JPH0955793A - Portable telephone device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To receive an urgent message and information from a specific sender without delay by indicating termination even in automatic termination mode when a detected sender number is a specific sender number. SOLUTION: When an automatic termination key 10 is operated, a control part 5 recognizes that the portable telephone device is in automatic termination mode and when an incoming signal is received by an antenna 1 and inputted to the control part 5 through a receiving radio part 7 and a received signal processing part 23, the control part 5 judges that there is an incoming call. Then the received signal processing part 23 informs the control part 5 of a detected sender number when the sender number is present in the incoming signal. The control part 5 compares the informed sender number to check whether or not it matches one or a plurality of set sender numbers read out of a set number memory 24. When a matching number is found, the control part 5 places in a ringer generator 13 to generate a ringer signal, thereby generating a ringer tone by a ringer speaker 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone device, and more particularly to a portable telephone device capable of controlling whether or not a ringing tone sounds.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A mobile phone device is convenient to carry anywhere and can talk on demand, but it does not turn off the power even in places such as theaters and trains where ringtones are not desired. There is the inconvenience of ringing as long as possible, and if the power is turned off in such a place, incoming calls cannot be made while the power is turned off.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned inconvenience, an automatic call-in key for setting ON / OFF of an automatic call-in mode, a memory means for recording a response voice prepared by a user in advance, and an automatic call-in key are provided. A mobile telephone device is known which includes a control means for receiving an incoming call without reproducing a ring tone when the incoming call key is set to ON and playing back a response voice recorded in advance in the memory means to respond. (JP-A-4-351
No. 145).

According to the above-mentioned conventional portable telephone device, when the user determines that it is necessary and turns on the automatic incoming call key,
Even if it is judged that there is an incoming call, the ring tone does not sound, so even if the ringing of the called party is inappropriate, it will not bother other people, and the answering voice will be sent to the calling party.
The status of the called party (user of the mobile phone device) can be notified.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional portable telephone device, there is no means for identifying the caller and there are only two states, that is, ON / OFF of the automatic answering mode by the automatic incoming call key. However, when the automatic incoming call key is turned on, there is a problem that no ringing tone sounds for all incoming calls, and an incoming call from a specific caller is answered by a response voice.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points,
An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone device having a function of ringing a ring tone for an incoming call from a specific caller even in a mode in which the ring tone does not ring.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an audio signal picked up by a microphone by operating a call switch is transmitted through a transmitting means, and a signal from a called party is received through a receiving means. In a mobile phone device that receives a call and makes a call from a speaker to make a call, an automatic call-in key for setting ON / OFF of an automatic call-in mode and an arbitrary specific caller number set by a user are stored. A first memory and a second memory that stores a response message in advance
Memory, a received signal processing unit having a function of detecting a caller number in a received incoming signal, a ringing tone ringing means for generating a ringing tone by a ringing signal, and an automatic ringing mode by operating an automatic ringing key. When it is determined that the caller number detected by the reception signal processing unit is the same as the caller number stored in the first memory, and there is no same caller number, or When the caller number is not notified, the response message is read out from the second memory and transmitted through the transmitting means, the ringing operation of the ringing tone by the ringing tone ringing means is prohibited, and the caller detected by the reception signal processing unit. When the number is the same as any of the caller numbers stored in the first memory, a control unit that causes the ring tone ringing means to generate a ringing signal to ring the ring tone. One in which the.

There are three possible ways of ringing the ring tone of the portable telephone device. One is to ring tones for all incoming calls. This is the case when the user of the mobile phone device is in an environment where he / she can answer the incoming call without delay. The second is to answer all incoming calls silently. This is a concert hall,
This is a case where the user is in a place such as a restaurant or a train where the ringing of the ringtone disturbs the surrounding people.

The third method is an intermediate method, in which a ring tone is sounded only for an incoming call from a specific caller. This is when you want to get only the information from a specific caller during a meeting or a meeting, or when you want to get only the urgent message from a specific caller, even in the above-mentioned places where it may bother other people. Such is the case. The present invention can realize this third method.

