JPH08126061A - Portable radio communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a radio communication equipment capable of acting a vibrator call reception function optimizingly in response to an operating form of the portable radio communication equipment having a vibrator call reception function. CONSTITUTION: A control section 32 selects through the changeover control of call reception notice function whether notice of call reception is made by vibrator call reception notice or ringer tone call reception notice based on a discrimination result by a switching position detection signal and a mount/ withdrawal detection signal received from a cover switching detection section 39 and a mount withdrawal detection section 40 and on a discrimination result of a communication area (outdoor area or indoor area) by communication control information received from a TDMA processing section 24.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an incoming call notification technique in a portable wireless communication device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a portable wireless communication device, such as a pager, a method of sounding a sound to notify the user when there is an incoming call, or a method of notifying an incoming call by vibrating a vibrator (vibrator) Incoming) is common.

One of the advantages of the incoming call notification system using the vibrator is that it is very effective in situations where the user does not want to make a ringing sound (during a meeting, in a train, in a movie theater, etc.). Also, with the recent spread of mobile communication terminals, miniaturization is progressing, and mobile phones equipped with a vibrator incoming call function, mobile phones with pager, and the like are also considered.

In addition, many types of terminals having an opening / closing type have been commercialized. As an advantage of this opening / closing type, by covering the keypad of the terminal, malfunctions while carrying can be prevented. That can be mentioned. When considering such an open / close type mobile terminal with a vibrator incoming call function,
When carrying, that is, when carrying, it is assumed that the lid of the terminal is closed in most cases, and in such a situation, the vibrator incoming call is more effective as the incoming call function. Often there is. Also, the state that the lid is open is often when using the function of the terminal itself (when registering the phonebook, setting various settings, etc.), or when a call is in progress or when waiting for an incoming call. It is assumed that it is placed on top of. In such a situation, it is considered that the ringing sound is more effective as an incoming call function in many cases.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional portable terminal, the incoming call notification setting is made only for one of the vibrator incoming call and the ringer sound, so once the setting is made, the mode is reset. There was a problem that incoming notification could not be made according to the application unless it was set.

[0006] Further, in the conventional wireless mobile phone, there is also a function capable of setting an incoming call notification for a specific person or a specific time, but in order to use this function, it is set in each mode (specific number / specific time).・ Specific operations, etc. must be performed,
There was a drawback that the operation was troublesome.

Further, the vibrator incoming call function is effective only when the user wears it, and when the terminal is placed on the charging stand, for example, the terminal is separated from the body, and hence there is an incoming call. Even if it does, there is a problem that it may be left unrecognized by the user, which is inconvenient.

In addition, in such a mobile phone with a vibrator receiving function, if there is an incoming call during charging, that is, when the mobile phone is set on the charging stand, it vibrates and a contact failure occurs at a metal contact point between the main body and the charging stand. There is a drawback that it may cause.

In addition, if there is an incoming call during a quick call, that is, when a mobile phone is placed on the charging stand, a call path is formed by simply picking up the phone and a call can be made immediately. Generally, the function that allows you to end the call simply by placing the phone is set, but with the above-mentioned mobile phone with the vibrator incoming call function, it will vibrate when there is an incoming call when it is set on the charging stand. A drawback is that the means may cause malfunction.

Further, if the vibrator is always set to the incoming call function, if it is placed in the house,
Since the user does not carry it around, there is a drawback that he does not know the incoming call.

An object of the present invention is to provide a portable wireless communication device that allows the vibrator incoming call function to function optimally according to the usage pattern of the portable wireless communication device having the vibrator incoming call function.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In a portable wireless communication device connected to a communication network via a base station, the communication device main body has a case with a folding structure, a detection means for detecting the open / closed state of the case, and a call signal from the base station. Receiving means for receiving the ringing signal, notifying means for notifying that the ringing signal has been received by this receiving means by at least an acoustic signal or vibration, and when the ringing signal is received by the receiving means, it is detected by the detecting means as being in the open state The notification means notifies the user with an acoustic signal, and when the detection means detects the closed state, the notification means notifies the user by vibration.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a portable wireless communication device connected to a communication network via a base station, a detecting means for detecting whether the communication device is set in a charging device and a base station Receiving means for receiving the calling signal, notifying means for notifying that the receiving signal is received by the receiving means by at least an acoustic signal or vibration, and when the receiving means receives the calling signal, the detecting means is in a set state. If not detected, the notifying unit notifies the user with an acoustic signal, and if the detecting unit detects that the set state is not set, the notifying unit notifies the user by vibration.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in a portable wireless communication device connected to a communication network via a base station, a detecting means for detecting whether the portable wireless communication device is an outdoor area or an indoor area, and the base station Receiving means for receiving the calling signal, and notifying means for notifying the reception of the calling signal by the receiving means by at least an acoustic signal or vibration.
When the receiving unit receives the calling signal, the detecting unit detects the indoor area by an acoustic signal, and the detecting unit detects the outdoor area by the informing unit. And a notification control unit that notifies by vibration.

