JPH09149102A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow, the telephone set to report an incoming call to the user with a proper method in both cases respectively where the digital portable telephone set is used in a home or at a visiting location. SOLUTION: The telephone set is provided with a sounding element 34 notifying an incoming call in sound and with a vibration element 36 notifying the incoming call through vibration, and also with a detection means 20 detecting whether or not the telephone set itself is at a specific location. A detection output of the detection means 20 is checked at the arrival of the incoming call. When the result of detection indicates it that the telephone set is located at the specific location, the sounding element 34 is used to report the incoming call to the user. When the result of detection indicates it that the telephone set is not located at the specific location, the vibration element 36 is used to report the incoming call to the user.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some digital mobile phones (including PHS handsets) have the following two operation modes: home mode and public mode.

When the home mode is set,
As shown on the left side of FIG. 5, the digital mobile phone 1 is connected to a base unit (or connection device) 2 installed at home or the like via radio waves, and the base unit 2 is connected to a telephone line 3
To the telephone station 4.

On the other hand, when the public mode is set, as shown on the right side of FIG. 5, the digital mobile phone 1 is connected to the base station 5 through radio waves and the base station 5 is connected.
Are connected to the telephone station 4.

Therefore, according to the digital portable telephone 1 as described above, one telephone can be freely used at home or outside regardless of the place of use.

[0006]

By the way, there is a digital portable telephone 1 as described above, which is adapted to notify an incoming call by sound or vibration.

However, when the notification of the incoming call is set by sound, when the user goes out, the incoming call sound causes annoyance to the surroundings.

[0008] Further, in the case where the incoming call is set to be notified by vibration, for example, when the user puts the telephone 1 in his jacket pocket or the like and returns home, if he / she takes off his / her jacket, he / she will not understand the incoming call. I will end up.

Of course, if the user changes the setting according to his / her place, such a problem does not occur, but it is troublesome to change the setting each time he / she goes out or comes home, and sometimes he forgets it. .

The present invention is to solve such a problem.

[0011]

Therefore, in the present invention, a sounding element for notifying an incoming call by sound, a vibrating element for notifying the above incoming call by vibration, and detecting whether or not the user is in a specific place. It has a detection means,
When the detection output of the detection means is checked, and the detection output indicates that it is in the specific place, the sounding element notifies the incoming call, and the detection output indicates that it is not in the specific place. When it is present, the mobile phone is adapted to notify the incoming call by the vibrating element.

Therefore, even at home, for example,
Even when you are out, you will be notified of incoming calls in an appropriate manner.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, a digital mobile phone 1 has a voice signal circuit 10 for a call and a microcomputer 20 for system control.

The audio signal circuit 10 has a transmitting / receiving antenna 11, a transmitting / receiving circuit 12, a baseband processing circuit 13, a receiver 14, and a transmitter 15. Then, in the baseband processing circuit 13, the processing for transmission is performed on the voice signal from the transmitter 15, and the processed signal is supplied to the transmission / reception circuit 12 to be a high frequency signal. It is transmitted from the antenna 11 to the base unit 2 or the base station 5.

Further, a high frequency signal from the base unit 2 or the base station 5 is received by the antenna 11, the original voice signal of the other party is taken out from the baseband processing circuit 13, and this voice signal is supplied to the handset 14. .

Further, data required for connection with the base unit 2 or the base station 5 is accessed between the base unit 2 or the base station 5 and the microcomputer 20 through the transmission / reception circuit 12 and the baseband processing circuit 13. It

Further, the microcomputer 20 is a CP
U21 and RO in which various processing routines are written
M22 and RA for data area and work area
M23, and these memories 22 and 23 are connected to the CPU 21 through the system bus 29. In this case, the ROM 22 has an incoming call notification routine 100 as shown in FIG. 2, for example, as a part of the processing routine written therein. The details of this routine 100 will be described later.

Further, the system bus 29 has port 2
4, 25 and the key interface circuit 26 are connected. Then, the transmission / reception circuit 12 is controlled through the port 24, and data is accessed between the baseband processing circuit 13 and the port 25. Further, various operation keys K1 to KN such as a call key and a dial key are connected to the interface circuit 26.

