KR20050020523A - A method and a apparatus of outputting animation geared with calling rhythm for mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus and method for outputting an animation interworking with an incoming call bell sound rhythm of a mobile terminal are provided to allow a user to easily recognize a caller visually and aurally by outputting a designated incoming call bell sound and an animation driven according to a rhythm of the incoming call bell sound simultaneously. CONSTITUTION: A controller(120) analyzes an inputted incoming call signal, detects/outputs a caller number, inputs an animation interworking with an incoming call bell sound designated for the caller number and its rhythm, and outputs the animation together with the caller number to a corresponding function unit. A profile controller(130) searches the incoming call bell sound designated for the caller number and its animation as inputted from the controller(120), drives the searched animation by associating it with the rhythm of the incoming call bell sound, and outputs it to the controller(120). A memory(140) searches the incoming call bell sound designated for the caller number, the rhythm, and the animation which has been inputted from the profile controller(130), from data stored as a table, and outputs them.

Description

Ringtone bell interlocking animation output device and method of mobile terminal {A METHOD AND A APPARATUS OF OUTPUTTING ANIMATION GEARED WITH CALLING RHYTHM FOR MOBILE PHONE}

The present invention relates to an incoming bell interlocking animation of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for outputting a ring bell interlocking animation of a mobile terminal, which allows an animation to visually and effectively move in association with a beat of a ringing bell.

A mobile terminal (MS) is a mobile terminal that freely moves within a service area formed by a registered and registered mobile communication system and communicates with a wirelessly connected party at any time and any place. It is a convenient communication equipment.

Such portable terminals are made compact and lightweight so that an individual can easily carry them, and the memory price is very low due to the development of electronic component technology, and related additional functions using the memory have been developed.

Additional functions using memory in the portable terminal may include, for example, a phonebook record, a message record, a memo record, a variety of distinctive ringtone records, a preferred image and animation record, a music record, and the like. There is this.

The mobile communication system develops and provides various additional services in addition to a communication service, and one of them is a caller ID (CID: CALLER ID) verification service, which can identify the caller's unique telephone number.

When the caller ID verification service, which is an additional service of the mobile communication system as described above, is called from a designated caller, a personalized call ring designation function of the portable terminal is output.

The animation is to continuously output a picture of a cartoon or the like as a little different one to see a MOVIE effect.

In the case of using the calling party identification service of the mobile communication system as well as the ringer and animation designation function of the mobile terminal, when the incoming call is received from a specific caller, a distinctive ringing tone is output to the corresponding speaker, You can have an animation output.

Hereinafter, a caller ID ringer and an animation output method of a portable terminal according to the prior art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is attached to explain the prior art, Figure 1 is a functional block diagram of the ringtone and the animation output device of the mobile terminal according to the prior art, Figure 2 is a flow chart of the ringtone and animation output method of the mobile terminal according to the prior art.

Referring to FIG. 1, a ringing bell and an animation output device of a portable terminal 10 according to the prior art include: a transceiver 20 for wirelessly transmitting and receiving various communication signals at high frequency; When the incoming signal is input from the transmitting and receiving unit 20, the calling party number is analyzed, and whether the incoming call ring and the animation is a specified caller. A control unit 30 for controlling and monitoring the operation of each functional unit; A memory unit 40 connected to the control unit 30 to record, store, and output various and unique ringing bells and animations; A display unit 50 connected to the control unit 30 for visually displaying caller number, animation, and operation information of the mobile terminal; A voice unit 60 connected to the control unit 30 and outputting a voice level signal and outputting a designated ring tone sound; The speaker 70 is configured to output various types of voice signals output from the voice unit 60 as an audible signal.

Hereinafter, the portable terminal 10 according to the prior art configuration of the above-mentioned ringing bell and the animation output device will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The mobile terminal (MS) 10 wirelessly connects to the base station (BS) of the mobile communication system through the transceiver 20, receives an incoming signal of the call connection request from the caller and outputs it to the controller (30).

