JPH11243439A - Individual selective calling receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To notify in a notification pattern corresponding to a reception mode so that a user can identify the reception mode. SOLUTION: A notification pattern corresponding to a reception mode is read from a notification pattern storage part 14, and the notification processing is executed on the basis of the notification pattern. More specifically, a melody or a volume of an incoming call sound generated from a loucspecker 8, rhythm of vibration generated from vibrator 17, or a display color of a reception LED 16 and a baclight 15 change in a time sequence. Thus, a user is able to recognize the notification pattern and decide on the corresponding reception mode. Also when the user sees the reception contents on the display part 3, he can also confirm identify that is a notification patter. Thus, an appropriate action corresponding to the reception mode can instantly be taken.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention
For example, the present invention relates to an individual selective call receiving device that can call a user by performing notification by a ring tone, vibration, display, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There has been known an individual selective call receiving apparatus, such as a portable telephone apparatus, which calls a user with a ring tone when an incoming call is received. There is also known an apparatus in which a mobile phone device vibrates to call a user together with or instead of the ringing tone.

[0003] On the other hand, there are known ringtones that can be selected from a plurality of patterns in accordance with the user's preference or that the user can compose music. This ring tone pattern is to select and set one to be used from those selected or composed, and to set a ring tone according to the ring tone pattern based on the setting information stored in the memory of the mobile phone device. Will be emitted. That is, the ring tone pattern cannot be changed unless the setting itself is changed, and in one state, only one type of ring tone pattern is always determined.

[0004]

However, assuming the following situation, it is preferable that the ring tone pattern is automatically changed. In other words, at present, a plurality of telephone carriers provide telephone services, but if one mobile phone device tries to receive the services provided by the plurality of telephone carriers, the difference between the carriers is different. It is also conceivable that there are differences in the functions that can be used, or that the fees differ, depending on the difference in the method used and the method (control signal transmission method) used. For example, there is a difference in functions between a system that can use a response hold function and a call transfer function, and a system that cannot use the function. Specifically, in the case of a system using the CDMA (cdmaOne) system, the response hold function and the call transfer function can be used, and in the case of the TACS system, the response hold function and the call transfer function cannot be used. Therefore, for example, in the case of a CDMA system, if the end key is operated during an incoming call, the answer hold function is activated, but in the case of the TACS system without the function, the end key is operated. The end-of-call processing is performed as it is. Therefore, it is preferable to immediately detect whether or not these functions can be dealt with and take appropriate measures.

[0005] In addition to whether or not such functions can be supported, even if services provided by the same company adopting the same system have different service contents such as telephone communication, facsimile communication, and data communication. The same is true for In other words, facsimile communication and data communication require processing such as connecting a mobile phone to a facsimile machine or personal computer, etc., so that the service content can be quickly detected and appropriate measures taken. Is preferably performed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide an individual selective call receiving apparatus capable of notifying a user with a notification pattern according to the incoming call mode so that the user can identify the incoming call mode. It is assumed that.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention
When an incoming call to itself is detected, the call control means can notify the notification means by the notification means and call the user. The notification means can notify the user by acting on at least one of visual, auditory and tactile sensations. The notification means is configured to be able to notify with a plurality of notification patterns, and the reception detection means is configured to control the plurality of reception modes determined by at least any one of the control signal transmission method, the operating frequency, the carrier and the service type. It is configured to be able to distinguish and detect the incoming call. Under such a premise, the call control means controls the notifying means to notify the user with a notification pattern corresponding to the incoming call mode detected by the incoming call detecting means.

[0008] In this case, for example,
A correspondence storage unit for storing a relationship between a plurality of incoming modes and a corresponding notification pattern, wherein the call control unit stores the notification pattern corresponding to the incoming mode detected by the incoming detection unit; Read from the means,
The notification may be performed using the read notification pattern.

As described above, the notification can be performed in the notification pattern corresponding to the incoming call mode. Therefore, when there is an incoming call and the notification is made by the notifying means, the user cannot simply recognize that there is an incoming call. Instead, the incoming call mode can be identified based on the notification pattern. for that reason,
The user can take appropriate measures in accordance with the recognized incoming call mode, which is effective in improving convenience.

