JPH09116943A - Selective call receiver with call holding function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inform a user that a call message is received at the time of corresponding the setting of a caller-side by reporting the existence of the call message received with time designation information to the user only when it reaches the time specified by time designation information. SOLUTION: A clock circuit 14 has a function as a clock for clocking present time and a function as a timer for measuring time. A control part 18 does not inform a user of the existence of the call message only by storing the call message received with time designation information in a memory 10 until it reaches the time specified by time designation information when time designation information is designated in received call information. When it is specified time, a notice part 12 is operated and it informs the user of the existence of the call message. Thus, the existence of the call message can be reported to the user only when it becomes time by previously transmitting the call message by adding time designation information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a selective call receiver, and more particularly to control of timing for notifying the presence or absence of a received call message by ringing or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when a selective call receiver receives a call message from a caller, it informs the user immediately by making a sound or the like. Selective call If the receiver is set to the ringing mode that informs by sound or vibration, it will ring regardless of the situation of the user during the meeting, class, not carrying etc. regardless of the situation. Since it will be performed immediately, etc., if the model has a function that can set the reception time zone or a function that only receives the call message and does not notify the user by sounding etc. By setting so that the function is exerted, it is possible not to notify the reception of the call message at the time of reception.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned function of notifying the reception of the call message by sounding or the like can be exhibited by the user's intention. It is not controlled by the caller's will. That is, it is impossible to call the user immediately or to call the user after a while after the call information is transmitted depending on the setting on the caller side.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to make a call capable of notifying a user of the fact that a call message has been received, according to the setting of the caller side. It is to provide a selective call receiver with a holding function.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a selective call receiver with a call holding function according to the present invention provides a clock circuit and call information including received time designation information and a call message. The storage device has a storage unit for temporarily storing, a notification unit for notifying a user that a received call message exists, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the notification unit based on time designation information. ,
It is characterized in that the user is notified of the presence of the paging message received together with the time specifying information only after the time specified by the time specifying information.

Further, it is characterized in that it has a switching means for switching the operation mode of the notification means, and the control means controls the operation of the notification means in accordance with the selected operation mode.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a communication system using a selective call receiver with a call holding function according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the calling station 2 receives the call information created based on the call message information received from the caller via the connected telephone line 4, and receives the selective call with the call holding function of the call information destination. Wirelessly to a device (hereinafter, simply referred to as “selective call receiver”) 6.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the selective call receiver according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the receiving circuit 8 receives calling information from a transmitting station. The call information includes a call message from the caller and time designation information which is a feature of this embodiment. The time designation information is information including time or time designated by the caller. The memory 10 is a storage unit that temporarily stores the call information. The notification unit 12 is a notification unit that notifies the user that the received call message exists. Generally, a speaker that outputs sound as a notification means,
There are vibrators that vibrate, LEDs that output light, and the like. In the present embodiment, any notification means may be provided,
For the purposes of this invention, it is desirable to have at least a speaker. The clock circuit 14 has a function as a clock such as engraving the current time and a function as a timer for measuring time. The display unit 16 is a display unit that displays a message or the like, but can be said to be one of the notification units in the sense that the display unit 16 notifies that a call message has been received by characters or the like. The control unit 18 is a control unit that controls each unit included in the receiver.

A feature of the present embodiment is that the control unit 18 informs the user of the presence of the paging message received together with the time designation information only after the time specified by the time designation information. . That is, when the time designation information is designated in the received call information, the control unit 18 stores the call message received together with the time designation information in the memory 10 until the time specified by the time designation information is reached. Just keep it and do not let the user know its existence. Then, when the specified time comes, the notifying unit 12 is operated to notify the user of the presence of the calling message. As a result, even if the caller cannot call the call message at the time when he / she wants to send it to the user, by sending the call message with the time designation information in advance, the call message is sent to the user at that time. Can announce the existence of.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

[0012] The calling party is, for example, currently NP (Nu of Japan).
A specific control code is used in the same manner as when a fixed sentence or a kana character is sent by the receiver. For example, a designated time is input after a special control code such as "* 4 * 4" (step 31). To specify 7:35 pm, specify "1735" after "* 4 * 4". After this designated time, the normal calling message is continuously input (step 3).
2). The calling message information is sent to the calling station 2 through the telephone line 4.

