JPH09130857A - Portable telephone set with pager function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephony equipment with a pager function improving convenience by adding the pager function to the portable telephone set and correlating respective functions to each other in addition. SOLUTION: When a pager receiving part 2 receives the call of a pager, MPU 1 stores called reception data (message) in a pager reception message storage memory 6 and when transmission operation is executed from an operation part 4 to a selected reception message and the reception message is a telephone number, a cellular reception part 3 calls to the telephone number. When the reception message is a name on the other hand, MPU 1 retrieves a telephone number corresponding to the name from a abbreviated dial memory for cellular transmission 7 and the cellular reception part 3 calls to the telephone number.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone, and more particularly to a mobile phone with a pager function, which is provided with a pager function and further improves the convenience by associating two functions of the pager and the mobile phone with each other.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to simultaneously obtain two services of a pager and a mobile phone, independent terminal devices are required.

Then, for example, when the user is called by the pager and responds with the mobile phone, the user inputs the telephone number from the keypad of the mobile phone with reference to the message (telephone number or name) received and displayed by the pager. By calling the other party, or by inputting the name from the keypad of the mobile phone, the telephone number associated with the name is called by the memory in the mobile phone to call the other party.

Further, in order for the user to recognize the other party from the telephone number received by the pager, the user operates the mobile telephone to search while searching the telephone number and name data stored in the mobile telephone. It was like this.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional pager and mobile phone, in order to receive the service of the pager and the service of the mobile phone at the same time, two independent terminal devices must be possessed and operated separately. However, there is a problem that it is bothersome and inconvenient to use.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a mobile phone with a pager function, which is improved in convenience by adding a pager function to a mobile phone and further associating each function with each other. The purpose is to do.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problems of the prior art is a portable telephone having a pager function, wherein the telephone number of the pager receiving callee is displayed and the telephone is called. It is characterized in that when a dialing instruction to a number is inputted, the telephone number is called.

In order to solve the problems of the conventional example, the invention according to claim 2 is a portable telephone having a pager function, which is provided with a memory for storing a name corresponding to a telephone number, and displays a displayed pager reception call. It is characterized in that the memory is searched based on the telephone number and the corresponding name is displayed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention for solving the problems of the conventional example, a mobile telephone having a pager function is provided with a table defining the function of each key according to the open / closed state of the lid and the state of the telephone. The function of each key corresponding to the table is assigned by judging the open / closed state of the lid portion and the state of the telephone.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional example, the invention according to claim 4 is a mobile phone power supply for supplying power to a portion realizing a function as a mobile phone in a mobile phone having a pager function, and others. And a main power supply for supplying power to the portion, and when the pager is received while the mobile phone power is off, the mobile phone power is turned on.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems of the conventional example, in the portable telephone with a pager function according to the fourth aspect, when the power of the portable telephone is turned off, the pager receives. The power of the mobile phone is turned on, and the key function is switched to operate the mobile phone.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the claimed invention will be described. A mobile phone with a pager function of the present invention is a pager receiving unit that receives a pager calling signal, a pager storage unit that stores a message received by the pager receiving unit, and a mobile phone transmitting and receiving unit that transmits and receives a signal of the mobile phone, The mobile phone includes a mobile phone storage unit that stores a speed dial for calling a mobile phone, an operation unit that can be operated commonly by a pager and a mobile phone, and a control unit that controls the whole.

Then, the control section makes a call to the mobile phone to the telephone number of the message received by the pager receiving section,
Or, the mobile phone memory is searched from the name of the message received by the pager and the mobile phone is called to the associated telephone number. Therefore, the mobile phone must receive the pager and enter the other party's phone number. Instead, it is possible to improve convenience by making a call as a mobile phone.

First, the appearance of a mobile phone with a pager function (this device) according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an external view of a mobile phone with a pager function according to the present invention. The external appearance of the present device includes a state in which the lid portion is folded as shown in FIG. 1 (a) and a state in which the lid portion is opened as shown in FIG. 1 (b).

In the present apparatus, the opening / closing of the lid portion is detected, and when the lid portion is folded, the key is mainly assigned to operate the pager, while when the lid portion is opened, the key is mainly carried. Assigned for phone operation. still,
Details will be described later.

