JP3869148B2 - How to distribute ringtones for mobile phones - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for distributing a ringtone for mobile phones, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for distributing a ringtone for mobile phones using a communication karaoke system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional incoming melody for a mobile phone stores a plurality of lodies in advance in a semiconductor memory device inside the main body at the time of manufacture.
The purchaser of the mobile phone sets a favorite lodi according to the manual and uses it as a ringing tone when receiving an incoming call.
On the other hand, if mobile phones have become widespread in recent years and a ringing melody sounds when a call arrives at a station or a sidewalk where multiple passersby come and go, the incoming melody of the person and the other person is the same. In many cases, it could not be distinguished from the incoming call.
Therefore, mobile phone users tend to adopt melodies for incoming calls that are as different as possible from others.
[0003]
Furthermore, users of younger generation mobile phones tend to adopt melodies for new songs by young singers singing on television and radio broadcasts for incoming calls.
By adopting a new song melody for incoming calls on a mobile phone, you can enjoy the latest music and at the same time make the distinction between incoming and others clearer.
Magazines called “Ringtones Input Manual” etc. are released in the market every month and quarterly, and mobile phone users purchase this magazine, and the music score (special number) of the new song described in the magazine. And alphabets and symbols) and using keys to enter into the mobile phone.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional ringing melody setting method, only a small number of ringing melodies are prepared, so that many users use the same melody, which may cause confusion when receiving a call.
Also, since we acquired magazines and books called “Ringtones Input Manual” and entered them into the mobile phone using keys, it takes time from the release of the new song to the release of “Ringtones Input Manual” etc. Therefore, the melody of the new song could not be made a ringtone as soon as possible.
In other words, there was a time lag between the release of a new song and the acquisition of a new song melody. Also, since the “Ringtones Input Manual” includes many new song melodies, it was necessary to purchase new songs that were not necessary, and there was a waste of money.
Looking at the score of a new song melody in a magazine and entering it using the keys was a cumbersome task because you had to press the keys and buttons many times.
The present invention provides a mobile phone ringtone that can be instantly obtained in a timely manner, and the necessary new song melody that suits the user's taste can be obtained at low cost, and can be easily set to a mobile phone. An object is to provide a distribution method and apparatus.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention includes a step of making a call from an information terminal to a database via a telephone line, a step of checking whether or not the home information terminal is registered on the database side, and returning a permission signal, and the home information The stage where the terminal requests the song list, the stage where the database sends the song list, the stage where the home information terminal receives the song list and displays it on the TV monitor screen, and the remote from the song list A step of designating a favorite song by the controller and requesting the song data; a step of transmitting the song data by the database; and a home information terminal receiving the song data of the MIDI data and sending the MIDI data to the mobile phone 10 and converting the specific numbers and alphabetical letters, symbols or characters of a key corresponding to allow entered using the keys of the mobile phone, the converted Patent The such numbers and alphabetical letters or symbols and characters, characterized in that it consists of a stage to be displayed on the screen of the television monitor.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A method and an apparatus for distributing a ringtone for mobile phones according to the present invention will be described. First, what was shown in FIG. 1 shows the whole apparatus which implements the distribution method of the ringtone for mobile phones.
A small number of host databases 1 store a large amount of song data 2 and a new song list 8 for the most recent month, and are newly registered when a new song is released.
A small number of host databases 1 are connected to a large number of regional databases 3 via public lines or dedicated communication lines 4 so that the latest data is always sent from the small number of host databases 1 to a large number of regional databases 3 via a dedicated communication line 4 or the like. I have to.
[0007]
The regional database 3 stores the same amount of song data 2 as the host database 1, the latest one month new song list 8, and a number of registered member lists 5.
Each regional database 3 is connected to a large number of home information terminals 7 in the region through an NTT telephone line 6, and the user of the home information terminal 7 becomes a registered member.
Each home is provided with a home information terminal 7, a mobile phone 10, a television device 11, a general telephone 12, a remote controller 13, and a data transfer adapter 14.
The television device 11 includes a television monitor 15 and a speaker 16 and incorporates a video circuit and an audio circuit.
[0008]
The remote controller 13 controls the home information terminal 7 and is different from the remote controller for the television device 11.
The data transfer adapter 14 transfers data temporarily stored in the home information terminal 7 to the mobile phone 10.
Next, the operation of the method for distributing the incoming melody for mobile phone will be described in accordance with the communication procedure of FIG.
When the household information terminal 7 and the television device 11 are turned on, the household information terminal 7 displays various function selection menus on the television monitor 15 of the television device 11.
A user of the mobile phone 10 sends a calling command from the remote controller motor 13 to the home information terminal 7 while watching the screen of the TV monitor 15.
[0009]
The home information terminal 7 makes a call to the remote area database 3 via the telephone line 6 by a telephone number recorded in advance.
