JP6478591B2 - Terminal device, control method, and control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a terminal device, a control method, and a control program, and more particularly, to a terminal device that can control a ring tone of a mobile communication terminal, a control method for the ring tone, and a control program for the terminal device.

  As a method for controlling a ring tone of a mobile communication terminal, for example, Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2010-193018 (hereinafter referred to as Patent Document 1) discloses a method using a remote controller. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-111789 (hereinafter referred to as Patent Document 2) discloses a technique for controlling a ring tone by touching a terminal communication terminal by mounting a sensor for detecting contact on the mobile communication terminal. ing.

JP 2010-193018 A JP 2002-111789 A

  A user may carry a portable communication terminal such as a cellular phone in a bag, in a pocket, or on a neck without immediately touching the main body. In particular, when the mobile communication terminal is a multi-function mobile communication terminal called a smart phone or the like, the mobile communication terminal tends to increase in size, so that the possibility of being carried in a bag increases.

  If there is an incoming call to the mobile communication terminal in such a situation, the user may not be able to quickly stop the ringtone by operating the main body.

  For example, when the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 is used, the ring tone cannot be controlled unless the mobile communication terminal is taken out of the bag and directly operated. Therefore, there are cases where the ringtone cannot be controlled quickly.

  In addition, when using the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, first, the user operates the remote controller after confirming the ring tone of the mobile communication terminal, and thus cannot quickly control the ring tone.

  An object of the present disclosure is to provide a terminal device that can quickly control the volume of a ringtone of a mobile communication terminal with a simple operation. Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for controlling the volume of a ringtone of a mobile communication terminal quickly with a simple operation. Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a control program for a terminal device that can quickly control the volume of a ringtone of a mobile communication terminal with a simple operation.

  According to an embodiment, the terminal device can communicate with the mobile communication terminal. This terminal device is defined in advance from an input unit for receiving a notification that an incoming call has been received from a mobile communication terminal, a notification unit for notifying that a mobile communication terminal has received an incoming call, and a terminal device. The detection unit for detecting the presence of an object within the distance and the volume of the ringtone that is being output for the mobile communication terminal to notify the incoming when the object is detected within the specified distance. An output unit for outputting a control signal for control to the mobile communication terminal.

  Preferably, when the detection unit detects that there is an object within a predetermined period after receiving notification from the mobile communication terminal, the output unit outputs a control signal.

  Preferably, the terminal device further includes a storage unit for storing in advance information for identifying the mobile communication terminal. The notification includes information for identifying the mobile communication terminal. When the identification information included in the notification is compared with the identification information stored in the storage unit, when the notification is determined to be a notification from a mobile communication terminal stored in advance, the output unit Outputs a control signal when the detection unit detects that an object is present.

  According to another embodiment, the control method is a method for controlling the volume of the ringtone of the mobile communication terminal using a terminal device capable of communicating with the mobile communication terminal. This control method includes a step in which the mobile communication terminal notifies the terminal device that an incoming call has been received, a step in which the mobile communication terminal notifies the incoming call by ringing a ring tone, and an incoming call to the mobile communication terminal. When the terminal device detects that there is an object within a predetermined distance from the terminal device after the notification of the terminal device and the notification, the terminal device controls the volume of the ringtone to the mobile communication terminal For outputting a control signal for changing the volume of the ringtone being output for the mobile communication terminal to notify the incoming call according to the control signal.

  According to another embodiment, the control program is a control program for a terminal device that can communicate with the mobile communication terminal. The control program, when receiving an input of notification that the terminal device has received an incoming call from the mobile communication terminal, notifies that the mobile communication terminal has received an incoming call, and within a predetermined distance from the terminal device. And detecting the presence of an object within a specified distance, and controlling the volume of a ringtone that is being output to notify the mobile communication terminal of an incoming call. And a step of outputting a control signal for executing the control signal.

  According to the present invention, the volume of the ringtone of the portable communication terminal can be quickly controlled with a simple operation.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication system (hereinafter simply referred to as a system) according to an embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of the apparatus structure of the terminal device contained in a system. It is a block diagram showing an example of the apparatus structure of the mobile communication terminal contained in a system. It is a figure showing the operation | movement outline | summary of this system. It is a figure showing the operation | movement outline | summary of this system. It is a block diagram showing an example of a functional structure of a terminal device. It is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of operation | movement of a portable communication terminal and each terminal device. It is a flowchart showing another example of the flow of operation | movement of a portable communication terminal and each terminal device.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts and components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, these descriptions will not be repeated.