[0015]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the portable wireless communication device connected to the communication network via the base station, the communication device body has a case with a folding structure, and the open / closed state of the case. Is detected by the detecting means, and when the calling signal is received by the receiving means, when the detecting means detects that the open state is the open state, the informing means informs by an acoustic signal, and the detecting means is in the closed state. When it is detected, the notifying means notifies by vibration. Therefore, while the portable wireless communication device is being carried (when the lid is closed), even if the sound incoming notification is set, the sound notification can be automatically stopped and switched to the vibration incoming notification. The function can be effectively utilized.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in the portable wireless communication device connected to the communication network via the base station, the detecting device detects whether the communication device is set in the charging device, and the receiving device. When the call control signal is received by the notification means, when the detection means detects that it is in the set state, the notification means notifies by an acoustic signal, and when the detection means detects that it is not in the set state, the notification means Notify by vibration.

Therefore, even when the vibration incoming notification is set in the state of being set on the charging stand, it can be automatically switched to the acoustic incoming notification, and the vibration of the charging stand and the charging terminal of the portable radio communication device due to the vibration. The poor contact can be eliminated and the call function can be exerted while continuing the charging.

According to the third aspect of the invention, in the portable wireless communication device connected to the communication network through the base station, the portable wireless communication device detects whether the portable wireless communication device is an outdoor area or an indoor area and receives it. When the calling signal is received by the means, when the notification control means is detected by the detection means to be an indoor area, the notification means notifies by an acoustic signal,
When the detection means detects that the area is an outdoor area, the notification means notifies by vibration.

Therefore, when the user keeps the vibration incoming function set and always leaves it at home and does not carry it with the user, it is possible to automatically switch to the acoustic incoming call notification, and the incoming call is not known even at the home. You can get rid of your time.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 are views showing an embodiment of a mobile phone to which the present invention is applied. First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the mobile phone 1. In FIG. 1, the mobile phone 1 includes an operation unit 4 on the front surface of which a numeric keypad group 2 and function key groups 3 are arranged, a foldable front cover 5 for protecting the operation unit 4, and an operation unit 4. A mode setting key group 6 arranged on the upper part, a liquid crystal display section 7 for displaying various messages, a transmitting microphone 8 and a receiving speaker 9 are arranged, and a slide switch 10 for switching power-on and functions is arranged on the side surface thereof. A battery lid 11 is provided on the rear surface of the battery lid 11 to protect the battery housing.

The detailed structure of various key groups arranged on the front surface of the mobile phone 1 and the structure of the rear surface thereof will be described with reference to FIG. On the front surface of FIG.
Are provided with "numerical / kana / alphabet" combined keys, "# / cursor move" combined keys, "* / cursor move" combined keys, etc., and the function key group 3 has functions assigned to designated keys 3d to 3f. Function designation key 3a, "service / catch" combined designation key 3b, "redial / lowercase" combined designation key 3c, "delete / modify / guide" combined designation key 3d, "registration / shortening / pager" combined designation key 3e and a "phonebook / message" combined designation key 3f are provided.

Further, the mode setting key group 6 is provided with a call start key 6a, a call disconnection key 6b and a transceiver mode (also used for extension / hold setting) setting key 6c. As shown in the figure, the liquid crystal display section 7 displays the name of the other party, the telephone number, the volume, the battery capacity, etc. as various messages. 2B, the battery lid 11 can be removed by pressing the “∇” portion in the drawing and sliding it downward, so that the battery can be replaced.