The controller 30 analyzes the received call connection request incoming signal to check the calling party number, and determines whether the separate ringing signal and the animation are a specific calling party number previously designated. Reads the ringing signal and the animation specified in the memory unit 40, the caller number and the animation is output to the display unit, so that it is displayed visually, and the ringing signal is output to the voice unit 60 speaker 70 To hear them.

Therefore, in the prior art of the above-described configuration, when a call is received from a specific caller who is divided in advance, the caller ID and the specified ringer signal and animation are output, including the caller number. If you do not hear the animation to distinguish the specific caller.

Hereinafter, a method of outputting a ringing bell and animation of a mobile terminal according to the prior art will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

The control unit 30 of the mobile communication terminal 10 is a first step (S10) for determining whether the incoming signal by the called through the transmission and reception unit 20 is received; If the incoming signal is received as determined in the step (S10), the controller 30 analyzes the received signal to confirm the caller ID (S20); A third step (S30) of determining whether the calling party number identified in the step (S20) is a specific calling party number to which a call bell and animation are assigned in advance; In the case of the predetermined caller number determined in advance in the step S30, the controller 30 reads the corresponding ringer signal and animation from the memory unit 40 and the display unit 50 and the voice unit 60 together with the caller number. A fourth step (S40) for outputting through; If it is determined in step S30 that the caller ID is not a predetermined caller number, the control unit 30 reads the common ringing signal from the memory unit 40 and the display unit 50 and the voice unit 60 together with the caller number. Through a fifth step (S50) for outputting through.

Hereinafter, a ringing bell and an animation output method of a mobile terminal according to the related art having the above-described configuration will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The controller 30 of the portable terminal 10 determines whether an incoming signal by a called call is received and input through the transceiver 20 (S10), and the incoming signal is received and input in the determination (S10). In case of analysis, check the calling party number (S20).

By analyzing the calling party number identified in the above (S20), it is determined in advance whether the distinctive ringer signal and the animation is a specific calling party number (S30), if the specific calling party number in the determination (S30), the control unit ( 30 reads the memory 40 and reads the designated incoming ring signal and animation, and outputs the same to the display unit 50 and the voice unit 60 together with the analyzed caller number.

That is, the control unit 30 outputs the designated animation read from the memory unit 40 and the analyzed caller number to the display unit 50, thereby visually distinguishing the caller from the memory unit 40, and specifying the read from the memory unit 40. The ringing bell signal is output to the voice unit 60 so that the caller can be visually identified through the speaker 70 (S40).

In addition, if the caller ID is not a specific caller number in the determination S30, the controller 30 searches the memory 40 to read a common ringing signal, and the analyzed caller number is output to the display unit 50. The caller is visually identified and the common ringing signal is output to the voice unit so as to confirm that the called party is called (S50).

Therefore, in the prior art as described above, when a call is received from a specific caller who has designated the ringing signal and animation, the caller is visually and visually distinguished by using the calling party number and the unique animation and ringing signal. Distinguish using only the calling party number.

However, in the conventional technology as described above, the animation is displayed in a fixed pattern (PATTERN) irrespective of the ringing bell signal, and thus, there is a problem in that it does not induce attention attention and visual discrimination is deteriorated.

An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for outputting a ringtone ringtone video animation of a mobile terminal, in which a specified animation is driven in synchronization with a beat of a specified ringtone signal when called from a specific caller.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention analyzes the incoming signal inputted by the called, detects and outputs the calling party number, and inputs an animation linked to the called bell and the beat specified in the calling party number together with the calling party number. A control unit for outputting the function unit; A profile control unit for searching for a ringing bell and an animation assigned to the calling party number inputted from the controller, driving the searched animation in association with a beat of the ringing bell, and outputting the same to the controller; And a memory for retrieving and outputting a ringing bell, a time signature, and an animation connected to a caller number inputted from the profile control unit from data recorded in a table.