[First Embodiment]
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication system (hereinafter simply referred to as a system) according to the present embodiment. With reference to FIG. 1, the system includes a terminal device 100 and a mobile communication terminal 300.

  The terminal device 100 is a so-called wearable device that can be worn on a body part or clothes. As a specific example, the terminal device 100 is a wristwatch type device. In another aspect, the terminal device 100 may be a ring, glasses, clothing, or other wearable terminal. The terminal device 100 can wirelessly communicate with the mobile communication terminal 300.

  The mobile communication terminal 300 is a communication device having a size and a form that can be carried in a bag or clothes. The mobile communication terminal 300 can wirelessly communicate with the terminal device 100 and can perform wireless communication different from the wireless communication with the terminal device 100 directly or via another communication terminal. is there. As an example, the mobile communication terminal 300 is a mobile phone.

<Device configuration>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a device configuration of the terminal device 100. Referring to FIG. 2, terminal device 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10 for controlling the entire device.

  Further, the terminal device 100 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 11 for storing a program executed by the CPU 10, and a RAM for storing a work area and various data when the CPU 10 executes the program. (Random Access Memory) 12.

  The terminal device 100 includes a notification unit 16, a wireless communication unit 17, a sensor 18, and a power source 19 connected to the CPU 10. The notification unit 16 notifies the user according to a control signal from the CPU 10. The wireless communication unit 17 performs wireless communication with the mobile communication terminal 300 in accordance with a control signal from the CPU 10. The power source 19 supplies power to the entire apparatus.

  The sensor 18 detects that there is an object within a predetermined distance. The predetermined distance is a distance of 0 or more, for example, a short distance of about several centimeters. When the predetermined distance is 0, the sensor 18 is a contact sensor for detecting contact of an object. When the sensor 18 detects the presence of an object, the sensor 18 inputs a sensor signal to the CPU 10.

  The notification unit 16 may be an LED (Light Emitting Diode), a display screen, a speaker, a vibrator, or a combination of one or more of these. In that case, when the notification of the incoming call from the mobile communication terminal 300 is received, the notification unit 16 notifies the user by LED or display on the display screen, ringing on the speaker, vibration on the vibrator, or a combination thereof.

  As described above, the terminal device 100 is a terminal device of a type that is worn on the arm as an example. For example, the function of the present invention may be mounted on a wristwatch. In this case, the terminal device 100 further includes a wristwatch mechanism in addition to the hardware shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a device configuration of the mobile communication terminal 300. Referring to FIG. 3, mobile communication terminal 300 includes a CPU 30 for controlling the entire apparatus.

  Further, the mobile communication terminal 300 includes a ROM 31 for storing a program executed by the CPU 30 and a RAM 32 for serving as a work area when the CPU 30 executes the program and for storing various data.

  The mobile communication terminal 300 includes a display unit 33, an operation unit 34, a microphone 35, a speaker 36, a wireless communication unit 37, and a power source 39 connected to the CPU 30. The display unit 33 and the speaker 36 perform screen display and audio output, respectively, according to control signals from the CPU 30. The wireless communication unit 37 performs wireless communication with the terminal device 100 in accordance with a control signal from the CPU 30. The user operation received by the operation unit 34 is input to the CPU 30 as an operation signal. The audio input received by the microphone 35 is input to the CPU 30 as an audio signal. The power source 39 supplies power to the entire apparatus via the CPU 30.

<Overview of operation>
4 and 5 are diagrams showing an outline of the operation of this system. Referring to FIG. 4, when there is an incoming call to mobile communication terminal 300 such as a mobile phone, mobile communication terminal 300 performs wireless communication to notify terminal device 100 of the incoming call (step S1). The terminal device 100 that has received the notification of the incoming call from the mobile communication terminal 300 notifies the incoming call of the mobile communication terminal 300 using the terminal device 100 (step S2). The notification in step S2 may be a ringing tone. In addition, the mobile communication terminal 300 rings a ring tone to notify the user of an incoming call (step S3).

