KR20010090626A - Operation switching method of cellular phone and its mobile telecommunication device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for transferring the operation modes of a portable phone through the recognition of a specific area and a mobile communication equipment using thereof are provided to enable a portable phone to recognize a silence area so that the portable phone can automatically transfer to a vibration mode or turn off the power when the user enters the silence area. CONSTITUTION: A control part in a portable phone brings signals, obtained from antennas, from a receiving part(61). The control part calculates the location of the portable phone using the signals(62). Using the calculated location information of the portable phone, the control part judges whether the portable phone is within a silence area(63). In case that it is judged that the portable phone is within the silence area, the control part transfers the current mode of the portable phone to a vibration mode(64). In case that the portable phone is not within the silence area, the control part maintains the current mode of the portable phone(65).

Description

Recognition of specific area and operation mode conversion method of mobile phone and mobile communication device using same {Operation switching method of cellular phone and its mobile telecommunication device}

The present invention relates to a mobile phone that can switch the operation mode, in particular the operation mode conversion method of the mobile phone, characterized in that the mobile phone itself to grasp a specific area in the space by using a wireless signal and switch to another operation mode by itself It relates to the mobile phone used.

Set the specific area in the space as the silent area, the normal operation mode of the mobile phone alarm mode, the mode to be switched when the mobile phone enters the silent area is described as the vibration mode and explains the problems in using the mobile phone. In general, a mobile phone can communicate with another person or send and receive data with a data transmission device such as a computer by transmitting and receiving wireless signals within a plurality of base stations or satellites. However, when the cell phone in the alarm mode, the existing cell phone alarm in the meeting place, such as theaters gave users inconvenience. However, it was very inconvenient to turn the phone into vibrate mode or turn off the phone whenever entering the silent area of the theater.

The present invention is to remove the inconvenience described above, when the mobile phone enters the silent area, the mobile phone itself recognizes the silent area to switch to the vibration mode or turn off the mobile phone in the silent area, the mobile phone is switched back to the alarm mode or It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for switching the operation mode of a mobile phone, and a mobile phone using the mobile phone.

1 is an embodiment of a silent region detection method of a mobile phone in one dimension according to the present invention

2 is an embodiment of a silent region detection method of a mobile phone in two dimensions according to the present invention

3 is an embodiment of a detection method of a silent region detection method of a mobile phone in three dimensions according to the present invention

4 is another embodiment of a silent region detection method of a mobile phone in three dimensions according to the present invention

5 is a signal flow diagram inside of a mobile phone operating in accordance with the present invention.

6 is an embodiment of a signal flow diagram of a control unit of the mobile phone of FIG. 5 operating according to the present invention.

7 is another embodiment of a signal flow diagram of a control unit of the mobile phone of FIG. 5 operating according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, a process of calculating the distance between the mobile phone and the antenna by receiving a radio signal sent from one or more antennas located outside the mobile phone, and using the distance between the antenna and the mobile phone described above, Determining whether the mobile phone is in a certain area, switching the operation mode of the mobile phone from the first operation mode to the second operation mode if it is determined that the mobile phone is in a specific area, and operating the mobile phone if it is determined that the mobile phone is not in the specific area. It is preferable that the mobile phone is configured to have a method for converting a mobile phone operation mode, which includes operating the mode as a first operation mode. In order to make the above configuration more specific, the first operation mode described above is an alarm mode, and the second operation mode described above is a vibration mode. And transmitting the signal to an external device including a mobile phone company and an internet company, and the aforementioned wireless signal includes an electromagnetic wave including radio waves, infrared rays, etc., and an acoustic wave including ultrasonic waves. Characterized in that, the external antenna is a string-shaped antenna installed in the house, building, outdoor, etc., characterized in that using the antenna of the base station to operate the mobile phone with the external antenna, the external antenna It is more preferable to carry out by adding or combining them, which are characterized by using a GPS satellite.

