KR20060061606A - Personal portable device having function of automatically changing bell and method for operating the device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a personal portable terminal for changing a ringing tone and receiving ringing information by using a software module of a user PC and a method for changing a missed ringing tone, when the user of the personal portable terminal is absent for a predetermined time. A software module of a user PC located in proximity is detected and changed to a ringing tone of the personal mobile terminal, and the user receives incoming information including a text message, a voice message, or a call request reception information received from the personal mobile terminal. The present invention relates to a personal portable terminal and a missed ring tone changing method which can be confirmed through the user PC.

The personal portable terminal according to the present invention includes a user interface unit for receiving a missed ring tone change setting from a user, a communication connection with a user PC, and a first ring tone changing signal or a second ring tone from the user PC when the missed ring tone change is set. A first communication module for receiving a change signal, and a ring tone controller for changing the ring tone of the personal portable terminal according to the received first ring tone change signal or the second ring tone change signal, wherein the user PC Memory means recorded with a software module for generating the first ring tone changing signal when the first condition is satisfied, and generating the second ring tone changing signal when the second condition is satisfied, and the first ring tone changing signal; A second communication module for transmitting the second ring tone change signal to the first communication module It is configured to include a module.                 

According to the personal portable terminal and the missed ringing changing method of the present invention, when the user is absent for a predetermined time, the ringing tone of the personal portable terminal is changed to a silent state by using a software module of the user PC located in proximity to the personal portable terminal. In addition, it is possible to obtain an effect to prevent noise caused by ringing or vibration.

Ring tone, personal digital assistant, ringtone, bluetooth, infrared communication

Description

PERSONAL PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING FUNCTION OF AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING BELL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE DEVICE}

1 is a view showing the overall configuration of a personal digital assistant and a user PC that can be located at a desk in an office in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a personal digital assistant and a user PC according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a personal digital assistant and a user PC according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram showing a menu configuration of a software module recorded in the memory means of the user PC according to one embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a method for changing a missed ring tone and a method of confirming incoming information according to a personal portable terminal of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

210: personal mobile terminal 211: user interface unit

212: ring tone control unit 213: first communication module

220: communication network 230: user PC                 

231: memory means 232: second communication module

The present invention relates to a personal portable terminal for changing a ringing tone and receiving ringing information by using a software module of a user PC and a method for changing a missed ringing tone, when the user of the personal portable terminal is absent for a predetermined time. A software module of a user PC located in proximity is detected and changed to a ringing tone of the personal mobile terminal, and the user receives incoming information including a text message, a voice message, or a call request reception information received from the personal mobile terminal. The present invention relates to a personal portable terminal and a missed ring tone changing method which can be confirmed through the user PC.

According to the recent development of mobile communication technology, even the office workers and elementary school students all have one personal mobile device per person. Using mobile phones, which have become a necessity for modern people, many people make calls and exchange information with acquaintances. Modern people also use mobile phones to learn not only calls, but also games, pictures, music, and Internet access to get information through mobile phones.

Modern mobile phones, which are expected to play a central role in the ubiquitous era, are always available anywhere. In particular, in the case of office workers, the landline telephone provided in the company is used for work related to the company's work, and private calls are using their own mobile phones.

In general, office workers usually go to work and put their cell phones on their desks. In these cases, when a call comes to a cell phone that is usually used for private purposes, the ringtones or vibrations of the cell phone may damage other people in the office. In particular, most of the latest mobile phones that are widely used in recent years are the size of the ringtone or the intensity of vibration is considerably stronger than the earliest phones, so the damage of noise is also evaluated as the pollution level.

In addition, if a call is placed when the user places a mobile phone on his desk and is away for a meeting or work report, other people cannot easily answer the call and ringing or vibrating continues. Will cause considerable damage.

For the above reasons, for office workers who may not be able to prevent their mobile phone ringing or vibration noise due to busy work in the company, they can automatically change or control the ringing tone or vibration ringing tone to silent state when they are absent. There is a demand for the development of a personal portable terminal having such a configuration.

The present invention has been made to improve the prior art as described above, and when the user is absent for a certain time, the ring tone of the personal portable terminal is silenced by using a software module of the user PC located in close proximity to the personal portable terminal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a personal portable terminal capable of preventing noise caused by ringing or vibration and a method of changing a missed ringing tone.