  Preferably, information for identifying the mobile communication terminal 300 is registered in the terminal device 100 in advance. The notification in step S1 includes information for identifying the mobile communication terminal 300. And the terminal device 100 alert | reports the incoming call of the mobile communication terminal 300, when the mobile communication terminal specified from the information contained in notification is the mobile communication terminal 300 registered previously. Furthermore, when the mobile communication terminal specified from the information included in the notification is the mobile communication terminal 300 registered in advance, the terminal device 100 performs the following operations. Thereby, it is possible to control the volume of ringtones of a plurality of mobile communication terminals using the terminal device 100.

  FIG. 5A shows the state of the terminal device 100 and the mobile communication terminal 300 when the mobile communication terminal 300 receives an incoming call. When the mobile communication terminal 300 receives an incoming call, as shown in FIG. 5A, a ring tone is emitted from the mobile communication terminal 300, and the terminal device 100 that has received the incoming call notification also receives a ringtone (notifying unit 16). An incoming call is notified by, for example, including a speaker or a screen display (when the notification unit 16 includes a display screen).

  The mobile communication terminal 300, which is a mobile phone or the like, may be difficult for a user to operate immediately because it is placed in a bag or in a pocket when receiving an incoming call. In such a case, as an example, a user who has received a notification from the terminal device 100 that is a type worn on the arm brings a hand or the like closer to the terminal device 100. Alternatively, the user may bring the arm wearing the terminal device 100 closer to another object such as a wall.

  The terminal device 100 detects the approach of the user's hand by the sensor 18 (step S3). When the terminal device 100 detects the approach of the user's hand, the terminal device 100 outputs a predetermined control signal to the mobile communication terminal 300 (step S4).

  Preferably, the terminal device 100 outputs a control signal to the mobile communication terminal 300 when it detects the approach of a hand or the like within a predetermined period after receiving the notification in step S1 from the mobile communication terminal 300. To do. By setting a time limit for detection as described above, it is possible to prevent malfunction and erroneous operation.

  The control signal is a control signal that is negotiated with the mobile communication terminal 300 in advance, and is a control signal for controlling the volume of the ringtone of the mobile communication terminal 300. More specifically, the control signal is a control signal for causing the ring tone of the mobile communication terminal 300 to have a specified volume or to mute.

  The mobile communication terminal 300 that has received the control signal controls the volume of the ringtone according to the control signal (step S5). For example, the mobile communication terminal 300 reduces or silences the ringtone volume according to the control signal.

  FIG. 5B shows a state of the terminal device 100 and the mobile communication terminal 300 when the user brings his hand close to the terminal device 100. When the user brings his hand close to the terminal device 100, the terminal device 100 detects the approach of the hand to the terminal device 100. Then, the terminal device 100 outputs a control signal to the mobile communication terminal 300. By this control signal, the volume of the ringtone that was ringing on the mobile communication terminal 300 is reduced or muted.

<Functional configuration>
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the terminal device 100 for performing the above operation. Each function of FIG. 6 is mainly realized by the CPU 10 when the CPU 10 of the terminal device 100 reads the program stored in the ROM 11 onto the RAM 12 and executes it. At least a part of the functions may be realized by other hardware shown in FIG. 2 or hardware (not shown) such as an electric circuit.

  Referring to FIG. 6, CPU 10 of terminal device 100 includes an input unit 101 for receiving an incoming call notification from portable communication terminal 300. In addition, the CPU 10 includes a notification processing unit 102 for notifying the mobile communication terminal 300 of an incoming call by the notification unit 16. In addition, the CPU 10 includes a detection unit 103 that receives an input of a sensor signal from the sensor 18 and detects that there is an object within a predetermined distance from the terminal device 100. In addition, the CPU 10 includes an output unit 104 for outputting a control signal to the mobile communication terminal 300 via the wireless communication unit 17. When the detection unit 103 detects an object, the output unit 104 outputs a control signal for controlling the volume of the ringtone to the mobile communication terminal 300.

