JPH08317441A - Receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To output a message rich in expression. CONSTITUTION: A paging receiver 1 equipped with a message display part 3a which receives data by a radio signal and performs display based on the data is provided with a RAM 19 in which plural pieces of illustration designated data are stored by making correspond to designation codes, an audio information ROM 20 in which audio information is stored by making correspond to the designation code, a loudspeaker 3d from which the audio information is issued, a decoder part 13 which detects the designation code by received data, and a CPU 14 which reads corresponding illustration data out of the RAM 19 on the basis of the designation code detected by the decoder part 13 and corresponding audio information out of the audio information ROM 20, and displays by switching read out plural pieces of illustration data on the message display part 3a sequentially, and simultaneously, outputs by vocalizing readout audio information from the loudspeaker 3d.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a receiver capable of transmitting illustration information as a message.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, as a communication system, a paging receiver carried by a subscriber is notified of necessary information by wirelessly transmitting a simple message together with a calling number from a general telephone through an exchange. The paging service is in operation. So, conventionally,
Most information services using such a paging service transmit a message composed of numbers.

[0003]

However, in the case of transmitting a numerical string as an information message, since the number of characters that can be transmitted is limited, it is difficult to convey a sufficient feeling to the other party within this limited number of characters. There was a problem.

Therefore, recently, there has been considered a device which can also transmit illustration information. But,
In this way, an illustration given in advance is simply displayed on the display unit on the receiver side, and it lacks the expressive power necessary to convey the feeling to the other party.

The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and an object of the present invention is to add a voice information to an information message so that a message rich in expressiveness can be output. To provide a device.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems That is, the present invention is as follows: (1) In a receiving device equipped with a display means for receiving data by a radio signal and displaying based on this data, a plurality of codes are provided in association with a designated code. Based on the storage means for storing the illustration and the voice information, the output means for outputting the voice information, the detection means for detecting the designation code from the received data, and the designation code detected by the detection means. A plurality of corresponding illustrations and voice information are read from the storage means, and the plurality of read illustrations are sequentially switched and displayed on the display means, and at the same time, a control means for outputting the read voice information from the output means is provided. It was done. (2) In the above item (1), the control means causes the output means to output audio information corresponding to the switching timing when the plurality of illustrations are switched and displayed on the display means. is there.

[0007]

According to the description in the above item (1), when a plurality of previously prepared illustrations are sequentially switched and displayed, the previously prepared voices are combined and outputted at the same time. You can receive it in a more expressive way.

According to the description of the above item (2), in addition to the operation of the above item (1), when a plurality of illustrations are switched and displayed, a sound is output corresponding to the switching timing. Therefore, the expressiveness of the received message can be further enhanced by the output timing of the voice.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention applied to a paging receiver applied to a paging service will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the external configuration of the paging receiver 1. The paging receiver 1 includes a key input unit 2 and a display unit 3.
Are connected via a hinge portion 4, and these are configured to be folded in two.

The key input section 2 is used as various operation keys, including numeric keys 2a, set keys 2b, and select keys 2.
c, and a mode key 2d. Numeric key 2a here
Has "1" to "0" keys in addition to the "1" to "0" keys corresponding to the dial keys of the telephone, and the input data is instructed by these keys. The set key 2b is used to instruct the determination when performing a setting operation in various modes. The select key 2c is used to perform a selection operation in each mode. And
The mode key 2d can select a transmission message creation mode, a time setting mode, a sound switching mode, etc. according to the number of times of operation.

The display unit 3 has a message display unit 3a composed of a liquid crystal display panel, and is composed of segments for displaying a message message and a portrait message composed of an illustration of a human face as shown in the figure. It Note that the message display unit 3a of the display unit 3 can use another display element as a display means, for example, an EL display, a plasma display, or the like. The human face displayed as a portrait message can also be displayed on the dot matrix display unit, in which case the portrait message is displayed in a dot pattern for each part.