Further, the structure of the left and right side surfaces and the upper and lower surfaces of the mobile phone 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 (a)
A recording switch 12 that is operated when recording a conversation during a call is provided on the left side of the, and the right side of FIG.
A slide switch 10 is provided for switching power OFF, transceiver function (power ON), and telephone function (power ON). Further, the earphone microphone terminal 13, the point search LED 14 and the ringer 15 are provided on the upper surface of the same figure (c), and the charging terminal 1 is provided on the lower surface of the same figure (d).
6 and a data communication terminal 17 are provided.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the inside of the mobile phone 1. In FIG. 4, the mobile phone 1 has an antenna 2
1, high frequency unit 22, modem 23, TDMA processing unit 24,
Speech codec section 25, PCM codec section 26,
Amplifier 27, speaker 28, vibrator 29, microphone 30, ringer 31, controller 32, ROM 33, RAM
34, a recording / reproducing circuit 35, a memory 36, a key input section 37, a display section 38, a lid opening / closing detection section 39, a detachment detection section 40, and a power supply section 41. Further, the high frequency unit 22, the modem 23, the TDMA processing unit 24, the speech codec unit 25, the PCM codec unit 26, the control unit 32, the ROM 3
3, the RAM 34, the recording / reproducing circuit 35, the memory 36, and the display unit 38 are connected to the bus 42.

The antenna 21 transmits / receives a transmission / reception signal including a calling signal and a voice signal in a predetermined frequency band to / from a home base unit or a public radio base station (not shown), and the reception signal is a high frequency section 22. Output to the high frequency section 22
The transmission signal input from is transmitted.

The high frequency section 22 performs frequency conversion processing, and includes an antenna switch 22a, a receiving section 22b, and P.
It is composed of an LL synthesizer 22c and a transmission unit 22d. The antenna switch 22a selects a receiving unit 22b or a transmitting unit 22d and connects the antenna 21 to the antenna 21 to distribute signals to transmission / reception. Receiver 22
The signal b is frequency-converted into a reception intermediate frequency signal by a two-stage mixer, and the reception signal input from the antenna 21 through the antenna switch 22a is output to the modem 23. PL
The L synthesizer 22c includes a receiver 22b and a transmitter 22.
The local oscillation for frequency conversion of d is performed. The transmitter 22d uses the π / 4QPS input from the modem 23.
The K (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) modulated wave transmission signal is frequency-converted by a mixer, and the antenna switch 2
The antenna 21 radiates via 2a.

The modem 23 performs a π / 4 QPSK modulation process. When receiving, the modem 23 demodulates the reception intermediate frequency signal input from the reception unit 22b of the high frequency unit 22 and separates it into in-phase component data and quadrature component data. And T as the data string
Transfer to the DMA processing unit 24, and in the case of transmission, TDM
The in-phase component data and the quadrature component data are created from the data transferred from the A processing unit 24, the π / 4 QPSK system modulation is performed, and the result is output to the transmission unit 22 d of the high frequency unit 22.

The TDMA processing unit 24 performs frame synchronization and slot data format processing.
Specifically, at the time of reception, data for one slot is extracted from the reception data sent from the modem 23 at a predetermined timing, a unique word (synchronization signal) is extracted from this data, and frame synchronization is performed. After descrambling the control data section and the voice data section, the control data is sent to the control section 32, and the voice data is sent to the speech codec section 25. Also, the TDMA processing unit 24, at the time of transmission, creates by adding control data or the like to the voice data transferred from the speech codec unit 25, scrambles or the like, and then adds a unique word or the like to create one slot. Minute transmission data is created, inserted into a predetermined slot in the frame at a predetermined timing, and transmitted to the modem 23.

The speech codec section 25 performs compression and decompression processing of digital data, and when receiving, TD
The ADPCM audio signal sent from the MA processing unit 24 is expanded by decoding the
Output to the codec unit 26, and in the case of transmission, PCM
A PCM audio signal sent from the codec unit 26
TD by compressing by encoding DPCM audio signal
Output to the MA processing unit 24.

The PCM codec section 26 performs analog / digital conversion processing of the voice signal. When receiving, the PCM codec signal sent from the speech codec section 25 is D / A converted and the analog signal is amplified by the amplifier 27. To drive the speaker 28, and in the case of transmission, the analog signal input from the microphone 30 is A / D converted,
The PCM voice signal is output to the speech codec unit 26. The PCM codec unit 26 also controls a control signal for starting the vibration of the vibrator 29, a ringer signal for ringing the ringer 31 and a tone signal input from the microphone 30. The control unit 32 controls the entire mobile phone 1 in accordance with various control programs stored in the ROM 33. The off-hook operation of the key input unit 37 requests a call, and the TD according to the telephone number of the called party.
The call setting request is output to the MA processing unit 24, the communication control sequence is executed, the key input information and the information indicating the communication state during a call are displayed on the display unit 38, and the microphone 30
And the speaker 28 so that the call can be communicated, and switching control of the incoming call notification function described later is performed, and the determination result based on the open / close position detection signal and the removal detection signal input from the lid open / close detection unit 39 and the removal detection unit 40. And whether the incoming call notification is a vibrator incoming call notification or a ringer incoming call notification based on the determination result of the communication area (outdoor area or indoor area) based on the communication control information input from the TDMA processing unit 24. Control.

