JPH05122144A - Radio telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a radio telephone set other persons whose calling tone does not disturb. CONSTITUTION:A radio telephone set such as a portable telephone set and a mobile telephone is provided with a counter means 13 for counting up the number of calling tones, a sound volume storing means 14 for storing set calling volume and a sound volume adjusting means 16. When the means 13 counts up a previously set frequency, calling volume is read out from the means 14 and the output volume of the means 16 is adjusted to change current calling tone to a low level.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wireless telephone, and more particularly to adjusting a ringing tone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a ringing tone is for notifying a human of the occurrence of a certain event, and its sound volume, tone color and the like are varied depending on the environment, application and the like.

For example, a normal ringing tone in a fixed type telephone used at home or office may continue to ring at a preset constant volume, or may initially be small and gradually increase. This is because the telephone is used in the following environment.

(1) Since the telephone is fixed at a specific place, a situation occurs where the user is not always near the telephone.

(2) Since there are many people who use or can use the telephone, it is necessary to notify as many people as possible of the call.

However, wireless telephones such as portable telephones and car telephones are rarely used in the above environment. That is, (3) wireless phones may be used in various environments.

(4) In most cases, the wireless telephone is located near the user.

(5) Only one person or a small number of people use or can use the wireless telephone.

As described above, the ringing tone of the wireless telephone is the same as that of the telephone used at home or office, regardless of the environment in which it is used.

A conventional radio telephone will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional wireless telephone.

Reference numeral 1 is an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from a fixed station, such as a base unit of a cordless telephone or a base station of a cellular system, and 2 is a receiving means for detecting the received radio waves and extracting an information signal. Reference numeral 3 is a control means for analyzing the information extracted from the receiving means 2 and for controlling the whole, 4 is a volume setting means for setting a ringing volume, and 5 is a call for generating a ringing tone according to the information from the control means 3. Sound generating means, 6 is ringing sound generating means 5
It is a speaker that sounds by the output of.

During a call, the voice of the other party input from the antenna 1 can be demodulated by the receiving means 2, amplified by the receiving amplifier 7, and heard by the receiving speaker 8. Also, the voice of self (user) is the microphone 9
Is amplified by the transmitting amplifier 10, modulated by the transmitting means 11, and output from the antenna 1.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the conventional radio telephone configured as described above, which will be described below with reference to this.

First, when some radio wave is received from the antenna 1, the radio wave is detected by the receiving means 2 and an information signal is taken out and then inputted to the control means 3, the control means 3 receives the information inputted from the receiving means 2. It is analyzed whether the signal is an incoming call signal (S1). If it is an incoming call signal, the volume setting means 4 reads the ringing volume set by the user (S
2).

Next, the control means 3 causes the ringing tone generation means 5 to operate.
To generate a ringing tone, and the speaker 6 outputs the ringing tone (S3). Here, if the user answers the incoming call (S4), the call state is entered (S5). If not, if the ringing tone ends (S6), the process returns to (S3), and if the ringing has not ended.
Return to (S4).

[0016]

However, since the conventional wireless telephone does not take into consideration the set environment and application, the ring tone sounds until the user responds at a preset constant volume or times out. Continue or
Or it becomes louder and louder. As a result, if the sound continues to be produced at a constant volume, it causes annoyance and annoyance to others. To avoid this, the user has to rush to answer the call, including the case where the volume gradually increases.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a radiotelephone that generates an optimum ringing tone in consideration of the environment and use of the radiotelephone.

[0018]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a counter means for counting how many times a ringing sound has been emitted to a wireless telephone, a volume storage means for storing several kinds of ringing volumes, and a ringing sound are produced. By providing a volume adjusting means for adjusting the ringing volume according to the number of times, the wireless telephone side controls the ringing volume according to the situation.

[0019]

According to the present invention, if the call is not answered within a preset number of calls, the volume is switched to a volume lower than the ringing tone up to that point to continue the call, and when the preset number of calls is exceeded, the call is restarted. It is controlled to repeat a call that calls at high volume. Therefore, the wireless telephone has an optimal ring tone for calling only one person, which does not cause any trouble to others.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a wireless telephone according to the present embodiment. The same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3 which are not described below indicate those having the same or the same functions, and the other reference numerals 3'are information retrieved by the receiving means 2. And a control means for analyzing the whole and controlling the whole, 12 is a volume setting means for the user to operate the + or-key to set the ringing volume,
Reference numeral 13 is a counting means for counting the number of times the ringing sound is emitted, 14 is a volume storing means for storing the ringing volume set by the volume setting means 12, and 15 is a ringing tone generated by the information from the control means 3 '. The ringing tone generating means 16 is a volume adjusting means for adjusting the volume of the ringing tone generated by the ringing tone generating means 15 based on the information from the counter means 13.