In addition to the message display section 3a, the display section 3 is provided with a power-on switch 3b, a reset switch 3c, and a speaker 3d. The power-on switch 3b and the reset switch 3c are both provided on the side surface of the display unit 3 and can be operated even when the key input unit 2 and the display unit 3 are folded in half. The speaker 3d is
The openings are provided on the side surface of the display unit 3 in the same row as the power-on switch 3b and the reset switch 3c, and on the same surface of the message display unit 3a on the front surface of the display unit 3 in the vicinity thereof. Key input section 2 and display section 3
Even in the folded state, the output voice is slightly audible, and in the state where the key input section 2 and the display section 3 are opened, the output voice is sufficiently audible.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of a circuit provided in the paging receiver 1. In the figure, 11 is an antenna, and this antenna 11 is connected to an RF receiving section 12 and the RF receiving section 12 is decoded. CP via section 13
It is connected to U14. The RF receiver 12 includes the antenna 1
The received data received in 1 is demodulated.

The decoder unit 13 includes an ID-ROM 15
The ID-ROM 15 stores an ID code individually assigned to the paging receiver 1, specifically, frame data, address data, etc.,
This ID code is sent to the decoder unit 1 at the power-on timing.
I am trying to give it to 3. The decoder unit 13 has an ID-
The RF receiving unit 12 is driven intermittently based on the ID code fetched from the ROM 15, the calling signal demodulated by the RF receiving unit 12 is decoded, and if it is determined that this matches the ID code, a match detection signal and subsequent reception are received. The transmitted message data is sent to the CPU 14.

The CPU 14 is connected with a vibrator 16, an LED 17, a ROM 18, a RAM 19, and a voice information ROM 20 in addition to the key input section 2, the message display section 3a and the speaker 3d described above.

The speaker 3d, under the control of the CPU 14, outputs the D / A converter 2 after being output from the CPU 14.
The audio data analogized in 1 or the sound data directly sent from the CPU 14 is output by the driver ("D" in the figure).
22), the sound effect is output in advance and the sound effect or the ringing sound prepared in advance is notified.

Similarly, the vibrator 16 vibrates the calling state by the signal from the CPU 14 via the driver 23, and the LED 18 outputs the calling state by blinking light by the signal from the CPU 14 via the driver 24.

The ROM 18 stores a control program prepared in advance for the CPU 14, a fixed phrase table, an emotion message table, and the like.
Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the fixed phrase table is displayed on the message display unit 3a in accordance with the fixed phrase number (No.) immediately after the fixed phrase specifying data is included in this data when the message data arrives. The display contents of the displayed fixed phrase message are stored in association with the fixed phrase number. For example, the fixed phrase message "Kinkyu" is obtained with the fixed phrase number "01", and the fixed phrase number "02" is obtained. The phrase message "TEL Seo" is now available.

As shown in FIG. 4, the sentiment message table displays a message corresponding to a specific fixed phrase number immediately following the message when the message data is received and the fixed phrase designation data is included in this data. Each illustration data of the facial expression pattern which is repeatedly switched and displayed on the section 3a,
It is stored in association with the illustration number (No.),
For example, if the illustration number "21" is specified, the illustration data of the facial expression pattern corresponding to this is obtained.

As shown in FIG. 5, the voice information ROM 20 has voice information that is output from the speaker 3d at the same time as the emotional message is switched and displayed when an incoming message is displayed, specifically, explosion sounds and environmental sounds. Sound effect information is digitized, and this sound information is sudden, such as explosion sound, collision sound, chime, horn, etc., or relatively continuous output such as siren, music box, musical sound information, etc. Depending on whether or not the output form is divided and stored. Here, the number for dividing the output form corresponding to the sudden audio information is set to "1",
The relatively continuous same number is stored as "2".

As shown in the memory map of FIG. 6, the RAM 19 comprises a moving picture pattern storage area DM for storing a moving picture pattern, which will be described later, and a message storage area MM for storing incoming message data.

As shown in FIG. 7, the moving picture pattern storage area DM is used to repeatedly switch and display three patterns of illustrations in the order of a, b, c corresponding to a specific fixed phrase number.
In addition to storing the 3z illustration number, a flag for determining whether or not output of audio information is designated at the time of displaying this moving image, and audio information for reading out specific audio information from the audio information ROM 20. The address number of the ROM 20 and the output timing information for designating which of the three patterns a, b, and c are to output the read audio information are stored.

