JPH11196468A - Method for setting call reception form for portable communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable information terminal that can make correspondence of its call reception form to a CS-ID of a base station with a simpler operation and that makes notice of the arrival of an incoming call in a proper call reception form. SOLUTION: A control section 16 catches a CS-ID of a base station in a service area at a depressed point of time when an area registration key of a key entry section 15 is depressed by the user of a PHS terminal at a place where the user desires to set or revise a call reception form. Then a list of call reception forms is displayed on a display section 19 to allow the user to select any form. When the user selects a desired call reception form, the acquired CS-ID and the selected call reception form are registered in a call reception form table 20 in cross reference with each other. In the case of receiving an incoming call, the control section 16 acquires the CS-ID in a service area at that time, the call reception form table 20 is retrieved based on the acquired CS-ID and the arrival of the call is informed by a corresponding call reception form.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable information terminal for automatically switching the incoming call form for notifying an incoming call according to a place, and particularly to a method for setting the incoming call form.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable information terminal (for example, a portable telephone, a PHS terminal: PHS) carried by a user and mutually communicating voice and data with other terminals including a general home telephone.
ersonal Handy Phone System Terminal, pager, PD
A: Personal Digital Assistant etc.) are known.
The portable information terminal is connected to a communication line and wirelessly communicates with a base station (a public base station, a private base station, a base unit, etc.), and thereby communicates with similar terminals and other terminals connected to the communication line by voice. Make calls and send and receive data. Such a portable information terminal moves with the user, but depending on the location of the user, it may be troublesome if a ring tone sounds. For example, in a conference room, a moving train, a movie theater, a museum, or the like, the ringing tone may cause discomfort to other people. Therefore, there is a device having a vibrator function for notifying an incoming call by vibration of the terminal itself, and a device having a call switching function for forcibly preventing a ring tone from sounding.

[0003]

By the way, generally,
The user wants to switch the ringtone depending on his / her location, such as ringing a ringtone in a house and not ringing out. However, in the conventional portable information terminal, each time the user moves, the user has to switch manually, and therefore, the ring tone sounds in a place where it is not necessary to ring, or it does not ring in a place where it is not necessary to ring. There was a problem of doing.

[0004] Therefore, a proposal has been made to automatically switch the incoming call form according to the location of the user by associating the CS-ID with the incoming call form using the CS-ID for identifying the base station. Have been. However, in the conventional portable information terminal, the operation of associating the CS-ID with the incoming call form is complicated, and as a result, the above-described problem occurs.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to associate the location information (for example, the CS-ID of the base station) with the incoming call form with a simpler operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for setting an incoming call form of a mobile communication terminal, which can be set to be able to notify.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, a method for setting an incoming call mode of a portable communication terminal according to the present invention is a portable communication terminal for notifying an incoming call in an incoming call mode stored in association with location information. In the incoming call mode setting method, after capturing the position information, the mode is shifted to a mode for selecting the incoming call mode. After that, when the incoming call mode is selected, the captured position information is associated with the selected incoming call mode. It is characterized by storing.

In a preferred embodiment, the acquisition of the position information may be started based on a predetermined key operation.

In a preferred mode, the selection mode may be such that, after displaying the incoming call mode to be selected, the incoming call mode specified by the selection is selected.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention
An embodiment applied to an HS system will be described with reference to the drawings.

A. Configuration of Example A-1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication system such as a PHS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1
Is a communication network, which is a normal analog telephone network (PSTN network) or a digital network (for example, an ISDN network) spread throughout the country. The communication network 1 includes a self-operating base station (also referred to simply as a master unit) 2 installed in each home, a plurality of public base stations 3 installed at predetermined intervals,
A plurality of private base stations 5, 5, 5 installed in the office are connected via a private base station exchange (PBX) 4.

