incoming call may be notified by vibration.

Then, the control means 13 monitors whether or not the user has performed a call switching operation in response to an incoming call notification during a call (step 47).
If the switching operation has not been performed (step 47; N), the control means 13 monitors whether or not the call has ended while continuing the call on the public radio as it is (step 53).
On the other hand, when the call switching operation is performed (step 47; Y), the control means 13 causes both the short-range wireless communication means 11 and the public wireless communication means 12 to be in use by the communication path switching means 14, and the voice message storage means. A public radio call hold message is read from 26, and is output from the public radio communication means 12 to the call partner before the switching operation (step 48).
Furthermore, the control means 13 performs a call process using the second mobile phone 50 via the short-range wireless communication means 11 (step 49).
The control means 13 determines whether or not the call via the short-range wireless communication means 11 during the call has ended, based on whether or not the on-hook process for the second mobile phone 50 has been performed (step 50).

If the call has not ended (step 50; N), the control unit 13 returns to step 48 to continue outputting the hold message to the public wireless communication unit 12 and the call via the short-range wireless communication unit 11.
On the other hand, when the call is finished (step 50; Y), the control means 13 finishes outputting the hold message to the public wireless communication means 12 (step 51). At this time, the control unit 13 terminates the use of the short-range wireless communication unit 11 by the communication path switching unit 14 after performing a call termination process between the second mobile phones 50.

  The use of the public wireless communication means 12 continues during and after the output of the hold message. When the output of the hold message ends (step 51), the control means 13 resumes the call by the public wireless communication means 12 and continues as it is. Whether or not the call is terminated is monitored while continuing the call on the public radio (step 53).

  In the determination of the end of the call in step 53, the control means 13 determines whether or not the on-hook process has been performed for the mobile phone 10 or the second mobile phone 50 during the call. 53; Y), the incoming call processing is terminated.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another part of the incoming call processing in the second mobile phone. This process is a process based on whether or not there is an incoming call via the public wireless communication means 12 during a call by the second mobile phone 50 via the short-range wireless communication means 11 (step 45).
That is, the control means 13 monitors whether there is an incoming call via the public wireless communication means 12 during a call by the second mobile phone 50 via the short-range wireless communication means 11 (step 451).
If there is no incoming call (step 451; N), the control means 13 proceeds to step 53 (FIG. 6) and monitors the end of the call by the second mobile phone 50.

On the other hand, when there is an incoming call via the public wireless communication means 12, the control means 13 performs a call waiting process for waiting for the other party on the call and receiving another incoming call.
That is, the control means 13 performs an incoming call notification process for informing the user of the mobile phone 10 that an incoming call has been received via the public wireless communication means 12 (step 452). In this incoming call notification process, an incoming message voice or / and an incoming call tone are output from the speaker 23 in order to notify the incoming call. In order to avoid notification during a call, an incoming call may be notified by vibration.

Then, the control means 13 monitors whether or not the user has performed a call switching operation in response to an incoming call notification during a call (step 453).
If the switching operation has not been performed (step 453; N), the control means 13 proceeds to step 53 (FIG. 6) while continuing the call by the second mobile phone 50 via the short-range wireless communication means 11 as it is. Monitor whether the call ends.
On the other hand, when a call switching operation is performed (step 453; Y), the control means 13 causes both the short-range wireless communication means 11 and the public wireless communication means 12 to be in use by the communication path switching means 14, and the voice message storage means. The short distance wireless call hold message is read from 26, and is output from the short distance wireless communication means 11 to the other party before the switching operation (step 454).
Then, the control means 13 performs a call process via the public wireless communication means 12 (step 455).
The control means 13 determines whether or not the call via the public wireless communication means 12 during the call is finished, based on whether or not the on-hook processing by the operation means 20 of the mobile phone 10 has been performed (step 456).

