JPH1188951A - Portable radio equipment and sleep setting release device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a portable telephone set to automatically make dialing or call reception available or not available. SOLUTION: A sleep signal decoding section 18 discriminates whether a signal received by an antenna 11 is a sleep setting signal or a sleep release signal and informs the discrimination result to a control section 10. Upon the receipt of the sleep setting signal, the control section 10 makes dialing or call reception not available for the portable telephone set 100. Upon the receipt of the sleep release signal, the control section 10 makes dialing or call reception available for the portable telephone set 100.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable wireless device and a sleep setting canceling device, and more particularly, to a portable wireless device and a sleep setting canceling device capable of preventing radio interference by a portable wireless device such as a portable telephone. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a conventional portable telephone. The mobile phone 500 stores an antenna 11 for transmitting or receiving a radio signal, an operation panel 12 for inputting a telephone number and the like, a display unit 13 for displaying the input telephone number and the like, and a telephone number and the like. A storage unit 14, an oscillator 15 for generating a carrier frequency, a transmitting unit 16 for converting an audio signal to a radio signal, a receiving unit 17 for converting a radio signal to an audio signal, and a control unit 10 for controlling the operation of each unit.
And a power supply section 19 for supplying power to each section.

[0003] With the spread of mobile phones, radio wave interference by mobile phones has become a problem. Electromagnetic interference is a phenomenon in which electromagnetic waves emitted from a mobile phone when making or receiving a call enter the circuits of electronic equipment such as medical equipment and precision equipment used in airplanes. This is a phenomenon that generates noise. Therefore, conventionally, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, the power of the mobile phone is spontaneously turned off when entering a hospital. The hospital also calls on people coming into the hospital to turn off their mobile phones.

[0004] When the power of the mobile phone is turned off, it is impossible to make or receive a call, so that no electromagnetic wave is generated and the occurrence of radio interference can be prevented.

[0005]

As described above, conventionally, when entering a hospital or airplane where radio interference may occur, the power of the cellular phone is manually turned off manually. I have. However, the user sometimes forgets to turn off the power of the mobile phone, and there is a problem that the occurrence of radio interference cannot be completely prevented. In addition, there is a problem that the operation of calling to turn off the power of the mobile phone is troublesome. Another problem is that if you forget to turn the power off, important calls will not be connected.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a transmitting unit for converting an audio signal into a radio signal, a receiving unit for converting a radio signal into an audio signal, and a device for transmitting or transmitting the radio signal. In a portable wireless device having an antenna for receiving, a call or an incoming call cannot be made when a sleep setting signal is received by the antenna, and a call or an incoming call is made when a sleep cancel signal is received by the antenna. There is provided a portable wireless device characterized by comprising sleep setting canceling means for enabling.

[0007] In the above-mentioned portable radio apparatus, it is impossible to make or receive a call after receiving the sleep setting signal, and it is possible to make or receive a call as usual after receiving the sleep cancel signal. . Therefore, the occurrence of radio interference can be completely prevented without turning off the power. Also, there is no need to manually turn the power off and on, and there is no need to call for the power to be turned off.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a sleep setting signal generating means for generating a sleep setting signal, a sleep canceling signal generating means for generating a sleep canceling signal, and a sleep transmitting the sleep setting signal. A sleep setting canceling device comprising: a setting antenna; and a sleep canceling antenna for transmitting the sleep canceling signal.

The sleep setting canceling device transmits a sleep setting signal for preventing the portable wireless device from making or receiving a call and a sleep canceling signal for making a call or an incoming call. . For this reason, even if the power supply of the portable wireless device is not turned off, the occurrence of radio interference can be completely prevented. Also, there is no need to manually turn the power off and on, and there is no need to call for the power to be turned off.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited by this. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a portable wireless device (hereinafter, referred to as a mobile phone) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The portable telephone 100 includes an antenna 11 for transmitting or receiving a radio signal and receiving a sleep setting signal and a sleep canceling signal, an operation panel 12 for inputting a telephone number and the like, an input telephone number and the like. And a storage unit 14 for storing telephone numbers and the like.
An oscillator 15 for generating a carrier frequency, a transmitting unit 16 for converting an audio signal to a radio signal, a receiving unit 17 for converting a radio signal to an audio signal, a sleep signal decoding unit 18, and controlling operations of the respective units. And a power supply unit 19 for supplying power to the respective units.