The self-managed base station 2 connects a line with a PHS terminal PS as a slave unit by radio in addition to a function of a normal telephone. Also, the public base station 3 is installed indoors and outdoors in an unspecified place, and communicates wirelessly with a PHS terminal PS existing in its own service area,
The PHS terminal PS is connected to the communication network 1. The self-operated base station 5 also has its own service area (floor,
Department, etc.), the PHS terminal PS exists in the PBX4 or PBX by wireless communication.
It is connected to the communication network 1 via the BX4. In other words, these public base stations 3 and 3 and the private base station 5
5 and 5 function as relay stations between the communication network 1 and the PHS terminal PS. PHS terminal P described above
S is carried by the user and issues a line connection request wirelessly to the private base station 2, the public base station 3, or the private base station 5, and sends the request to another PHS terminal PS or a private base station at home. Communicate with 2.

The self-operating base station 2, the public base station 3,
3. CS-IDs for specifying the locations of the PHS terminals when sending and receiving are set in the self-operating base stations 5, 5, and 5, respectively. The CS-ID is transmitted at the time of a location registration request from the PHS terminal PS or periodically in its own service area, and received by the PHS terminal PS. Since the base stations (2, 3, 5) are basically fixed, this CS-ID
By receiving (one or more), the position of the terminal can be specified to some extent (position information). In addition,
The method for specifying the position is not limited to this. For example, the position information may be obtained using a GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like, or the position information may be received from a communication device other than the base station. Is also good.

The PHS terminal PS is a terminal carried by the user and driven by a battery, and has the same functions as a normal telephone, such as a liquid crystal display and dial keys. The PHS terminal PS receives the CS-ID (or area information) broadcast from the public base station 3 of the service area located at the time of moving and changing the service area or when power is turned on, and stores it by itself. CS-ID
If not, it sends a location registration request signal to the public base station 3 in its service area.

In the service center 3 (not shown) of the communication network 1, the CS-ID indicating the current position of the PHS terminal and the identification information for identifying the PHS terminal PS are stored in association with each other in accordance with the position request signal. Always
The position of the PHS terminal PS is grasped. Also, the PHS terminal P
When an incoming call is received, S captures the CS-ID at that time and notifies the incoming call in an incoming call form set in advance in association with the CS-ID.

A-2. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a PHS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a transmission / reception unit, which comprises a frequency conversion unit and a modem. The receiving unit of the frequency conversion unit mixes the signal received by the antenna ANT with a local oscillation signal of a predetermined frequency output from the PLL synthesizer to convert the signal into an IF (intermediate frequency) signal in the vicinity of the 1.9 GHz band to the 1 MHz band. Perform frequency conversion. Further, the transmitting unit of the frequency conversion unit mixes a π / 4-shift QPSK modulated wave supplied from a modem described later with a local oscillation signal of a predetermined frequency output from the PLL synthesizer so that the frequency becomes 1.9 GHz. Converted,
Radiates from the antenna ANT via the antenna switch. Next, the receiving unit of the above-described modem demodulates the IF signal from the frequency converting unit, separates the IF signal into IQ data, forms a data sequence, and sends the data sequence to the communication control unit 11. Further, in the transmission section of the modem, the IQ supplied from the data supplied from the communication
The data is created, modulated by π / 4 shift QPSK, and transmitted to the frequency conversion unit of the transmission / reception unit 10.

Next, the communication control section 11 performs frame synchronization and slot data format processing. The receiving side of the communication control unit 11 extracts data for one slot from the received data supplied from the modem of the transmitting and receiving unit 10 at a predetermined timing, extracts a unique word (synchronization signal) from this data, and performs frame synchronization. After generating a signal and descrambling the control data section and the audio data section, the control data is sent to the control section 16 and the audio data is sent to the audio processing section 12. The transmitting side of the communication control unit 11 adds control data and the like to the audio data supplied from the audio processing unit 12, adds scramble and the like, and then adds a unique word and the like.
The transmission data for the slot is created, inserted into a predetermined slot in the frame at a predetermined timing, and transmitted to the modem of the transmission / reception unit 10.

