JPH10243059A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid the telephone set from being operated by a 3rd party as it pleases in the case that the possessor of the telephone set is resident at a remote place from the telephone set main body with respect to the portable telephone set where the arrival of an incoming call is reported through the vibration of a vibration generator that is a separate unit from the telephone set main body. SOLUTION: A vibration generator 50 outputs an identification signal to a telephone set main body 20 in a prescribed timing and the telephone set main body 20 discriminates whether or not the identification signal is detected. In the case that no identification signal is detected, since it means that the vibration generator 50 is placed at a location apart from the telephone set main body 20 by a prescribed distance or over, the telephone set main body 20 conducts inhibit processing of inhibiting the operation. Contents of the inhibit processing are stop of the transmission reception function of the telephone set main body 20, inhibit of the operation of an input section 32, inhibit of ringing of the telephone set main body 20, a so-called automatic answering recording means and transfer of the call to other portable telephone set or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone device capable of wireless communication, and more particularly, to a telephone device having means for making a call by notifying a user of an incoming call by vibration when the call is received.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A telephone device of this kind, a so-called portable telephone, is useful for personal use. However, in a state in which calling means by vibrating the telephone main body is selected, the telephone main body is not used. If you don't wear it, you won't notice the call. On the other hand, there is known a telephone device which is separated from a telephone body and uses a vibration generator which receives a wireless calling signal from the telephone body and vibrates upon receiving the signal. This phone device, if you select the mode of calling by vibration on the phone body side,
Even if you do not wear the telephone body, you can know the incoming call as long as you wear the vibration generator.

[0003]

However, even with such a portable telephone, if the person is away from a certain place in the portable telephone main body, it is impossible to know the incoming call during the period, and various inconveniences may occur. For example, in response to an incoming call when the person is not present, another person can know the incoming call, operate the mobile phone, and answer the call on behalf of the person, so that the other person is aware of his personal business. There was a problem that it would. Similarly, there is a possibility that another person may operate the mobile phone to read personal information such as a speed dial.

In order to solve such a problem, there has been proposed a device having a function (so-called key lock) in which no operation including an incoming call is accepted unless a number (password) registered in advance is input. Each time the user leaves, a key lock or a password must be entered, which requires a cumbersome operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has as its object to solve the inconvenience when a person wearing a vibration generator is at a place more than a predetermined distance from a portable telephone body. .

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A telephone device according to the present invention, which has been made to achieve the above object, has a telephone main body capable of wireless communication, and a telephone main body separated from the telephone main body. And a vibration generator that receives and wirelessly vibrates the vibration signal generator, wherein the telephone body recognizes, by wireless communication, that the vibration generator is within a predetermined communication range. A gist comprising: recognition means; and prohibition means for prohibiting operation of at least a part of the telephone body when the vibration generator cannot recognize that the vibration generator is within a predetermined communication range. I do.

In this telephone device, the recognition means of the telephone body recognizes, by wireless communication, that the vibration generator is within a predetermined communication range. When such recognition is not possible, the inhibiting means provided in the telephone body inhibits at least a part of the operation of the telephone body. Therefore, if the vibration generator is not within the predetermined communication range, that is, if the authorized user of the telephone device is not near the telephone body, at least a part of the function of the telephone body, for example, an incoming call is received. By prohibiting the incoming call function, use of the telephone body is restricted, and at least a part of the inconvenience when no user is near the telephone body is eliminated.

[0008]

Other Embodiments of the Invention The following can be considered as other embodiments of the present invention. As one method of determining that the vibration generator is within a predetermined communication range, the vibration generator includes an identification signal output unit that outputs a predetermined identification signal at least at predetermined intervals, It is possible to consider a mode in which the telephone body includes identification signal detecting means for detecting the identification signal, and prohibiting means for prohibiting operation of at least a part of the telephone body when the identification signal is not detected.

According to this configuration, the vibration generator outputs a predetermined identification signal at a predetermined interval, so that the telephone body detects the identification signal and wears the vibration generator, ie, wears it. It is possible to detect whether or not the person is within a predetermined distance. When the telephone body does not detect the identification signal, it means that the person is away from the telephone body, so that at least part of the operation of the telephone body is prohibited, so that the person wearing the vibration generator can It is possible to eliminate the inconvenience when the user is at a place separated from the main body by a predetermined distance or more. Accordingly, when the owner of the mobile phone separates from the telephone main body, the owner can safely leave the telephone main body without performing a special operation such as a key lock, and the convenience of the mobile telephone is also improved.