When the calling station 2 receives the calling message information from the calling party (step 41), it creates calling information based on the information (step 42) and sends it to the designated selective calling receiver 6 (step 42). Step 43). When the POCSAG system is adopted as the communication system, the time designation information "* 4 * 41735" designated by the caller is put in the message portion of the message codeword following the address codeword as in a normal message.

The selective call receiver 6 receives the call information according to the POSSAG system from the transmitting station 2 (step 5).
1) First, it is confirmed whether or not the call information includes the time designation information, which is judged by the presence or absence of the control code "* 4 * 4" (step 52). If the time designation information is not included, the control unit 18 activates the notification unit 12,
The user is immediately notified that the call message has been received as in the conventional case (step 54). If the time designation information is included, the user is withheld without notifying the user that the call message has been received until the time specified by the time designation information, that is, 17:35 in the above example (step 53). That is, the control unit 18 only stores the call information in the memory 10, prevents the notification unit 12 from making a sound, and does not cause the display unit 16 to display. If the other call information received before the specified time does not include the time designation information, the user is immediately notified that the call message included in the other call information is received. Notify (steps 52, 54).

The time specified by the time specifying information means the time when the absolute time of 19:35 is set in the time specifying information, for example, it is 17:30 at present and 2 in the time specifying information. If the relative time after the time is designated, the absolute time of 19:30 can be specified, so that is the time.

At the specified time, the control unit 18 operates the notification unit 12 to notify the user that the paging message is received (step 54).

As described above, in the selective call receiver according to the present embodiment, if the time designation information is designated,
The user is not notified when the paging message is received. Therefore, if the caller cannot send a call message because he / she cannot make a call at a predetermined time, or if he / she may forget to wait for the predetermined time until he / she wants to contact him, he / she will be able to perform The call message can be transmitted in advance to the selective call receiver in the configuration.

In the above embodiment, the description has been made regarding whether or not the time designation information is designated. However, the time designation information must include the information that there is no time designation, and the time designation information must be set in the call information. However, this application is a matter of design only.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the absolute time or the relative time is specified in the time specifying information has been described, but it is also possible to specify the day of the week or the day. For example, even if the message cannot be sent on the day of the birthday, the message "Happy birthday" can be sent a few days ago. In this case, the time designation information included in the call information includes not the above-mentioned four-digit number but date, day of the week designation data, and the like. The data format of this time designation information, initial value setting, etc.
It's just a matter of design.

In the above embodiment, the POCSAG system is used as the communication system, but the communication system can be used in other communication systems.

Embodiment 2. In the above-described embodiment, when the call information in which the time designation information is set is received, the call message is stored in the memory until the specified time. Storage in this memory is performed unconditionally depending on the memory capacity of the selective call receiver and the convenience of the user. Therefore, the present embodiment is characterized in that it has a mode switching unit as switching means for switching the operation mode of the notification unit, and the control unit controls the operation of the notification unit according to the selected operation mode. . That is, the selective call receiver side can select whether the selective call receiver has the call holding function. The selective call receiver in the present embodiment has a configuration in which a mode switching unit is added to FIG.

In the present embodiment, when the operation mode is set so that the caller is not allowed to specify the time, even if the time specification information is included in the call information, the information is ignored and the user is called. Become. However, it is necessary to handle the call information so that the time designation information is not displayed as it is as the call message.

As described above, when the call message from the caller is received without activating the above-mentioned call holding function, the user can be immediately notified and the one-sided time designation from the caller side is ignored. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a communication system using a selective call receiver with a call holding function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a selective call receiver with a call holding function according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the first exemplary embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 originating station, 4 telephone lines, 6 selective call receiver with call holding function, 8 receiving circuit, 10 memory, 12 notification section, 14 clock circuit, 16 display section, 18 control section.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A clock circuit, storage means for temporarily storing call information including received time designation information and a call message, notification means for notifying a user that a received call message is present, and time designation information. A control means for controlling the operation of the notification means based on the above, wherein the control means informs the user of the presence of the paging message received together with the time designation information only at the time specified by the time designation information. Selective call receiver with call holding function characterized by notifying. 2. The selective call receiver with a call holding function according to claim 1, further comprising switching means for switching the operation mode of said notifying means, said control means according to the selected operation mode. A selective call receiver with a call holding function, which is characterized by controlling the operation of the.