A display controller 31 is connected to the bus 29 and the controller 3
An LCD 32, for example, is connected to 1 as a display element for displaying an operation state and the like.

Further, a sounding element 34 such as a piezoelectric buzzer and a vibrating element 36 such as a motor are provided for notifying an incoming call. The sounding element 34 is connected to the bus 29 through the drive circuit 33, and the vibrating element is also provided. 36 is connected to the bus 29 through the drive circuit 35.

With such a configuration, outgoing calls and telephone calls are executed in the same manner as in a general mobile phone.

If the mode key of the keys K1 to KN is operated while the mobile phone 1 is in the standby state, the operation mode changes to the home mode by the key operation.
Set to public mode or automatic mode.

When there is an incoming call, the telephone set 1 and the base unit 2
A predetermined incoming call protocol is executed between the telephone 1 and the base station 5, and a radio wave is transmitted between the telephone 1 and the base unit 2 or between the telephone 1 and the base station 5. Connected by. Then, when the state of calling the user of the telephone 1 is reached, the processing of the CPU 21 is subsequently executed by the routine 100.
Starting from step 101 of step
At, it is determined whether the operation mode is set to the home mode, the public mode, or the automatic mode.

When the operation mode is set to the home mode, the process proceeds from step 102 to step 104. In step 104, the sounding element 34 is driven through the drive circuit 33, and the sound is produced by a bell sound or the like. The incoming call will be announced.

Thereafter, although not shown, the CPU 2
The processing of No. 1 waits for the input of the call key of the keys K1 to KN, and when the call key is pressed, the sounding element 34 is not driven and the call with the other party becomes possible.

If it is determined in step 102 that the operation mode is the public mode, the process proceeds from step 102 to step 105, in which step 1
In 05, through the drive circuit 35, the vibration element 36
Will be driven and the incoming call will be announced by vibration.

Thereafter, although not shown, the CPU 2
The process of 1 waits for the input of the call key, and when the call key is pressed, the vibrating element 36 is not driven and the call with the other party becomes possible.

Further, in step 102, when the operation mode is set to the automatic mode, the process proceeds from step 102 to step 103. In step 103, whether the incoming call is from the master unit 2 or the base station 5 It is determined from the difference in the protocol at the time of the incoming call.

Then, from the master unit 2, the process proceeds from step 103 to step 104, and in this step 103, the sounding element 3 is made through the drive circuit 33.
4 is driven, and the incoming call is acoustically announced by a bell sound.

In step 103, if the incoming call is from the base station 5, the process proceeds from step 103 to step 105, in which the vibrating element 36 is driven through the drive circuit 35, and the incoming call is caused by vibration. You will be told.

In this way, according to the mobile phone 1, when the home mode is set and when the automatic mode is set and an incoming call is received through the master unit 2, the sounding element 34 acoustically sounds. The incoming call is notified. Therefore, for example, when the user puts the telephone 1 in his jacket pocket or the like and returns home, he / she can know the incoming call even if he / she takes off the jacket as it is.

When the public mode is set and when the automatic mode is set and an incoming call is received through the base station 5, the incoming call is notified by the vibration of the vibrating element 36. Therefore, for example, when going out, there is no possibility that the ringtone will disturb the surroundings.

Thus, according to the digital mobile phone 1, the incoming call can be announced by an appropriate method according to the operation mode.

FIG. 4 shows the case where the digital mobile phone 1 is a dedicated machine in the public mode that does not have the home mode.

That is, the telephone 1 has a built-in rechargeable battery 43 as a power source. The charging terminal 41P on the hot side is connected to the battery 43 through the diode 42 for preventing backflow, and the battery 43 is connected to the power supply circuit 4
4 and the charging terminal 41N on the ground side is grounded.
In this way, a predetermined DC voltage is extracted from the power supply circuit 44, and this DC voltage is supplied to each circuit as an operating voltage.

