KR20080039119A - Mobile communications terminal and method for setting alarm of receiving call thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable terminal and a bell sound setup method thereof are provided to automatically set a user's frequently listening music to a call receiving bell sound, thereby notifying of call reception through a bell sound suited to the user's taste for music. A wireless communication unit(11) processes a receiving call. A memory(14) stores music files. In case of call reception by the wireless communication unit, a controller(15) notifies of the call reception by setting a music file having the frequent number of playing times to a bell sound among the music files according to setup information of an automatic bell sound setup mode if the automatic bell sound mode is set. The memory stores the setup information of the automatic bell sound setup mode. An audio processor(12) reproduces a receiving audio signal outputted through the wireless communication unit and then outputs it to the speaker(SPK), or transmits a transmitting audio signal generated from a microphone(MIC) to the wireless communication unit.

Description

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR SETTING ALARM OF RECEIVING CALL THEREOF}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting an automatic ring tone setting mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a ringing method of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a portable terminal and a ring setting method thereof, which allow a music file to be automatically set as a ringtone in consideration of a music file playing frequency.

In general, portable terminals include cellular phones, PCS phones, IMT-2000 terminals, GSM terminals, cellular phones, cellular phones, and mobile phones.

Recently, as the spread of portable terminals has expanded, user needs have also diversified. As a result, technology development has been carried out so that the portable terminal can perform various additional service functions such as text service in addition to the native call function. In addition, as it is getting smaller, various other functions are added for user convenience.

One additional service function is an incoming call alert selection function. This feature is meaningful in that it provides a ringing tone that suits the user's preferences, deviating from the previous method that the user has selected and used one of several ringing tones provided by the manufacturer.

Meanwhile, according to the development of portable terminal technology, music files such as MP3 can be played back.

Specifically, the user finds a desired music file using data communication in a computer, downloads the downloaded music file to the computer, and downloads the music file again to a portable wireless terminal to set an incoming call alert sound.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal and a method of setting a ringtone for allowing a music file to be automatically set as a ringtone in consideration of the number of times of playing the music file.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal and a method for setting a ringtone thereof so that a music file stored in the portable terminal can be used as a ringtone.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal and a ring setting method thereof, which allow the music file to be automatically set as a ringtone in consideration of the number of times of playing the music file for a certain period of time.

The present invention for achieving the above object, in the portable terminal capable of setting the music file ringtone notification call,

A wireless communication unit for processing an incoming call;

A memory in which music files are stored;

If the automatic ringing mode is set when the call is received by the wireless communication unit, the control unit configured to notify the call ringing by setting the music file with a large number of times of play in the music file according to the setting information of the automatic ring setting mode; It is characterized by.

In addition, the present invention for achieving the above object, in the automatic ring setting method of the portable terminal for notifying the call ringer,

In the case of the incoming call, if the automatic ringtone mode is set, it is characterized by including the step of notifying the incoming call by setting the music file with a large number of times of playback according to the setting information of the automatic ringtone setting mode.

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

It should be noted that in the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation and operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to distract from the gist of the present invention.

In the following description, specific details according to the portable terminal and its ring setting method are shown to provide a more general understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention may be readily practiced without these specific details and also by their modifications.

In the following, a music file will be used immediately to mean a music file played on a portable terminal such as an MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV file, or the like.

In the following, the automatic ringtone setting mode will be used immediately, which means that the user sets the setting information for automatically setting the predetermined music file to be played as a ringtone. In addition, in the following, the automatic ringtone mode will automatically be used to mean a mode for notifying a call receipt by playing a music file instead of a ringtone by automatically setting a predetermined music file played by the user at the time of the incoming call.

On the other hand, the portable terminal of the present invention and its ring setting method according to the setting information of the automatic ringtone setting mode set by the user, if the automatic ringtone mode is set at the call, the music file is set as the ringtone and play at the same time according to the setting information The user is notified that the call has been received. That is, it is proposed that a predetermined music file is automatically set as a ringtone according to the setting information so as to notify that a call is received.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The portable terminal may be a portable telephone.