That is, according to the present invention, when the automatic call-in key is operated to set the automatic call-in mode, the same caller number as the caller number detected by the received signal processing unit is stored in the first memory. When it is not stored or when the caller's number is not notified, the response message is read from the second memory and transmitted through the transmitting means, and the ringing operation of the ringing tone by the ringing tone ringing means is prohibited. The original operation of the mode is performed, but when the caller number detected by the received signal processing unit is the same as any of the caller numbers stored in the first memory,
Even in the automatic call-in mode, the ringing tone is generated by the ringing tone ringing means.

Further, according to the present invention, when the automatic call-in mode is set by the operation of the automatic call-in key, the control section stores the caller number detected by the received signal processing section in the first memory. The caller ID is
A transmission switch for switching and inputting a response message read from the second memory to the transmission means instead of the voice signal from the microphone when there is no same caller number or when the caller number is not notified, A third memory in which a message from a caller is stored, a reception voice reproduction key for reading out a message stored in the third memory at a user's arbitrary timing, and a reception means of the reception means by operating the reception voice reproduction key. And a reception switch for transmitting a message read from the third memory to the speaker instead of the output signal.

Thus, when there is an incoming call in the automatic incoming call mode, the message from the caller is reproduced and confirmed from the third memory when it is convenient for the user (user) of the portable telephone device. can do.

Further, according to the present invention, when the automatic incoming call mode is set by operating the automatic incoming call key, the caller number detected by the received signal processing unit by the control unit is stored in the first memory. If the operation of the call switch is detected after the ringing tone is generated by the ringing tone ringing unit and the ringing tone is ringed, the control unit transmits the voice signal from the microphone to the transmitting unit. The signal output to the speaker and received by the receiving means is supplied to the speaker.

As a result, even in the automatic incoming call mode,
A call can be made to an incoming call from a specific caller of the caller number stored in the first memory, as in the normal time in the automatic incoming call mode.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of a mobile phone device of the present invention. As shown in the figure,
This mobile phone device includes an antenna 1, a microphone 2,
Ring speaker 3, speaker 4, control unit 5, transmission wireless unit 6, reception wireless unit 7, numeric keypad 8, call switch 9, automatic incoming call key 10, received voice reproduction key 11, display unit 12, ring generator 13, response voice. Memory 14, A / D converter 15, D / A converter 16, transmission switch 17, reception voice memory 18, D / A converter 19, A / D converter 2
0, a reception switch 21, a transmission signal processing unit 22, a reception signal processing unit 23, and a setting number memory 24.

Of the above components, the antenna 1, the microphone 2, the ring speaker 3, the speaker 4, the control unit 5, the transmission wireless unit 6, the reception wireless unit 7, the ten-key pad 8, the call switch 9, the display unit 12, the ring generator. 13 and the transmission signal processing unit 22 are components common to general mobile phone devices. Further, the transmission switch 17 and the reception switch 21 are also used. Therefore, with these configurations, the mobile phone device according to the present embodiment can carry out normal incoming / outgoing calls and telephone calls as in a general mobile phone device.

That is, the operation in this case will be described. At the time of calling, the calling number is input from the ten-key pad 8, the input calling number is confirmed on the display unit 12, and the call switch 9 is used to call. At this time, the signals from the ten-key pad 8 and the call switch 9 are processed by the control unit 5, and the display unit 12 displays the signals from the control unit 5. Further, the transmission signal is transmitted from the antenna 1 via the transmission signal processing unit 22 and the transmission wireless unit 6.

When the called party receives and responds, a response signal is received by the antenna 1, received by the reception radio section 7 and the reception signal processing section 23, and the control section 5 identifies the response and the transmission switch 17 and reception are performed. Switch 21 to terminal 17a
And 21a side. As a result, the transmission voice signal of the caller picked up by the microphone 12 will be
Transmission switch 17, transmission signal processing unit 22, transmission wireless unit 6
And are transmitted to the called party via the antenna 1, respectively.
A call signal from the called party is received by the antenna 1, further demodulated by the reception signal processing unit 23 through the reception wireless unit 7, and then supplied to the speaker 4 through the reception switch 21 to be sounded. .