A ROM (Read Only Memory) 33 stores various control programs executed by the control unit 32, and a RAM
The (Random Accesss Memory) 34 temporarily stores data processed under the control of the control unit 32, a telephone number input by the user, and various modes set by the key input unit 37. The setting conditions such as are stored.

The recording / reproducing circuit 35 records the PCM audio data sent from the PCM codec section 26 when the recording switch 12 shown in FIG. 3A is operated, and records it when the reproducing operation is performed. The PCM audio data is sent to the PCM codec unit 26 and reproduced.

The memory 36 stores various types of personal data (phone book data, redial / recall data, tone data, etc.). The key input unit 37 is composed of various operation keys shown in FIGS.
Is composed of the liquid crystal display unit 7 shown in FIG.

The lid open / close detection unit 39 detects the open / closed position of the front cover 5 shown in FIG. 1 and outputs an open / closed position detection signal to the control unit 32, and the attachment / detachment detection unit 40 is shown in FIG. 3 (d). It detects whether the charging terminal 16 shown is set on a charging stand (not shown), and outputs a detachment detection signal to the control unit 32.

The power supply unit 41 supplies the charging circuit for charging the charging battery with the charging current supplied from the charging stand via the charging terminal 16 and the battery voltage generated from the charging battery to each unit in the mobile phone 1. And a voltage circuit that generates a power supply voltage.

Next, the operation will be described. The incoming call notification function switching process executed by the control unit 32 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the control unit 3
2 determines whether or not the front cover 5 is closed based on the lid opening / closing position detection signal input from the lid opening / closing detector 39 (step S1). When it is determined that the front cover 5 is not in the closed position but is open, communication is performed based on the communication control information (for example, the base station ID, a specific symbol for determining the area, etc.) input from the TDMA processing unit 24. It is determined whether the area is an indoor area (step S2). If it is determined that the area is not the indoor area but the outdoor area, the process proceeds to step S5 to set the incoming call notification function to the vibrator incoming call notification, and if it is determined to be the indoor area, step S5.
Moving to step 6, the incoming call notification function is set to ringer incoming call notification.

If it is determined in step S1 that the front cover 5 is closed, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand according to the detachment / removal detection signal input from the detachment / attachment detector 40. (Step S3). If it is determined that the terminal is placed on the charging stand, the process proceeds to step S6 and the incoming call notification function is set to ringer incoming call notification, and if it is determined that the terminal is not placed on the charging stand, it is input from the TDMA processing unit 24. It is determined whether the communication area is an indoor area based on the communication control information (step S4). When it is determined that the area is an outdoor area, the procedure proceeds to step S5, and the incoming call notification function is set to the vibrator incoming notification. When it is determined that the area is an indoor area, the procedure proceeds to step S6 and the incoming call notification function is set to the ringer incoming call notification. And it becomes a waiting state.

Then, it is detected based on the communication control information input from the TDMA processing section 24 whether or not an incoming call is received (step S7). When an incoming call is detected, it is determined whether or not the incoming call notification function is set to the vibrator incoming call notification. It is checked (step S8). When the vibrator incoming notification is set, the PCM codec unit 26 outputs a signal for operating the vibrator 29, and the vibrator 2
9 is vibrated to notify the incoming call (step S9).

Then, after starting the vibrator operation,
It is checked whether or not a predetermined time has passed (step S1
0) If the predetermined time has not elapsed, wait for the confirmation key (in this case, the call start key 6a shown in FIG. 2) to be pressed (step S11), and if the confirmation key is pressed, communication processing (in this case, , Call processing) (step S1
2) Then, this process ends.

When the predetermined time has passed in step S10, the ringer 31 is activated (step S1).
3) Prompt the user to press the confirmation key and wait for it (step S
14) When the confirmation key is pressed, communication processing (call processing) is started (step S12), and this processing ends.

As described above, in the mobile phone 1 of this embodiment, first, the opening / closing position of the front cover 5 is determined to switch between the vibrator incoming call notification function and the ringer incoming call notification function. If the user is carrying 1 with the front cover 5 closed (wearing), the user is notified of an incoming call by vibrating the vibrator, and if the front cover 5 is opened and the mobile phone 1 is operated, etc. Is
An incoming call can be notified by a ringing tone. For this reason,
While the mobile phone 1 is being carried (when the cover is closed), even if the ringer incoming call notification is set, the ringer sound can be automatically stopped and switched to the vibrator incoming call notification function. It can be used effectively.

