JP3751107B2 - Mobile phone - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mobile phone.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a mobile phone, a user has been notified of an incoming call by ringer or buzzer ringing, vibration of a vibrator, etc., and a specific button such as a call button is operated in this incoming call notification state. The communication protocol for shifting to the call state is executed by the mobile phone, and the call state is shifted to the call state. In such a cellular phone, there is an incoming call by setting the answering mode in advance. When a communication protocol for automatically transitioning to a call state is executed, a response message registered in advance when the call state is switched to is sent to the partner device, or subsequently sent from the partner device. Some were equipped with an answering machine that allowed them to record messages.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-mentioned conventional device, in order to stop the incoming call notification when the incoming call notification is made, it is necessary to operate a specific button such as a call button. The notification cannot be stopped, and therefore there is a problem that the surroundings are disturbed by an unpleasant sound generated by ringing of a ringer or buzzer or vibration of the vibrator, etc., and the incoming call notification stops and the call state is entered. In other words, there was a problem in that it was necessary to respond to the other party.
[0004]
In addition, if the answering machine function is set in the answering machine mode in advance, it can respond to the other party without receiving an incoming call notification, but if it is not set in the answering machine mode in advance, Since there is an incoming call notification when there is an incoming call, there are problems such as disturbing the surroundings due to unpleasant sounds caused by ringing of a ringer, buzzer, etc. or vibration of a vibrator, etc., and a specific button such as an answering button There is a problem that it takes a long time to operate the buttons and cannot immediately activate the answering function.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone that can reduce inconvenience to the surroundings due to incoming call notification.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a detection means for detecting a pressure applied to a device main body in a mobile phone which makes an incoming call notification by emitting a ringing tone or vibrating a vibrator at the time of an incoming call. An answering machine function that automatically responds to an incoming call and transmits a pre-registered message; and when the pressure is detected by the detection means at the time of the incoming call, the incoming call notification is interrupted or changed, and the detection Control means for controlling to activate the answering function when pressure is detected again by the detection means in a state where the incoming notification is interrupted or changed in response to pressure detection by the means. is there.
[0010]
Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the pressure applied to the apparatus main body by the detecting means is detected in a state in which the incoming call is notified by the sound emission of the ringing tone or the vibration of the vibrator accompanying the incoming call detection. When the control means interrupts or changes the incoming call notification, and in this state, when the pressure applied to the apparatus main body is detected again by the detection means, the control means activates the answering machine function. The incoming call notification during the incoming call notification can be interrupted or changed quickly and reliably by a simple operation, and the answering mode can be set.
[0011]
In addition, for example, in a mobile phone that performs an incoming call notification by emitting a ringing tone or vibrating a vibrator at the time of an incoming call, a detection unit that detects pressure applied to the device main body and an automatic response to the incoming call in advance An answering function for transmitting a registered message, and a control means for controlling the incoming call notification to be interrupted or changed and to activate the answering function when pressure is detected by the detecting means at the time of incoming call You may do it. According to this mobile phone , when the pressure applied to the apparatus main body is detected by the detecting means in the state in which the incoming call notification is performed by the sound emission of the ringing tone or the vibration of the vibrator accompanying the incoming call detection, When the means interrupts or changes the incoming call notification and activates the answering machine function, the user can quickly or reliably interrupt or change the incoming call notification during the incoming call notification and set the answering machine mode. .
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control at the time of incoming call in the mobile phone, and FIG. It is a flowchart which shows another example in the operation control at the time of an incoming call.
[0014]
In FIG. 1, 1 is an antenna, 2 is a radio unit that transmits and receives radio waves in a predetermined frequency band with a base station (not shown) via the antenna 1, and 3 is modulation / demodulation of radio waves transmitted and received by the radio unit 2 and determination of various data 4 is a channel codec unit that performs various processes such as separation, and 4 is a demodulator of voice data separated by the channel codec unit 3 or a ringing tone data from a main control unit 13 to be described later and modulation of voice data synthesized by the channel codec unit 3 The audio codec unit 5 performs a speaker that emits the audio signal demodulated by the audio codec unit 4 to the outside, and 6 collects the external audio and converts it into an electrical signal, and the converted audio signal is an audio codec unit. A microphone to be sent to 4 and a buzzer 7 to emit the ringing tone demodulated by the voice codec unit 4 to the outside.
[0015]
8 is an answering unit for recording the audio signal demodulated by the audio codec unit 4, reproducing the recorded audio signal and sending it to the audio codec unit 4, and 9 is a numeric key and an answering machine for inputting a telephone number and the like An operation input unit composed of various function keys for setting and calling instructions, 10 is a pressure sensor for detecting pressure applied to the device body, 11 is a telephone number input by the operation input unit 9 and a device state. A display unit 12 for displaying is a vibrator that vibrates the device main body.
[0016]
Reference numeral 13 denotes control data separated by the channel codec unit 3, various instructions from the operation input unit 9, pressure detection by the pressure sensor 10, etc., control of various processes in the channel codec unit 3, call to the voice codec unit 4 The main control unit performs transmission control of sound data, recording / playback control in the absence response unit 8, display control in the display unit 11, vibration control in the vibrator 12, and the like.
[0017]
With respect to the mobile phone configured as described above, an example of operation control at the time of an incoming call will be described based on a flowchart shown in FIG.
[0018]
In a standby state where the answering machine mode is not set, a control signal transmitted from a base station (not shown) is received by the radio unit 2 via the antenna 1 and the control data is separated by the channel codec unit 3. When it is determined in step F1 that the separated control data includes data for requesting calling of the own station (step F1), the main control unit 13 sends the ringing tone data to the voice codec unit 4 to generate a buzzer. 7 is started or the vibration of the vibrator 12 is started to vibrate the device main body to notify the incoming call (step F2) and the display unit 11 is controlled to notify that there is an incoming call. Display (step F3).