If the call has not ended (step 456; N), the control means 13 returns to step 454 and continues the output of the hold message to the short-range wireless communication means 11 and the call via the public wireless communication means 12.
On the other hand, when the call is finished (step 456; Y), the control means 13 finishes outputting the hold message to the short-range wireless communication means 11 (step 457). At this time, the control unit 13 terminates the use of the public wireless communication unit 12 by the communication path switching unit 14 after performing the call termination process with the mobile phone 10.

  The use of the short-range wireless communication means 11 continues both during and after the output of the hold message. When the output of the hold message ends (step 457), the control means 13 causes the short-range wireless communication means 11 and the second mobile phone 50 to The call via the route is resumed, and the process proceeds to step 53 (FIG. 6) to monitor whether the call is over while continuing the call via the second mobile phone 50 as it is.

Next, the telephone directory data rewriting process will be described.
This phone book data rewriting process is a process of rewriting the phone book data stored in the phone book data storage means 27 of the mobile phone 10 with the phone book data acquired by the phone book data receiving means 29.
The phone book data received by the phone book data receiving means 29 from an external device such as a personal computer or another mobile phone (including the second mobile phone 50) or the like normally does not include free call partner judgment data. For this reason, when the phone book data is simply rewritten by the phone book data receiving means 29, the free call partner judgment data individually input by the user for each phone number will disappear.
Therefore, in the telephone directory data rewriting process of the present embodiment, it is determined whether each telephone number of the telephone directory data acquired by the telephone directory data acquiring unit 29 is a registered number. The registered free call partner judgment data is automatically added to newly written phone data.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the telephone directory data rewriting process.
The control means 13 includes telephone book data newly acquired by the telephone book data acquisition means 29 (referred to as new telephone book data) and telephone book data already stored in the telephone book data storage means 27 (referred to as registered telephone book data). Is stored in the temporary RAM.
Then, the control means 13 reads one phone number to be rewritten from the new phone book data stored in the RAM, compares it with the registered phone book data (step 41), and determines whether or not there is a matching phone number. (Step 42).
If there is a matching telephone number (step 42; Y), the control means 13 adds the free call partner judgment data registered in the registered telephone directory data to the matching telephone number, and stores the telephone directory data. The data is stored in the means 27 (step 43).
On the other hand, if there is no matching telephone number (step 42; N), the control means 13 rewrites or newly saves the telephone number compared with the telephone book data storage means 27 (step 44).

Next, the control means 13 determines whether or not the rewriting has been completed, that is, whether or not the determination for all the telephone numbers of the new telephone directory data has been completed (step 44).
If rewriting has not been completed (step 45; N), the control means 13 returns to step 41, reads the next telephone number of the new telephone directory data from the RAM, and continues the same processing.
When rewriting for all telephone numbers is completed (step 45; Y), the control means 13 ends the telephone book rewriting process.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.
In the first embodiment described above, the case where the second mobile phone 50 (another mobile phone) is set as the connection target by the short-range wireless communication unit 11 of the mobile phone 10 has been described. In the second embodiment, A fixed telephone is a connection target of the short-range wireless communication means 11.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the appearance of the fixed phone 50 ′ and the mobile phone 10 according to the second embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 9, in the present embodiment, the system is configured by a fixed telephone 50 ′ and the mobile phone 10, and the mobile telephone 10 can be placed on the fixed telephone 50 ′.
The configuration of the cellular phone 10 is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the setting of the host terminal of the short-range wireless communication means 11 is not the second cellular phone 50 but the fixed phone 50 ′.

The fixed telephone 50 ′ is a telephone (including an IP telephone) mainly used at home, and includes a short-range wireless communication means 51, a fixed telephone communication means 53, and a charging terminal 54.
The short-range wireless communication means 51 can use various short-range wireless as in the first embodiment described above, but in the second embodiment, Bluetooth is used and becomes a host terminal for the mobile phone 10.
The fixed telephone communication means 53 corresponds to the public wireless communication means 52 in the first embodiment, and is connected to the fixed line public network by wire.