In addition, the present invention transmits the incoming information including the text message, voice message, or call request received information received from the personal portable terminal to the user PC, thereby receiving the incoming information that the user may miss due to the silent state setting It is an object of the present invention to provide a personal portable terminal and a missed ringing changing method which can be more conveniently checked through the.

In order to achieve the above object and solve the problems of the prior art, the personal portable terminal according to the present invention is connected to the user interface unit, the user PC for receiving the missed ringtone change setting from the user, the missed ringtone change is set A first communication module for receiving a first ring tone changing signal or a second ring tone changing signal from the user PC, and changing the ring tone of the personal portable terminal according to the received first ring tone changing signal or the second ring tone changing signal. And a ring tone control unit configured to generate a first ring tone change signal when the first PC satisfies a first condition, and generate a second ring tone change signal when the second condition is met. The recorded memory means, and the first ring tone changing signal or the second incoming call It is configured to include a second communication module for transmitting a change signal to the first communication module.                     

In addition, the personal portable terminal according to the present invention comprises a receiving unit for receiving predetermined incoming information from the outside, and a first communication module for communicating with the user PC and transmitting the incoming information to the user PC. The user PC comprises a second communication module for receiving incoming information from the first communication module, and memory means in which a software module for displaying the received incoming information to the user is recorded.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention;

1 is a view showing the overall configuration of a personal portable terminal and a user PC that can be located on the desk of the office according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the personal portable terminal 110 may be placed together with the user PC 120 on the office desk. As shown in FIG. 1, office workers generally work with a user PC 120 located at their desk, and place their personal portable terminal 110 (eg, a mobile phone) on a desk to perform work. do. Therefore, when the user is absent, by using the user PC 120 to automatically switch the ringing tone of the personal portable terminal 110 to a silent state, to prevent noise that damages other people in the office that requires quiet during work hours Can be.

The personal mobile terminal 110 is a concept of a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone having a predetermined computing power by having a predetermined memory and a predetermined microprocessor. The mobile terminal 110 receives a call, receives a text message, or receives a voice message. When receiving, it can support ring mode, vibration mode or silent mode. The personal mobile terminal 110 may include a cellular phone, a PCS phone, a smart phone, a DMB phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a handheld PC capable of mobile communication service. In addition, the personal mobile terminal 110 uses a wired Internet or a wireless Internet, or a CDMA 1x or EV-DO mobile communication network, an IMT-2000 mobile communication network, a WCDMA mobile communication network, a Bluetooth (Bluetooth) method, an infrared communication (IrDA). Can support

The user PC 120 may include program commands, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the user PC 120 may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in computer software. Examples of recording media of the user PC 120 in which the program is recorded include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and flopical. Magneto-optical media, such as floppy disks, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.

The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.                     

The apparatus and tools may be well known to those skilled in the computer hardware and software arts, and the hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a personal digital assistant and a user PC according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, when the user is absent, the software module recorded on the user PC 230 detects this and changes the ringing tone to the personal portable terminal 210 silently. The personal portable terminal 210 refers to a configuration of the personal portable terminal 210 and the user PC 230 that receive the command signal and change the ring tone to a silent state.

The personal portable terminal 210 of FIG. 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a user interface 211, a ring tone controller 212, and a first communication module 213.

The user interface unit 211 receives the missed ring tone change setting from the user and transmits it to the first communication module 213. For example, when a user performs a task with the personal portable terminal 210 at a location close to his or her user PC 230, the user may change the ring tone mode of the personal portable terminal 210 through the user interface 211. Change the missed ringtone.

In order to receive the missed ringtone change setting input from a user, the user interface unit 211 may include one or more keypads for receiving an input string. The keypad may include one or more numbers or letters (national, alphabet, or Special characters, etc.). In addition, the user interface 211 may include a touch screen panel for a user's touch screen input.

The first communication module 212 communicates with the user PC 230, including Bluetooth or infrared communication, and receives the missed ringtone change setting information from the user through the user interface 211. Is transmitted to the user PC 230, and receives the first ring tone change signal or the second ring tone change signal from the user PC (230). The description of the first ring tone changing signal or the second ring tone changing signal will be described in detail in the configuration of the user PC 230.