In this manner, by inputting the transmitted voice using the microphone 2 and listening to the voice of the called party from the speaker 4, a normal telephone call can be made as with a general portable telephone device. When the call switch 9 is operated, the call ends.

In the case of an incoming call, an incoming signal is received from the antenna 1 and input to the control unit 5 via the reception radio unit 7 and the reception signal processing unit 23. When the incoming signal is input, the control unit 5 controls the ring generator 13 to operate,
The signal generated thereby is supplied to the ring speaker 3 to cause the ring speaker 3 to ring. When the user operates the call switch 9 by the ringing tone,
After that, the call is made in the same manner as in the case of making a call.

Next, the operation of the automatic incoming call mode similar to that of the above-mentioned conventional portable telephone device will be described. In the automatic call-in mode, in addition to the above-mentioned components used during normal call origination / calling and a call, an automatic call-in key 10, a reception voice reproduction key 11, a response voice memory 14, an A / D converter 15, D
/ A converter 16, reception voice memory 18, D / A converter 1
9, the A / D converter 20 is used.

To explain the operation of the automatic call-in mode, when the user operates the automatic call-in key 10 to put the portable telephone device in the automatic call-in mode, the control section 5 sets the transmission switch 17 to the terminal 17b side. In addition to the switching connection, the receiving switch 21 is switched and connected to the terminal 21b side. Moreover, even if an incoming call signal is input via the antenna 1, the reception wireless unit 7, and the reception signal processing unit 23, the control unit 5 does not operate the ring generator 13 and causes the ring speaker 3 to ring a ring tone. Instead, the response voice memory 14 is controlled to operate to read response voice data from the response voice data, and the D / A converter 16 converts the response voice data into an analog response voice signal, and then the transmission switch 17 and the transmission signal processing unit 22. , To the caller via the transmission radio unit 6 and the antenna 1, respectively.

The message transmitted by the caller upon receiving the response voice is received by the antenna 1 and is received by the receiving radio section 7
The signal is demodulated via the reception signal processing section 23, supplied to the A / D converter 20 via the reception switch 21, converted into digital data, and then stored in the reception voice memory 18.

Therefore, after that, when the user is convenient, by operating the received voice reproduction key 11, the control section 5 controls the operation of the received voice memory 18 to read the stored message data. This message data is D
After being converted into an analog message signal by the A / A converter 19, the analog message signal is supplied to the speaker 4 through the reception switch 21 and is sounded by the speaker 4. The user can confirm the message by the message voice from the speaker 4.

However, as described above, with the above configuration alone, when the automatic call-in mode is set, it is not possible to ring the ring tone even when an incoming call is received from a specific caller. Therefore, in this embodiment, the reception signal processing unit 23 having the caller number detection function and the setting number memory 24 are provided, and when the automatic call reception mode is set, the reception signal processing unit 23 receives an incoming call. The caller number is detected by the control unit 5, and the control unit 5 compares the detected caller number with the setting number stored in the setting number memory 24. And judge
The ring tone is made to ring by the ring speaker 3.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be further described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, a case will be described in which the user does not operate the automatic incoming call key 10 and uses it in the same manner as a general mobile phone device. The control unit 5
First, it is determined whether or not the automatic incoming call mode is set (step 31). Here, since the automatic incoming call mode is not set, it is in a standby state as to whether or not there is an incoming call (step 32), and the incoming call signal is received by the antenna 1 and is received via the reception wireless unit 7 and the reception signal processing unit 23. When input to the control unit 5, the control unit 5 operates the ring generator 13 to supply a ringing signal to the ring speaker 3,
Make the ringtone sound from the ring speaker 3 (step 3)
3).