[0019]
In this incoming call notification state, when the user applies pressure to the device body and the pressure sensor 10 detects the pressure (step F5), the main control unit 13 responds to pressure detection by the pressure sensor 10 and It is determined whether an incoming call notification is performed (step F6). If it is determined that the incoming call notification is performed at this time, the main control unit 13 sends the ringing tone data to the voice codec unit 4. Is interrupted, the ringing by the buzzer 7 is stopped, or the vibration by the vibrator 12 is terminated to stop the vibration of the device main body to stop the incoming call notification (step F8), and the pressure to the device main body is applied again. Is determined (step F5).
[0020]
On the other hand, when it is determined that the incoming call notification is not performed when the main control unit 13 determines whether the incoming call notification is currently performed in response to the pressure detection by the pressure sensor 10 (step F6), That is, when pressure is applied to the device main body again while the incoming call notification is interrupted by the first pressure on the device main body, the main control unit 13 controls the channel codec unit 3 to Send / receive control signals to establish a call channel, control the answering unit 8 to send a response message to the other side, and then perform an answering operation to record the message sent from the other side (Step F7), and then returns to the standby state.
[0021]
If the call to the own station is completed while the pressure on the device main body is being detected (step F4), all settings and operations are completed and the standby state is restored.
[0022]
Therefore, according to the above-described operation control, the incoming call notification during the incoming call notification can be interrupted by a simple operation such as applying pressure to the device main body, and the response to the user by applying pressure to the device main body again in this state. It is possible to make a response to the other party for an incoming call without requiring a call or the like.
[0023]
In the above operation control, the incoming call notification is interrupted when the first pressure is applied to the device body. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the first pressure is applied to the device body. When added, the volume of the ringing sound caused by the sound of the buzzer 7 is lowered, or the incoming call notification caused by the sounding of the buzzer 7 is switched from the incoming call notification caused by the sound of the buzzer 7 to the incoming call notification caused by the vibration of the vibrator 12. You may make it reduce the trouble of the circumference.
[0024]
Next, another example of the operation control at the time of incoming call will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0025]
In a standby state where the answering machine mode is not set, a control signal transmitted from a base station (not shown) is received by the radio unit 2 via the antenna 1 and the control data is separated by the channel codec unit 3. When it is determined in step 13 that the separated control data includes data requesting a call to the own station (step F11), the main control unit 13 sends the ringing tone data to the voice codec unit 4 to generate a buzzer. 7 or starting vibration by the vibrator 12 to vibrate the device main body to notify the incoming call (step F12) and controlling the display unit 11 to notify that there is an incoming call. Display (step F13).
[0026]
In this incoming call notification state, when the user applies pressure to the device body and the pressure sensor 10 detects the pressure (step F15), the main control unit 13 responds to the pressure detection by the pressure sensor 10 in the channel. The codec unit 3 is controlled to transmit / receive control signals to / from a base station (not shown) to establish a call channel, and the answering unit 8 is controlled to send a response message to the other side, which is then sent from the other side. An answering operation for recording the message to be received is executed (step F16), and then the standby state is restored.
[0027]
When the call to the own station is completed while the pressure on the device main body is being detected (step F14), all settings and operations are terminated and the standby state is restored.
[0028]
Therefore, according to the above operation control, the incoming call notification during the incoming call notification is interrupted by a simple operation such as applying pressure to the device main body, and the response to the other party is made without requiring a response call or the like by the user. Can be made.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the incoming call notification during the incoming call notification can be interrupted or changed by a simple operation such as applying pressure to the device body, ringing of a ringer or buzzer or a vibrator An unpleasant sound caused by the vibration of the user can be stopped immediately by a simple operation by the user, the trouble to the surroundings due to the occurrence of these sounds can be reduced , and the incoming call notification is interrupted or changed Then, by applying pressure to the device body again, it is possible to make a response to the other party for the incoming call without requiring a response call or the like by the user .
[0030]
In addition, in a mobile phone that issues an incoming call notification by emitting a ringing tone or vibrating a vibrator at the time of an incoming call, detection means for detecting pressure applied to the device body, and automatically registering in advance in response to the incoming call An answering function for transmitting the received message, and a control means for controlling to stop or change the incoming call notification and activate the answering function when pressure is detected by the detecting means at the time of incoming call According to the mobile phone , it is possible to set the answering mode together with the interruption or change of the incoming call notification by a simple operation such as applying pressure to the device main body, so that unpleasant sound caused by ringing of the ringer or buzzer or vibration of the vibrator is generated. Can be stopped immediately by a simple operation by the user, and the answering call by the user The without requiring, it can perform a response to the other for incoming.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control at the time of incoming call in the mobile phone.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing another example of operation control at the time of incoming call in the mobile phone.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Antenna 2 Radio | wireless part 3 Channel codec part 4 Voice codec part 5 Speaker 6 Microphone 7 Buzzer 8 Answering response part 9 Operation input part 10 Pressure sensor 11 Display part 12 Vibrator 13 Main control part

Claims (1)

In a mobile phone that makes an incoming call notification by emitting a ringing tone or vibrating a vibrator when receiving an incoming call,
Detection means for detecting pressure applied to the device body;
An answering machine that automatically responds to incoming calls and sends pre-registered messages;
When the pressure is detected by the detection means at the time of an incoming call, the incoming call notification is interrupted or changed, and the incoming call notification is interrupted or changed in response to pressure detection by the detection means. And a control means for controlling to activate the answering function when a pressure is detected again.

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