JPH07162926A - Radio selective calling receiver with display function and control method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically confirm the presence / absence of a non-read message and to set time intervals for confirming the presence/absence of the non- read message, alarming means and alarming time when there is any non-read message with simple switch operations for a user himself. CONSTITUTION:The presence/absence of the non-read message is identified by a CPU 6 at the time intervals previously set by operating a switch 8, when the presence of the non-read message is identified, the presence of the non-read message is alarmed by using any one of a light emitting diode (LED) 12, speaker 14 and vibrator (VIB) 16 at least according to the alarming means/alarming time previously set by operating the switch 8, and this message is displayed on a liquid crystal display (LCD) 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio selective call receiver with a display function, and more particularly, to notify whether or not there is an unread message at a time or time interval set by a user of the receiver by operating a switch. On how to do.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Even when a radio selective call receiver is carried, a call may not reach the carrier for various reasons. For example, when a wireless selective call receiver with a display function (hereinafter referred to as a receiver with a display) is used in a crowd, reception is performed by using a silent mode in which reception notification is made only by blinking a light emitting diode (LED). I often don't notice that.

Conventionally, in preparation for such a case, in a receiver with a display, a message from a transmitting side is stored in a memory, and the stored message can be read and referred to by a switch operation later. Also in memory,
When there is a message that has not been read by the carry-on person (hereinafter referred to as an unread message), a function for notifying by sounding when the switch is manually operated and an unread message are stored. There is a function to display a solid line below the memory number display. Furthermore, there is also proposed a system for automatically notifying an unread message stored in a memory at regular intervals set in a ROM (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-2339).
No. 29).

[0004]

The above-mentioned conventional receiver with a display requires a confirmation operation by a switch if it does not automatically notify, so if the confirmation operation is neglected, an unread message is left for a long time. In addition, even in the case of automatic notification, there may be a case where the user's request is not always satisfied only by setting the unique time interval set in the ROM.

An object of the present invention is to automatically identify and confirm the presence of an unread message and notify it of the time or time interval, the notification means or the notification form (whether it is a sound or a melody, etc.) and the notification time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a receiver with a display and a method for controlling the receiver with a display that allow a user to set conditions such as length.

[0006]

The receiver with a display of the present invention identifies an unread message for identifying whether or not an unread message whose notification of message reception has not been read by a carrier is stored in the storage means. Means, an identification time setting means for setting the time at which the unread message identifying means should perform the identification, and an identifying time setting means for notifying the unread message when the unread message is stored. It has a control means for notifying the presence and displaying an unread message on the display means.

The control method of the receiver with display according to the present invention sets the time at which it is necessary to identify whether or not an unread message, which has not been read by the carrier, is stored in the storage means, and the notification of the message reception is set. When it is determined whether or not the outgoing message is stored in the storing means and the unread message is stored, the notifying means to be notified is designated, the presence of the unread message is notified, and the unread message is notified. There is the step of displaying the outgoing message on the display means.

[0008]

When a call is made, information about the call including the message is stored, the presence of unread information is identified and confirmed at a preset time or time interval, and if it is present, the presence is notified by preset notification means. Display the message on the display means.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a receiver with a display of the present invention. The radio signal received by the antenna 1 is amplified and demodulated by the radio unit 2. The demodulated signal is converted by the waveform shaping circuit 3 into a digital signal having a waveform readable by the decoder 4. In the decoder 4,
The digital signal is fetched while synchronizing with the reference clock generated by the crystal unit 5, and the digital signal is collated with its own address number previously written in the EEPROM 7. As a result of this collation, when the digital signal matches with its own address number, it is determined that there is a call to itself, and the message signal received subsequently is fetched and stored in a storage device (not shown) in the CPU 6. Then, according to the control signal from the CPU 6, the LCD drive circuit 9
Displays a message on the LCD 10 and drives the notifying means for notifying that there is a call.

Here, a plurality of notifying means are provided as the notifying means, and the LED 12 is driven by the LED driving circuit 11 for notifying by flashing light and the speaker (SP) driving circuit 13 is driven to make a sound or melody. And a vibrator (VIB) drive circuit 15
Driven by a vibrator (VI)
B) 16 and. Of these notification means, the LED 12 is configured to always perform the notification, but the speaker 14 and the VIB 16 are configured to be selected by the switch 8 to perform the notification. In addition, the notification by the speaker 14 is configured such that a sound and a melody can be selected and notified.

The CPU 6 has a built-in storage device and a timer device, and constitutes an unread message identifying means and a time setting means for identifying the unread message. It is possible to set the notifying means / notification time, and when the preset identification time comes, the CPU 6 checks whether or not there is an unread message, and if there is an unread message, it is set beforehand. The notification is performed according to the notification means and notification time, and the message is displayed.

The operation of setting the identification time of the unread message, the notification means, and the notification time in the receiver having such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The following operations are all performed by operating the switch 8.

First, the switch 8 is operated to enter the setting mode, and it is set whether or not the unread message is automatically confirmed (step 101). In the case of automatic confirmation, a time interval is set (step 102), and then either a sound produced by a speaker, a melody or a notification means by VIB is set (step 103). Further, the length of the notification time is set (step 104), and the series of settings is completed.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to discriminate whether or not there is an unread message among the messages sent to the own device at every time or time interval preset by the user. When the presence of an unread message is identified, the notification means and the notification time automatically set in accordance with the notification time set by the user similarly have the effect of ensuring the arrival of the calling message. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a receiver with a display of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation of setting an automatic notification condition in the receiver with a display in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 antenna 2 radio part 3 waveform shaping circuit 4 decoder 5 crystal unit 6 CPU 7 EEPROM 8 switch 9 LCD drive circuit 10 LCD 11 LED drive circuit 12 LED 13 SP drive circuit 14 speaker 15 VIB drive circuit 16 VIB

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A radio selective call reception with a display function, in which a message received after the calling number of its own device is stored in a storage means, and the reception of the message is notified by the notification means, and the message is displayed on the display means. In the machine, an unread message identification means for identifying whether or not an unread message that has not been read by a carrier is stored in the storage means, and an identification by the unread message identification means should be made. Identification time setting means for setting the time, and when the unread message is stored, the notifying means to notify the presence of the unread message and the message is displayed on the display means. A radio selective calling receiver with a display function, characterized by having control means for controlling the radio selective calling receiver. 2. The radio selective call receiver according to claim 1, wherein the time at which the identification is to be performed is set to a fixed time interval from a fixed time. 3. A radio selective call reception with a display function, in which a message received after the calling number of its own device is stored in a storage means, and the reception of the message is notified by the notification means, and the message is displayed on the display means. In the control method of the machine, a time for identifying whether or not an unread message that has not been read by a carrier is stored in the storage means in the notification of message reception is set, and the unread message is set at the time. When it is identified whether or not the unread message is stored in the storage means, and when it is identified that the unread message is stored, the notification means for performing notification notifies the existence of the unread message and A method of controlling a radio selective call receiver with a display function, comprising the step of displaying on the display means. 4. The radio selective calling receiver according to claim 3, wherein the time for identifying whether or not the data is stored in the storage means is set to a fixed time from a fixed time.