Next, the control operation of the CPU 14 when the paging receiver 1 receives a radio signal transmitted from a transmission base station (not shown) will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the power is turned on by operating the power-on switch 3b of the display unit 3, the reception mode is set and R
The F receiver 12 is driven. First, from an intermittent incoming call waiting state (step S1), R is transmitted via the antenna 11.
The calling signal included in the reception signal received by the F reception unit 12 and demodulated by the decoder unit 13 is assigned to the paging receiver 1 given from the ID-ROM 15 and assigned individually to the paging receiver 1.
The D code is collated, and only when they match, it is determined whether or not the CPU 14 detects the coincidence signal accompanying the incoming call signal transmitted from the decoder unit 13 (step S2).

If detected, the CPU 14 determines that the decoder unit 1
Instruct 3 to continue receiving the received signal,
After the data following the calling signal is fetched and stored in the message storage memory area MM of the RAM 19 (step S
3) It is determined whether the fetched contents include message data (step S4).

If it is determined that the message data does not continue, only the incoming call notification accompanying the incoming call signal is performed (step S10). FIG. 12 shows a display example in the case where only an incoming call notification accompanying a calling signal is performed.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S4 that the message data follows the ringing signal, whether or not the captured message data has a moving picture pattern display designation, for example, a fixed phrase designation data at the beginning, for example, "*". 4 *
4 ”and the fixed phrase number, and it is determined whether or not three illustration numbers are stored in the moving image pattern storage area DM of the RAM 19 corresponding to the fixed phrase number (step S5).

If it is determined that the moving picture pattern display is not designated, the incoming call notification is first performed, the incoming call notification is reset after a lapse of a predetermined time, and then the received message data, for example, the fixed phrase based on the fixed phrase number. Message is read from the ROM 18 and displayed on the message display portion 3a as shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 exemplifies the display by the fixed phrase message only when the display of the moving image pattern is not designated. The message display unit 3 corresponds to the fixed phrase number “11”.
The fixed phrase message "Sgnique" is displayed in a.

On the other hand, in the step S5, the RAM is displayed corresponding to the designation of the display of the moving image pattern, for example, the received fixed phrase number.
The illustration number is 3 in the 19 video pattern storage area MM
If the flag corresponding to the fixed phrase number in the moving picture pattern storage area DM of the RAM 19 is "1", it is determined whether or not the audio information is output ( Step S6).

If the flag is "0" instead of "1" and it is determined that the voice information is not output,
The incoming call notification is carried out, the incoming call notification is reset after a lapse of a predetermined time, and then the message by the fixed phrase based on the received message data is stored in the ROM 1 as shown in FIG.
8 and displays it on the message display unit 3a, at the same time, the illustration number corresponding to the fixed phrase number is read from the moving picture pattern storage area DM, and the illustration data of the moving picture pattern storage area DM shown in FIG. Referring to the message display portion 3a, the switching display is repeatedly executed in sequence (step S8).

FIG. 10 exemplifies a message display state on the message display portion 3a when voice information is not output. In this case, the fixed phrase number of the received message data is “02”, and the corresponding message “TEL
"Seo" is read from the ROM 18 and the message display portion 3a
At the same time, the corresponding three illustration numbers “23”, “21” and “24” are displayed from the moving picture pattern storage area DM.
Is displayed and the illustration data is referred to by the read illustration number.
0 (b) → FIG. 10 (c) → FIG. 10 (a) → FIG. 10 (b)
→ The switching display is repeatedly executed in sequence such as.

On the other hand, if the flag corresponding to the fixed phrase number is "1" in the above step S6 and it is determined that the voice information is to be output, the incoming call notification is performed in the same manner as the processing of the above step S8, After resetting the incoming call notification after a lapse of a fixed time, a fixed phrase message based on the received message data is read from the ROM 18 and displayed on the message display portion 3a, and an illustration number corresponding to the fixed phrase number is displayed in the moving image pattern storage area DM. The image data is read out, and the illustration data of the moving picture pattern storage area DM shown in FIG. From the voice information ROM 20 according to the data of the output timing of the storage area DM It reads the audio information in this address, and an analog of the D / A converter 21 to sound output from the speaker 3d (step S7).

FIG. 9 exemplifies a message display state on the message display portion 3a when outputting voice information. In this case, the fixed phrase number of the received message data is "18", and the corresponding message "OK death"
Is read from the ROM 18 and displayed on the message display portion 3a, and at the same time, three illustration numbers “22” corresponding to the fixed phrase number “18” are displayed from the moving image pattern storage area DM.
“25” and “26” are read, and the illustration data is referred to by the read illustration number, and the message display unit 3a displays FIG. 9 (a) → FIG. 9 (b) → FIG. 9 (c) → FIG. 9 (a) → FIG. 9
(B) → ... The switching display is repeatedly executed in sequence.