The charging terminal 54 is a terminal for charging the mobile phone 10 and is disposed at a place where the mobile phone 10 is placed. Charging terminals are also arranged at corresponding portions of the mobile phone 10 so that the mobile phone 10 can be charged with the mobile phone 10 set on the fixed phone 50 '.
In the present embodiment, the fixed telephone 50 ′ is connected (paired) to the mobile phone 10 via the short-range wireless communication means 51 and the short-range wireless communication means 11, and is fixed. An incoming call to the telephone 50 'is received by the mobile phone 10 by the incoming call processing described with reference to FIG.
While the mobile phone 10 is being charged at the charging terminal 54, the mobile phone 10 and the fixed phone 50 'are always paired.

  However, the ring tone when the mobile phone 10 is being charged via the charging terminal 54 (the mobile phone 10 is placed on the fixed phone 50 ') is output only from the speaker of the fixed phone 50'. You may make it do.

On the other hand, when a call is made via the fixed line public network by the fixed telephone 50 ′, a calling process is performed from the mobile phone 10 via the short-range wireless communication means 11 and the short-range wireless communication means 51.
That is, the fixed telephone 50 ′ does not have a so-called unique receiver, display, or numeric keypad (dial). The cellular phone 10 substitutes the functions of the handset and the like.
For this reason, fixed telephone 50 'in this embodiment can be reduced in size.

  Note that the fixed telephone 50 ′ may be realized by retrofitting the short-range wireless communication means 51 such as a Bluetooth adapter.

The outgoing call process, incoming call process, and telephone directory data rewriting process in the mobile phone 10 in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment.
However, although the fixed telephone 50 'is the connection target by the short-range wireless communication means 11, the data corresponding to the carrier of the fixed telephone is similarly input to the input item of the free call partner determination data.
For example, when the fixed telephone 50 'is an IP phone and a call with an IP phone of the same carrier is free for 24 hours, the free data for 24 hours is input corresponding to the telephone number of the phone book data.

  In the case of this second embodiment, since it is possible to make a call from the mobile phone 10 via the fixed phone 50 ′, for example, not only when the call from the fixed phone 50 ′ is free, but also from the mobile phone 10 / When the selected destination telephone number is 0AB to J number, the call may be made via the short-range wireless communication means 11. In this case, since calls are made between fixed telephones, it is possible to talk without worrying about time.

  When the remaining number of free calls with one time limit by the cellular phone 10 is less than the predetermined number, the short-distance wireless communication means 11 is used (using the fixed telephone 50 '), and the remaining number is equal to or more than the predetermined number. In this case, a call using the public wireless communication means 12 (carrier A) may be used.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope described in each claim.
For example, as described above, according to the present embodiment, a case has been described in which one telephone (second mobile phone 50, fixed telephone 50 ′) is connected by short-range wireless communication as a host terminal for the mobile phone 10. It may be possible to connect to a plurality of telephones.
That is, when each of a plurality of second telephones is used as a host terminal and a call is made from the mobile phone 10, any one of the plurality of host terminals is used via the carrier of the own device using the public wireless communication means 12. Select one terminal to make a call.
For this reason, the host information storage means 25 of the cellular phone 10 stores carrier information and the like for each telephone (mobile telephone, fixed telephone) serving as a host terminal.
Then, in the free call partner judgment data (see FIG. 3) of the telephone directory data storage means 27, in order to distinguish from which host terminal (telephone) the call is free, host information for identifying the host to be free Is stored.
When calling from a plurality of host terminals (telephones) is free of charge for the destination telephone number input from the cellular phone 10, the short-distance wireless communication means 51 of the host terminal is advantageous in that the free conditions are most advantageous. And short-distance wireless communication means 11 are connected and transmitted.
However, the optimum host terminal is selected from the linked host terminals and transmitted.

In the calling process described with reference to FIG. 6, the case has been described in which the telephone call is immediately made through the public wireless communication means 12 (step 19) when it is not a free call partner (step 14; N). The number of calls stored in the call count storage means 18 may be determined as to whether or not (300 times in the described embodiment) has been exceeded.
In this case, if the number of free calls of the public wireless communication means 12 is not exceeded, the public wireless communication means 12 makes a call. On the other hand, if the number of free calls exceeds the number of calls made by the short-range wireless communication means 11 and the call made by the public wireless communication means 12 (charged), the one with the lower basic call charge is selected. The basic call charge may be individually input by the user, but may be received from the carrier and stored.