Since the predetermined distance varies depending on the owner of the portable telephone, the distance within which the telephone body can detect the identification signal output from the vibration generator can be adjusted accordingly. It may be a thing. In addition, when the interval between the output of the identification signal from the vibration generator is short, the certainty that the telephone body detects the vibration generator increases, but when the vibration generator is operated by the battery, the identification signal output function is provided. May be shortened. Therefore, the output interval may be adjusted appropriately for each owner of the mobile phone.

As another mode for recognizing that the signal is within a predetermined communication range, the vibration generator detects a predetermined identification signal that can be distinguished from the calling signal and sets a predetermined value. Response signal output means for outputting a response signal, the identification signal output means for outputting the identification signal at a predetermined timing, response signal detection means for detecting the response signal, the response signal It is possible to consider a configuration including a prohibiting unit that prohibits at least a part of the operation of the telephone main body when it is not detected.

In this aspect, a predetermined response signal is output only when the vibration generator detects a predetermined identification signal that can be distinguished from a calling signal from the telephone body.
As a result, the telephone body outputs the identification signal at a necessary timing such as when an incoming call is received (for example, at the time of an incoming call or a key operation) and determines whether a response signal from the vibration generator can be detected. It is possible to detect whether the vibration generator is within a predetermined distance from the telephone body. Then, when the telephone body does not detect the response signal, by prohibiting at least a part of the operation of the telephone body, a case where the person wearing the vibration generator is at a place more than a predetermined distance from the mobile phone body. Inconvenience can be eliminated.

Further, in this configuration, since the transmission of the calling signal and the transmission of the response signal from the vibration generator may be performed at the required timing, the duration of the response signal output function of the vibration generator can be maintained long. It also has the effect of being able to.

This aspect can also be realized in an aspect in which the telephone body outputs a calling signal at predetermined intervals and detects a vibration generator. In this case, the form of the call signal at the time of the incoming call and the form of the call signal for recognition may be different so that the call signal other than the incoming call does not cause vibration that the vibration generator can feel. For example, a call signal is composed of an identification code for specifying a vibration generator and a vibration control signal indicating whether or not to vibrate, and when a call is not made at the time of an incoming call, the vibration control signal is set to “OFF” and the call is received. The vibration generator should not generate vibration.

On the other hand, various modes can be considered as the mode of the prohibiting means. For example, the telephone body is
A mode may be adopted in which a transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving a wireless communication signal is provided, and the prohibiting unit is a unit for prohibiting transmission / reception via the transmission / reception unit.

In this embodiment, when the telephone body cannot detect the vibration generator, transmission and reception via the transmission / reception unit is prohibited, so that it becomes impossible to receive an incoming call and make a call from the telephone. It is possible to eliminate the inconvenience when the user attached to the mobile phone is located at a place separated from the mobile phone main body by a predetermined distance or more.

As another mode of the prohibiting means, the telephone main body includes an input section for enabling the operation of the telephone main body by an input device provided on the telephone main body. It is possible to consider a unit that is a unit that prohibits an operation via a unit.

In this embodiment, when the telephone body cannot detect the vibration generator, the operation via the input unit is prohibited, so that another person operates the telephone when receiving an incoming call, and the other person uses an individual such as a speed dial. It is not possible to read personal information or to play recorded messages in a telephone device with an answering machine, so that the person wearing the vibration generator is more than a predetermined distance away from the body of the mobile phone. The inconvenience of being in a place that is located can be eliminated.

In addition, the prohibition of some functions by the prohibition means is not limited to the operation of the telephone itself, but may be combined with various additional functions. For example,
The telephone body includes a transmitting and receiving unit that transmits and receives a wireless communication signal, a response message output unit that outputs a preset response message through the transmitting and receiving unit, and a recording unit that records a wireless communication signal. The prohibition means includes means for outputting a response message via the transmission / reception unit by the response message output unit by the response message output unit instead of notification of an incoming call to the outside at the time of an incoming call, and recording the wireless communication signal by the recording unit at the time of the incoming call. It is also possible to adopt a mode comprising means.