Next, the internal structure of the portable telephone with pager function of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
It is a block diagram of a mobile phone with a pager function of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the present apparatus includes an MPU 1, a pager receiving section 2, a mobile phone transmitting / receiving section 3, and an operating section 4.
A display unit 5 and a pager received message storage memory 6
A mobile phone transmission speed dial memory 7, a switch 8, a mobile phone power supply 9, and a pager antenna 10.
, A resonator 11, a mobile phone antenna 12, a transmitter 13, a receiver 14, and a main power supply 15.

Each section of this apparatus will be specifically described.
The pager antenna 10 receives a pager calling signal. The mobile phone antenna 12 transmits and receives a transmission / reception signal of the mobile phone. Transmitter 1
3 is for inputting the voice of the user of the mobile phone. The handset 14 outputs the voice of the other party of the call on the mobile phone. The resonator 11 outputs a ringing tone or the like in the pager and the mobile phone.
Instead of the resonator 11, a vibrator or the like for transmitting a call by vibration may be used. Main power supply 15 is MPU
1, a pager receiving unit 2, a pager received message storage memory 6, and a mobile phone calling speed dial memory 7 are power sources that constantly supply electric power.

The pager receiving section 2 is constantly operated by the supply of the main power source 15 and operates as a basic function of a pager. Specifically, when the pager receiving unit 2 receives a pager calling signal via the pager antenna 12, the pager receiving unit 2 demodulates the calling signal and outputs it to the MPU 1 as a pager reception message.

The mobile phone power supply 9 supplies electric power to the mobile phone transceiver 3. The switch 8 is a switch for turning on / off the supply of electric power from the mobile phone power supply 9 to the mobile phone transmitting / receiving unit 3, and ON / OFF of the switch 8 is controlled by the MPU 1. The details of the control will be described later.

The switch 8 of the mobile phone transceiver 3 is turned on.
It operates in the N state and operates the basic functions of the mobile phone. Specifically, when an incoming call is received via the mobile phone antenna 12, the incoming call information is MP
Output to U1. When the off-hook key is input, the voice input from the transmitter 13 after connecting with the other party is transmitted via the mobile phone antenna 12 and the received voice is output to the receiver 14 to perform a normal call. Take action. When receiving an instruction to make a call from the MPU 1, the mobile phone antenna 12 is used to make a call, and then a normal call operation is performed. When the switch 8 is OFF and the mobile phone transceiver 3 is not operating, it is not possible to make a call as a mobile phone and receive a call.

The display unit 5 displays general information on the pager and the mobile phone, and more specifically, the MPU.
According to the display signal output from 1, the telephone number, the name, etc. are displayed.

The operation unit 4 is for inputting general information necessary for the pager and the mobile phone. Specifically, the operation unit 4 is provided with a ten-key pad, a power key, a call key, etc. When performed, the key information corresponding to the input key is transmitted to the MPU 1.

In this device, the keys that can be operated differ depending on whether the lid is opened or closed.
As shown in (a), the top three keys can be input. Further, when the lid is opened, as shown in FIG. 1B, all keys can be input.

Further, as a feature of this device, the function (assignment of roles) of each key differs depending on the open / closed state of the lid portion and the state of the telephone. That is, when each key is pressed by the user and the key information corresponding to the key is transmitted to the MPU 1, the MPU 1 that has received the key performs different processing depending on the state at that time. See below.

The pager reception message storage memory 6 is
The pager call data (reception message) is stored, and specifically, the reception data output from the MPU 1 is stored.

Speed dial memory 7 for calling mobile phones
Stores the name corresponding to the speed dial of the mobile phone and its telephone number.

The MPU 1 controls a mobile phone with a pager function. Specifically, in addition to a call originating / receiving process as a normal mobile phone, a pager receiving process and a search are characteristic parts of the present invention. Processing, transmission processing, key assignment processing, and automatic power-on processing are performed. It should be noted that the description of the calling / receiving process as a normal mobile phone is omitted, and the characteristic part of the present invention will be specifically described.

The pager reception process is the pager reception unit 2
When the received message from the display unit 5 is temporarily stored in the internal area, the resonator 11 is operated, the received message is converted into a display signal according to the specifications of the display unit 5, and the display unit 5 is operated.
And the received message is stored in the pager received message storage memory 6, and when the received message is a telephone number, a search process described later is started. At this time, if the key assignment is for operating the mobile phone with the lid part open, the key assignment is changed to pager reception, and if the set key is input, the operation of the resonator 11 is changed. This is the process of stopping. The change of key assignment will be described later.

The search process means that the received message of the pager is a telephone number, and the received message stored in the pager received message storage memory 6 is a telephone number.
This is a process in which, when a search operation is performed from the operation unit 4, a name corresponding to the telephone number is searched from the mobile phone calling speed dial memory 7 and is output to the display unit 5.