Further, at the display timing shown in FIG. 9C, the voice information ROM address "04" read from the moving picture pattern storage area DM at the same time causes the "voice information stored in the voice information ROM 20 at the address position. # 4 "is read out, and when the illustration number" 26 "is displayed after being analogized by the D / A converter 21 in synchronization with the output timing" c "read out from the moving picture pattern storage area DM, the sound is emitted from the speaker 3d. Output.

In this case, since the output form of the audio information read from the audio information ROM 20 is "1", the audio information is output suddenly in accordance with the output timing read from the moving picture pattern storage area DM. The audio information is output only in the voice information ROM 20.
If the output form of the audio information read from is “2”, that is, the audio information is continuous and a specific output timing is designated in the moving image pattern storage area DM, based on the audio information. The sound is continuously output, and at the designated output timing, the volume is particularly increased.

However, after the receiving process in any of the above steps S7 to S10 is executed and the operation for confirming the incoming call notification is performed by the operation of the reset switch 3c or the like to finish the process, the process from the step S1 is performed again. Back to
Wait for the next incoming call.

Note that, for example, the symbol mark SB in the message display portion 3a shown in FIG. 13 may be provided as a segment and may be displayed at the output timing of the voice information to further change the display of the emotional message. .

Further, in the above embodiment, the message display section 3a of the display section 3 has been described as being constituted by a liquid crystal display panel, but a backlight such as an EL is provided in combination with the entire surface of the liquid crystal display panel. The display of the message may be further changed by turning on the backlight at the output timing of the audio information as shown by hatching.

Furthermore, the form of the transmission data is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and illustration designating data is provided in addition to the fixed phrase designating data, and a plurality of illustration numbers and voice information address numbers are provided after this data. The data may be transmitted at the same time, or the stored contents of the RAM 19 may be changed or updated by a predetermined key operation of the key input unit 2.

Furthermore, the voice information may be used to notify the incoming call. The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be implemented by appropriately modifying it without departing from the scope of the invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the portrait pattern is used as the illustration pattern, but as the illustration pattern,
Not limited to the state of the human appearance, it is also possible to use a copy of the state of other living things or objects.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the paging receiver using the public line, but is applied to various types of receiving devices having a wireless communication function. That is, the present invention can be applied to a private paging receiver that does not use a public line, a toy with a communication function that communicates by infrared rays, a personal computer having a communication function, an electronic notebook, and other electronic calculation processing devices.

[0043]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, not only the display but also the voice information corresponding to the display is output to receive a message having a high expressiveness that can sufficiently convey the feeling of the sender. It is possible to provide a receiving device capable of performing the above.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a paging receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a fixed phrase table stored in a ROM of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an emotional message table stored in the ROM of FIG.

5 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the audio information ROM shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a memory configuration of the RAM of FIG.

7 is a diagram exemplifying the storage contents of a moving image pattern storage area in the RAM of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation of the CPU according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an operation display example according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an operation display example according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an operation display example according to the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an operation display example according to the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another operation display example according to the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing another operation display example according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Paging receiver 2 ... Key input part 3 ... Display part 3a ... Message display part 3d ... Speaker 11 ... Antenna 12 ... RF receiving part 13 ... Decoder part 14 ... CPU 15 ... ID-ROM 16 ... Vibrator (M) 17 ... LED 18 ... ROM 19 ... RAM 20 ... Sound information ROM 21 ... D / A converter 22-24 ... Driver (DV)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A receiving device comprising a display means for receiving data by a radio signal and displaying based on the data, a storage means for storing a plurality of illustrations and voice information in association with a designated code. Output means for outputting voice information, detecting means for detecting a designated code from the received data, and a plurality of corresponding illustrations and voice information from the storage means based on the designated code detected by the detecting means. And a plurality of read illustrations are sequentially switched and displayed on the display means, and at the same time, a control means for causing the output means to output the read audio information is provided. 2. The control means causes the output means to output audio information in response to the switching timing when the plurality of illustrations are switched and displayed on the display means. Receiver.