According to this aspect, when the telephone body cannot detect the vibration generator, a means for recording a call signal after outputting a response message instead of notifying the incoming call to the outside at the time of an incoming call is used to transmit a message from the caller. Can be recorded. This recording can be operated and listened to later by the telephone owner.

In this case, not only can the inconvenience of the user being at a place apart from the mobile phone main body by a predetermined distance or more be eliminated, but in such a case, the message from the caller can be held. This has the effect of improving the convenience of the mobile phone.

Further, an embodiment having the following additional functions can be considered. That is, the telephone body includes a transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving a wireless call signal, and a transfer signal output unit for outputting a call control signal of a wireless signal receiving device to which a unique call number is assigned in advance. The means may include means for outputting a call signal of the wireless signal receiving device by the transfer signal output unit instead of notifying the incoming call to the outside at the time of the incoming call.

In this aspect, when the telephone body cannot detect the vibration generator, the transfer signal output unit outputs a call signal of a radio signal receiving device, for example, a pager, to which a unique call number is assigned in advance. Call another wireless signal output device to notify the person that there is an incoming call.

Therefore, not only can the inconvenience when the user is at a place more than a predetermined distance from the mobile phone main body be solved, but also in such a case, the user is notified that there is an incoming call. Therefore, it has the effect of improving the convenience of the mobile phone. At present, the calling means is highly effective in consideration of the fact that there are quite a few people who own a plurality of mobile phones or simultaneously own a mobile phone such as a pager and another type of wireless signal receiving device.

In addition, the telephone body includes an incoming call notifying means for notifying the outside that there is an incoming call in response to a call signal from a calling control unit. An aspect that is a means for prohibiting the notification of the incoming call by the user can be adopted.

In this embodiment, when the vibration generator cannot be detected, the telephone body does not notify the outside that the incoming call has been made (for example, it does not sound a ring tone and does not generate vibration), so that it does not receive a call. It is possible to eliminate the inconvenience when the user is at a place separated from the main body of the mobile phone by a predetermined distance or more without being known that there has been a problem. In addition, the above-described incoming call notification may be prohibited together with the prohibition of the operation via the input unit of the telephone body.

[0027]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a telephone device 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The telephone device 10 is mainly composed of a telephone body 20 capable of making a wireless communication, and a vibration generator 50 separated from the telephone body 20. Usually, the telephone body 20
It is stored in a bag or placed on a desk, and the vibration generator 50 is worn so that the owner of the telephone device 10 can experience the vibration.

Examples of the telephone body 20 include a so-called portable telephone and a personal portable telephone (PHS). Since these internal structures are well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted, but a schematic configuration related to the present embodiment will be described as a unit. These are constituted by electric circuits. The telephone main body 20 has a control unit 28 that controls each unit by performing various processes described below. This is not shown, but C
It has a built-in PU, RAM, ROM, etc., and is implemented as an arithmetic and logic operation circuit. Various units are connected to the control unit 28 via a data bus. Specifically, the transmitting / receiving unit 22 for transmitting / receiving a radio signal to / from the outside via an antenna
A transmission / reception control unit 24 for controlling transmission / reception by exchanging transmission / reception control signals with the transmission / reception unit 22;
A voice output unit 26 for outputting a call voice through a speaker, an input unit 32 for performing an input for operating the telephone body 20 from outside, and a call voice input through a microphone, which is converted into an electric signal and transmitted to the transmission / reception unit 22. An audio input unit 34 for transmission and a call control unit 38 for notifying an incoming call by vibrating the telephone body 20 or generating a ringing sound from a speaker. Input unit 32
, A configuration composed of numeric keys and “*” and “#” keys is employed. It should be noted that a circuit for directly exchanging signals is provided between the audio output unit 26 and the audio input unit 34 and the transmission / reception unit 22 without passing through the data bus. Further, in the present embodiment, a vibration generator control unit 36 that sends a calling signal to the vibration generator 50 and the like,
A detection processing unit 30 for inputting / outputting a detection signal of the vibration generator 50 is also connected to the control unit 28 via the data bus.