  In addition, when there is no free call partner determination data for the telephone number that made the call, an inquiry screen as to whether or not the call is free after the call may be displayed on the means 21 of the present embodiment to prompt data input. .

In the embodiment described above, it is determined whether to use the short-distance wireless communication unit 11 or the public wireless communication unit 12 according to the free call partner determination data. If no free call partner determination data is stored, the free call partner determination data is free. If the call partner determination data is not provided, the determination may be made as follows when the free call partner determination data exists but is not a free object.
For example, when the mobile phone 10 is PHS and the second mobile phone 50 is a phone other than PHS, the public wireless communication means 12 is used when the caller is PHS. In this case, whether the other party is a PHS is determined to be PHS when the head number of the telephone number is “070”.
On the other hand, when the destination carrier is the same as the carrier of the second mobile phone 50, the short-range wireless communication means 11 is used to make a call from the second mobile phone 50.
When the destination carrier is different from the carrier of the second mobile phone 50, the public wireless communication means 12 makes a call.

  In the above, the callee carrier is determined from the callee telephone number. That is, in the mobile phone including the PHS, the first six digits are assigned to a specific carrier, so the assignment table of the first six digits and the carrier is stored and the destination carrier is determined from the assignment table.

In the described embodiment, when a call is made via the short-range wireless communication means 11 and the second mobile phone 50, the call time is measured by the time measurement means 17, and the free call time data storage area of the free call partner determination data (Refer to FIG. 3) Or the case where the total of the free call time is stored in the time measuring means 17 and used for the determination (step 14) as to whether or not the caller is a free call partner (see FIG. 4). did.
On the other hand, instead of measuring the free call time by the time measuring means 17, it is determined by acquiring the free call time measured by the second mobile phone 50 itself with the short-range wireless communication means 11 light oil. May be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile phone 11 Near field communication means 12 Public wireless communication means 50 Second mobile phone 51 Near field communication means 52 Public wireless communication means

Claims (4)

First wireless communication means for communicating with a mobile phone carrier;
Second wireless communication means for performing short-range wireless communication with a second telephone communicating with another carrier;
Phone book data storage means associated with free call partner judgment data indicating whether or not each call number is a free call partner that becomes a free call for a call from the second telephone;
Free caller automatic call setting data storage means storing data indicating whether or not automatic call is permitted for the telephone number of the free caller;
A telephone number acquisition means for acquiring a telephone number of a call destination;
To the telephone number of the destination that the acquired, comprising a communication path by the first wireless communication unit, a call unit for performing outgoing by selecting one of the communication path by the second wireless communication means, and
When the acquired telephone number of the call destination is a free call partner that is permitted to automatically call, the call means selects a communication path by the second wireless communication means without the user's confirmation. If the caller is a free caller who is automatically calling and is not permitted to automatically call, a selection screen for selecting either the communication path by the first wireless communication means or the communication path by the second wireless communication means is displayed. , Outgoing via the communication path selected by the user,
A cellular phone device characterized by that.   2. The cellular phone device according to claim 1, wherein the short-range wireless communication is communication by Bluetooth using the second telephone as a master terminal. The call means selects both communication paths when detecting an incoming call on the other communication path during a call using the communication path of either the first wireless communication means or the second wireless communication means, Sends a pending message sound to one communication path, and the other communication path is the communication path for calls.
Claim 1, characterized in that, or a mobile phone device according to claim 2. Phone book data acquisition means for acquiring phone book data;
Phone book update means for updating the phone book data stored in the phone book data storage means to the acquired phone book data;
The telephone directory update means, the free communication partner determination data associated with each telephone number of the telephone directory data before updating to update the telephone book data Installing corresponding to the telephone number of the acquired telephone directory ,
It portable telephone device according to claim 1, wherein any one of claims of claims 3 to.

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