Referring to FIG. 1, the wireless communication unit 11 processes a voice signal for a call origination and a transmission and reception text message. The wireless communication unit 11 includes an RF transmitter for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and downconverting a received signal, and encoding and modulating the transmitted signal. And a codec for demodulating and decoding the signal. The codec includes a data codec for processing packet data and an audio codec for processing an audio signal such as voice.

The audio processor 12 reproduces the received audio signal output from the wireless communication unit 11 and outputs the audio signal to the speaker SPK or transmits the transmission audio signal generated from the microphone MIC to the wireless communication unit 11. Do this. In addition, the audio processor 12 reproduces the audio signal of the music file in the music playback mode and outputs it to the speaker SPK. In addition, the audio processor 12 replaces the ringtone by playing the music file in the automatic ringtone mode.

The key input unit 13 includes keys for inputting numeric and character information and function keys for setting various functions. In addition, the key input unit 13 may include function keys according to an automatic ring tone setting mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The memory 14 may be composed of a program memory and a data memory. The program memory stores programs for controlling general operations of the portable terminal. In addition, the program memory stores programs according to an automatic ringtone setting mode and an automatic ringtone mode. In addition, the program memory stores a program according to music file reproduction. In addition, the data memory temporarily stores data generated during the execution of the programs. In addition, a music file is stored in the data memory. The music file is preferably stored in a music file folder so that it can be easily managed and stored.

The controller 15 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal. In addition, the controller 15 controls to store the music file reproduced in the music file playback mode in the memory 14. In addition, the control unit 15 controls to set the setting information by the automatic ring setting mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the controller 15 controls to play the music file according to the setting information of the automatic ringtone setting mode as a ringtone instead of ringing.

The display unit 16 displays screen data generated during program execution under the control of the controller 15. In addition, the display unit 56 may include an LCD controller, a memory capable of storing image data, and an LCD display device. In this case, when the LCD is implemented using a touch screen method, the key input unit 53 and the LCD may be input units.

Referring to FIG. 1, an operation of a portable terminal for automatically setting a music file as a ringtone will be described.

First, when the function key according to the automatic ringtone setting mode provided in the key input unit 13 is input, the controller 15 executes the automatic ringtone setting mode, and displays the screen data according to the automatic ringtone setting mode on the display unit 16. Display.

Thereafter, the controller 15 receives the setting information according to the automatic ring tone setting mode. At this time, the controller 15 receives the predetermined period information for setting the music file having the most number of times of playing the music file as the ringtone for a certain period of time. In addition, the play section information of the music file set as the ringtone is received. The controller 15 stores such setting information (scheduled period information and reproduction section information) in the memory 14. Then, when the call is received through the wireless communication unit 11, the control unit 15 checks whether the automatic ringing mode is set. If the automatic ring tone mode is set, setting information is read from the memory 14. Thus, the audio processor 12 reproduces the audio signal of the preset playback section of the music file having the most number of times of playing for a predetermined period instead of the ringtone according to the read setting information, and outputs the audio signal to the speaker SPK. Thus, when a call is received, the user recognizes that the music that he has listened to for a predetermined period of time is played and the call is received.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting an automatic ring tone setting mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in step 201, the controller 15 executes the automatic ringtone setting mode according to a user's request for executing the automatic ringtone setting mode in an idle state.

In step 203, the controller 15 receives the setting information of the automatic ring setting mode.

Next is the setting information of the automatic ring tone setting mode.

First, the user sets the predetermined period of time so that the music file with the maximum number of times of play for a certain period (for example, one week / month) among the music files can be set as a ringtone.

Second, the user sets the play section information of the music file set as the ringtone. In this case, the playback section information defaults to a playback section from the time point after the music file is considered to a predetermined time point (about 40 seconds to 60 seconds). Since the method of recognizing the considered part in the general music file is a known technique, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Thereafter, in step 205, the controller 15 determines whether a storage key is input, and when the storage key is input, the controller 15 proceeds to step 207 to store setting information of the automatic ring tone setting mode.