On the other hand, the vibration generator 50 includes a CP (not shown).
A control unit 56 which incorporates U, RAM, and ROM and performs various processes to be described later regarding the vibration generator 50; a transmission / reception unit 52 which transmits / receives a call signal or the like to / from the telephone body 20 via an antenna; A detection unit 54 that receives the signal received at 52 and determines whether or not the call signal is its own; an identification signal output unit 58 that outputs its own identification signal via the transmission / reception unit 52; Is received, a vibration generating unit 60 that generates vibration is connected via a data bus. Note that a circuit for directly transmitting a signal from the identification signal output unit 58 to the transmission / reception unit 52 is also provided.

Next, the function of each unit and the flow of processing in the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of the entire telephone device 10 in the present embodiment. When turned on, the telephone device 10 performs a vibration generator detection process (step S100). The vibration generator detection processing is shown in the flowchart of FIG. The contents of the vibration generator detection processing will be described based on this flowchart.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 56 of the vibration generator 50 activates the identification signal output processing routine once every several tens of seconds, and the identification signal output unit 58 transmits the identification signal through the transmission / reception unit 52. And outputs an identification signal (step S12).
0). This is periodically executed using a timer built in the identification signal output unit 58. This identification signal is configured so that the telephone body 20 can recognize its own vibration generator 50 even when a plurality of vibration generators 50 exist around the telephone body 20. Specifically, the identification signal may include a form including the same number as the several-digit ID number attached to the telephone body 20. Telephone body 20
Performs the process of receiving the identification signal via the antenna connected to the vibration generator control unit 36 in the vibration generator detection process (step S100) (step S105). However, when the vibration generator 50 and the telephone body 20 are separated from each other by a predetermined distance or more, the identification signal becomes weak and the telephone body 20 cannot be detected. Telephone body 2
0 indicates that the detection processing unit 30 has performed the reception processing of the identification signal.
In, it is determined whether or not the identification signal has been detected (step S110). If an identification signal is detected,
A process of substituting a value of 1 into the vibration generator detection flag F is performed (step S115). If no detection is performed, a process of substituting a value of 0 into the flag F is performed (step S11).
6), the vibration generator detection processing ends. The distance over which the telephone body 20 can detect the identification signal from the vibration generator 50 changes according to the strength of the output identification signal and the antenna sensitivity of the telephone body 20. The strength or the like may be adjusted so that the identification signal can be detected only within a distance that the owner of the telephone device can monitor so as not to operate.

Returning to FIG. 2, the flow of processing on the telephone body 20 side will be continued. When the vibration generator detection process (Step S100) ends, the process proceeds to Step S200,
The transmission / reception control unit 24 determines whether there is an incoming call. If there is an incoming call, it is further determined whether or not the vibration generator detection flag F has a value of 1 (step S210). Since the identification signal is transmitted and received between the vibration generator 50 and the telephone body 20 and the determination whether the vibration generator 50 is within a predetermined range from the telephone body 20 is repeatedly executed, By the generator detection processing, the vibration generator detection flag F is set to the value 1 or the value 0. Flag F
Is a value of 1, it means that the vibration generator 50 is near the telephone body 20, and the telephone body 20 outputs a vibration generator drive signal to the vibration generator 50 (step
S220). When the vibration generator 50 receives the signal,
The control unit 56 starts a control routine (not shown) and outputs a control signal instructing the vibration generation unit 60 to generate vibration,
This vibrates. When the value of the flag F is 0, it means that the vibration generator 50 is not in the vicinity.
0 of the control unit 28 performs a predetermined prohibition process (step S
500). The prohibition processing will be described later.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S200 that there is no incoming call, it is determined whether or not there is another operation via input unit 32 (step S230). Other operations include, for example, a calling operation and a speed dial reading operation. If you have these operations,
It is determined whether or not the vibration generator detection flag F has the value 1 (step S240). If the flag F is not the value 1, that is, if it is determined that there is no vibration generator 50 near the telephone body 20, Then, a predetermined prohibition process is performed (step S500). The contents of this processing are the same as the above-described prohibition processing at the time of incoming call, and will be described later. If the value of the flag F is 1, that is, if the vibration generator 50 is in the vicinity, step S250
The response process corresponding to each operation performed via the input unit 32 is performed. Specifically, when a calling operation is performed, a calling control signal is output to the transmitting / receiving unit 22 via the calling / receiving control unit 24, and the telephone number of the other party is transmitted.

When the above processing is completed, or when there is no input operation from the input unit, the processing returns to the beginning again, and the above processing is repeated from the detection processing of the vibration generator 50.