Another configuration of the method of converting the operation mode of the mobile phone includes the steps of calculating the spatial distance of the mobile phone by receiving a radio signal from one or more first antennas located outside the mobile phone, and at least one second located outside the mobile phone. Calculating a specific area signal sent from the antenna, switching the operation mode of the mobile phone from the first operation mode to the second operation mode if it is determined that the mobile phone is in the above-mentioned specific area, and If it is determined that it is not within the area, it is also preferable to configure the mobile phone to have a function including operating the mobile phone in the first mode of operation.

According to the present invention, a configuration of a mobile phone for converting an operation mode may include: calculating a distance between a mobile phone and an antenna by receiving a radio signal from one or more antennas located outside the mobile phone; Determining whether the mobile phone is in a specific area by using

If it is determined that the mobile phone is in a specific area, the operation mode of the mobile phone is changed from the first operation mode to the second operation mode; and if the mobile phone is determined not to be in the specific area, the operation mode of the mobile phone is changed to the first operation mode It is desirable to configure to have a function including the process of maintaining.

The configuration of the mobile phone for converting the operation mode according to the invention, the process of calculating the spatial distance of the mobile phone by receiving a radio signal sent from one or more first antennas located outside the mobile phone, and one or more agents located outside the mobile phone Calculating the specific area signal sent from the antenna, switching the operation mode of the mobile phone from the first operation mode to the second operation mode if it is determined that the mobile phone is in the above-described specific area;

If it is determined that the mobile phone is not within the above-mentioned specific area, it is preferable to configure the mobile phone to have a function of operating the mobile phone in the first operation mode.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a silent area detection method of a mobile phone in one dimension according to the present invention. The antennas 1 and 2, which represent the silent zone, generate radio signals, such as radio waves or ultrasonic waves, when the position of the cellular phone changes from 3 to 4 or 5 positions. You can see if If the mobile phone is located at position 3, if the position x2 is known from the radio signal transmitted from antenna 2 and the position x1 is detected from the radio signal transmitted from antenna 1, the position information of the cellular phone at position 3 is the difference between the distances of the two antennas as shown below. It becomes L

d3 = x2-x1 = (x1 + L) -x1 = L, that is, the position difference is L

Next, if the cell phone enters into the silent area 8 between the two antennas 1 and 2, the distance difference between the antennas detected by the cell phone at 4 positions minus the two signals from the cell phone is smaller than the distance L between the antennas as follows.

d4 = x2-x1 <L

The distance between the antennas at the position 5 outside the silent region 8 is expressed as follows.

d5 = x2 x1 = x2 (x2 + L) = -L

That is, the absolute value of the distance that the cellular phone obtains from the radio signal between the antennas is less than the distance L between the antennas in the silent region 8 and is equal to L outside the silent region 8. Using this property, we can see whether it is in the silent region 8 made using antennas 1 and 2 made of two wires. Once it is determined that the phone is in silent area 8, the phone can be switched from alarm mode to vibrate mode as described below.

2 is another embodiment of the method for detecting a silent region of a mobile phone in which the embodiment of FIG. 1 is enlarged in two dimensions. When the silent area 10 of the closed curve consisting of conductors 11, 12, 13, and 14 is made, when the cellular phone is in the position of 15, the above concept is expanded, and the horizontal direction is subtracted from the position signals sent from the antennas 11 and 12 in the horizontal direction. For example, when subtracting the position signals sent from 13 and 14, the two subtracted signals are smaller than the horizontal and vertical distances of the silent region 10 at the same time, indicating that the mobile phone is in the silent region 15. Otherwise, you can see that the phone is at 16, which is outside the silent range.

