JPH10257541A - Selective call receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve convenience by immediately knowing who sends a message even without watching the message by performing notice operation corresponding to data contained in a received signal to show a transmitter. SOLUTION: For example, an identification code '1234' is registered so as to show that the transmitter is 'Mr. Tanaka' and the notice operation is 'melody 1'. When the identification code is contained in the received message, a control part 5 reads the notice operation corresponding to that identification code while referring to an identification code memory 42, outputs instructions to a speaker driving part 9, display driving part 10 and vibrator driving part 11 and performs the designated notice operation. When '1234' is read from the received message continuously to '*09', for example, the control part 5 judges the identification code '1234' and outputs the melody 1 from a speaker as notice operation. A user listens to the melody 1 and can recognize the incoming of message from 'Mr. Tanaka'.

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 a notification operation corresponding to a caller, so that it is possible to easily know who the message is from without reading the message, thereby improving convenience. A selective call receiver that can be improved.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional selective call receiver will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a configuration block diagram of a conventional selective call receiver. As shown in FIG. 7, a conventional selective call receiver has a receiving unit 1 for receiving a radio signal, an ID-ROM 2 for storing its own selective call number (call number), and a decoder 3 for decoding the received signal. And a storage unit 4 for storing a received message, a control unit 5 for controlling a calling operation (notifying operation) and inputting / outputting data to / from the storage unit 4, a speaker 6 for outputting a ringing tone, and displaying a message. A display unit 7,
A vibrator 8 that generates vibration, a speaker drive unit 9 that drives the speaker 6, a display drive unit 10 that performs display control on the display unit 7, a vibrator drive unit 11 that drives the vibrator 8, and a key input unit 12. It is configured.

[0003] The storage unit 4 stores data of a notification operation at the time of self-reception (type of ringing tone, melody, vibration pattern, etc.).
And a message memory 41 for storing the received message is provided.

Here, the operation of the selective call receiver will be described with reference to FIG. When the receiver 1 receives the signal, the decoder 3 sets the calling number and the ID-R in the received signal.
The call number stored in the OM 2 is compared with the own call number, and if they match (at the time of self-reception), a message following the call number is sent to the control unit 5. The control unit 5 stores the received message in the message memory 41 of the storage unit 4,
According to the setting, the message data is output to the display drive unit 10, the ringing tone output instruction is output to the speaker drive unit 9,
It outputs an instruction of a notification operation such as outputting an instruction of vibration generation to the vibrator driving unit 11.

Further, the conventional selective call receiver has two call numbers, and sets a different notification operation for each call number, and performs a notification operation corresponding to the received call number at the time of reception. There were also things. The user, for example,
One device uses two calling numbers, such as business and private, and at the time of reception, it is possible to know which number was received by the notification operation.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional selective call receiver, the notification operation is set for each call number, so that all receptions with the same call number are the same notification operation, and the caller is notified. There is a problem that it is not possible to perform a corresponding notification operation, which is inconvenient.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, by performing a notification operation according to the caller, it is possible to immediately know from whom without looking at the message,
An object of the present invention is to provide a selective call receiver capable of improving convenience.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a selective call receiver for performing an alerting operation when a signal addressed to itself is received.
It features a notification operation corresponding to the data indicating the sender included in the received signal, and when receiving, it is easy to know who the message is from without reading the message, improving convenience. Can be done.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage unit for storing a received message, a notifying unit for performing a notifying operation for notifying reception, and a call number in a received signal. A selective call receiver comprising: a control unit that outputs an instruction to perform a notification operation to the notification unit when the call number matches its own call number, wherein the storage unit stores an identification code and a notification operation corresponding to a caller. The control unit reads an identification code included in a received signal, refers to the identification code memory, and corresponds to the read identification code. The control unit outputs an instruction to perform a notification operation to the notification unit. The control unit performs a notification operation according to a caller, and allows a user to read a message without reading the message. It can be known, it is possible to improve convenience.

