JPH11341567A - Portable telephone terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow the user to quickly cope with an emergency by providing an emergency detection section that provides an output of a detection signal to a control section so as to allow the control section to make an emergency warning when the emergency detection section detects that an input denoting the emergency is given to a key entry section. SOLUTION: The portable telephone terminal is provided with an emergency detection section 9 that provides an output of a detection signal to a control section 12 to allow the control section 12 to make an emergency warning when the emergency detection section 9 detects that an input denoting an emergency is given to a key entry section 8. In this terminal, the key entry section 8 enters a telephone number of an opposite party and the user selects the telephone number to be dialed from a telephone number storage section 6 and makes dialing of the selected telephone number in the case of making a call to an opposite party. Furthermore, the terminal is configured such that when the user makes a prescribed key entry on the occurrence of an emergency, the emergency detection section 9 detects it and gives a detection signal to the control section 12 to allow the control section 12 to automatically dial a telephone number designated as an emergency contact telephone number in the telephone number storage section 6. Furthermore, the emergency detection section 9 gives the detection signal to the control section 12 to allow a sound output section 4 to output a burglar-proof alarm sound.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone terminal, and more particularly, to a portable telephone terminal that emits an emergency alarm when a subscriber is in an emergency and has an automatic calling / contact function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a countermeasure function when a subscriber in a conventional mobile phone terminal is in an emergency, a number 119 or 11 is provided even if a key input section of the mobile phone terminal is in a dial lock state.
No. 0 emergency call was possible.

[0003] The dial lock is a function for preventing an input from a key input unit from being received when a portable telephone terminal is put in a bag or a pocket so as not to make an erroneous call. However, a key input for responding to the incoming call and a key input for releasing the dial lock are accepted.

[0004]

However, when the mobile phone terminal subscriber is in an emergency, the user can check the key input section one by one to get 119 or 110, or his home phone number, etc., for help. Dialing can be difficult depending on the situation at hand.

When a subscriber is in an emergency, 11
In some cases, you may want to alert people near the place with a sound like a security alarm and ask for help, rather than dialing 9 or 110.

[0006] In addition, when the person holding the mobile phone terminal is a child or physically weak person or the like, in an emergency, instead of calling a public institution such as 119 or 110, he or she should call the home or acquaintance's phone. They may ask for help.

[0007] Further, when the subscriber cannot speak in an emergency or the like, it may not be possible to report the urgency to the contact destination even if the emergency contact is contacted.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone terminal comprising: a radio unit for receiving and transmitting a signal via a radio line with a base station; A voice output unit that outputs a ringtone or a voice of a communication partner that informs a subscriber based on a call signal received through the telephone, a key input unit that inputs a telephone number or a character, and the like. When a mobile phone terminal having a control unit for controlling registration, search, calling, and other predetermined processing operations based on a signal, when it is detected that an emergency input has been input to the key input unit, An emergency detection unit that outputs a detection signal to the control unit so as to issue an emergency warning is provided.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is provided with a volume control section for controlling a volume output from the audio output section, and the emergency detection section receives an input to the key input section to the effect that it is emergency. When detecting that, the volume of the volume control unit is maximized, and a detection signal is output to the control unit so that the voice output unit emits an emergency warning sound.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone number storage section for storing a telephone number of a destination to which the portable telephone terminal is to be contacted in an emergency, and the emergency detection section is provided with an emergency key input section. A detection signal is output to the control unit so as to automatically transmit the telephone number stored in the telephone number storage unit when it is detected that the input of .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone number storage unit for storing a telephone number of a destination to which the portable telephone terminal is to be contacted in an emergency, and an emergency message to be transmitted to the portable telephone terminal in an emergency in advance. An emergency message storage unit is provided for storing a telephone number corresponding to a telephone number to be contacted in an emergency, and the emergency detection unit detects the emergency input to the key input unit and detects the telephone number. The telephone number stored in the storage unit is automatically transmitted, and a detection signal is output to the control unit so as to automatically transmit the emergency message.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram referred to for explaining a portable telephone terminal according to the present invention.

In the portable telephone terminal shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an antenna unit for transmitting and receiving radio waves, and 2 modulates and demodulates a radio wave carrying a plurality of addresses and data transmitted and received to and from a nearest base station via radio waves. A wireless unit 3 converts a response of a communication partner transmitted as data into a voice signal,
Reference numeral 4 denotes a voice processing unit for converting the input voice as a data signal. Reference numerals 4 and 5 denote input of a voice output unit for outputting voice of a communication partner converted by the voice processing unit 3 or an alarm sound, and a voice of a speaker. 2 shows a voice input unit. Reference numeral 6 denotes a telephone number storage unit in which one or a plurality of telephone numbers can be stored in advance, and reference numeral 7 denotes an emergency message storage unit (an ordinary message storage unit) for storing an emergency message attached to a telephone number to be dialed in an emergency. Can be stored), and 8
Denotes a key input unit having a plurality of buttons, 9 denotes an emergency detection unit that detects whether there is a predetermined input indicating an emergency from the key input unit, and 10 denotes a timer unit that constantly transmits a clock signal. , 11 indicates a display unit for displaying a message, time, and an operation state, and 12 indicates a control unit for performing overall control processing of each component.

When talking with the other party, a voice signal is sent from the voice input unit 5 (microphone) to which the voice of the caller is input to the voice processing unit 3, and the voice signal is further transmitted from the antenna unit 1 via the wireless unit 2. Radio is transmitted to the nearest base station toward the communication partner.