Next, the audio processing unit 12 is composed of a speech codec and a PCM codec. The speech codec performs compression / expansion processing of digital data. The receiving side of the audio processing unit 12
The ADPCM audio signal (4
Bits × 8 KHz = 32 Kbps) are decompressed by decoding into PCM audio signals (8 bits × 8 KHz = 64 Kbps) and output to a PCM codec. The transmitting side of the audio processing unit 12 compresses the PCM audio signal supplied from the PCM codec by encoding the PCM audio signal into an ADPCM audio signal, and sends the signal to the communication control unit 11. The above-described PCM codec performs an analog / digital conversion process. The receiving side converts the PCM audio signal supplied from the speech codec into an analog audio signal by D / A conversion, causes the speaker 13 to generate a sound, and transmits the signal. The side converts the analog audio signal input from the microphone 14 to A /
The signal is converted into a PCM signal by D conversion and transmitted to the speech codec.

Next, the key input unit 15 includes numeric keys for inputting a telephone number of a destination, a switch for on-hook / off-hook, a volume switch for changing audio output, and the like. In particular, in this embodiment, an area registration key for setting an incoming call form at an arbitrary place is provided. When the area registration key is pressed, the PHS
The terminal PS is connected to the C of the base station that controls the service area.
The S-ID (or area information) is captured and the CS-I
The incoming call form separately selected in association with D is stored in the incoming call form table 20 described later. The state of these keys and switches is supplied to the control unit 16. Next, the control unit 16 controls the entire apparatus according to a predetermined program. The ROM 17 stores programs executed by the control unit 16 and various parameters. The RAM 18 stores data generated under the control of the control unit 16 and is used as a working area. Next, the display unit 19 is composed of a liquid crystal display for displaying various data such as an operation mode, a telephone number, a call time, and the like, and an LED for indicating ON / OFF of a switch and the like. Various data are displayed under control.

The incoming call form table 20 stores the CS-I
D (position information) and the incoming call form are stored in association with each other. In other words, when a call is received in the service area where the user is present, information indicating the type of incoming call to be notified is stored. Examples of the incoming call form include non-ringing, ringing (low volume, medium volume, high volume), tone, vibrator, and the like. The default incoming call form is a case where an incoming call is made in a service area that is not set, and is usually set to ringing (medium volume) or the like. The notification unit 21 is a so-called vibrator, and notifies an incoming call by vibrating the main body itself.
Note that the ringing of the ringtone is realized by outputting a sound from the speaker 13.

B. Next, an operation of the PHS terminal according to the above-described embodiment will be described. In the following description, the operation of each unit involved in a call is the same as the operation of a normal terminal, and a description thereof will be omitted.

B-1. Incoming Call Form Registration Process FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation (the incoming call form registration process) according to this embodiment. First, in step S10, it is determined whether or not the area registration key of the key input unit 15 has been pressed. Here, when the user of the PHS terminal PS wants to set or change the incoming call form, for example, moves from the service area A to the service area B in FIG. 1 and presses the area registration key of the key input unit 15, the PHS terminal In the PS, the process proceeds to step S12, and the CS-ID (one or more) in the service area B is acquired.

Next, in step S14, a list of the incoming call form is displayed on the display unit 19, and the user is allowed to select the list. When the user selects a desired incoming call form (for example, a vibrator), the process proceeds to step S16, where the CS-ID captured in step S12 and the incoming call form selected by the user are registered in the incoming call form table 20 in association with each other. . Then, the process ends.

Similarly, for example, when the user moves to the service area C of the self-main unit 2 in FIG. 1 and presses the area registration key of the key input unit 15, the CS-ID in the service area C is captured. , A desired incoming call form (for example, from the list of incoming call forms displayed on the display unit 19).
Ringtones) may be selected. In this case, CS
The ID and the incoming call mode (ringing) selected by the user are registered in the incoming call mode table 20 in association with each other.