This point will be specifically described with reference to the above example. For example, in the case of an incoming voice call by a system using the CDMA (cdmaOne) system, the answer hold function and the call transfer function can be used. You can perform operations to use it. For example, in a portable telephone device, if the end key is operated during an incoming call, the answer hold function is activated, so that the end key is pressed.
On the other hand, in the case of the TACS system without such a function, if the end key is operated, the end process is performed as it is. Therefore, when the incoming call mode is recognized from the notification pattern, if a call is desired, an operation such as immediately operating the start key to perform the call is performed.

[0011] Further, even if the incoming call is made by a system using the same method, there is a difference such as voice incoming call, facsimile incoming call or data incoming call. Since such a difference can be recognized by the notification pattern, for example, in the case of facsimile communication, the individual selective call receiving device is connected to the facsimile device, and in the case of data communication, the individual selective call receiving device is connected to a personal computer or the like. Appropriate processing can be performed.

By the way, the notifying means includes at least visual,
It is configured to be able to notify the user by acting on either the auditory sense or the tactile sense. Specifically, the following configuration may be used. For example, it is conceivable that the notification is made by the sound generated by the sound generating means. This is notification by a so-called ring tone.
In this case, a plurality of notification patterns can be realized by changing the melody or rhythm of the ringtone. It is also conceivable that the contents of the incoming call mode are reported in words.

Further, as described in claim 4, the notification is made only by the vibration generated by the vibration generating means,
Alternatively, the notification may be made by adding the sound generated by the sound generating means to the vibration. Many mobile phone devices and the like have a “vibrator function” for notifying that there is an incoming call by vibration, so such notification is also possible. In the case of notification by vibration, a plurality of notification patterns can be realized by, for example, changing the rhythm at which the vibration occurs, or changing the speed or intensity of the vibration.

Further, as described in claim 5, in each of the above-described notification of only voice, notification of only vibration, and notification by voice and vibration, notification including display on the display means is performed. Is also good. For this display, for example, it is conceivable to change the color of the LED, change the color of the backlight of the LCD, or change the display content on the LCD.

Note that changing the display content on the LCD to one corresponding to a plurality of notification patterns is not executed alone. That is, the notification by the ringtone or the vibration is not executed, and the display content alone is not changed. This is because the displayed content is a so-called “active recognition” that the user visually recognizes, and it is not realistic to always pay attention to the displayed content after waiting for an incoming call that does not know when it will occur. However, it is effective as a supplement. That is,
When the notification pattern is changed by a ring tone or vibration, in order to recognize the incoming mode from the notification pattern, it is necessary to remember which notification pattern corresponds to which incoming mode. Thus, for example, L
If the contents of the incoming call mode itself (for example, the name of the carrier and the fact that the call is a facsimile call) are displayed on the CD,
Even when the correspondence between the notification pattern and the incoming call mode is forgotten or when the correspondence is not accurately remembered, a reliable correspondence can be made.

[0016] Conversely, in the case of voice or vibration, it is a so-called "passive recognition" that the user recognizes by hearing or touch, and is effective as a notification for an incoming call that is unknown when it occurs. . To put it concretely, if this individual selective call receiving device is placed in the bag, the incoming call mode can be determined by the ring tone, so only put it in the bag without actually taking it out of the bag. It is also possible to operate it. In the case of vibration, for example, the same thing can be performed if the user puts in a pocket of clothes.

As one method for changing the notification pattern by voice, vibration, display, or the like according to the incoming call mode, for example, it is conceivable to change the notification mode in a time series as described in claim 6. Can be In other words, speaking of ringtones, it is possible to realize a plurality of notification patterns by constantly generating ringtones of different pitches according to the incoming mode, but as described above, it is not possible to change the melody or rhythm. That is, the notification mode is changed in a time series, and such a notification pattern is easier for the user to distinguish. The same applies to the case of vibration. Since the display is auxiliary as described above, it is effective to repeatedly display, for example, the telephone carrier name and the service type in a predetermined time unit.