When the user operates the call switch 9, the control section 5 detects it as a response operation (step 3).
4) The transmission switch 17 is switched to the terminal 17a side and the reception switch 21 is switched to the terminal 21a side so that the voice signal from the microphone 2 is transmitted to the transmission signal processing unit 22 and the reception voice signal from the reception signal processing unit 23 is transmitted. It is possible to talk with the caller by supplying it to the speaker 4 (step 3).
5).

Thereafter, the control unit 5 detects whether or not the call switch 9 is operated, and when it is operated, it is determined that the call is ended (step 36) and controls the transmission signal processing unit 22 and the reception signal processing unit 23, respectively. The line is disconnected (step 37).

Next, the case where the automatic incoming call mode is set will be described. Before setting the automatic call-in mode, the user confirms the caller number of the specific caller who wants to ring the ring tone even in the automatic call-in mode, while confirming the caller number to be input on the display unit 12 and pressing the ten-key pad 8. Input by using the control unit 5
Is registered in the setting number memory 24 in advance. The number of callers that can be set is one or more.

Thereafter, the control section 5 determines whether or not the automatic incoming call mode is set (step 31). Here, since the automatic call-in key 10 is operated, the control unit 5 recognizes the mobile telephone device in the automatic call-in mode, and then the control unit 5 enters a standby state as to whether or not there is an incoming call (step 38). When the incoming signal is received by the antenna 1 and input to the control unit 5 via the reception wireless unit 7 and the reception signal processing unit 23, the control unit 5 determines that there is an incoming call. At this time, when the caller originates from a network having a function of notifying the caller number such as a digital mobile phone or an ISDN line, the caller signal is included in the incoming signal.

The reception signal processing unit 23 detects whether or not there is a caller number in the incoming signal, and if there is a caller number, notifies the control unit 5 of the detected caller number. When the control unit 5 receives the notification of the caller number (step 3)
9) It is compared whether or not the notified caller number matches one or more of the set caller numbers read from the set number memory 24 (step 40). If they match, the controller 5 operates the ring generator 13 to generate a ringing signal to ring the ringing tone from the ring speaker 3 (step 33). After that, the control unit 5 causes the same operation as that of the normal incoming call.

On the other hand, when the notified caller number does not match any of the caller numbers stored in the set number memory 24, or when the caller number is not notified in step 39, the control section 5 transmits the data. The switch 17 is switched and connected to the terminal 17b side, and the response voice memory 14 is read out and controlled, and the response voice memory 14 is read.
Read a response message stored in advance, convert the response message into an analog signal by the D / A converter 16, and further transmit the transmission switch 17 and the transmission signal processing unit 2
2. It is transmitted to the caller via the transmission wireless unit 6 and the antenna 1 respectively (step 41).

The response message is, for example, "
Yes, it is ○○. I can't answer the phone right now. We apologize for the inconvenience, but please call back later or record your message. When the caller records a message, the control unit 5 inputs a reception signal detected by the reception signal processing unit 23 so that the caller receives a voice signal (message) for recording the message. ) Has been transmitted, the reception switch 21 is switched and connected to the terminal 21b side so that a message from the caller is not pronounced from the speaker 4, and at the same time, the reception voice memory 18 is controlled to write to receive the reception signal. Taken out from the processing unit 23, A
The message signal from the sender converted into a digital signal by the / D converter 20 is stored in the reception voice memory 18 (step 42).