Immediately after the pager is received, the calling process is to output the received telephone number stored in the internal area to the portable telephone transmitting / receiving unit 3 to make a call. Further, the calling process is to select a specific received message stored in the pager received message storage memory 6,
When the call key is input by the operation unit 4, if the received message is a telephone number, the telephone number is output to the mobile phone transceiver unit 3 to make a call, and if the received message is a name, In the processing, a telephone number corresponding to the name is retrieved from the mobile telephone calling speed dial memory 7, and the telephone number is output to the mobile telephone receiving unit 3 to make a call.

The key assignment process is a process of switching the function assignment of each key depending on the open / closed state of the lid and the state of the telephone (standby state, pager receiving state, mobile phone incoming state). Here, the open / closed state of the lid portion is detected by the magnet and the reed switch.

Switching of key function assignment is
The processing for the key information output from the operation unit 4 is switched. As an example of a specific method, a plurality of key tables in which the key information of each key is associated with the input data are set in advance according to the open / closed state of the lid and the state of the telephone, and the MPU 1 sets the The key table is specified by determining the open / closed state and the state of the telephone, the input data is associated with the key information input from the operation unit 4 using the specified key table, and the processing according to the input data is performed. . That is, a method of switching the key table to be used can be considered according to the open / closed state of the lid and the state of the telephone.

The function assignment of each key to the opening / closing of the lid and the state of the telephone will be specifically described. First, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), when the lid part is used in a folded state, the key assignment is for pager operation, and the keys not covered by the top lid function as pager operation. For example, the pager functions from the left as a general set key, select key, and mode key. However, when the mobile phone power is turned on in advance and there is an incoming call from the mobile phone with the lid part closed as described above, all keys on the top row are used as off-hook keys of the mobile phone as assignments for incoming mobile phone. Make it work.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1B, when the lid portion is opened, all keys are made to function for operating the portable telephone as an assignment for operating the portable telephone. However, when the pager is received with the lid portion widened, all the keys are made to function as a set key for stopping the ringing sound of the pager as an assignment for receiving the pager.

The automatic power-on process is an optional function. When the pager receives a message when the mobile phone is not powered on, the mobile phone is powered on.
Further, it is a process for changing the function assignment of the keys to operate the mobile phone.

As a function of a normal mobile phone, when the lid is opened and the power key is pressed, the MPU 1 turns on the switch 8 to operate the mobile phone transceiver 3 to turn on the power of the mobile phone. When the power key is pressed again, the MPU 1 turns off the switch 8 to stop the mobile phone transceiver unit 3 and turn off the power of the mobile phone.

Therefore, in the automatic power-on process, specifically, when the received data is input from the pager receiver 2 when the power of the mobile phone is off, the MPU 1 turns on the switch 8 to transmit / receive the mobile phone. The unit 3 and the mobile phone power source 9 are connected to each other, and the power of the mobile phone power source 9 is supplied to the mobile phone transceiver unit 3 to turn on the power of the mobile phone. Then, the function assignment of the key is further changed to the operation of the mobile phone.

As a result, even when the power of the mobile phone is off, the power of the mobile phone is turned on when the pager is received and the key is changed to operate the mobile phone. Therefore, the lid is closed immediately after receiving the pager. A mobile phone can be called to the telephone number received as it is.

Next, the operation of the portable telephone with pager function of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First,
When the power supply of the mobile phone is OFF and the lid is folded, only the uppermost key of the operation unit 4 can be operated as shown in FIG. 1A, and the mobile phone with a pager function can function as a pager. Only the top key is assigned to the key for operating the pager, and the pager waits for reception.

When the pager receiver 2 receives a pager calling signal via the pager antenna 10,
The call signal is demodulated and the received data is output to MPU1.

Then, the MPU 1 outputs the received data from the pager receiving section 2 to the display section 5, operates the resonator 11 to output a ringing tone, and further stores the received data in the pager received message storage memory 6. . At this time, if the received message is a telephone number, the name corresponding to the telephone number may be retrieved from the mobile telephone calling speed dial memory 7, output to the display unit 5, and displayed on the display unit 5. it can. Then, when the set key is input from the operation unit 4, the MPU 1 stops the operation of the resonator 11.