It is to be noted that the individually selected call receiving apparatus of the present invention comprises:
For example, the present invention can be applied to a mobile phone device (referred to as a so-called mobile phone or PHS slave), a mobile phone device such as a car phone, or a fixed phone device. Is also good. Further, a communication device such as a personal computer having a communication function may be used.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It is needless to say that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and can take various forms as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a portable telephone device 1 according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is an external view of the portable telephone device 1 as viewed from an operation section. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone device 1 according to the present embodiment includes an elongated casing 1a which can be operated with one hand and is convenient for carrying. 2, various function keys such as numeric keys of "0 to 9, *, #" for inputting a dial number of a call destination, a start key, an end key, and the like are arranged. A microphone 5 for the user to input voice during a call is provided below the operation unit 2, and a message transmitted from another telephone device or a mobile phone is provided above the operation unit 2. A display unit 3 composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) for displaying operation guidance, operation status, and the like of the device 1 is provided. A speaker 4 for reproducing the received audio signal is provided.
Further, a rod antenna 6 formed to be able to enter and exit the housing 1a is provided at a tip portion of the housing 1a above the speaker 4, and a base station on the telephone line network side is provided via the rod antenna 6. Wireless communication can be performed between them.

As shown in FIG. 1, the portable telephone device 1 generates a ring tone when a call signal is transmitted from a telephone line network separately from a speaker 4 for a call, A speaker 8 for generating a guidance sound and calling a user is built in. In the mobile phone 1, an external interface (I / O) for performing data communication by being connected to a personal computer, a facsimile machine, or the like is provided.
F) 11, a transmission / reception unit 12 for performing wireless communication with the base station via the rod antenna 6, a non-volatile memory such as an EEPROM, and a notification pattern storage unit that stores a notification pattern at the time of an incoming call. 14, the backlight 15 of the display unit 3 described above, the incoming call LED 1 which emits light when receiving an incoming call
6, a vibrator 17, and a control unit 10 connected to each of the above units for performing various control processes are also provided.
When vibration is generated in the vibrator 17, the vibration causes the housing 1a of the mobile phone device 1 to vibrate.

The control unit 10 is configured as a microcomputer, and includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM,
It has an AM, a bus line, an I / O, and the like. Then, various control processes for realizing a function as a general portable telephone device, that is, a calling process for transmitting a calling signal for calling another telephone device from the transmitting / receiving unit 12 to the telephone line network. When a call signal is transmitted from the base station, a ring tone is generated from the speaker 8 and the vibrator 17
A vibration is generated, the incoming call content is displayed on the display unit 3, and the display color of the backlight 15 and the incoming LED 16 is changed. When a command to connect to the telephone is input, the calling telephone device is connected to the telephone network by connection processing and call processing for connecting the mobile telephone device 1 to the telephone network via the transmission / reception unit 12, and When it becomes possible to talk with the telephone device of the called party, or by the connection processing, the mobile phone device 1 is connected to the telephone line network, so that it is possible to talk with the telephone device of the calling party. At this time, a voice signal input by the user from the microphone 5 is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 12 to the base station, or a voice signal transmitted from a telephone network (in other words, a telephone device on the called side). , Voice from speaker 4 Performing a voice output processing or the like to occur.

The mobile phone 1 of the present embodiment is configured to be able to handle incoming calls in a plurality of incoming modes. The plurality of incoming modes are, for example, CDMA (cdmaOne
)-Differences in control signal transmission methods such as TACS and AMPS, differences in operating frequencies such as 800 MHz and 1.5 GHz, differences in telephone carriers, and differences in communication service types such as voice communication, facsimile communication, and data communication. Is determined. Among them, the control signal transmission system and the frequency difference cannot be handled by the control unit 10 alone, so that the transmission / reception unit 12 can cope with them, for example, the modulation unit A, the modulation unit B, and the modulation unit C. A plurality of modulation units are provided. The control unit 10 can determine which modulation unit has been modulated.

Next, of the processing stored in the ROM of the control unit 10, the processing relating to the incoming call notification will be described. First, FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a function setting process executed by the control unit 10 when a function of the mobile phone device 1 is set by a user.