The operation of the wireless telephone of the present invention having the above-described structure will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this embodiment, the first ringing tone is generated up to the second call, and the second ringing tone is generated from the third call to the tenth call. However, the first ringing tone is a volume preset by the user by the volume setting means 12, and the second ringing tone generates half the volume of the first ringing tone, and the first ringing is performed until the user answers. In this example, two tones and eight tones are repeated.

Now, when some radio wave is received from the antenna 1, the radio wave is detected by the receiving means 2 and the information signal is taken out and then transmitted to the control means 3 ', the control means 3'is inputted from the receiving means 2. It is analyzed whether the received information signal is an incoming signal (S1). If it is an incoming call signal, the volumes of the first ringing tone and the second ringing tone are read from the volume storing means 14 and set in the volume adjusting means 16 (S2).

After initializing the value of the counter means 13,
(S3), at the same time that the ringing tone generating means 15 generates a ringing tone, the volume adjusting means 16 adjusts the ringing tone to the first ringing tone and causes the speaker 6 to ring (S3).
Four).

If the user responds to the arrival of the ringing tone (S5), the call state (S6) is entered. Otherwise, if the ringing tone ends (S7), the value of the counter means 13 is incremented by 1 ( S8). If it has not finished ringing, it returns to (S5).
Then, it is checked whether the value of the counter means 13 is 2 (S9). If the number of the first ringing tone is only one and the count value is not 2, the process returns to (S4) and if it is 2, the second ringing tone is set in the volume adjusting means 16 and the ringing tone is set as the second ringing tone. Then, the volume is adjusted and the ringing tone is emitted from the speaker 6 (S10).

When the user answers the incoming call (S11), the call state (S6) is entered. Otherwise, when the ringing tone has ended (S12), the count value of the counter means 13 is incremented by 1 (S13). If the ringing has not ended, the process returns to (S11). Next, it is checked whether the value of the counter means 13 is 10.
(S14). If 8 calls of the second ringing tone have not been made yet, the second ringing tone is generated (S10), and if the second ringing tone makes 8 calls and the count value becomes 10, the process returns to (S3).

[0026]

As described above, the wireless telephone of the present invention normally produces a ringing tone that is sufficient to make a call sufficient to notify only one person of an incoming call. It is possible to reduce the nuisance given to others, and it is possible to completely eliminate the unavoidable impatience that the user has had with each time an incoming call must be given to the others. Moreover, since the calls are made at a low volume after the number of calls exceeds the set number of times, it is possible to save the power battery.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wireless telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the wireless telephone shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional wireless telephone.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the wireless telephone shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Receiving means, 3 '... Control means, 6 ... Speaker,
11 ... Transmission means, 12 ... Volume setting means, 13 ... Counter means, 14 ... Volume storage means, 15 ... Ring tone generation means,
16 ... Volume control means.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means for detecting a received radio wave captured by an antenna and outputting an information signal, a control means for analyzing the information signal and controlling the whole, a volume setting means, and the control means. A ringing tone generating means for generating a ringing tone that is controlled, a volume adjusting means that is connected to the ringing tone generating means and that adjusts the ringing volume, a speaker that rings the ringing tone by the output of the volume adjusting means, and a ringing tone When the control means analyzes the information signal and detects an incoming call, the volume adjusting means is adjusted to the first ringing volume set by the volume setting means, The ringing tone generating means is instructed to generate the ringing tone, and the counter means is caused to count the number of times the ringing tone is ringing. A radio telephone, wherein when the predetermined number of times is counted, the volume adjusting means is adjusted to a second ringing volume that is smaller than the first ringing volume to ring a ringing tone. 2. The wireless telephone according to claim 1, further comprising volume storing means for storing the output of the volume setting means, and adjusting the ring volume by the read output. 3. If the first ringing volume stored in the volume storage means is lower than a specific volume, the volume increased at a specific ratio is stored. Wireless phone. 4. When the counter means counts a predetermined number of times of ringing by the second ringing volume,
3. The wireless telephone according to claim 2, wherein a third call volume equal to the first call volume or higher than the second call volume at a specific ratio is stored in the volume storage means. 5. The radio according to claim 4, wherein when the counter means counts a preset number of times of ringing by the third ringing volume, the volume adjusting means is adjusted again to the second ringing volume. Telephone.