Also, judging the set state on the charging stand,
Since the vibrator incoming call notification function and the ringer incoming call notification function are switched, when the mobile phone 1 is set on the charging stand, an incoming call notification is given by a ringer sound and it is left in the room without being set on the charging stand. If, for example,
An incoming call can be notified by vibrating the vibrator. For this reason, even when the vibrator incoming notification is set in the state of being set on the charging stand, it can be automatically switched to the ringer incoming notification, and contact failure between the charging stand and the charging terminal 16 due to vibration of the vibrator can be eliminated. It is possible to perform the quick call function while continuing charging. Further, erroneous detection of on / off hook due to vibration of the vibrator can be eliminated.

Further, since the communication area is determined and the vibrator incoming call notification function and the ringer incoming call notification function are switched, when the mobile phone 1 is in the outdoor area, the vibrator alerts the incoming call, and when the mobile phone 1 is in the indoor area. An incoming call can be notified by a ringing tone. For this reason, when the vibrator is always set to the incoming call function and the user keeps it at home and the user does not carry it around, it can automatically switch to the ringer incoming call notification, and even without being aware of incoming calls even at home You can get rid of things.

In the above embodiments, the case where the present invention is applied to the mobile phone is shown, but it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to any other communication terminal device (rechargeable type) with a vibrator function. .

[0045]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, while the portable wireless communication device is being carried (when the lid is closed), the acoustic notification is automatically stopped even if the incoming acoustic notification is set. It is possible to switch to the vibration incoming notification, and the vibration incoming notification function can be effectively utilized.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, even when the vibration incoming notification is set while being set on the charging stand, it is possible to automatically switch to the acoustic incoming notification.
The contact failure between the charging stand and the charging terminal of the mobile wireless communication device due to vibration can be eliminated, and the call function can be exerted while continuing the charging.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the vibration incoming function is always set and the user is placed in the house and the user does not carry it, it is possible to automatically switch to the acoustic incoming notification. Even if you are in your house, you can avoid spending time without knowing incoming calls.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a mobile phone to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a front surface and a rear surface of the mobile phone of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of left and right sides and upper and lower sides of the mobile phone of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block configuration diagram of the mobile phone of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of incoming call notification function switching processing executed by the control unit of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Mobile Phone 16 Charging Terminal 21 Antenna 22 High Frequency Section 23 Modem 24 TDMA Processing Section 25 Speech Codec Section 26 PCM Codec Section 27 Amplifier 28 Speaker 29 Vibrator 30 Microphone 31 Ringer 32 Control Section 33 ROM 34 RAM 35 Recording / Reproducing Circuit 36 Memory 37 Key Input unit 38 Display unit 39 Lid opening / closing detection unit 40 Desorption detection unit 41 Power supply unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A portable wireless communication device connected to a communication network via a base station, wherein the communication device main body has a case with a folding structure, and a detection means for detecting an open / closed state of the case, and a base. Receiving means for receiving a calling signal from the station, notifying means for notifying that the receiving signal has been received by the receiving means by at least an acoustic signal or vibration, and when the receiving means receives the calling signal, it is opened by the detecting means. When the state is detected, the notifying unit notifies the user with an acoustic signal, and when the detecting unit detects the closed state, the notifying unit notifies the user by vibration. Portable wireless communication device. 2. A portable wireless communication device connected to a communication network via a base station, detecting means for detecting whether the communication device is set in a charging device, and receiving for receiving a calling signal from the base station. Means for notifying that the call signal has been received by the receiving means by at least an acoustic signal or vibration; and when the call signal is received by the receiving means, the detecting means detects that the set state is set. A portable wireless communication device, comprising: an alarm signal by the notification unit, and a notification control unit that notifies by vibration when the detection unit detects that the set state is not set. 3. A portable wireless communication device connected to a communication network via a base station, wherein the portable wireless communication device detects whether the portable wireless communication device is an outdoor area or an indoor area, and receives a calling signal from the base station. Receiving means, informing means for informing at least an acoustic signal or vibration that the receiving signal is received by the receiving means, and when the receiving means receives the calling signal, the detecting means detects that it is an indoor area. A portable radio communication device, comprising: an alarm signal by the notification unit, and a notification control unit that notifies by vibration when the detection unit detects an outdoor area.