The first communication module 213 may perform Bluetooth or infrared communication with the user PC 230. The first communication module 213 also connects to a public switched telephone network (PSTN), as well as one of code division multiple access (CDMA), WCDMA, ALL IP, GSM, and GPRS, and all existing mobile communication-related access methods. It can support the above, and can be implemented to support one or more of the call control protocol for VoIP call connection, such as H.323, Message Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), or Megaco.

The communication network 220 is the first communication module 213 of the personal portable terminal 210 and the second communication module 232 of the user PC 230 is a missed ring tone change setting signal, the first ring tone change signal, or the second Network means for transmitting and receiving a predetermined signal including a ring tone change signal. As used herein, the communication network 220 supports Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), wired Internet or wireless Internet, or CDMA 1x or EV-DO mobile communication network, IMT-2000 mobile. It may be implemented by including any one or more of a communication network, a WCDMA mobile communication network, a Bluetooth (Bluetooth) method, an Infrared Data Association (IrDA).

In addition, the communication network 220 may be implemented using a cradle-type support means for a personal portable terminal (not shown). That is, when the support means is connected to the user PC 230 and the USB port, the support means and the personal portable terminal 210 is a USB port or the like when the personal portable terminal 210 is mounted on the support means. When the communication is performed through the wired port and is not mounted on the support means, the first communication module 213 and the second communication module 232 change the missed ringing tone by communicating with each other by Bluetooth or infrared communication. The communication network 220 may be implemented to transmit and receive a predetermined signal including a setting signal, a first ring tone changing signal, or a second ring tone changing signal.

The user PC 230 of FIG. 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention comprises a memory means 231 and a second communication module 232.

The memory means 231 is executed based on an operating system (OS) of the user PC 230 when the missed call tone change setting signal is input from the personal portable terminal 210, and satisfies a predetermined first condition or second condition. If so, a software module for generating the first ring tone change signal or the second ring tone change signal is recorded. The software module may be implemented in the form of a synchronization program provided by the manufacturer of the personal mobile terminal 210.

The software module may be executed when the missed call tone change setting signal is transmitted from the personal portable terminal 210 through the second communication module 232, or the user may directly execute the software module through the user PC 230. have.

The software module generates a first ring tone changing signal when the first condition is satisfied. The first condition may be a case where the user PC 230 does not receive any input signal from the user for a predetermined time. That is, when the user is absent, no data is input to the user PC for a predetermined time. In this case, a predetermined time that satisfies the first condition may be set directly by the user through the software module, or may be set corresponding to driving of a screen saver driven by the user PC 230.

When the first condition is set in response to the driving of the screen saver as described above, when the screen saver is driven in the user PC 230 even if the user does not input a time setting, the software module may set the first condition. The first ringing tone change signal may be generated by determining that the content is satisfied.

The first ring tone change signal is a signal including a command for changing the ring tone currently set in the personal portable terminal 210 to the silent state. The command to change to the silent state may be implemented in an office requiring quiet as in one embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the first ring tone change signal may be a signal including a command for changing the ring tone with a vibration or a specific ring tone according to each situation. This may be set directly by the user via the software module.

The software module generates a second ring tone change signal when the second condition is satisfied. The second condition means a case in which the user PC first receives an input signal from the user after transmitting the first ring tone change signal to the personal portable terminal 210. That is, when the user returns to his / her desk where the user PC 230 and the personal portable terminal 210 are located and starts work again, the user may access the user PC 230 through a keyboard or a mouse of the user PC 230. Input a specific signal to. At this time, the software module detects the first input signal input from the user, determines that the second condition is satisfied, and generates the second ring tone changing signal. The second condition may be set by directly sensing the first input signal by the software module, or may be set in response to the operation of the screen saver driven by the user PC 230.

The second ring tone change signal is a signal including a command to change the ring tone of the personal mobile terminal 210 set to the silent state according to the first ring tone change signal to the ring tone before the silent state change. In addition, even when the ring tone of the personal mobile terminal 210 is changed to a vibration or a specific ring tone according to the first ring tone change signal, the second ring tone change signal is a ring tone before being changed to the vibration or specific ring tone according to various embodiments. It may be a signal including a command to change to.