Here, the contents of the prohibition processing will be described with reference to FIG. When the prohibition process is selected, the transmission / reception control unit 24 disconnects the circuit of the transmission / reception unit 22 (step S51).
0). The disconnection of the circuit may be performed by actually disconnecting the circuit of the electric signal, or may be equivalent in software. In the former case, the transmitting / receiving unit 22
Is composed of peripheral circuits connected to the antenna, contact points are provided in some of these circuits,
The circuit can be disconnected by opening this contact according to the control signal from 4. The contact may be provided at any location that can stop the function of the telephone device exchanging signals with the outside, such as a connection portion with the antenna or a connection portion between the transmission / reception control unit 24 and the transmission / reception unit 22. You may.
In the latter case, for example, a configuration in which the control unit 28 ignores the signal from the transmission / reception unit 22 or a response to output a command to invalidate the operation when the transmission / reception unit 22 has an intelligent configuration is adopted. Can be.

When this prohibition processing is performed,
It is necessary to perform processing for restoring the function of the transmission / reception unit 22 at an appropriate place during the processing. For example, during the vibration generator detection processing shown in FIG. 3, the transmission / reception unit 2 performs the processing when the identification signal is detected, that is, the processing of substituting the value 1 into the detection flag F in step S115.
It is conceivable that a process of connecting the second circuit is performed.

Based on such a series of processing, in the present embodiment, if the person wearing the vibration generator 50 leaves the vicinity of the telephone body 20 for some reason, even if an incoming call is received, another person operates the telephone. Can't get out, and
Since it becomes impossible to perform operations such as calling, it is possible to solve the conventional inconvenience. Therefore, conventionally, it was necessary to perform a special operation to prevent others from operating, that is, to perform a so-called key lock and move away from the vicinity of the telephone body 20, but in the present embodiment, such a special operation is performed. The user can safely leave the vicinity of the telephone body 20 without any trouble, and the convenience of the mobile telephone can be greatly improved.

In the present embodiment, other forms other than the above can be considered as the prohibition processing. Second prohibition process
5 is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, when the prohibition process is selected, the control unit 28 disconnects the signal input circuit from the input unit 32 (Step S520). The input unit 32 performs a process of repeatedly performing key scanning by software, and outputting a key code corresponding to the operated key to the control unit 28, if any. Therefore, the control unit 2
8 stops reading the scan result from the input unit 32,
Alternatively, by outputting a key scan stop command from the control unit 28 to the input unit 32, the signal input circuit can be disconnected. In this case as well, similar to the prohibition processing in the first embodiment, the recovery processing of the signal input circuit from the input unit 32 is performed at an appropriate place during the processing of the telephone device.

According to the second embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and operations other than the transmission operation by another person, for example, the reading operation of the speed dial, can be surely performed. The effect of being able to prohibit is obtained. Therefore, the convenience of the mobile phone is further improved.

FIG. 6 shows a third form of the prohibition process. In this embodiment, when the prohibition process is selected, the transmission / reception control unit 24 determines in step S530 whether there is an incoming call. If there is no incoming call, nothing is performed as the prohibition processing. On the other hand, when there is an incoming call, normally the control unit 2
8 outputs a call signal to the call control unit 38,
A ringing tone is generated or vibrated, but if the prohibition process is selected, the control unit 28 disconnects the incoming call notifying circuit and does not output a signal to the calling control unit 38 (step S540).