A third aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems of the prior art is characterized in that, in the selective call receiver according to the second aspect, the identification code is a sender name. , Without having to remember special identification codes,
Usability can be improved.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A selective call receiver (this apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with an identification code corresponding to a caller name, registers the identification code in advance in association with a notification operation pattern, and registers a call signal. At the time of receiving, by performing a notification operation corresponding to the identification code included in the call signal, it is possible to perform a notification operation corresponding to the caller, so that it is possible to know from whom without reading the message , Convenience can be improved.

First, the configuration of the present apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a selective call receiver (this apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Parts having the same configuration as in FIG. 7 will be described with the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG. 1, this apparatus has substantially the same configuration as the conventional selective call receiver shown in FIG. 7, but differs from the conventional one in that an identification code memory 42 is provided in the storage unit 4. Also, the processing in the control unit 5 is partially different from the conventional processing. Further, the storage unit 4 stores the data of the notification operation as in the related art. The notification means described in claim 2 includes a speaker 6, a display unit 7, a vibrator 8, a speaker drive unit 9, a display drive unit 10, and a vibrator drive unit 11.

Next, the features of the present apparatus will be specifically described. First, the identification code memory 42 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the identification code memory 42. As shown in FIG. 2, the identification code memory 42
Specifies a notification operation corresponding to each identification code, and stores a plurality of identification codes, names (caller names) corresponding to the identification codes, and a notification operation. At the time of registration in the identification code memory 42, the control unit 5 stores the information in the identification code memory 42 in accordance with the input from the key input unit 12.

For example, for the identification code "1234", the sender is "Tanaka", the notification operation is "Melody 1", and the identification code "5678" is for the sender "Sato".
The notification operation is “Melody 2” and the identification code is “None”
In the case of, the notification operation is registered as "(ringing tone) pattern 1".

At the time of self-reception, the control unit 5 determines whether or not the received message includes an identification code. If the identification code is included, the control unit 5 refers to the identification code memory 42. The notification operation corresponding to the identification code is read, and the speaker driving unit 9 and the display driving unit 1 are read.
0, an instruction is output to the vibrator driving unit 11 to perform a designated notification operation.

Here, specific data (for example, “* 0”) indicating that the data is an identification code is stored in the control unit 5 in advance.
9 ") is set, and data following the specific data is recognized as an identification code.

For example, when the controller 5 reads "1234" following "* 09" from the received message, it determines that the identification code is "1234" and outputs the melody 1 from the speaker 6 as a notification operation. By listening to the melody 1, the user can recognize that a message has been entered from "Tanaka". Note that the identification code may be inserted before the message, instead of after the message.

Next, an operation for transmitting a message to the apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation for transmitting a message to the present apparatus. FIG. 3 illustrates an example in which “Yamada” transmits a message “Shibuyahe Yamada”.

First, a numeric code corresponding to a kana character is input after "* 4 * 4" representing a free word, and "* 09" and "9012" are input after a message. As a result, the message "Shibuyahe Yamada"
The data indicates that the sender of the identification code "9012" has transmitted the data, which is recognized by the receiving-side apparatus, and a notification operation corresponding to the identification code, that is, a ringing tone of the melody 3 is output, and a message is displayed. It is supposed to be.

Next, the operation at the time of reception in the control unit 5 of the present apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of reception in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, when receiving the own calling number (100), control unit 5 determines whether or not the received signal includes an identification code, that is, data indicating the identification code (here, “* 0”).
9)) is determined (102), and if so, the identification code following “* 09” is read (10).
4) Search the identification code memory 42 (106) and determine whether or not the received identification code is present (108).

If there is a received identification code (Yes), the control unit 5 refers to the identification code memory 42 and performs a notification operation corresponding to the identification code (11).
0), the received message is stored in the message memory 41 (120).

In the case where the identification code is not included in the received message in the processing 102 and the identification code received in the processing 108 is not registered in the identification code memory 42, the control unit 5 The process proceeds to execute a notification operation corresponding to “no identification code” in the identification code memory 42, and then proceed to processing 120. Thus, the operation of the control unit 5 of the present apparatus is performed.