On the other hand, when the lid portion is opened by the user, the entire key of the operation section 4 becomes operable as shown in FIG. 1 (b), and the MPU 1 detects that the lid portion is opened, All keys are assigned to keys for mobile phone operation. Then, when the power key is input by the user, the MPU 1 turns on the switch 8, the power of the mobile phone power supply 9 is supplied to the mobile phone transceiver 3, and the mobile phone transceiver 3 operates to operate the mobile phone. When the power is turned on, transmission / reception as a mobile phone becomes possible.

In this state, when a search operation is performed on the message of the telephone number stored in the pager received message storage memory 6 from the operation unit 4, the MPU 1 assigns the telephone number from the speed dial memory 7 for calling the mobile telephone. The corresponding name is retrieved, output to the display unit 5, and displayed on the display unit 5.

On the other hand, at this time, when the transmission key is input from the operation unit 4, the instruction to call the portable telephone transmitting / receiving unit 3 by the telephone number received by the pager is output. When the message stored in the pager received message storage memory 6 is selected and the transmission key is input from the operation unit 4, M
If the message is a telephone number, PU1 outputs an instruction to call the mobile phone transceiver 3 with the telephone number. When the message is the name of the caller, an instruction to retrieve the telephone number corresponding to the name from the speed dial memory 7 for calling the mobile phone and call the mobile phone transceiver 3 with the searched telephone number. Is output. Then, the mobile phone receiving unit 3 receives the call instruction from the MPU 1 and makes a call via the mobile phone antenna 12, and thereafter performs a normal call operation.

Further, when the power supply of the mobile phone is ON and the lid portion is opened as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the mobile phone transmitting / receiving unit 3 receives an incoming call of the mobile phone via the mobile phone antenna 12. When receiving, the information about the incoming call is output to the MPU 1. Then, when the MPU 1 operates the resonator 11 and inputs an off-hook from the operation unit 4, the resonator 11
Operation is stopped, the off-hook is output to the mobile phone transmitting / receiving unit 3, and the mobile phone transmitting / receiving unit 3 connects to the other party and thereafter performs normal call processing.

On the other hand, irrespective of whether the mobile phone is powered on or off, if the pager receiving section 2 receives a pager calling signal via the pager antenna 10 and outputs the received data to the MPU 1 with the lid part opened. , MPU 1 causes all keys of the operation unit 4 to function as set keys of the pager, and outputs a set key input instruction to the pager reception unit 2 regardless of which key is input.

When the power supply of the mobile phone is ON and the lid is folded as shown in FIG. 1 (a),
Although only the uppermost key of the operation unit 4 can be operated for the pager, it can be received by both the pager and the mobile phone. At this time, the mobile phone transceiver unit 3 receives the incoming call of the mobile phone. When an incoming call is output to MPU1, MP
U1 causes the top three keys of the operation unit 4 to function as the off-hook keys of the mobile phone, and when any one of the top keys is input, the off-hook is output to the mobile phone transceiver unit 3. .

As an optional function, when the pager receiving unit 2 receives a pager call and outputs the received data to the MPU 1 when the mobile phone power is off,
The MPU 1 turns on the switch 8 to connect the mobile phone power supply 9 and the mobile phone transceiver 3 to the mobile phone transceiver 3
Is operated to turn on the power of the mobile phone, and further, there is a function of changing the key assignment for the mobile phone operation. As a result, even when the power supply of the mobile phone is off, it is possible to call the received telephone number with the lid closed immediately after receiving the pager.

According to the mobile phone with a pager function of the present invention, the pager receiver 2 receives a pager call, and the MPU 1 stores the received data (message) of the call in the pager received message storage memory 6 and receives the pager received message storage memory 6. If the message is a telephone number, the MPU 1 retrieves the name corresponding to the telephone number from the mobile phone dialing speed dial memory 7 and displays it on the display unit 5. Therefore, the name of the caller of the pager should be immediately confirmed. This has the effect of increasing convenience.

Also, the pager received message stored in the pager received message storage memory 6 is selected,
When a calling operation is performed from the operation unit 4, if the received message is a telephone number, the mobile phone receiving unit 3 calls the telephone number, and if the received message is a name, MP
Since U1 retrieves the telephone number corresponding to the name from the mobile telephone calling speed dial memory 7 and calls the telephone number from the mobile telephone receiving unit 3, the pager caller's telephone number is input from the operation unit 4. It is possible to make a call as a mobile phone without doing so, and there is an effect that convenience is enhanced.