When the setting information according to the automatic ringtone setting mode is stored through the above-described process, the music file is automatically set as the ringtone by the following ringtone setting method to notify the incoming call.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a ringing method of a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step 301, the controller 15 receives a call in an idle state.

In operation 303, the controller 15 determines whether an automatic ringing mode is set.

If the automatic ringtone mode is not set as a result of the determination, in step 305, the controller 15 notifies the incoming call to the set ringtone.

However, if the automatic ringtone mode is set, the controller 15 reads setting information of the automatic ringtone setting mode stored in the memory 14 in step 307.

Thereafter, in step 309, the controller 15 detects the music file having the most number of times of play during the predetermined period of the setting information, and proceeds to step 311.

In step 311, the controller 15 checks the playback section based on the playback section information of the detected music file.

In step 313, the control unit 15 notifies the call reception by playing the music file according to the playback section information of the confirmed music file instead of the ring tone notifying the incoming call.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but 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 determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described in detail above, the present invention enables the user to automatically set a favorite ringtone as a call ringtone, thereby informing the incoming call to a ringtone that matches the user's music taste.

In addition, by using the music file stored in the portable terminal as a ringtone for listening to music, there is an effect that can take full advantage of the limited storage capacity of the terminal.

In addition, since the user's favorite music is automatically set as a ringtone at a predetermined period, there is an effect of increasing the user's convenience by eliminating the hassle of changing the ringtone by a user directly operating the key.

Claims (14)

In a portable terminal capable of setting a music file as a call notification ringtone, A wireless communication unit for processing an incoming call; A memory in which music files are stored; If the automatic ringing mode is set when the call is received by the wireless communication unit, the control unit configured to notify the call ringing by setting the music file with a large number of times of play in the music file according to the setting information of the automatic ring setting mode; Portable terminal, characterized in that. According to claim 1, The control unit, A portable terminal, characterized in that for playing a call according to the automatic ring setting mode, playing a predetermined playback section of the music file with the most number of times of play during a certain period of time. According to claim 1, The memory, Portable terminal, characterized in that for storing the setting information of the automatic ring setting mode. According to claim 1, Setting information of the automatic ringtone setting mode, And a predetermined period of time information for setting a music file having the most number of times of playing a music file as a ring tone, and information on a play period of the music file set as the ringtone. The method of claim 4, wherein The playback section information, A portable terminal, characterized in that a playback section from a point in time to a predetermined point (approximately 40 seconds to 60 seconds) after the music file is regarded as a default. According to claim 1, The music file, A portable terminal, which is a music file played on a portable terminal, such as an MP3, WMA, OGG, or WAV file. According to claim 1, The automatic ringtone setting mode, And a mode for setting setting information for automatically setting a predetermined music file played by a user as a ringtone. According to claim 1, The automatic ringtone mode, The mobile terminal is a mode for notifying a call reception by playing a music file instead of a ringtone by automatically setting a predetermined music file played by a user as a ringtone when a call is received. In the automatic ring setting method of the portable terminal to notify the incoming call with a ringtone, In the case of an incoming call, if the automatic ringtone mode is set, the ringtone setting of the portable terminal, comprising the step of notifying the incoming call by setting a music file with a large number of playing times as the ringtone according to the setting information of the automatic ringtone setting mode. Way. The method of claim 9, The process of notifying the call incoming, Reading the setting information; Detecting a music file having a large number of reproductions during the period of the read setting information; And a step of notifying the incoming call by using the detected music file as a ringtone. The method of claim 10, Informing the call incoming, Checking a preset playing section of the detected music file; And reproducing the incoming call by reproducing the identified playback section. The method of claim 9, And setting the setting information according to the automatic ring tone setting mode. The method of claim 9, Setting information of the automatic ringtone setting mode, And a predetermined period of time information for setting a music file having the most number of times of playing a music file as a ringtone and information on a playing section of the music file set as the ringtone. The method of claim 9, The music file, Ringtone setting method of the portable terminal, characterized in that the music file to be played on the portable terminal, such as MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV files.

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