According to the selective calling receiver according to the embodiment of the present invention, the identification code memory 42 is provided in the storage unit 4, and the identification code, the name of the sender corresponding to the identification code and the notification operation are stored in advance, and the receiving operation is performed. At times, the control unit 5 refers to the identification code memory 42 and performs a notification operation corresponding to the identification code included in the received signal, so that the user can perform only the notification operation without reading the message. This makes it easy to find out who the message is from, and has the effect of improving convenience.

In the identification code memory 42, a notification operation can be registered only for a specific identification code, and if there is no other identification code and no identification code, no notification operation can be performed. When waiting, for example, messages from parties other than the waiting party are not notified, but can be read out from the message memory 41 and confirmed later.

In this apparatus, a numeric code is set as an identification code.
Alphabets, symbols, and kana characters may be used. Here, as a selective call receiver (another device) according to another embodiment of the present invention, a selective call receiver in which an identification code of a kana character is registered will be described. FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view of an identification code memory of another device. As shown in FIG.
In another device, the identification code is a sender name of kana characters, and a notification operation corresponding to the identification code is stored in the identification code memory.

When a message is received, the control unit performs a notification operation corresponding to the identification code, and further displays the identification code, which is the name of the sender, in parentheses. For example, when “Tanaka” is received as the identification code, “(Tanaka)” is displayed following the message.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation for transmitting a message to another device. As shown in FIG. 6, when transmitting a message to another device, in addition to the message, data indicating an identification code (here, “* 09”)
And input the name which is the identification code. For example,
When “Yamada” sends the message “Shibuyahe”, the message is followed by “* 09” and “81”.
714104 ". This allows another device to:
An identification code is displayed in addition to the input message, and a message "Shibuyahe (Yamada)" is displayed.

According to the selective call receiver according to another embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect that the caller can be identified without looking at the message similarly to the selective call receiver described above, and furthermore, the identification code can be set to the kana. Since the sender name of the character is used, there is an effect that the sender does not forget the identification code and is easy to use.

[0029]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the selective call receiver performs a notification operation corresponding to data indicating a sender included in a received signal, a notification operation specific to each sender is performed. This makes it possible to easily know who the message is from without reading the message, thereby improving the convenience.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the control unit includes:
By referring to the identification code memory, since the selective call receiver outputs an instruction to perform a notification operation corresponding to the identification code included in the received signal, the notification operation can be performed according to the caller, and the message can be transmitted. It is possible to easily know who the message is from without reading it, and it is possible to improve convenience.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the selective call receiver according to the second aspect uses the identification code as the sender name, the sender does not need to memorize a special identification code, and is easy to use. There is an effect that can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a selective call receiver (this apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of an identification code memory 42.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation for transmitting a message to the apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the control unit 5 at the time of reception.

FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view of an identification code memory of a selective call receiver (another device) according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation when transmitting a message to another device.

FIG. 7 is a configuration block diagram of a conventional selective call receiver.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Receiving part, 2 ... ID-ROM, 3 ... Decoder,
4 storage unit, 5 control unit, 6 speaker, 7 display unit, 8 vibrator, 9 speaker drive unit, 1
0: display drive unit, 11: vibrator drive unit, 12
... key input section, 41 ... message memory, 42 ... identification code memory

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A selective call receiver, which performs a notification operation when a signal addressed to itself is received, and performs a notification operation corresponding to data indicating a caller included in the received signal. Machine. 2. A storage unit for storing a received message, a notifying unit for performing a notifying operation for notifying reception, and a notifying operation to the notifying unit when a call number in a received signal matches its own call number. A selective call receiver including a control unit that outputs an instruction to be performed.The storage unit includes an identification code memory that stores an identification code corresponding to a caller and a notification operation in association with each other, The control unit is a control unit that reads an identification code included in a received signal, refers to the identification code memory, and outputs to the notification unit an instruction to perform a notification operation corresponding to the read identification code. A selective call receiver characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. The selective call receiver according to claim 2, wherein the identification code is a sender name.