In addition, the present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, an incoming process for confirming the calling party number when it is determined that the called signal is received by the mobile terminal for mobile communication; Analyzing the calling party number identified in the above process to determine whether the called bell and the animation are the designated calling party number; If the analysis is determined in the above process by the designated caller number, there is a feature consisting of an interlocking process for searching for the specified ringing bell and beat and animation and driving the animation to the beat.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a bell ring interlocking animation output device and method of a portable terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is attached to explain the present invention, Figure 3 is a functional block diagram of the bell ring interlocking animation output device of the mobile terminal according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a detailed functional configuration of the profile control unit of the mobile terminal according to the present invention, 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for outputting a ringing bell time signature of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the ringer time signature interlocking animation output device of the mobile terminal 100 according to the present invention receives and outputs an incoming signal wirelessly transmitted from a base station (BS) of a mobile communication system through an antenna. Transmitting and receiving unit 110,

The caller ID is detected by analyzing the called signal inputted from the transmitter / receiver 110, and the caller ID specified in the caller ID is inputted to the corresponding function unit together with the caller number by inputting an animation linked to the beat. Detecting an incoming call signal from the wireless reception signal input from the transmission / reception unit 110 and detecting the calling party number and outputting the calling party number to the profile control unit 130; Inputting, from a profile control unit (130), a ringing signal designated to be associated with a calling party number and an animation driven in association with a beat (RHYTHM) of the ringing signal; A controller 120 for outputting an animation driven in association with the detected caller number and time signature to the display unit 150 and outputting a ringing bell signal to the voice unit 160;

A display unit 150 for visually displaying a caller number and an animation input from the controller 120;

An audio unit 160 for amplifying and outputting a ringing bell signal input from the controller 120 to an appropriate level;

A speaker 170 for outputting an incoming call signal from the voice unit 160 as an audible signal;

Searching for the ringing bell and the animation specified in the calling party number input from the control unit 120, and driving the searched animation linked to the beat of the ringing bell output to the control unit 120, input from the control unit 120 Bell signal control unit 132 for retrieving the calling party number designation ring and beat from the memory 140 and outputs; A profile control unit 130 which is input from the control unit 120 and comprises an animation control unit 134 which retrieves the caller number designation animation from the corresponding memory 140 and drives the bell signal control unit 132 in coordination to output.

Incoming ringer and time signature and animation specified to be connected to the caller number input from the profile control unit 130 is to search and output from the data recorded in the table, the ringer and the common ringer and the ringer assigned to a specific caller number preset An incoming bell timing table 142 for recording and storing the beat of the bell; It is composed of a memory 140 consisting of an animation table 144 for recording and storing the animation assigned to the predetermined specific caller ID.

Hereinafter, the present invention having the configuration described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The mobile terminal (MS) 100 receives an incoming signal from the base station (BS) of the mobile communication system called by the transceiver 110 and applies it to the controller 120.

The controller 120 analyzes the received signal to determine the called signal. When the incoming signal is detected, the controller 120 separately detects the calling party number from the incoming signal and outputs it to the profile controller 130.

The profile control unit 130 inputs the calling party number from the control unit 120 and searches the ringing bell time table 142 of the memory 140 to check whether the ringing ring is separately stored and specified.

The ring signal control unit reads the common ringing ring when the ringing bell specified separately from the ringing bell time table 142 of the memory 140 is searched, and reads the ringing ring when searching for the ringing ring designated separately. At the same time, the record is searched and stored with the time signature.

In addition, the profile controller 130 searches the animation table of the memory 140 to check whether there is a specified animation, and if the specified animation is found, reads it and stores it in the animation controller 134.

The bell signal controller 132 outputs the time signature of the incoming bell to the animation controller 134, and the animation controller 134 drives the animation to be synchronized with the input beat.