  Preferably, the output unit 104 sends a control signal to the mobile communication terminal when an object is detected by the detection unit 103 within a predetermined period after the input unit 101 receives the notification input from the mobile communication terminal 300. 300 is output.

  Preferably, the RAM 12 includes a terminal storage unit 121 that is a storage area for storing a portable communication terminal to which a control signal is output. The CPU 10 includes an authentication unit 105. The authentication unit 105 authenticates whether the notification received by the input unit 101 is from the target mobile communication terminal 300 that outputs the control signal. When the authentication is successful, the notification processing unit 102 notifies the incoming call by the notification unit 16. Further, when the authentication is successful, the output unit 104 outputs a control signal.

<Operation flow>
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of operations of mobile communication terminal 300 and terminal device 100. The left side of FIG. 7 represents an example of the operation flow of the mobile communication terminal 300. This operation is realized by the CPU 30 of the mobile communication terminal 300 reading out the program stored in the ROM 31 onto the RAM 32 and executing it. The right side of FIG. 7 represents an example of the operation flow of the terminal device 100. This operation is realized by the CPU 10 of the terminal device 100 reading out and executing the program stored in the ROM 11 on the RAM 12 and exhibiting the functions shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 7, when mobile communication terminal 300 receives an incoming call (YES in step S101), CPU 30 notifies terminal device 100 of the incoming call (step S103). In addition, the CPU 30 rings a ring tone and notifies the mobile communication terminal 300 itself (step S105).

  When the terminal device 100 receives the notification from the mobile communication terminal 300 (3YES in step S201), the CPU 10 notifies the incoming call of the mobile communication terminal 300 by the terminal device 100 by ringing a ringtone (step S203). .

  Thereafter, when the approach (or contact) of the user's hand or the like to the terminal device 100 is detected (YES in step S205), the CPU 10 controls the mobile communication terminal 300 to control the volume of the ringtone. Is output (step S207).

  When the mobile communication terminal 300 receives a control signal from the terminal device 100 (YES in step S107), the CPU 10 changes the volume of the ringtone to be lower than the current volume or to mute according to the control signal (step S107). S109).

  For example, when a mobile communication terminal 300 such as a mobile phone receives an incoming call, the mobile terminal device 100 reports the incoming call. The user can confirm that the terminal device 100 has received an incoming call to the mobile communication terminal 300. Furthermore, the user can change the volume of the ringtone that is ringing in the mobile communication terminal 300 to notify the incoming call by the operation of bringing a hand or the like closer to the terminal device 100 (small and mute).

<Effect of Embodiment>
By performing the above operation in this system, even if the mobile communication terminal 300 is received in a state where it is stored in the bag or pocket and cannot be operated immediately, the user can easily perform the operation on the terminal device 100 at hand. By operation, the volume of the ringtone of the mobile communication terminal 300 can be quickly controlled. Thereby, the convenience of the user of the mobile communication terminal 300 can be significantly improved.

[Second Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, preferably, when an approach of a hand or the like is detected within a predetermined time after the terminal device 100 is notified that the mobile communication terminal 300 has received an incoming call, the control signal is The information is output to the mobile communication terminal 300. In the system according to the second embodiment, when an approach of a hand or the like is detected to the terminal device 100 while a ringing tone due to an incoming call of the mobile communication terminal 300 is ringing, a control signal is sent to the mobile communication terminal 300. Output. Since the configuration of each device included in the system according to the second embodiment is the same as that of each device included in the system according to the first embodiment, description of the device configuration will not be repeated.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation flow of each of the mobile communication terminal 300 and the terminal device 100 according to the second embodiment. The left side of FIG. 8 represents an example of the operation flow of the mobile communication terminal 300. This operation is also realized by the CPU 30 of the mobile communication terminal 300 reading the program stored in the ROM 31 onto the RAM 32 and executing it. Further, the right side of FIG. 8 represents an example of the operation flow of the terminal device 100. This operation is realized by the CPU 10 of the terminal device 100 reading out and executing the program stored in the ROM 11 on the RAM 12 and exhibiting the functions shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the mobile communication terminal 300 according to the second embodiment is in a period until a control signal is received from the terminal device 100 when a ringing tone for notifying an incoming call is ringing ( In step S107 ′, NO is sent to the terminal device 100. Therefore, the terminal device 100 continuously receives notifications from the mobile communication terminal 300 during the period when the ring tone is ringing in the mobile communication terminal 300.