This concept continues to expand in three dimensions. 3 illustrates another embodiment of a method for detecting a silent region 20 of a mobile phone in three dimensions by expanding the concept of FIGS. 1 and 2 in three dimensions. The embodiment of FIG. 3 is configured as follows. A plurality of antennas 21 are installed in the space, and in each of the antennas, the mobile phones 22 and 23 generate radio signals such as radio waves, ultrasonic waves, and infrared rays in which the location information is known to represent the silent region 22 in the space. Hereinafter, an operation example of the present invention according to the embodiment of FIG. 3 will be described in detail. When the mobile phone enters the silent zone 20, the mobile phone 22 receives the radio signal from the plurality of antennas 21, determines whether the mobile phone is in the silent zone 20, and switches the mobile phone to another mode such as a vibration mode instead of an alarm mode. After that, when the mobile phone is moved to the position 23, the mobile phone 23 receives the radio signals transmitted from the plurality of antennas 21 described above, and the mobile phone 21 switches to the alarm mode when the mobile phone 21 is out of the silent area 20. .

Figure 4 shows another embodiment of the silent zone detection method of the mobile phone in three dimensions according to the present invention. 4 is an embodiment in which a mobile phone can know a silent region using a position signal transmitted from a satellite for GPS (Global Position System). Specifically, an antenna for informing the existing GPS satellites 32, 33, 34, etc., and the silent region 35 It is composed of, the mobile phone 36 can know the silent area 30. Hereinafter, the principle of silent region detection will be described with reference to FIG. 4. Cell phones 36, 37, etc. receive signals from GPS satellites to identify locations 36, 37 where the cell phone is currently located, and at the same time, transmit sound from separate antennas 35. Receive information about area 30. In this case, it is convenient to receive a plurality of vertices 39 representing the silent region 30 for the received silent region information. The mobile phones 36 and 37 compare the position of the mobile phone described above using the GPS satellites 32, 33 and 34 described above with the information of the silent area 30 sent from the antenna 35. When it is determined, change the alarm mode to another mode such as vibration mode. If the mobile phone 37 is in a position out of the silent area, the mobile phone 37 described above is kept in alarm mode. In the above description, the GPS satellite information is used to calculate the positions 36 and 37 of the mobile phone, but the location information may be obtained by using the antenna of the base station (not shown) which transmits radio waves to the mobile phones 36 and 37 described above. In addition, the above-described GPS satellites 32, 33, 34, etc. may be used instead of the above-described antenna 35 used to give information such as the vertex 39 of the silent region 30, or the base station (not shown) of the mobile phone may be used.

5 shows an embodiment of a signal flow diagram inside of a mobile phone operating in accordance with the present invention. Hereinafter, the signal processing state of the mobile phone 40 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5. The controller 48 controls the overall operation of the mobile phone. In particular, the controller 48 controls the operation state of the mobile phone by grasping the aforementioned silent region and the location of the mobile phone. The antenna 41 receives radio signals such as radio waves, ultrasonic waves, and infrared rays from the outside, and the duplexer 42 sends a signal processed by the transmitter 45 to the antenna 41 described above or a signal received from the antenna described above to the receiver 43. The receiving unit 43 combines the signal received from the aforementioned duplexer 42 with the signal obtained by the frequency synthesizing unit 44 in the call mode under the control of the control unit 48 described above, and outputs an electrical voice signal to the speaker 46 and the control signal is the control unit 48 described above. Will output The above-described transmitter 45 synthesizes the electrical voice signal received from the microphone 47 under the control of the above-described control unit 48 with the carrier signal received from the above-described frequency synthesizer 44 and outputs the same to the above-described duplexer 42. The memory unit 51 is divided into a program memory (not shown) and a data memory (not shown). The above-described program memory includes a program for performing the overall operation of the above-described mobile phone, and the above-mentioned data memory includes the overall data of the above-described mobile phone 40. The above-described data memory stores a program for performing an operation and stores the data generated when the mobile phone is operated and data stored by the user. The key input unit 50 has a key matrix structure (not shown) and outputs a key input signal corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 48 described above. The display unit 49 displays the operation state of the mobile phone and the like under the control of the control unit 48 described above.

FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of the signal flow diagram of the above-described control unit 48 of the mobile phone 40 of FIG. 5 operating in accordance with the present invention, in particular a flow chart of signals suitable for carrying out the invention described in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 to be. Hereinafter, the signal flow chart will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 6. In order to set the above-mentioned silent region described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the signal obtained from the above-described antennas is acquired by the receiver 43 and the above-described signals obtained by the above-described process 61. A process 62 for calculating the position, a process 63 for determining whether the mobile phone is in the silent region using the position information of the mobile phone calculated in the above process 62, and vibration of the mobile phone in the alarm mode when it is determined that the mobile phone is in the silent region And a process 64 for switching to another mode such as a mode, and a process 65 for maintaining the mobile phone in an alarm mode when the mobile phone is not in the silent region.

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of the signal flow diagram of the above-described control unit 48 of the mobile phone 40 of FIG. 5 operating in accordance with the present invention. In particular, FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a signal suitable for implementing the present invention described in FIG. Hereinafter, a signal flow chart will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 7. Computing the position of the mobile phone by using the signals 71 obtained from the above-described antennas for setting the silent region described in FIG. 72, process 70 for obtaining information indicating the silent region from the receiver 43; process for determining whether the mobile phone is in the silent region using location information of the mobile phone and the silence region information obtained in the processes 70 and 72 described above. And, if it is determined that the mobile phone is in the silent region described above, a process 74 of switching the mobile phone from an alarm mode to another mode such as a vibration mode, and maintaining the mobile phone in an alarm mode if the mobile phone is not in the silent region. Characterized in that the mobile phone is operated.

The above-mentioned silent region is expressed as a silent region for convenience of description, and precisely refers to a specific region in which the aforementioned mobile phone is to be operated in a different mode, and the alarm mode and the vibration mode in the above-described 64 and 65 processes, or 74 and 75 processes are described. As an example showing an operation state of the mobile phone, when the mobile phone is located in a specific area indicated by the silent area, it means that the operation mode of the mobile phone is changed. That is, when entering the above-mentioned specific area, it is also possible that the mobile phone only changes to the vibration mode. In addition, when entering the above-mentioned specific area, the mobile phone changes to the vibration mode and sends a signal to the base station to inform that the mobile phone has entered a specific area. You can also give the same guidance. As described above, according to the present invention, when the mobile phone enters a specific area, the mobile phone itself may change its operation mode, and the mobile phone converts the information entered into the specific area into a signal so that the mobile phone company or the like needs the mobile phone to be in the specific area. It can also be provided to the machinery. The aforementioned machinery means a wide range of information gathering devices, including the Internet. Therefore, when the inventor of the mobile phone according to the present invention enters the specific area described above, it can be seen that the mobile phone holder has entered the specific area by the Internet.

In addition, although the above-described embodiment has been described using a mobile phone as an example for convenience of description, the above-described embodiment and description are not limited to the mobile phone. That is, the present invention can be applied to not only a mobile phone but also a portable mobile communication device. For example, the present invention can be applied to a mobile communication device such as a wrist watch, and can also be applied to a communication device that can be inserted into the human body to be manufactured in the future and communicate with the outside.

As described above, when the mobile phone enters a specific area, the mobile phone can be converted into a vibration mode or the like, so it is good not to harm other people in a special situation such as a theater, and in a situation where the mobile phone (or mobile phone user) cannot receive the mobile phone, There are a number of advantages to letting a cell phone company know that you are in the realm so that the cell phone company can guide the caller or computer.