According to the mobile phone with pager function of the present invention, the pager antenna 10, the pager receiving section 2, and the pager received message storage memory 6 are provided to add the pager function to the mobile phone, and the operation section 4, By making the display unit 5, the MPU 1, the speed dial dial memory 7 for mobile phone transmission, and the resonator 11 common, two services can be used by one device, and there is an effect of further improving operability and economy.

Further, according to the mobile phone with a pager function of the present invention, when the lid is folded, the keys not covered by the lid function as the pager for operating.
However, when an incoming call is received by the mobile phone, any of the keys not covered by the lid portion is made to function as an off-hook key of the mobile phone, which has the effect of preventing erroneous operation and further improving operability.

Further, when the lid portion is opened, all the keys of the operation section 4 can be pressed down to function as the operation of the portable telephone, but when the pager is called,
Since all the keys are made to function as the set key of the pager, there is an effect that erroneous operation is prevented and operability is improved.

Further, according to the mobile phone with a pager function of the present invention, the power of the mobile phone is usually turned off, the incoming call of the pager is mainly waited for, and the power of the mobile phone is turned on only when the mobile phone is calling. It has the effects of reducing the battery consumption of the mobile phone, enabling it to be used for a long time, and improving the economic efficiency.

As an optional function, even if the power supply of the mobile phone is off, the power of the mobile phone is immediately turned on when a pager is received, and then the key assignment is changed for the mobile phone operation. So, when you want to make a call to the pager immediately from the mobile phone, you can make a call from the mobile phone with the lid closed.
It has the effect of improving operability.

[0056]

According to the invention described in claim 1, a pager function-equipped mobile phone which displays a telephone number of a pager receiving callee and makes a call to the telephone number when a dialing instruction to the telephone number is input. Since it is a telephone, there is an effect that it is possible to easily call the other party who receives the pager.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a mobile phone with a pager function which searches the memory for storing the telephone number and the name based on the displayed telephone number of the called party of the pager reception and displays the corresponding name. Therefore, there is an effect that the name of the other party who received the pager can be easily recognized.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the mobile phone is provided with a pager function that switches the function of each key according to the open / closed state of the lid and the state of the telephone. The operation can be switched so that it can be easily operated, which has the effect of improving operability.

According to the invention described in claim 4, the mobile phone has a mobile phone power supply for supplying power to a part that realizes a function as a mobile phone, and a main power supply for supplying power to the other parts. When the pager is received when is turned off, the mobile phone has a pager function that turns on the power of the mobile phone. Therefore, when calling the mobile phone immediately after receiving the pager, turn on the power of the mobile phone. This has the effect of simplifying the operation to be performed and improving operability.

According to the invention described in claim 5, when the pager is received when the power supply of the mobile phone is turned off,
Since the mobile phone has a pager function that turns on the power of the mobile phone and switches the key function to operate the mobile phone, when the mobile phone is called immediately after receiving the pager, the call is made with the lid closed. It is possible to improve the operability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a mobile phone with a pager function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of a mobile phone with a pager function of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... MPU, 2 ... Pager receiving part, 3 ... Mobile phone transmitting / receiving part, 4 ... Operation part, 5 ... Display part, 6 ... Pager received message storage memory, 7 ... Mobile phone transmitting / receiving speed dial memory, 8 ... Switch, 9 … Mobile phone power supply, 10… Pager antenna, 11… Resonator,
12 ... Mobile phone antenna, 13 ... Transmitter, 14
… Handset

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone having a pager function, which displays a telephone number of a callee for pager reception and makes a call to the telephone number when an instruction to call the telephone number is input. Mobile phone with functions. 2. A mobile phone having a pager function, comprising a memory for storing a name corresponding to a telephone number,
A mobile phone with a pager function, which searches the memory based on the displayed telephone number of the pager receiving the call and displays the corresponding name. 3. In a mobile phone having a pager function, a table is provided which defines the function of each key according to the open / closed state of the lid and the state of the telephone, and the table is determined by determining the open / closed state of the lid and the state of the telephone. A mobile phone with a pager function, in which the function of each key corresponding to is assigned. 4. A mobile phone having a pager function, comprising: a mobile phone power supply for supplying power to a part that realizes a function as a mobile phone; and a main power supply for supplying power to other parts. A mobile phone with a pager function, which turns on the power supply of the mobile phone when a pager is received while the power is off. 5. When the power of the mobile phone is turned off,
The mobile phone with a pager function according to claim 4, wherein upon reception of a pager, the power of the mobile phone is turned on to switch the key function for operating the mobile phone.