The function setting process is started by operating a function key or the like provided in the operation unit 2 in the normal mode in which the mobile phone 1 is not executing a specific process. First, it waits for input of a two-digit function number (S110). Here, the operation unit 2 is provided with the pattern change function setting mode number “15” in order to allow the user to change the notification pattern change function, to determine whether or not to execute the function, or to change the function to be used. When "1" and "5" of the ten keys are depressed and input, the function number has been input, so that "YES" is determined in the step S110, and then the input function number is changed in pattern. It is determined whether it is a function setting (S120).

Since the user has input the function number "15" indicating the pattern change function setting mode, step S120 is performed.
Is determined as “YES”, and “PATTERN 1” is displayed on the display unit 3.
A selection menu with the content "/ 2/3/4/5/6/7/8" is displayed (S130). Of this display, "1 /
"2/3/4/5/6/7/8" means that there are eight types of patterns, which can be selected by number. If the current setting state is “1”, the “1” portion of the display becomes a blinking state, and the current setting state is also displayed. As shown in FIG. 4, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the three types of notification methods of display, vibrator, and ringtone are performed when all three types are performed (1) and when only two types are performed (2 to 2). 4) The case where only one is executed (5 to 7), and the case where none of them is executed and the pattern change function itself is not executed after all (8). Therefore, if you choose one of these,
A pattern change in a desired form can be realized.

In step S130, with the current setting and selection menu displayed, the system waits for a user's selection instruction (S130).
140). Here, if the user depresses the “1” key, “YES” is determined in the step S140, and in this case, all three types of display, vibrator, and ringtone are set as functions for which the notification pattern is to be changed. Then, the display on the display unit 3 is switched to the display of "chakshin pattern 1" (S150).

Next, the contents of the notification pattern changing function setting are stored in the volatile memory RAM in the control unit 10 (S
160) Then, it is determined whether or not the content set this time is different from the previous setting (S170). If it is different from the previous setting, “YES” is determined in the step S170.

Next, the contents of the notification pattern change function setting are stored in the backup RAM, which is a non-volatile memory in the control section 10 (S180), and the operation returns to the normal mode. If the settings have not been changed, “NO” is determined in the step S170, and the process returns to the normal mode without storing the data in the backup RAM.

The current setting state is always held in the backup RAM by the processing in steps S170 and S180. This is because the function setting contents are held even when the power of the portable telephone device 1 is turned off. Is also stored in the backup RAM in the same manner if there is a change.

Next, the ring tone, incoming vibration,
Output processing such as incoming call display will be described. FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the incoming call processing. This process is started at the timing when there is an incoming call. First, it is determined whether or not the change function is to be turned on based on the setting content of the notification pattern change function setting set in the RAM in the control unit 10 (S210). As described above with reference to FIG. 4 and the like, patterns 1 to 7 are cases in which any of display, vibration, and ringtone is changed, and the “change function is on”,
Pattern 8 is a case where the change function itself is not executed.

Therefore, if the pattern is any of 1 to 7, "YES" is determined in S210, and the process shifts to S220. In S220, it is determined whether the system type is A based on the information indicating which modulation unit the transmitting / receiving unit 12 has modulated. Here, modulation units A, B, C
Are determined to be system types A, B, and C, respectively. Therefore, in S220, it is determined whether or not modulation is performed by the modulation unit A. If the system type is A, “YES” is determined in S220, and the process shifts to S240 to execute an in-system pattern selection process for system A. This processing will be described later.

On the other hand, if the system type is not A, S22
If "0" is determined as "NO", the process proceeds to S230, and it is determined whether the system type is B or not. If the system type is B, “YES” is determined in S230, and S25
Then, the process goes to 0 to execute the in-system pattern selection processing for the system B. This processing will be described later.

If the system type is not B, S2
The determination at 30 is "NO", and the flow shifts to S260 to execute an in-system pattern selection process for the system C. Here, the in-system pattern selection processing executed in S240, S250, and S260 will be described with reference to FIG.

This pattern selection processing is performed in the case of voice reception or facsimile reception even in the same system.
Since it is conceivable that data arrives, this service is a process for judging these service types and selecting a corresponding notification pattern. First, it is determined at S410 whether or not a voice call has been received.
ES ”, and proceeds to S430. In S430, a notification pattern for voice is selected. Specifically, S in FIG.
When the processing is executed as the processing routine of 240, “1” is selected as the notification pattern for the system A, and S1 of FIG.
When executing as the processing routine of 250, “4” is selected as the notification pattern for system B. Then, when executing as the processing routine of S260 in FIG. 5, "7" is selected as the notification pattern for system C. When the selection here is made, the process returns to the process of FIG.
280.