Claims (17)

In the method of changing the operation mode of the mobile phone to change the operation mode of the mobile phone operated in the first operation mode to the second operation mode, Calculating a distance between the mobile phone and the antenna by receiving a radio signal from at least one antenna located outside the mobile phone; Determining whether the mobile phone is within a specific area by using the distance between the antenna and the mobile phone; If it is determined that the mobile phone is within a specific area, the process of switching the operating mode of the mobile phone from the first operation mode to the second operation mode; And if it is determined that the mobile phone is not within a specific area, operating the mobile phone in the first operation mode. The method of claim 1, wherein the first operation mode is an alarm mode, and the second operation mode is a vibration mode. The method according to claim 1, wherein the signal for transmitting the mobile phone to an external device including a mobile phone company and an internet company is transmitted to the second operating mode. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless signal is an electromagnetic wave including radio waves, infrared rays, and the like, and an acoustic wave including ultrasonic waves. The method of claim 1, wherein the external antenna is a strip-shaped antenna installed in a house, a building, or an outdoor place. The method of claim 1, wherein an antenna of a base station operating the cellular phone as an external antenna is used. The method of claim 1, wherein a GPS satellite is used as an external antenna. In the method of changing the operation mode of the mobile phone to change the operation mode of the mobile phone operated in the first operation mode to the second operation mode, Calculating a spatial distance of the mobile phone by receiving a radio signal from at least one first antenna located outside the mobile phone; Calculating a specific area signal sent from at least one second antenna located outside the mobile phone; If it is determined that the mobile phone is within the above-mentioned specific area, changing the operation mode of the mobile phone from the first operation mode to the second operation mode; And if it is determined that the mobile phone is not within the above-mentioned specific area, operating the mobile phone in the first operation mode. The method of claim 8, wherein the eighth operation mode is an alarm mode, and the second operation mode is a vibration mode. The method according to claim 8, wherein the signal for transmitting the mobile phone to an external device including a mobile phone company and an internet company is transmitted to the second operating mode. The method of claim 8, wherein the wireless signal is an electromagnetic wave including radio waves, infrared rays, and the like, and an acoustic wave including ultrasonic waves. The method of claim 8, wherein an antenna of a base station operating the mobile phone with the first antenna is used. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein a GPS satellite is used as an external first antenna. In the mobile phone which changes the operation mode of the mobile phone operated in the first operation mode to the second operation mode, Calculating a distance between the mobile phone and the antenna by receiving a radio signal from at least one antenna located outside the mobile phone; Determining whether the mobile phone is within a specific area by using the distance between the antenna and the mobile phone; If it is determined that the mobile phone is within a specific area, the process of switching the operating mode of the mobile phone from the first operation mode to the second operation mode; And if it is determined that the mobile phone is not within a specific area, operating the mobile phone in the first operation mode. In the mobile phone which changes the operation mode of the mobile phone operated in the first operation mode to the second operation mode, Calculating a spatial distance of the mobile phone by receiving a radio signal from at least one first antenna located outside the mobile phone; Calculating a specific area signal sent from at least one second antenna located outside the mobile phone; If it is determined that the mobile phone is within the above-mentioned specific area, changing the operation mode of the mobile phone from the first operation mode to the second operation mode; If it is determined that the mobile phone is not within the above-mentioned specific area, the mobile phone is operated including maintaining the operation mode of the mobile phone in the first operation mode. In the mobile communication device changing the operation mode of the mobile communication device operated in the first operation mode to the second operation mode, Calculating a distance between the mobile communication device and the antenna by receiving a radio signal from at least one antenna located outside the mobile communication device; Determining whether the mobile communication device is within a specific area by using the distance between the antenna and the mobile communication device; If it is determined that the mobile communication device is within a specific area, changing the operation mode of the mobile communication device from the first operation mode to the second operation mode; And if it is determined that the mobile communication device is not within a specific area, operating the mobile communication device in a first operation mode. In the mobile communication device changing the operation mode of the mobile communication device operated in the first operation mode to the second operation mode, Calculating a spatial distance of the mobile communication device by receiving a radio signal sent from at least one first antenna located outside the mobile communication device; Calculating a specific area signal transmitted from at least one second antenna located outside the mobile communication device; If it is determined that the mobile communication device is within the above-mentioned specific area, changing the operation mode of the mobile communication device from the first operation mode to the second operation mode; And if it is determined that the mobile communication device is not within the above-mentioned specific area, operating the mobile communication device in the first operation mode.