According to the third embodiment, the vibration generator 50
Is in a place separated from the telephone main body 20, the telephone main body 20 also does not notify the outside that there is an incoming call. For example, it does not ring and does not generate vibration. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience when the person is at a place separated from the mobile phone main body 20 by a predetermined distance or more without informing others that the incoming call has been received. The above-described incoming call notification may be prohibited together with the prohibition of the operation via the input unit of the telephone body.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment, the telephone body 20a
Includes, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, a response message output unit 42 for outputting a previously recorded response message via the transmission / reception unit 22, and a voice signal connected to the transmission / reception unit 22 for recording the audio signal therefrom. And a recording unit 40 for storing. The processing of the entire telephone device in the second embodiment is the same as the processing shown in FIG. 2 in the first embodiment. The vibration generator detection processing is the same as the processing shown in FIG. 3 in the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, the contents of the prohibition processing are different from those of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 shows the contents of the prohibition processing in the second embodiment.
Shown in When the prohibition processing is selected in the second embodiment (step S500 in FIG. 2), the control unit 28 determines whether or not there is an incoming call from the outside by the outgoing / incoming control unit 24 (step S550). If there is no incoming call, the prohibition process ends without performing other processes. On the other hand, if there is an incoming call, the response message output unit 42 outputs a response message according to a signal from the control unit 28 (step S56).
0). This message arrives as a voice to the other party who transmitted the telephone device via a wireless signal or a telephone line via the transmission / reception unit 22. After outputting this message, the control unit 28 proceeds to step 570, and
A recording start signal is output at 0, and a voice signal received via the transmission / reception unit 22, that is, a message message is recorded. The sound is recorded on a magnetic tape or RA built in the telephone body 20.
After converting the audio signal to M directly or to digital information,
It is done by recording. The sound recorded here can be heard through a speaker by a separate recording / playback operation. In FIG. 8, for convenience of showing the flow of the process, the call is recorded after the response message is output, but these processes can be executed in parallel. Considering the possibility that the other party will talk while sending the response message,
It may be executed simultaneously.

In the second embodiment, the same effects as those in the first embodiment, and operations other than the transmission operation by another person, for example, the operation of reading the speed dial, the operation of reproducing the message, and the like are surely prohibited. Is obtained. Further, the message recording function can transmit a message from a caller even when no one is near the telephone body 20, thereby further improving the convenience of the mobile telephone. Can be.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment, the telephone body 20b
Is provided with a transfer signal output unit 44 for outputting a call control signal of a wireless signal receiving apparatus to which a telephone number is assigned in advance, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment. The flow of processing of the entire telephone device in the third embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 2 in the first embodiment. The vibration generator detection processing is the same as the processing shown in FIG. 3 in the first embodiment. In the third embodiment, the content of the prohibition process is the first
This is different from the embodiment.

FIG. 1 shows the flow of the prohibition process in the third embodiment.
0 is shown. When the prohibition process is selected in the third embodiment (FIG. 2, step S500), the transmission / reception control unit 24
It is determined whether there is an incoming call (step S580). If there is no incoming call, the prohibition process ends without performing any other process. On the other hand, if there is an incoming call, step S59
The transfer signal output unit 44 outputs a preset telephone number of another wireless signal receiving device according to a control signal from the control unit 28. This corresponds to a so-called transfer process. As other wireless signal receiving devices, other mobile phones, pagers, and the like can be considered.

In the third embodiment, in addition to the same effects as those in the first embodiment, if another portable telephone is owned, it is called and the user can talk with the other party. If the user owns the pager, it is possible to know that there is an incoming call. At present, the range of mobile phones that can be used is different for each type, and the so-called PHS is used by some who own multiple mobile phones or who owns a mobile phone and a pager because the line connection is not guaranteed during high-speed movement. Therefore, with the above configuration, the convenience of the mobile phone can be further improved.

FIG. 11 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the configuration of the telephone body 20 is the same as that of the first embodiment,
Similar to the second embodiment or the third embodiment, the vibration generator 5
The configuration of 0A is different from these. The vibration generator 50A according to the fourth embodiment has the same configuration as the vibration generator 50 according to the first embodiment to the third embodiment in the configuration of the transmission / reception unit 52, the detection unit 54, the control unit 56, and the vibration generation unit 60. A response signal output unit 62 is provided instead of the signal output unit 58.
This response signal output unit 62 is connected to the control unit 56 via a data bus. A circuit for directly transmitting a signal from the response signal output unit 62 to the transmission / reception unit 52 is also provided.

The flow of processing of the entire telephone device in the fourth embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 2 in the first embodiment. Also, the prohibition process there is the same as the process shown in each of the first to third embodiments.
In the fourth embodiment, the vibration generator detection process (step S in FIG. 2)
100) is different from the first embodiment.