  The terminal device 100 according to the second embodiment carries a control signal for controlling the volume of the ringtone when an approach of a hand or the like is detected during a period in which the notification is received from the mobile communication terminal 300. Output to the communication terminal 300.

  Thereby, in the system according to the second embodiment, the volume of the ringtone of the mobile communication terminal 300 can be controlled with high accuracy.

[Third Embodiment]
Furthermore, it is possible to provide a program for causing the terminal device 100 or the mobile communication terminal 300 to execute the above-described operation. By providing such a program, a general-purpose terminal device or a mobile communication terminal can be operated as the terminal device 100 or the mobile communication terminal 300.

  Such a program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk attached to the computer, a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory), a ROM, a RAM, and a memory card, and provided as a program product. You can also. Alternatively, the program can be provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk built in the computer. A program can also be provided by downloading via a network.

  The program according to the present invention is a program module that is provided as a part of a computer operating system (OS) and calls necessary modules in a predetermined arrangement at a predetermined timing to execute processing. Also good. In that case, the program itself does not include the module, and the process is executed in cooperation with the OS. A program that does not include such a module can also be included in the program according to the present invention.

  The program according to the present invention may be provided by being incorporated in a part of another program. Even in this case, the program itself does not include the module included in the other program, and the process is executed in cooperation with the other program. Such a program incorporated in another program can also be included in the program according to the present invention.

  The provided program product is installed in a program storage unit such as a hard disk and executed. The program product includes the program itself and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  10, 30 CPU, 11, 31 ROM, 12, 32 RAM, 16 notification unit, 17, 37 wireless communication unit, 18 sensor, 19, 39 power supply, 33 display unit, 34 operation unit, 35 microphone, 36 speaker, 100 terminal Device, 101 input unit, 102 notification processing unit, 103 detection unit, 104 output unit, 105 authentication unit, 121 terminal storage unit, 300 mobile communication terminal.

Claims (5)

A terminal device capable of communicating with a mobile communication terminal,
An input unit for receiving an input of a notification that an incoming call has been received from the mobile communication terminal;
An informing unit for informing that the mobile communication terminal has received an incoming call;
A detection unit for detecting in a non-contact manner that there is an object within a predetermined distance from the terminal device;
When it is detected that there is an object within the specified distance, the mobile communication terminal sends a control signal for controlling the volume of the ringtone being output to notify the incoming call to the mobile communication terminal. An output unit for outputting to the terminal device.   The output unit outputs the control signal when the detection unit detects that the object is present within a predetermined period after receiving the notification from the mobile communication terminal. Terminal equipment. A storage unit for storing in advance information for identifying the mobile communication terminal to which the control signal is output;
The notification includes information for identifying the mobile communication terminal,
By comparing the identification information included in the notification with the identification information stored in the storage unit, it is determined that the notification is a notification from the mobile communication terminal stored in advance. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs the control signal when the detection unit detects that the object is present. A method for controlling the volume of a ringtone of the mobile communication terminal using a terminal device capable of communicating with the mobile communication terminal,
Notifying the terminal device that the mobile communication terminal has received an incoming call;
The mobile communication terminal notifying the incoming call by ringing a ringtone;
The terminal device notifying that the mobile communication terminal has received an incoming call;
After the notification, when it is detected in a contactless manner that there is an object within a predetermined distance from the terminal device, the terminal device controls the mobile communication terminal to control the volume of the ringtone A step of outputting
The mobile communication terminal, according to the control signal, changing the volume of the ringtone that is being output for notifying the incoming call. A control program for a terminal device capable of communicating with a mobile communication terminal,
The control program is stored in the terminal device.
When receiving an input of notification that there is an incoming call from the mobile communication terminal, informing that there is an incoming call to the mobile communication terminal;
Detecting in a non-contact manner that there is an object within a predetermined distance from the terminal device;
When it is detected that there is an object within the specified distance, a step of outputting a control signal for controlling a volume of a ringing tone being output to notify the mobile communication terminal of the incoming call And control program to execute.

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