JPH10174140A - Portable calling receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the portable calling receiver in which a received message is outputted in voice so as to easily confirm the received message. SOLUTION: In this receiver, when a voice output is set from an entry section 9 in the case of outputting a message received by a reception section 1, a control section 21 sounds a speaker 5 in the case of reception, and the reception message is outputted to a voice conversion section 23, the voice conversion section 23 converts the reception message into a voice signal and it is outputted to the speaker 5 and the speaker 5 sounds the reception message.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable paging receiver, and more particularly, to a portable paging receiver capable of outputting a received message in voice.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The structure of a conventional portable paging receiver will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of a conventional portable paging receiver. As shown in FIG. 3, a conventional mobile paging receiver includes a receiving unit 1 for receiving a radio signal, and an ID.
(IDentifier) and a decoder 2 that reads a message when the IDs match, and an EEPROM (El
ectrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
Or an "ID-ROM") 3, a speaker 5 for outputting sound, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) 6 for blinking (lighting) when receiving (receiving) a signal addressed to itself, and a display for displaying a message or the like. It comprises a unit 7, a vibrator 8 which vibrates upon reception, and an input unit 9 for reading a message or the like and inputting an instruction or the like. Also, the decoder 2
Is provided with a storage unit 22 for storing a received message and the like, and the control unit 21 outputs a driving instruction to the speaker 5, the LED 6, the display unit 7, and the vibrator 8.

In the portable paging receiver having the above-mentioned structure, when a signal is received by the receiving section 1, the control section 21 of the decoder 2 determines the calling number in the received signal and its own ID stored in the EEPROM 3. If they match, the message is read and stored in the storage unit 22, a sounding instruction is output to the speaker 5, and a lighting instruction is output to the LED 6, according to the mode set by the input unit 9,
The reception is notified by vibrating the vibrator 8, and a message is output to the display unit 7 and displayed.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned conventional portable paging receiver will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the conventional mobile paging receiver. As shown in FIG. 4, when the power of the mobile paging receiver is turned on (S1).
1) The control unit 21 determines whether or not the sound mode is set (S1).
2) If it is in the sounding mode (when Yes), it stands by in the sounding mode (S21), and if there is a reception in the receiving unit 1 (S22), a sound is generated by the speaker 5 (S2).
3). If it is not the sound mode in the processing S12 (No
), Stand by in the vibrator mode (S3
1) When a signal is received by the receiver 1 (S32), the vibrator 8 operates to generate vibration (S33).

[0005] When the processes S23 and S33 are completed, the received message is stored in the storage unit 22 (S1).
4) The received message is displayed on the display unit 7 (S1).
5).

[0006]

However, in a conventional portable paging receiver, in order to confirm a received message,
Inevitably, the user has to look at the display unit 7 while holding the portable paging receiver in his hand, and the received message cannot be easily checked without using his hand, which is inconvenient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable paging receiver capable of easily confirming a received message by outputting the received message by voice.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a message addressed to the user is received by a portable paging receiver, the received message is converted into voice. It is characterized by output,
The contents of the received message can be easily confirmed without looking at the displayed message.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable paging receiver, comprising: a receiving section for receiving a message; a control section for receiving a message addressed to itself; It has a speaker that sounds and informs, a display unit that displays a received message, an input unit that sets an output method of the received message, and an audio conversion unit that converts the received message into an audio signal and outputs the audio signal to the speaker. The control unit is characterized by being a control unit that outputs a received message to the voice conversion unit when audio output of the received message is set from the input unit, without looking at the displayed message The content of the received message can be easily confirmed.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. When the mobile paging receiver (this device) according to the embodiment of the present invention is set to the mode for outputting the received message by voice, not only the received message is displayed on the display unit, but also the received message is output by voice. It is output so that the contents of the received message can be easily confirmed.

This apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a portable paging receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, this device includes a receiving unit 1, a decoder 2, an EEPROM 3, a speaker 5,
6, a display unit 7, a vibrator 8, and an input unit 9, and a control unit 21 is provided in the decoder 2.
And a storage unit 22, and a voice conversion unit 23 as a characteristic part of the present invention.