On the other hand, if the call is not a voice call, "NO" is determined in S410, and the flow shifts to S420 to determine whether or not the call is a facsimile call. If the incoming call is a facsimile, “YES” is determined in S420, and the process shifts to S440.
In S440, a notification pattern for facsimile is selected. As in the case of S430 described above, S240 of FIG.
In the case of executing as the processing routine of “2”, “2” is selected as the notification pattern for the system A, and S250 of FIG.
In the case of executing as the processing routine of “1”, “5” is selected as the notification pattern for system B. And FIG.
When executing as the processing routine of S260, “8” is selected as the notification pattern for the system C. When the selection is made here, the process returns to the process of FIG. 5 and shifts to S280.

If it is not a facsimile call, S
"NO" in 420, and it transfers to S450. S4
At 50, a notification pattern for data is selected. That is, when executing as the processing routine of S240 in FIG. 5, "3" is selected as the notification pattern for system A, and when executing as the processing routine of S250 in FIG. Is selected as "6". Then, when executing as the processing routine of S260 in FIG. 5, “9” is selected as the notification pattern for the system C. When the selection is made here, the process returns to the process of FIG. 5 and shifts to S280.

Determined by these system types (A to C) and service types (voice / facsimile / data) 9
FIG. 7 shows the correspondence between the different incoming modes and the notification patterns (1 to 9). Thus, in S210, "YE
In the case of "S", that is, when the set patterns are 1 to 7 and the change function is turned on, the notification patterns individually corresponding to the above nine types of incoming call modes are selected.

On the other hand, if "NO" in the step S210, that is, if the pattern is 8, the changing function is off, and the process shifts to a step S270. In S270, “Information pattern 0”, which is the initial value, is selected as the information pattern, and then the process proceeds to S280. In S280, S240 to S
The setting content of the notification pattern selected in any of 270 is read into the work area of the RAM, and in S290, the notification processing is started based on the notification pattern read into the work area of the RAM.

An example of a notification pattern when the notification processing is executed in S290 will be described with reference to FIG. The items to be changed as the notification pattern are three in the display relation: the contents of the incoming call to the display unit 3, the display color of the incoming LED 16, and the display color of the backlight 15. In the vibration relation, the vibrator 17 generates vibration. Only one of the ringtones, which is generated from the speaker 8,
They are pitch and volume. The notification pattern is formed by changing the notification mode in time series for these six change items.

The case of the notification pattern 1 in FIG. 8 will be described.
In this notification pattern, notification modes for the above-described six items are set in the order of times 0, 1, 2,.... Times 0, 1, and 2 indicate a change timing set in a predetermined time unit. For example, a time of about 1 second may be set. Then, the content of the incoming call to the display unit 3 is “Chakshin” → “XX (← the company name itself)”
→ It changes like “FAX”. From this, it can be seen that the telephone operator is responsible for the call and that the call is a facsimile call. Incoming LED1
The display color 6 changes from “red” to “OFF (that is, not lit)” to “green”, and the display color of the backlight 15 is “green” to “OFF (that is, colorless)”. → It changes like “red”. Further, the vibration by the vibrator 17 is “ON (vibrates)”.
→ “OFF (no vibration)” → “ON”. As for the ring tone generated from the speaker 8, the pitch changes from "2000 Hz" to "OFF (that is, no sound is generated)" or "2700 Hz", and the volume is set to "1" using a predetermined volume level. →
It changes from “1” to “2”.

As described above, from the notification mode that changes in a time series, for example, the melody and volume of the ring tone, the rhythm at which the vibrator vibrates, and the incoming LED 1
6 and the change in the display color of the backlight 15, it can be recognized that this is the notification pattern 1. In addition, when the contents of the incoming call to the display unit 3 are viewed, it is possible to confirm that the notification pattern is the notification pattern 1.