B-2. Incoming Call Notification Processing First, in step S20, it is determined whether or not an incoming call has been received. When an incoming call is received, the process proceeds to step S22, where the CS-ID in the service area at that time is checked. Then, in step S24, the incoming call form table 20 is searched by the checked CS-ID, and in step S26, it is determined whether there is a matching CS-ID. Matching CS-
If there is an ID, an incoming call is notified in a corresponding incoming call form in step S28. On the other hand, if there is no matching CS-ID, the process proceeds to step S30, and the incoming call is notified in the default incoming call form.

For example, when a call arrives in the service area B, the C of the public base station 3 in the service area B
The S-ID will be captured. By the above-described registration process, “vibrator” is set as the incoming call type in the CS-ID.
Is driven to notify that an incoming call has been received.

Next, when the user moves to the service area C and receives a call there, the CS-ID of the self-main unit 2 in the service area C is captured. By the above-described registration process, the CS-ID includes:
Since “ringing” is set as the incoming call form, in this case, the incoming call is notified by a ring tone from the speaker 13.

When an incoming call is made in a place where the incoming call form is not set, such as the service area A, a notification is made in a default incoming call form. For example, a user who often moves and who does not want a ringtone to sound may set the default incoming call mode to “vibrator”. If the user rarely moves in an office or the like, the default incoming call form may be set to “ringing”.

As described above, in this embodiment, a desired incoming call form can be registered in a place where the incoming call form is desired to be set or changed by only one key operation and an incoming call form selecting operation. Information on the location information (CS-I
D) can be associated with an incoming call form, and an incoming call can be notified in an appropriate incoming call form according to the location.

In the embodiment described above, the key input unit 1
Although the registration processing of the incoming call form is performed by pressing the area registration key 5, the registration processing of the incoming call form may be automatically performed when the CS-ID changes. In this case, a default incoming call form may be set if the incoming call form selection operation is not performed within a predetermined time.

[0030]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, after capturing the location information, the mode is shifted to a mode for selecting the incoming call form. When the incoming call form is selected thereafter, the captured position information is selected. Since the incoming call form is stored in association with the incoming call form, the location information (for example, the CS-ID of the base station) and the incoming call form can be associated with a simpler operation,
There is an advantage that it is possible to make settings so that an incoming call can be notified in an appropriate incoming call form according to a place by a simple operation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the acquisition of the position information is started based on a predetermined key operation, so that the position information (for example, the CS-ID of the base station) and the incoming call form can be transmitted. There is an advantage that the association can be made with a simpler operation, and the setting can be made so that the incoming call can be notified in an appropriate incoming call form according to the place with a simple operation.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the selection mode, the incoming call form to be selected is displayed, and then the incoming call form designated for selection is selected. CS-ID) and the incoming call form can be associated with a simpler operation, and the setting can be made so that the incoming call can be notified in an appropriate incoming form according to the place with a simple operation. can get.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a PHS terminal according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 transmitting / receiving unit 11 communication control unit 12 voice processing unit 13 speaker (incoming notification unit) 14 microphone 15 key input unit (instruction unit) 16 control unit (capturing unit) 17 ROM 18 RAM 19 display unit 20 reception mode table (storage unit) 21 Notification unit (incoming call notification means)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An incoming call mode setting method for a portable communication terminal for notifying an incoming call in an incoming call mode stored in association with location information, wherein after capturing position information, the mode is shifted to a mode for selecting an incoming call mode. A method for setting an incoming call mode of a mobile communication terminal, wherein when an incoming call mode is selected, the captured position information and the selected incoming call mode are associated with each other and stored. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquisition of position information is started based on a predetermined key operation. 3. The incoming call mode setting method for a portable communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein in said selecting mode, an incoming call mode to be selected is displayed, and then the selected incoming call mode is selected.