The profile controller 130 outputs the ringing bell signal of the bell signal controller 132 and an animation signal interlocked with the beat of the animation controller 134 to the controller 120, and the controller 120 detects a caller number that is detected. An animation signal linked to the beat is output to the display unit 150 to indicate that it is visually called.

In addition, the control unit 120 outputs the corresponding ring tone signal to the voice unit 160, amplifies it to an appropriate level and outputs it through the speaker 170, thereby displaying a distinctive ring tone and confirming that it is called acoustically. do.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 5, a method of outputting a ringtone time signature interlocking animation of a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described.

Determining that the called party number is received by the mobile terminal for mobile communication (MS) (100) to determine the calling party number, and determining whether the portable terminal receives the called signal by the called party (S100); In the case of receiving the incoming signal determined by the step (S100), the incoming process consisting of a step (S110) of detecting and confirming the caller number by analyzing the incoming signal,

An analysis process (S120) of determining whether a call bell and an animation are designated caller numbers by analyzing the caller number identified in the incoming call process;

If it is determined in the analysis process (S120) to determine the designated caller number, and searches for the specified ringer and beat and the animation and outputs by driving the animation linked to the beat, the ringtone and the animation specified in the caller number to the corresponding memory ( Searching from 140 (S130); Checking and checking the time signature of the ringing bell found in the step S130; An interlocking process comprising a process of outputting an animation and a calling party number together with the incoming bell searched in the process (S140) to the beat;

If it is determined in the analysis process (S120) that is not the designated caller number, it consists of a common process 160 for searching for and outputting a common ringing ring from the memory 140.

Hereinafter, the present invention having the configuration described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The mobile terminal 100 for mobile communication determines whether an incoming signal by the called is received (S100), and when the incoming signal by the called is received in the determination (S100), the received signal is received by the control unit 120 from the incoming signal. Detect and check the calling party number (S110).

The control unit 120 outputs the detected caller number as described above to the profile control unit 130 to determine whether the call ringer and the animation are connected to the designated caller number (S120). In operation S120, the ringing bell beat table 142 of the memory 140 is connected to search for the designated ringing bell, and the animation table 144 is connected to the ringing ring control unit 132 to search for the designated animation. Record and store in the control unit 134 (S130).

In addition, the profile control unit 130 checks or analyzes the time signature of the ringing bell from the ringing bell time table 142 of the memory 140, and records and stores the ringing signal in the bell signal control unit 132 (S140). .

The bell signal controller 132 of the profile controller 130 outputs the beat information of the incoming bell to the animation controller 134, and the animation controller 134 drives the animation to be linked to the beat information.

The profile control unit 130 outputs to the control unit 120 an incoming call signal specified in the calling party number and an animation signal driven in association with the beat of the incoming call.

The controller 120 outputs an animation signal driven in conjunction with the searched caller number and the time signature to the display unit 150 to visually confirm a call state by being called, and the retrieved ringing signal Is output to the voice unit 160 and amplified to an appropriate level by the voice unit 160 so as to be output to the speaker 170, so as to check the incoming state by the called using hearing.

Therefore, the present invention having the above-described configuration, when an incoming call signal is received from a caller who has been previously designated separately, receives the caller by an animation driven by interlocking with a uniquely designated call bell signal and a beat of the incoming call signal. It has the advantage of checking the distinction.

In addition, when there is a lot of noise in the surroundings, and when the incoming call signal cannot be identified by hearing and cannot distinguish the caller, the caller is identified by checking the animation signal visually.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, when an incoming call signal is received from a caller who has been pre-registered in the mobile terminal, the designated ring tone sound is output and the animation driven in conjunction with the beat of the ringing bell is output. There is an industrial effect of distinguishing the sender by hearing.

In addition, it outputs an animation signal associated with the beat, there is a convenient effect to use to quickly and interestingly check the incoming state.