The second communication module 232 transmits a first ring tone changing signal or a second ring tone changing signal through the communication network 220 to the first communication module 213 of the personal portable terminal 210, 213 receives a missed ring tone change signal. The second communication module 232 may be implemented in the same manner as the first communication module 213 and may support both a Bluetooth method or an infrared communication method.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a personal digital assistant and a user PC according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the user drives the personal portable terminal by transmitting the incoming information received through the personal portable terminal 310 from the outside to the user PC 330 and providing the received information to the user through a predetermined software module. It refers to the configuration of the personal portable terminal 310 and the user PC 330 that can conveniently check the incoming information through the user PC 330 without having to.

The personal portable terminal 210 of FIG. 3 according to the second embodiment of the present invention largely includes a receiver 311, a user interface 313, and a first communication module 213.

The called part 311 receives predetermined incoming information from the outside. That is, the personal mobile terminal 310 receives a text message, a voice message, a phone call, or data from a friend or acquaintance through a mobile communication company that provides a mobile communication service.

The user interface 313 receives a predetermined condition setting from the user for transmitting the incoming information to the user PC 330. This is for automatically transmitting the incoming information transmitted to the personal portable terminal 310 to the user PC 330 only when the user desires it. The user may set the transmission condition of the incoming information to the user PC 330 in response to the missed ringing tone change setting according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The first communication module 312 transmits the incoming information received through the receiver 311 to the user PC 330. The first communication module 312 may be implemented in the same manner as the first communication module 213 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and may perform Bluetooth or infrared communication.

The communication network 320 is a network means for the first communication module 312 of the personal mobile terminal 310 to transmit incoming information to the second communication module 332 of the user PC 330, and according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It can be implemented in the same concept as the communication network 220 according to the example can support both Bluetooth or infrared communication.

The user PC 330 of FIG. 3 according to the second embodiment of the present invention comprises a memory means 331 and a second communication module 332.

In the memory means 331, a software module for displaying the incoming information received from the first communication module 312 of the personal portable terminal 310 to the user through the second communication module 332 is recorded. The software module is the same as the software module according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and may be implemented by adding a configuration for displaying the incoming information in various ways through the display means of the user PC 330.

The second communication module 332 receives the incoming information from the first communication module 312 of the personal portable terminal 310. The second communication module 332 may also be implemented in the same manner as the second communication module 232 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and may perform Bluetooth or infrared communication.

The reception information display through the user PC according to the second embodiment of the present invention described above may be implemented in response to the execution of the missed ringing tone change of the first embodiment, or may be implemented regardless of the first embodiment.

For example, when the missed ring tone change is set in the personal portable terminal according to the first embodiment, only the incoming information received may be automatically transmitted to the user PC and provided to the user through a software module. In this case, the user There is an advantage that the incoming information received by the personal portable terminal can be confirmed through a more convenient interface of the software module of the user PC when is absent.

In addition, regardless of the missed ringtone change setting of the first embodiment, the reception information received by the personal portable terminal according to the user's selection may be transmitted to the user PC and provided to the user through the software module. In addition, even when a user listens to music with his or her earphone and proceeds to the user PC and does not detect the incoming information received by the personal portable terminal, the incoming information can be easily confirmed through the user PC.

4 is a diagram illustrating a menu configuration of a software module recorded in the memory means of the user PC according to one embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 4, the software module may be recorded in the memory means of the user PC to provide the user with a ring tone setting state or confirmation of missed call information. The ring tone setting state may be configured to include silence, ring tone, or vibration, and the missed call information check may be configured to include a missed call check, a text message check, or a voice message check. As described above, the user may input various settings through the software module to implement various embodiments including the first embodiment or the second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a method of changing a missed ring tone and a method of confirming incoming information according to a personal digital assistant of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user inputs the missed ring tone change setting through the user interface of the personal portable terminal (step 511), the personal portable terminal performs Bluetooth or infrared communication with the user PC located in close proximity. Perform (step 512). If the first condition is satisfied at the user PC (step 513), the software module generates a first ring tone change signal and transmits it to the personal portable terminal (step 514).