The portable telephone 100 is, for example, 800 MHz
Use the frequency band of z. In addition, the mobile phone 100
Is, for example, an analog system or a digital system. The sleep signal decoding unit 18 determines whether the signal received by the antenna 11 is a sleep setting signal or a sleep release signal,
The result is notified to the control unit 10. The control unit 10
When the device receives the sleep setting signal, it cannot make or receive a call (hereinafter, referred to as a sleep state). on the other hand,
When a sleep cancel signal is received, a call or an incoming call can be made (hereinafter referred to as a sleep cancel state).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a sleep setting canceling device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The sleep setting canceling device 200 includes a frequency control unit 21 that controls a frequency of a signal to be transmitted, an analog transmitting unit 22 that generates an analog sleep setting signal and an analog sleep canceling signal of the frequency, and a digital sleep setting signal of the frequency. Transmitter 23 that generates a digital sleep wakeup signal
A sleep signal storage unit 24 for storing the sleep setting signal and the sleep cancel signal; a transmission output amplifier 25 for amplifying a signal to be transmitted; a sleep setting antenna 26 for transmitting the sleep setting signal; A sleep canceling antenna 27, a control unit 20 that controls the operation of each unit, and a power supply unit 28 that supplies power to each unit.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sleep setting antenna 26 and the sleep canceling antenna 27 are installed near entrances of a hospital or the like. The sleep setting antenna 26 is installed facing the inside of the hospital, and the sleep canceling antenna 27 is installed outside the hospital. Also, the sleep setting antenna 26 is installed at several places in the hospital (for example, places where public telephones and vending machines are installed). The transmission range of signals transmitted from these antennas is, for example, 3 to 5 meters.

The portable telephone of the person entering the hospital receives the sleep setting signal transmitted from the sleep setting antenna 26, and enters a sleep state. In addition, a mobile phone of a person who does not have the sleep setting antenna 26 installed therein, for example, enters the hospital through a self-service mouth, transmits a sleep setting signal transmitted from the sleep setting antenna 26 installed in the hospital. Receive and go to sleep. Since the mobile phone in the sleep state does not make or receive a call even when the power is turned on, the mobile phone does not emit electromagnetic waves and does not cause radio interference.

On the other hand, a cell phone of a person going out of the hospital
Upon receiving the sleep cancel signal transmitted from the sleep cancel antenna 27, the sleep mode is set. In addition,
The mobile phone in the sleep release state can make or receive a call as usual. Note that the mobile phone 100
May be provided with a timer, and the timer measures the elapsed time from when the sleep setting signal is received, and when the elapsed time exceeds, for example, 30 minutes, the mobile phone may be set to the sleep release state. Thus, for example, a cell phone of a person who goes out of the hospital from a non-hospitality, for example, where the sleep canceling antenna 27 is not installed, automatically enters the sleep cancel state 30 minutes after receiving the sleep setting signal. As a result, a call can be made or received as usual.

In the above description, the sleep setting canceling device 200 has been described as being installed in a hospital. However, it may be installed in an airplane boarding gate, a school entrance, or the like.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the sleep setting signal is received, the portable telephone is set to the sleep state. This makes it impossible for the mobile phone to make or receive calls, so that the occurrence of radio interference can be completely prevented without turning off the power.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a sleep setting release device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram of installation of an antenna.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a conventional mobile phone.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of turning off the power of the mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 mobile phone 200 sleep setting canceling device 10 control unit 11 antenna 12 operation panel 13 display unit 14 storage unit 15 oscillator 16 transmission unit 17 reception unit 18 sleep signal decoding unit 19 power supply unit 20 control unit 21 frequency control unit 22 analog transmission unit 23 Digital transmission unit 24 Sleep signal storage unit 25 Transmission output amplifier 26 Antenna for sleep setting 27 Antenna for sleep release 28 Power supply unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A portable wireless device comprising: a transmitting unit that converts an audio signal into a radio signal; a receiving unit that converts a radio signal into an audio signal; and an antenna that transmits or receives the radio signal. Sleep setting canceling means for making a call or an incoming call impossible when a sleep setting signal is received and for making a call or an incoming call when a sleep cancel signal is received by the antenna. Portable wireless device. 2. A timer according to claim 1, further comprising a timer for measuring an elapsed time from when the sleep setting signal is received,
The portable wireless device, wherein the sleep setting canceling means enables a call or an incoming call when the elapsed time exceeds a predetermined time. 3. A sleep setting signal generating means for generating a sleep setting signal, a sleep canceling signal generating means for generating a sleep canceling signal, a sleep setting antenna for transmitting the sleep setting signal, and transmitting the sleep canceling signal. And a sleep canceling antenna that performs the sleep canceling. 4. The sleep setting signal generating means according to claim 3, wherein said sleep setting signal generating means generates analog and digital sleep setting signals corresponding to a number of frequencies, and said sleep canceling signal generating means generates analog and digital sleep signals corresponding to a number of frequencies. A sleep setting canceling device for generating a canceling signal. 5. The sleep setting canceling device according to claim 3, further comprising a sleep signal storing means for storing the sleep setting signal and the sleep canceling signal.