Although the notification pattern 1 has been described with reference to FIG. 8, similarly, the notification pattern 0 and the notification pattern 2
As for the items No. to No. 9, a notification mode that changes in a time series for each item is set. Therefore, S290 of FIG.
Then, the notification process is started based on the above notification pattern read into the work area of the RAM.
Regarding the actual execution, the result of the pattern change function setting in the processing of S130 to S150 in FIG. That is, as described with reference to FIG. 4, for the three notification methods of display, vibrator, and ringtone, patterns 1 are used when all three are executed, and patterns 2 to 4 are used when only two are executed. When only one is executed, patterns 5 to 7 can be selected. Therefore, pattern 1
Is selected, the notification is performed in a notification pattern such that the notification mode changes in a time series for all six items illustrated in FIG. If patterns 2 to 4 are selected, the corresponding 2 of the display, vibrator and ringtone
For only the type of notification method, notification is performed in a notification pattern in which the notification mode changes in a time series. Similarly, when the patterns 5 to 7 are selected, the notification in the notification pattern in which the notification mode changes in a time series is performed only for the relevant one notification method among the display, the vibrator, and the ringtone. Done.

Returning to the description of the flowchart of FIG.
After the notification process is started at 90, it is determined whether the response key of the operation unit 2 has been pressed down (S300). If the response key has not been pressed down, it is determined as "NO", and the next communication is performed. It is determined whether or not the other party has disconnected the line (S310), and if not, “NO” is determined and the process returns to step S300 again. That is, steps S300 and S310 are repeated until the user presses down the response key or the other party disconnects the line. If the response key is depressed by the user or the other party disconnects the line, if "YES" is determined in step S300 or step S310, the notification process is terminated (S320), and the process proceeds to a normal communication process. That is, when the answer key is depressed in the voice incoming call mode, normal conversation processing is performed by the transmission / reception unit 12 via the wireless communication line, and when the other party disconnects the line, the process returns to the normal mode.

In this embodiment, the display 3, the calling speaker 8, the backlight 15, the incoming LED 16, and the vibrator 17 correspond to the notifying means, and the calling speaker 8 among them serves as the sound generating means, and the vibrator 17 serves as the sound generating means. Corresponds to the vibration generating means, and the display unit 3 corresponds to the display means. Further, the transmission / reception unit 12 and the control unit 10 correspond to an incoming call detection unit, and the control unit 10 corresponds to a call control unit. Further, the notification pattern storage unit 14 corresponds to the correspondence storage unit.

As described above, according to the portable telephone device 1 of the present embodiment, the notification can be performed in the notification pattern corresponding to the reception mode, so that when the notification of the reception is performed, the user simply receives the reception. In addition to recognizing only the incoming call mode, the incoming call mode can be identified based on the notification pattern. Therefore, the user can take appropriate measures according to the recognized incoming call mode, which is effective in improving convenience.

For example, in the case of a voice call received by a system using the CDMA (cdmaOne) system, the answer hold function and the call transfer function can be used. An operation for using the hold function can be performed. For example, if the end key provided on the operation unit 2 is operated during an incoming call, the response hold function is activated, so that the end key is pressed. On the other hand, in the case of the TACS system without such a function, if the end key is operated, the end process is performed as it is. Therefore, when the incoming call mode is recognized from the notification pattern, if a call is desired, an operation such as immediately operating the start key to perform the call is performed.

Also, even if the incoming call is made by the system using the same method, there is a difference such as voice incoming call, facsimile incoming call or data incoming call. Since such a difference can be recognized by the notification pattern, for example, in the case of facsimile communication, the individual selective call receiving device is connected to the facsimile device, and in the case of data communication, the individual selective call receiving device is connected to a personal computer or the like. Appropriate processing can be performed.

In the case of the notification by the ring tone or the ringing vibration executed in the present embodiment, the user recognizes by the auditory sense or the tactile sense, that is, "passive recognition". It is effective as a notification to.
Specifically, when the mobile phone device 1 is put in a bag, the incoming call mode can be determined by the ring tone, so that only the hand is put in the bag without actually taking it out of the bag. It is also possible to operate. In the case of incoming vibration, for example, the same operation can be performed if the terminal is put in a pocket of clothes.