FIG. 12 shows the contents of the vibration generator detection processing in the fourth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, in this embodiment, the vibration generator 50A does not periodically output the identification signal as in the first embodiment, but outputs a call signal to the vibration generator 50A from the telephone body 20 side. (Step S130). This call signal is transmitted to the telephone body 2
It consists of an identification signal of 0 and a vibration generator drive code. The identification signal is provided so that the vibration generator 50 can recognize its own telephone body 20 even when a plurality of telephone bodies 20 exist around the vibration generator 50. Specifically, a configuration including a several-digit ID number attached to the telephone body 20 can be considered as the identification signal. The vibration generator drive code is a code for distinguishing between a case where the telephone body 20 calls the vibration generator 50A to detect the vibration generator 50A and a case where the telephone body 20 calls the vibration generator 50A to notify that there is an incoming call. At the beginning or end of
A configuration in which a flag signal having a value of 1 when driving the vibration generator 50 and a value of 0 in other cases can be considered.

On the other hand, the vibration generator 50A reads the identification signal (step S150), and then proceeds to step S1.
At 55, it is determined whether the detection unit 54 of the vibration generator 50 has detected the calling signal. If the call signal can be detected, the response signal output unit 62
Then, a process of outputting a control signal to the telephone body 20 via the transmitting / receiving unit 52 is performed (step S160). This response signal is composed of the same identification signal as the identification signal included in the call signal. If the identification signal is not detected, the response signal output process ends without outputting the response signal. Vibration generator A50
Thereafter, the process proceeds to a vibration generator driving process (not shown). The vibration generator driving process is a process for causing the vibration generator 60 to generate a vibration when the vibration generator driving code included in the calling signal from the telephone main body 20 has a value of 1. In the call signal output from the telephone main body 20 in the vibration generator detection processing, since the vibration generator drive code has the value 0, the processing for generating vibration is not performed.

On the other hand, the telephone body 20 includes a vibration generator 50.
The response signal from A is read (step S135), and it is determined whether the detection processing unit 30 has detected the response signal (step S140). When the vibration generator 50A has not detected the calling signal from the telephone body 20,
Since the response signal from the vibration generator 50 is not output, the telephone body 20 cannot naturally detect the response signal. Even when the vibration generator 50A outputs a response signal (step S160), the vibration generator 50A
When the distance between A and the telephone body 20 is greater than a predetermined distance, the response signal becomes weak and the telephone body 20
Becomes undetectable. When detecting the response signal, the telephone main body 20 performs a process of substituting a value 1 into a vibration generator detection flag F (step S145), and substituting a value 0 into the flag F when the response signal is not detected. Is performed (step S146), and the vibration generator detection processing ends. Note that the distance over which the telephone body 20 can detect the response signal from the vibration generator 50A changes according to the strength of the output response signal and the antenna sensitivity of the telephone body 20. In order not to operate the telephone device, the strength and the like are adjusted so that the response signal can be detected only within a distance that can be monitored by the owner of the telephone device.

According to the fourth embodiment, the third to third embodiments are different from the first to third embodiments.
The same effect as the effect in the embodiment can be obtained.
Further, in the first to third embodiments, in the vibration generator detection processing, it is necessary to periodically output an identification signal from the vibration generator 50, whereas in the fourth embodiment, the telephone body Since a calling signal is periodically transmitted from the controller 20 and the vibration generator 50A only needs to transmit a response signal when detecting the calling signal, the power consumption of the vibration generator 50A can be suppressed. Therefore, the vibration generator 5
This makes it possible to reduce the size and weight of the device to 0 A, thereby improving portability, and excelling in convenience because battery replacement or the like is not required for a long period of time.

In the fourth embodiment, the configuration of the telephone device is the same, and it is conceivable that the overall processing of the telephone device shown in FIG. 2 is changed to another form. As a fifth embodiment,
FIG. 13 shows the contents of the processing. In the processing of FIG. 2, the vibration generator detection processing is first executed, but in this embodiment, prior to execution of the vibration generator 50A detection processing, determination is made as to whether or not there is an incoming call. ing.

In the fifth embodiment, when the power of the telephone device is turned on, first, a process for determining whether or not there is an incoming call is performed by the outgoing / incoming control unit 24 (step S200). If there is an incoming call, a value of 1 is substituted for a flag H indicating the operation status of the telephone body (step S260), and the process proceeds to a vibration generator detection process (step S100). If there is no incoming call, the control unit 28 determines whether or not there is an input operation on the input unit 32 (step S230). If any input operation has been performed on the input unit 32, a value 0 is substituted for the flag H (step S270), and the process proceeds to a vibration generator detection process (step S100). Input unit 3
If there is no input operation in 2, the entire process is terminated.