The local database 3 that receives the call searches the registered member list 5 to see if this home information terminal 7 is registered, and returns a permission signal if it is a registered member.
Upon receiving the permission signal, the home information terminal 7 displays a function selection menu such as request song input and new song data list request on the television monitor 15 of the television device 11 according to a predetermined program.
[0010]
When the user of the remote controller 13 inputs an instruction for requesting a song list (new song data list) to the home information terminal 7, the request reaches the regional database 3, and the regional database 3 reads the new song list 8 to read the song list. The table is transmitted to the home information terminal 7.
The home information terminal 7 receives the song list and displays it on the screen of the television monitor 15. The user selects from the music list and designates a favorite new music by the remote controller 13, and requests the new music data from the regional database 3. If there are many new songs, the song list overflows from one screen, but you can scroll the screen to see all the song names.
[0011]
Upon receiving the request, the regional database 3 reads the requested new song from the song data 2 and transmits it to the home information terminal 7 to cut off the telephone connection.
The regional database 3 performs billing processing for the fee for transmitting the new song data to the member who has received the request, and records it in the member list 5.
Since the music data received at the home information terminal 7 is MIDI data, the MIDI data is converted into characters corresponding to the keys of the mobile phone 10 and displayed on the television monitor 15.
[0012]
At the same time, the home information terminal 7 restores the MIDI data of the song data to the song data and sends it to the sound unit of the tele equipment 11. This sound unit sends a music signal to the speaker 16 to play a designated new song melody and listen to it.
If the new song melody is what you want, the expected sound or melody, pick up the mobile phone 10 while looking at the characters corresponding to the keys displayed on the TV monitor 15, and use the keys to set the new song melody as an incoming melody To do.
[0013]
If there is a data transfer adapter 14, the received music data (character data obtained by converting this MIDI data into characters corresponding to the keys of the mobile phone 10) is sent from the home information terminal 7 to the data transfer adapter 14.
At this time, the cellular phone 10 is installed in the data transfer adapter 14 and the music data is directly transferred to the cellular phone 10 without using a key.
When the data transfer adapter 14 is provided, it is possible to save the trouble of picking up the mobile phone 10 while looking at the characters corresponding to the keys displayed on the TV monitor 15 and inputting them using the keys.
[0014]
The data transfer adapter 14 is an improved data transfer adapter that was used to change the phone number stored in the mobile phone 10 when the start number of the mobile phone 10 was changed all at once in January 1999. To do.
If the data transfer adapter 14 transfers MIDI data directly to the mobile phone 10, it receives MIDI data from the home information terminal 7 and receives not only new songs in the regional database 3 but also relatively old song data. Can also be used as a ringtone.
[0015]
On the contrary, if the character data converted into the character corresponding to the key of the mobile phone 10 is stored in the regional database 3 together with the new song list 8 in advance, the conventional home information terminal 7 is used for the TV monitor 15 of the TV device 11. Characters can be displayed and data can be transferred to the mobile phone 10 via the data transfer adapter 14.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a melody of a released new song is immediately obtained in a timely manner, and a melody of a necessary new song that suits the taste can be obtained at a low cost, so that it can be easily added to a mobile phone. Can be set as a ringtone. By using the new song as the incoming melody, a melody different from the song registered at the time of manufacture can always be updated and registered.
Therefore, a ringing melody that is different from that of the other person is generally sounded, and it is possible to easily discriminate between the incoming call to the local station and the incoming call to another person on the street.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram of a system in which a method for distributing ringtones for mobile phones according to the present invention is implemented.
FIG. 2 is a protocol diagram for explaining the operation of the mobile phone ringtone melody distribution method according to the present invention;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Host database 2 Music data 3 Regional database 4 Communication line 5 Registered member list 6 NTT telephone line 7 Home information terminal 8 New music list 10 Mobile phone 11 Television apparatus 12 General telephone 13 Remote control 14 Data transfer adapter 15 Television monitor 16 Speaker

Claims (2)

A step of making a call from the information terminal to the database via the telephone line, a step of checking whether or not the home information terminal is registered on the database side and returning a permission signal; and Requesting the table, sending the song list from the database, receiving the song list on the home information terminal and displaying it on the screen of the TV monitor; A step of designating a song and requesting the song data, a step of transmitting the song data by the database, and a home information terminal receiving the song data of the MIDI data and using the MIDI data as a special key corresponding to the key of the mobile phone 10 and converting the such numbers and alphabetical letters, symbols and characters, the so said key phone can be entered using the converted special number and a Mobile phone for incoming melody of the delivery method consisting of a step of displaying the Fabetto and symbols and characters on the screen of the television monitor.   The home information terminal further comprises a step of restoring the music data to music data and sending the music data to an audio unit of a television apparatus, and a step of playing the designated music from the audio unit and listening to it. Item 2. A method for distributing a ringtone for mobile phones according to Item 1.

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