After that, when the control section 5 judges that the message signal from the sender is not present and the storage in the reception voice memory 18 is completed (step 43), the transmission signal processing section 22 and the reception signal processing section 23 are controlled. Each is controlled to disconnect the line and terminate the communication (step 44). As described above, when the user operates the received voice reproduction key 11 at any time, the control unit 5 which has detected this operation stores the received voice memory 18, D in the message signal from the caller stored in the received voice memory 18, D. By controlling the / A converter 19 and the receiving switch 21, the sound is reproduced from the speaker 4.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, even if the caller number included in the incoming signal coincides with the specific caller number in the set number memory 24 even in the automatic incoming call mode, the ring Since the ringtone is made to ring from the speaker 3, even when the user of the mobile phone device is in the automatic call-in mode because the ringing of the ringtone is in the place where the ringing of the ringtone is annoying to the surrounding people, an emergency message or identification It is possible to receive information from the sender of without delay.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, when an incoming call from a specific caller is made in the automatic incoming call mode, the incoming call is received in the same manner as in the normal time when the automatic incoming call mode is not set. I made it sound, but display with display elements such as light emitting diodes and liquid crystal display elements,
The incoming call can be notified by the vibration of the vibrator.
In this case, even when the automatic incoming call mode is set because the ringing tone is located in a place where it disturbs the surrounding people, the incoming call can be notified without disturbing the surrounding people.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the caller number detected by the received signal processing unit is the same as any of the caller numbers of the specific callers stored in the first memory, the incoming call notification means is provided even in the automatic incoming call mode. Since the incoming call is notified by the above, it is possible to receive the urgent matter and the information from the specific caller without delay.

Further, according to the present invention, when there is an incoming call in the automatic incoming call mode, the message from the sender is
When it is convenient for the user (user) of the mobile phone device,
It can be confirmed by reproducing from the third memory. Furthermore, according to the present invention, even in the automatic incoming call mode, the first
When a call is received from a specific caller whose caller number is stored in the memory, the call can be made as in the normal time without the automatic call receiving mode.

When a means for not ringing the ring tone is used as the incoming call notification means, the incoming call can be notified without disturbing the surroundings in the automatic incoming call mode, and the ring tone sounding means is used as the incoming call notification means. In this case, it is possible to suppress an increase in the components and cost of the device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Microphone 3 Ring speaker 4 Speaker 5 Control unit 6 Transmission wireless unit 7 Reception wireless unit 9 Call switch 10 Automatic incoming call key 11 Received voice reproduction key 13 Ring generator 14 Response voice memory 17 Transmission switch 18 Reception voice memory 21 Reception switch 22 Transmission Signal processing unit 23 Received signal processing unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An audio signal picked up by a microphone by operating a call switch is transmitted through a transmitting means,
In a mobile phone device which receives a signal from a called party through a receiving means and outputs a sound from a speaker to make a call, an automatic call-in key for setting ON / OFF of an automatic call-in mode and a user set it. Memory for storing any specified specified caller number, second memory for storing a response message in advance, and received signal processing having a function of detecting the caller number in the received incoming signal Section, an incoming call notification means for notifying an incoming call, an incoming call sounding means for sounding an incoming call tone, and detection by the received signal processing section when the automatic incoming call mode is set by operating the automatic incoming call key. The determined caller number is compared with the caller number stored in the first memory, and when the same caller number does not exist or the caller number is not notified, the second caller number The response message is read from the memory and transmitted via the transmitting means, the ringing operation of the ringing tone by the ringing tone ringing means is prohibited, and the caller number detected by the received signal processing unit is the first number. A mobile phone device, comprising: a control unit for making the incoming call notification by the incoming call notification means when the same as any of the caller numbers stored in the memory. 2. When the automatic call-in mode is set by operating the automatic call-in key, the control unit detects the caller number detected by the received signal processing unit as the first caller number.
Of the response message read from the second memory when there is no same caller number or when the caller number is not notified. To the transmitting means in place of the voice signal from the microphone, a third memory in which a message received from the caller is stored, and the message stored in the third memory. And a message read from the third memory instead of the output signal of the receiving means by the operation of the received voice reproduction key and the received voice reproduction key. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, further comprising a reception switch. 3. The caller number detected by the received signal processing unit by the control unit when the automatic call-in mode is set by operating the automatic call-in key is the first caller number.
Of any of the caller numbers stored in the memory of, and after the incoming call is notified by the incoming call notification means,
When the operation of the call switch is detected, the control unit outputs a voice signal from the microphone to the transmitting unit, and supplies the signal received by the receiving unit to the speaker. The mobile phone device according to 1. 4. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the incoming call sounding means is used as the incoming call notification means.