When a response from a communication partner is received by the antenna unit 1 from the nearest base station by radio, the received signal is sent from the radio unit 2 to the audio output unit 4 (speaker) via the audio processing unit 3, The voice of the response is heard from the voice output unit 4 to the receiver's ear. In the case of message transmission, the message transmission may be performed without passing through the voice processing unit 3.

When making a call to the other party, the telephone number of the other party can be input from the key input section 8 or a telephone number to be dialed can be selected from the telephone number storage section 6 to make a call. When a predetermined key input is performed in an emergency, the emergency detection unit 9 detects the fact and transmits a detection signal to the control unit 12 so that the telephone number specified in advance in the telephone number storage unit 6 for emergency communication is automatically set. You are calling.

Furthermore, the emergency detection section 9 can transmit a detection signal to the control section 12 so that the voice output section 4 emits a security alarm sound. Also, the volume of the security alarm at this time is set to the maximum by a volume controller provided in the controller 12 (not shown). The automatic call and the security alarm can be operated simultaneously.

The timer section 10 is provided in the portable telephone terminal.
Is used to constantly output a clock signal to the control unit 12 to advance the date and time displayed on the display unit 11 and to perform control using a predetermined time interval. It is also possible to control the unit 9 to transmit a detection signal to the control unit 12 and at the same time to activate a timer so that an automatic call is made after a certain period of time.

Next, a series of operations of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention, which is set so as to activate a security alarm, automatic calling and transmission of an emergency message.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a series of operations in one embodiment of the present invention. When the subscriber is in an emergency, a predetermined input is performed on the key input unit (in this embodiment, a one-touch dial (a function for automatically calling a predetermined party by simply pressing a button of the key input unit) is pressed for a few seconds). By doing so, an alarm mode is set to sound a security alarm (201). Various methods are conceivable for the predetermined input of the key input unit at the time of the emergency, but it is difficult to perform the normal input or the method of simply inputting in the bag. However, it is preferable to use a method in which the input can be made by groping in a bag instead of a complicated input in an emergency. Next, step 2
When the alarm mode is set at 01, the ringer sound used at the time of calling is sounded at the maximum volume to call attention to the surroundings at step 202 (202). Further, an automatic call is made. In some cases, the ringer sound of step 202 alone is sufficient. Therefore, a timer is activated from when the ringer sound is emitted to provide a time lag until the automatic call is made (203). If a call is to be made immediately, the call button is pressed (204). Thereafter, if the line is connected to the called party, the ringer is stopped (205). Then, an emergency message set in advance is transmitted (the emergency message may have already been transmitted when the line is connected) (206).

[0022]

With the above arrangement, according to the present invention, an emergency alert can be issued to a portable telephone terminal which many people have at all times, as in the present case, so that an emergency situation in which it is not known when to happen can be dealt with immediately. It can be performed.

Further, as in the second invention, a sound such as a security alarm is sounded as an emergency warning to call attention to the surroundings and seek help.

Further, as in the third invention, by automatically calling an emergency contact set in advance as the emergency alert, it is possible to quickly call the emergency contact in an emergency.

Also, as in the fourth invention, when the emergency contact is called, an emergency message can be notified.
Even if the caller cannot speak in an emergency, it is possible to notify the other party of the urgency.

Further, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, if an emergency warning is issued by a simple input method in an emergency, there is also an effect that the emergency warning can be performed by groping even in a bag.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a series of operations in one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: antenna section 2: wireless section 3: voice processing section 4: voice output section 5: voice input section 6: telephone number storage section 7: emergency message storage section 8: key input section 9: emergency detection section 10: timer section 11 : Display unit 12: Control unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A radio unit for receiving and transmitting a signal via a radio line with a base station, a ring tone for notifying a subscriber based on a call signal received via the radio unit, a voice of a communication partner, and the like. And a key input unit for inputting a telephone number, characters, etc., based on signals from the components, registration, search, calling,
In a mobile phone terminal having a control unit for controlling other predetermined processing operations, when the control unit detects that an emergency input has been input to the key input unit, the control unit detects an emergency warning. A mobile phone terminal provided with an emergency detection unit for outputting a signal. 2. A volume control unit for adjusting a volume output by the audio output unit, wherein the emergency detection unit controls the volume when detecting that an emergency input has been input to the key input unit. 2. The mobile phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein a detection signal is output to the control unit so that the volume of the unit is maximized and an emergency alarm sounds from the audio output unit. 3. A telephone number storage section for storing a telephone number of a destination to be contacted to the mobile phone terminal in an emergency in advance, wherein the emergency detection section inputs an emergency message to the key input section. 2. The mobile phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein a detection signal is output to the control unit so as to automatically transmit the telephone number stored in the telephone number storage unit when detecting the fact. . 4. A telephone number storage unit for storing in advance a telephone number of a destination to which the mobile phone terminal is to be contacted in an emergency, and a telephone number to which an emergency message to be transmitted in advance to the mobile phone terminal in an emergency is notified. An emergency message storage unit that stores the emergency message in association with a number, wherein the emergency detection unit stores the emergency number in the telephone number storage unit when detecting that an emergency input has been input to the key input unit. 2. The mobile phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein a detection signal is output to the control unit so as to automatically transmit a telephone number and automatically transmit the emergency message.