The personal portable terminal that receives the first ring tone change signal through step 514 changes the ring tone to a silent state (step 515). When incoming information is received from the outside to the personal portable terminal (step 516), the personal portable terminal transmits the incoming information to the user PC (step 517). The user PC receives the incoming information and displays it via display means such as a monitor (step 518).

If the second condition is satisfied in the user PC (step 519), the software module generates a second ring tone change signal and transmits it to the personal portable terminal (step 520). The personal portable terminal receives the second ring tone changing signal and changes the ring tone of the personal portable terminal to a ring tone before being changed to the silent state according to the first ring tone changing signal (step 521).

The missed ring tone changing method and the incoming information checking method described through FIG. 5 are according to an embodiment of the present invention, and may be implemented according to the configurations of the personal portable terminal and the user PC described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. It may include both the ring tone change method and the incoming call information checking method.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

According to the personal portable terminal and the missed ringing changing method of the present invention, when the user is absent for a predetermined time, the ringing tone of the personal portable terminal is changed to a silent state by using a software module of the user PC located in proximity to the personal portable terminal. In addition, it is possible to obtain an effect to prevent noise caused by ringing or vibration.

Further, according to the personal portable terminal and the missed ring tone changing method of the present invention, the user sets the silent state by transmitting the incoming information including the text message, voice message, or call request received information received from the personal portable terminal to the user PC. Due to this, the incoming information that can be missed can be obtained through the user PC more conveniently.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

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In a personal portable terminal, A user interface for receiving a missed ring tone change setting from a user; A first communication module connected to a user PC and receiving a first ring tone change signal or a second ring tone change signal from the user PC when the missed ring tone change is set; And A ring tone controller for changing the ring tone of the personal mobile terminal according to the received first ring tone changing signal or the second ring tone changing signal Including, The user PC, Memory means for recording a first ringing tone change signal when the first condition is satisfied, and generating a second ring tone change signal when the second condition is satisfied; And A second communication module for transmitting the first ring tone changing signal or the second ring tone changing signal to the first communication module Personal portable terminal comprising a. In a personal portable terminal, A receiver for receiving predetermined receiver information from the outside; And A first communication module, communicatively connected to a user PC, for transmitting the incoming information to the user PC Including, The user PC, A second communication module for receiving incoming information from the first communication module; And Memory means for recording a software module for displaying the received incoming information to the user Personal portable terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, And the first ring tone change signal changes the ring tone to a silent state. The method of claim 1, And the second ring tone change signal is changed to a ring tone before changing the silent state. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the first communication module and the second communication module are connected via a support means for a personal portable terminal. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the first communication module and the second communication module perform infrared communication (IrDA) or Bluetooth (Bluetooth) connection. The method of claim 1, And the first condition includes a case in which the user PC does not receive any input signal from the user for a predetermined time. The method of claim 1, And the second condition includes a case in which the user PC first receives an input signal from the user after transmitting the first ring tone change signal to the personal portable terminal. The method of claim 2, The predetermined incoming information includes a personal message, a voice message, or a call request reception information. The method of claim 2, User interface unit for receiving input from the user a predetermined condition setting for transmitting the incoming information to the user PC The personal portable terminal further comprises. The method of claim 10, And the predetermined condition setting comprises a missed ring tone change setting. In the missed ringing method of the personal mobile terminal, Receiving a missed ring tone change setting from a user; Communicating with a user PC; Receiving a first ring tone changing signal from the user PC; Changing the ring tone of the personal mobile terminal to a silent state; Receiving predetermined incoming information from the outside; Transmitting the incoming information to the user PC; Receiving a second ring tone changing signal from the user PC; And Changing the ringing tone of the personal mobile terminal to the ringing tone before the silent state change; Missed ringing tone changing method comprising a. The method of claim 12, In the user PC, Generating a first ring tone change signal and transmitting the first ring tone change signal to the personal mobile terminal when a first condition is satisfied; Receiving incoming information from the personal mobile terminal; Displaying the received incoming information to a user; And Generating a second ring tone change signal and transmitting the generated second ring tone signal to the personal mobile terminal when the second condition is satisfied; Missed ringtone changing method characterized in that the operation including a. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 12.

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