1 is a functional block diagram of a ringing bell and animation output device of a conventional mobile terminal,

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of outputting a ringing bell and animation of a conventional mobile terminal;

3 is a functional block diagram of the bell ring interlocking animation output device of the present invention mobile terminal,

4 is a detailed functional configuration of the profile control unit of the mobile terminal according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of outputting a ringing ring to Park Dong-dong animation of the mobile terminal of the present invention.

          ** Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing **

100: portable terminal 110: transceiver 120: control unit

130: profile controller 132: bell signal controller 134: animation controller

140: memory 142: incoming bell beat table 144: animation table

Claims (11)

A control unit which detects and outputs a calling party number by analyzing incoming signals inputted by the called party, inputs an animation linked to a bell and a beat specified in the calling party number, and outputs the calling party number together with the calling party number to the corresponding function unit; A profile control unit for searching for a ringing bell and an animation assigned to the calling party number inputted from the controller, driving the searched animation in association with a beat of the ringing bell, and outputting the same to the controller; And a bell ring interlocking animation output device of a portable terminal, comprising a memory for searching for and outputting a ringing bell and a beat and an animation connected to a calling party number input from the profile control unit from data recorded in a table. According to claim 1, A transmission / reception unit connected to the control unit and receiving an incoming signal wirelessly transmitted from a mobile communication base station and outputting the received signal to the control unit; A display unit for visually displaying a caller number and animation inputted from the control unit; An audio unit for amplifying and outputting an incoming call signal input from the control unit to an appropriate level; And a ringer for outputting a ringing bell signal applied from the voice unit as an audible signal. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, When the incoming call signal is detected from the wireless reception signal input from the transceiver, the calling party number is detected and outputted to the profile control unit. From the profile control unit inputs an animation to be linked to the ringing bell signal specified in the calling party number and the beat of the ringing bell signal, And outputting a ringing bell signal to a voice unit at the same time as outputting the detected caller number and an animation driven in association with a beat to a display unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile control unit, A bell signal control unit which is input from the control unit and retrieves and outputs a calling party number designated ring and beat from a corresponding memory; An incoming bell time interlocking animation output device of a portable terminal, characterized in that consisting of an animation control unit which is input from the control unit and retrieves the calling party number designation animation from the corresponding memory and drives and outputs the bell signal control unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the memory, A ringtone meter table for recording and storing the beat of the ringtone and the ringtone assigned to a specific calling party number; Ringing bell beat interlocking animation output device of the mobile terminal, characterized in that consisting of an animation table for recording and storing the animation assigned to the predetermined specific caller number. The method of claim 5, wherein the incoming bell beat table, Ringing bell beat interlocking animation output device of a mobile terminal, characterized in that the configuration consisting of recording and storing the common ringing bell for the general calling party number. An incoming process for confirming a calling party number if it is determined that the called signal is received by the mobile terminal for mobile communication; An analysis process of determining whether the called bell and the animation are the designated caller number by analyzing the caller number identified in the above process; If the analysis is determined in the above process by the designated caller number, the ringing bell time interlocking animation output method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that consisting of the interlocking process for searching for the specified ring bell and the beat and the animation to drive the animation to the beat. The method of claim 7, wherein In the analysis process, if the caller's number is not a designated caller, the bell ring interlocking animation output method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that it further comprises a common process to search for and output the common ringing bell. The method of claim 7, wherein the incoming process, Determining whether the portable terminal receives an incoming signal by the called; In the case of receiving the incoming signal determined by the process, the bell ring interlocking animation output method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that consisting of the process of detecting the caller number by detecting the incoming signal. The method of claim 7, wherein the linkage process, Retrieving a ringing bell and an animation assigned to the calling party number from the corresponding memory; Searching and confirming the time signature of the ringing bell found in the above procedure; And outputting the ringing bell beat interlocking animation of the portable terminal, characterized in that it comprises a process of outputting the ringing bell retrieved in the process together with the driving to drive the beat. The method of claim 10, wherein the output process, The caller ID interlocking animation output method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that for outputting the caller ID and the simultaneous operation of the ringing bell and the beat is detected.