The voice conversion unit 23 and the control unit 21 are different from the conventional mobile paging receiver in the configuration and operation of the conventional mobile paging receiver. .

The voice converter 23 converts the received message received by the receiver 1 into a voice signal and outputs the voice signal to the speaker 5. Specifically, the conversion is performed using a conversion table or the like for converting digital data of a received message into an audio signal.
r) etc. are conceivable. Note that, in the example of FIG.
Although 3 is provided inside the decoder 2, it may be provided outside the decoder 2.

The control unit 21 waits in a mode set from the input unit 9 and outputs a notification and a received message corresponding to each mode. Specifically, when the sounding mode is set, a sound is generated upon reception and a received message is displayed.When the vibrator mode is set, the vibrator is operated upon reception,
It displays a received message. When the voice mode is set, a sound is generated at the time of reception, the received message is output as voice, and the received message is displayed if necessary.

Next, the above-mentioned processing operation of the control section 21 will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile paging receiver according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, when the power of the apparatus is turned on (S
41) The control unit 21 determines whether the set mode is the sounding mode (S42), and if the mode is the sounding mode (Y)
In the case of es), a standby is performed in the sounding mode (S5).
1) When the receiving unit 1 receives a signal (S52), the speaker 5
Generates a sound (S53).

If it is not the sounding mode in the processing S42 (No), it is determined whether or not the set mode is the vibrator mode (S43), and if it is the vibrator mode (Yes). Then, standby is performed in the vibrator mode (S61), and when receiving is performed by the receiving unit 1 (S62), the vibrator 8 operates to generate vibration (S63).

If the mode is not the vibrator mode in the process 43 (No), it is determined that the set mode is the voice mode, and the standby is performed in the voice mode (S7).
1) When the receiving unit 1 receives a signal (S72), the speaker 5
Generates a sound (S73), and further converts the received message into an audio signal using the audio
Is output as audio (S74). Then, the received message is stored in the storage unit 22 (S75), and if the setting for displaying the received message has been made (when Yes), the received message is displayed on the display unit 7 (S77),
If the setting for displaying the received message has not been made (No), the process ends without displaying the received message.

When the processes S53 and S63 are completed,
The received message is stored in the storage unit 22 (S44), the received message is displayed on the display unit 7 (S45), and the process ends.

Although the voice output of the received message is performed before the display of the received message in the above example,
Audio may be output simultaneously with the display, or audio may be output after the display.

According to the present invention, when the setting mode is the voice mode, a sound is generated upon reception and the received message is output by voice. This makes it possible to easily confirm the information without being inserted, and to improve the convenience.

Further, since the apparatus outputs a received message by voice, it can be a useful means for visually impaired persons to easily know the contents of the received message.

[0022]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the portable paging receiver outputs a message addressed to itself by voice, the contents of the received message can be easily confirmed without looking at the displayed message. There is an effect that can be done.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, if voice output of the received message is set from the input unit, the control unit outputs the received message to the voice conversion unit, and the voice conversion unit converts the received message into a voice signal. And outputs the message to the speaker, and the speaker outputs the received message by voice, so that the contents of the received message can be easily confirmed without looking at the displayed message.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a portable paging receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile call receiver of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional portable paging receiver.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional portable paging receiver.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... receiver, 2 ... decoder, 3 ... EEPROM,
5 speaker, 6 LED, 7 display unit, 8 vibrator, 9 input unit, 21 control unit, 22 storage unit, 23 voice conversion unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A portable paging receiver, which receives a message addressed to itself and converts the received message into voice and outputs it. 2. A receiving section for receiving a message, a control section for taking in a message addressed to itself, a speaker for sounding and notifying a message reception, a display section for displaying a received message, and a method for outputting a received message. An input unit for setting, and a voice conversion unit for converting a received message into a voice signal and outputting the voice signal to the speaker, wherein the control unit is configured to receive the voice message when the voice output of the received message is set from the input unit. A mobile paging receiver, which is a control unit that outputs a message to the voice conversion unit.