[Others] In the above-described embodiment, all three notification methods of ringtone, ringtone vibration, and ringtone display have been described as being able to be executed simultaneously. For example, only one or two of these methods can be used. The same effect can be exerted even with a configuration capable of executing However, for the above-mentioned reasons, in the case of notification by ringtone or ringtone vibration, it is "passive recognition", and is effective as notification for an incoming call that is unknown when it occurs. Therefore, it is preferable to use the incoming call display supplementarily. In other words, notification by ringtone + display of incoming call, notification by ringing vibration + display of incoming call, ringtone +
It is preferable to notify by vibrating incoming call and displaying incoming call.

The addition of the incoming call display is more advantageous than the notification based on the incoming call sound or incoming call vibration in the following points. In other words, when the notification pattern is changed by the ring tone or the incoming vibration, in order to recognize the incoming mode from the notification pattern, it is necessary to remember which notification pattern corresponds to which incoming mode. . Therefore, if the contents of the reception mode itself (for example, a service type name such as a business name and facsimile reception) are displayed on the display unit 3, if the correspondence between the notification pattern and the reception mode is forgotten, or If you do not remember, you can take a reliable response.

In the above embodiment, as one method of changing the notification pattern according to the incoming call mode, the notification mode is changed in time series.
A plurality of notification patterns can be realized by continuously generating a ring tone having a different pitch depending on the incoming call mode. However, if the notification mode is changed in a time series, the user can recognize the melody and rhythm of the ringtone, so that the notification pattern can be easily distinguished. The same applies to the case of vibration.

In the above-described embodiment, the portable telephone device 1 has been described as the individually selected call receiving device. In addition, as the individually selected call receiving device, a handset such as a PHS (Personal Handy Horn System) handset or a car telephone can be used. Although application to a mobile telephone device or a fixed telephone device is considered, a reception-only device such as a pager may be used. Further, a communication device such as a personal computer having a communication function may be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a mobile phone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the mobile phone device as viewed from an operation unit side.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a function setting process executed by the mobile phone device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a function setting pattern.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an incoming call process executed by the mobile phone device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an in-system pattern selection processing routine executed in the incoming call processing.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a correspondence between an incoming call mode and a notification pattern in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a notification pattern in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile telephone apparatus 1a ... Housing | casing 2 ... Operation part 3 ... Display part 4 ... Speaker (for call) 5 ... Microphone 6 ... Rod antenna 8 ... Speaker (for calling) 10 ... Control part 12 ... Transmission / reception part 14 ... Notification pattern Storage unit 15: backlight 16: incoming LED 17: vibrator

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An informing means capable of informing a user by acting on at least one of visual, auditory and tactile senses, an incoming call detecting means for detecting an incoming call to the user, and an incoming call to the user by the incoming call detecting means. And a call control means for calling the user by notifying by the notifying means when is detected, wherein the notifying means is configured to be capable of notifying with a plurality of notifying patterns. On the other hand, the incoming call detection means, at least for the control signal transmission system, the frequency used, the incoming call in a plurality of incoming modes determined by the difference between any of the carrier and service type,
In addition to being configured to be able to be distinguished and detected, the call control means is configured to control the notification means so as to make a notification in a notification pattern corresponding to an incoming call mode detected by the incoming call detection means. An individual selective call receiving apparatus characterized by the following. 2. An incoming call mode detected by the incoming call detecting means, wherein the incoming call mode detected by the incoming call detecting means is stored in a correspondence relationship storing means for storing a relationship between the plurality of incoming call modes and a corresponding notification pattern. The individual selective call receiving device according to claim 1, wherein a corresponding notification pattern is read from the correspondence storage means, and the read notification pattern is used for notification. 3. The individual selective call receiving device according to claim 1, wherein said notification means is configured to perform notification by voice generated by voice generation means. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit is configured to perform notification only by the vibration generated by the vibration generation unit, or to perform notification by adding a sound generated by the sound generation unit to the vibration. 4. The individually-selected call receiving device according to claim 1, wherein: 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the notifying unit is configured to perform a notification in addition to a display on a display unit in the case of only the voice, only the vibration, and each of the voice and the vibration. The individual selective call receiving device according to claim 3 or 4. 6. The individual selective call receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification pattern has a notification mode that changes in a time series.