Further, the terminal 41P is connected to the bus 29 through the port 37. In addition, when the telephone 1 is set in the charging device 50, the terminal 41 is removed from the charging device 50.
A charging current is supplied to the battery 43 through P and 41N.

The ROM of the microcomputer 20
22 is provided with a routine 200 as shown in FIG. 3 as an incoming call notification routine.

With such a configuration, outgoing calls and telephone calls are executed in the same manner as in a general mobile phone. When the telephone 1 is placed on the charging device 50, the terminals 41P and 41N are connected to the charging device 50, the charging voltage is supplied to the terminals 41P and 41N, and the charging voltage is supplied to the battery 43 through the diode 42 and the battery 43. Is charged.

On the other hand, when there is an incoming call, the telephone 1 and the base station 5
A predetermined incoming call protocol is executed between and, and the telephone 1 and the base station 5 are connected by radio waves. Then, when the state of calling the user of the telephone 1 is reached, the processing of the CPU 21 starts from step 201 of the routine 200, and the input of the port 37 is checked at step 202, so that the telephone 1 is charged by the charging device 5.
It is determined whether it is placed at 0.

Since the charging voltage is supplied to the terminal 41P and the input of the port 37 is "1" when the telephone 1 is placed in the charging device 50, the process proceeds from step 202 to step 204. In step 204, the sounding element 34 is driven through the drive circuit 33, and the incoming call is acoustically announced by a bell sound or the like.

Thereafter, although not shown, the CPU 2
The processing of No. 1 waits for the input of the call key of the keys K1 to KN, and when the call key is pressed, the sounding element 34 is not driven and the call with the other party becomes possible.

In step 202, the telephone 1
Is not placed in the charging device 50, the terminal 41P
Since the charging voltage is not supplied to the port 37 and the input of the port 37 is "0", the processing is from step 202 to step 2
In step 205, the vibrating element 36 is driven through the drive circuit 35, and the incoming call is notified by vibration.

Thereafter, although not shown, the CPU 2
The process of 1 waits for the input of the call key, and when the call key is pressed, the vibrating element 36 is not driven and the call with the other party becomes possible.

In this way, according to this portable telephone 1, even if it is a dedicated machine in the public mode, when it is set in the charging device 50, the sounding element 34 acoustically notifies the incoming call. That is, when returning home, all that is required is to set the telephone 1 in the charging device 50 and acoustically notify the incoming call.

When the telephone 1 is not set in the charging device 50, that is, when the user goes out, the vibrating element 3 is used.
The vibration of 6 notifies you of the incoming call, and you will not be disturbed by the ring tone.

In this way, even in this digital mobile phone 1, the incoming call can be announced by an appropriate method.

In the above description, instead of providing the vibrating element 35, in steps 104 and 204, the sound producing element 3 is used.
Increase the volume of the ringtone output from 4 and step 1
In 05 and 205, the volume of the ring tone output from the sounding element 34 can be reduced to notify the incoming call.

[0048]

According to the present invention, an incoming call can be notified by an appropriate method, for example, at home or at the place of going out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a system diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 voice signal circuit 12 transmission / reception circuit 13 baseband processing circuit 14 handset 15 transmitter 20 microcomputer 21 CPU 22 ROM 32 LCD 34 sounding element 36 vibrating element 44 power supply circuit 50 charging device 100 incoming call notification routine 200 incoming call notification routine

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A sounding element for notifying an incoming call by a sound, a vibrating element for notifying the incoming call by vibration, and a detection means for detecting whether or not the user is in a specific place. When the detection output of the means is checked and the detection output indicates that the sound is in the specific place, the sounding element notifies the incoming call, and when the detection output indicates that the sound is not in the specific place. , A mobile phone adapted to notify an incoming call by the vibrating element. 2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the detecting means detects a difference between an incoming call from a master unit connected to a telephone line and an incoming call from a base station and outputs the detected output. Made mobile phone. 3. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the detection means detects whether or not the battery is set in a charging device and outputs the detection output. 4. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein instead of notifying the incoming call by the vibrating element, the volume of the sounding element is reduced to notify the incoming call.