Vibration generator detection processing (step S100)
Is the same as that shown in FIG. Next, the control unit 2
No. 8 determines whether the vibration generator detection flag F has the value 1 (step S280). If the value of the flag F is not 1, a predetermined prohibition process is performed (step S500). The contents of the prohibition processing are the same as the processing in the first to third embodiments. If the flag F has the value 1, it is determined whether the flag H has the value 1 (step S29).
0). If the flag H has a value of 1, it means that there is an incoming call, and outputs a vibration generator drive signal (step S220). If the flag H is not the value 1, it means that there is an operation from the input unit 32, and a response process for each operation is performed (step S250).

In the fifth embodiment, the same effects as in the fourth embodiment can be obtained. Further, in the fourth embodiment, a call signal for detecting the vibration generator 50A is periodically output from the telephone body 20, whereas in this embodiment, only when there is an incoming call or an operation from the input unit, Since the calling signal is output, the power consumption of the telephone body 20 can be suppressed, and the power consumption of the vibration generator 50A can be suppressed as compared with the fourth embodiment. Therefore, the telephone body 20 and the vibration generator 50A can be further reduced in size and weight, and the effect of improving portability can be obtained.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course.

For example, the prohibition processing according to various modes described in the first embodiment, or the additional prohibition processing such as the message message recording processing shown in the second embodiment and the transfer processing shown in the third embodiment, It is also conceivable to provide a function that can be arbitrarily selected or combined by operating the telephone body. In this case, the effects of the present invention are obtained in a form according to the intention of the owner of the telephone device by each selection or combination. be able to.

Further, a relatively large display is provided,
A composite telephone having a scheduler function and a browser function for viewing e-mail contents in addition to a mobile telephone function has also been proposed, but the present invention can be applied to such a composite telephone device. Since such a complex telephone device needs to have a relatively large display, the entire device tends to be large in size, so that it is rarely worn and carried, and there is a lot of information such as schedules that should be kept confidential to others. Considering that, applying the present invention,
It can be said that it is extremely effective.

Further, it is conceivable to add various functions to the vibration generator 50. For example, by providing a switch for turning on / off the function of the present invention on the vibration generator 50 and transmitting a signal corresponding to the operation to the telephone body 20,
It is also conceivable that the function of the present invention can be turned on / off without operating the telephone body 20.
Since the telephone body 20 is often stored in a bag or the like,
Turn on the function of the present invention with the vibration generator 50 worn.
If it can be turned off, the convenience of the present invention will be further increased. This function does not always turn on the function of the present invention, but makes it easy to use it only when the user moves away from the telephone main body 20. Therefore, the telephone main body 20 and the vibration generator 50 are used. It is also effective in that both batteries can be reduced in consumption. Another function added to the vibration generator 50 is to display a warning on the operation display of the telephone body 20 by transmitting a predetermined signal to the telephone body 20 when the battery of the vibration generator 50 is almost exhausted. It is also conceivable to have The addition of this function is effective in that inconvenience in which the effects of the present invention cannot be obtained due to running out of the battery of the vibration generator 50 can be avoided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a vibration generator 50 detection process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a prohibition process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart relating to a second embodiment of the prohibition process in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart relating to a second mode of the prohibition process in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a prohibition process according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic configuration diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a prohibition process according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a vibration generator detection process according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a process according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Telephone apparatus 20 ... Telephone main body 22 ... Transmission / reception part 24 ... Transmission / reception control part 26 ... Voice output part 28 ... Control part 30 ... Detection processing part 32 ... Input part 34 ... Voice input part 36 ... Vibration generator control part 38 ... Call control unit 40 Recording unit 42 Response message output unit 44 Transfer signal output unit 50 Vibration generator 52 Transmission / reception unit 54 Detection unit 56 Control unit 58 Identification signal output unit 60 Vibration generation unit 62 Response Signal output section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A telephone device comprising: a telephone main body capable of wireless communication; and a vibration generator which is separated from the telephone main body and receives and vibrates upon receiving a call signal from the telephone main body, the telephone main body comprising: Recognizing means for recognizing, by wireless communication, that the vibration generator is within a predetermined communication range, and recognizing that the vibration generator is within a predetermined communication range by the recognizing means. Prohibiting means for prohibiting at least a part of the operation of the telephone body when it is impossible.