JPH11215210A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow the user to confirm a name or the like of an opposite party without relying on a display device at arrival of an incoming call. SOLUTION: In the case that a call by an output of a Morse code tone is selected and a caller telephone number relating to the arrival of an incoming call is resident in telephone numbers stored in a telephone directory (ST1, ST2, ST6), a character string of a name stored in pairs with the telephone number as telephone directory data is converted into a Morse code (ST8), a tone corresponding to the Morse code (Morse code tone) is outputted as a call tone (ST9), and the mode transits to a state of awaiting a reply by the user (ST5). Thus, the user who can understand the Morse code confirms a name of an opposite party (caller) at arrival of an incoming call without relying on a display device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device suitable for use in a portable telephone or the like. More specifically, a communication terminal that outputs a Morse code sound corresponding to a character string indicating the name of the other party and makes a call, so that the user can confirm the name of the other party when receiving an incoming call regardless of the display. It relates to a device or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Simplified portable telephones (PHS: Personal Handyphone System) that transmit and receive digital signals.
In a communication terminal device such as a mobile phone or a mobile phone, the telephone number data of the calling side is transmitted at the time of an incoming call. Conventionally, in addition to displaying the telephone number and name of the other party on the display using the telephone number data of the calling party, changing the type of ringing tone depending on whether the other party is registered in the telephone directory. Has been done.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional communication terminal device, since the telephone number and name of the other party are displayed on the display, the other party can be specified by looking at the display when an incoming call is received. However, when the communication terminal device is carried in a bag or the like, it is necessary to take out the communication terminal device from the bag or the like to see the display, which is very troublesome.

[0004] Further, in P-mail of a simple type portable telephone, character data is transmitted using a destination subaddress or a calling subaddress of a call setting message. In this case, if the contents of the character data can be confirmed without looking at the display, it is convenient because the telephone need not be taken out of the bag or the like.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device that allows a user to confirm the name of the other party or the like at the time of an incoming call without using a display. In the present invention,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device that allows a user to check the contents of character data included in a destination subaddress or a calling subaddress of a call setting message without using a display.

[0006]

A communication terminal device according to the present invention stores a telephone number and a character string related to the telephone number as a pair, and converts the character string into a Morse code. Character string / Morse code conversion means;
A Morse code sound output means for outputting a sound corresponding to the Morse code, and a caller number judgment for judging whether or not the telephone number of the calling side relating to the incoming call is among the telephone numbers stored in the memory means. Means and a character string stored as a pair with the telephone number in the memory means when the telephone number of the calling party relating to the incoming call is in the telephone number stored in the memory means. And a calling control means for controlling the conversion means to convert the sound into a Morse code sound and outputting a sound corresponding to the Morse code from the Morse code sound output means as a ringing sound.

In the present invention, the memory means stores a telephone number and a character string related to the telephone number as a pair. The character string is a character string indicating, for example, the name or abbreviation of the owner of the telephone number. The memory means may be a memory means for storing telephone directory data, in which case a pair of a telephone number and a character string associated with the telephone number is stored as telephone directory data.

When an incoming call is received, it is determined whether or not the calling party's telephone number associated with the incoming call is among the telephone numbers stored in the memory means. When the calling party's telephone number associated with the incoming call is among the telephone numbers stored in the memory means, a call is made by outputting a Morse code tone. That is, the character string stored in the memory means in pair with the telephone number is converted into a Morse code, and a sound corresponding to the Morse code is output as a ringing tone.

As described above, the Morse code tone corresponding to the character string indicating the name of the other party is output and the call is performed, so that the user can confirm the name of the other party regardless of the display at the time of an incoming call. Becomes possible. The above-described calling by outputting the Morse code sound may be performed only when the calling method is selected.

A character string generating means for generating a character string; a mode setting means for setting a first mode for outputting a sound corresponding to the Morse code converted from the character string generated by the character string generating means; When set to the first mode,
Character string display means for displaying characters related to a character string generated by the character string generation means, and when set to the first mode,
The character string generated by the character string generating means is the character string /
Morse code sound output control means for controlling the Morse code sound output means to output a sound corresponding to the Morse code output from the Morse code sound output means may be further provided. The character string generating means sequentially outputs, for example, one character string extracted at random from a plurality of character strings. Character string changing means for changing the contents of a plurality of character strings may be provided. Thereby, by setting to the first mode,
Since a sound corresponding to the Morse code obtained by converting a predetermined character string is output and a character corresponding to the character string is displayed, it is convenient when practicing the Morse code.

[0011] Also, a communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention comprises a character data / Morse code conversion means for converting character data into Morse code, a Morse code sound output means for outputting a sound corresponding to the Morse code, and a call setting message. The character data included in the destination subaddress or the originating subaddress is converted into Morse code by the character data / Morse code conversion means, and the Morse code sound output means controls to output a sound corresponding to the Morse code. Code tone output control means.

In the present invention, when character data is transmitted using the destination subaddress or the calling subaddress of the call setting message, a Morse code tone corresponding to the character data is output. That is, the character data included in the destination sub-address or the calling sub-address of the call setting message is converted into a Morse code, and a sound corresponding to the Morse code is output.

As described above, by outputting the Morse code sound corresponding to the character data included in the called subaddress or calling subaddress of the call setting message, the user can check the contents of the character data regardless of the display. It becomes possible.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a simplified mobile phone 100 as an embodiment.

The telephone 100 includes a microcomputer, and includes a control unit 101 for controlling the entire system, a transmitting / receiving antenna 102, and a receiving signal of a predetermined frequency captured by the antenna 102. Convert to π / 4 shift QPSK (Quadrature P
hase Shift Keying) signal and a radio section 103 for up-converting a π / 4 shift QPSK signal output from a digital modulation / demodulation section to be described later to obtain a transmission signal of a predetermined frequency. The π / 4 shift QPSK signal is demodulated to obtain received data, and TDMA (Time Division Mu
and a digital modulation / demodulation unit 104 for performing a modulation process on transmission data output from the ltiple access processing unit to obtain a π / 4 QPSK signal.

Further, telephone set 100 selects predetermined downlink slot data from received data (time-division multiplexed data of a plurality of slots) output from digital modulation / demodulation section 104 and separates the data into control data and compressed voice data. In addition, a TDMA for multiplexing compressed audio data output from an audio codec unit described later and control data output from the control unit 101 into a preset uplink slot.
It has a processing unit 105.

Further, the telephone 100 includes a TDMA processing unit 1.
Decoding processing (including error correction processing) is performed on the compressed voice data output from the receiver 05 to obtain a received voice signal, and compression coding processing (including error correction code addition processing) is performed on the transmission voice signal. ) To obtain compressed audio data, and an audio codec 1
06, a low-frequency amplifier 107 for amplifying the received voice signal output from the amplifier 106, a speaker 108 as a receiver for outputting a voice based on the voice signal output from the amplifier 107, and a DTM for receiving the voice signal output from the voice codec unit 106.
When the signal is an F signal, the DTMF demodulator 109 demodulates the DTMF signal to obtain a 4-bit (1 nibble) DTMF signal code. In this case, the DTMF signal code obtained by the DTMF demodulator 109 is supplied to the control unit 101.

The telephone 100 has a microphone 111 as a transmitter, a low-frequency amplifier 112 for amplifying an audio signal output from the microphone 111, and a DTMF signal code supplied from the control unit 101.
A DTMF modulator 113 for converting to a signal, and an amplifier 112
Output audio signal or output DT of the DTMF modulator 113
The MF signal is selectively extracted and the audio codec section 106
And a change-over switch 114 for supplying a transmission audio signal to the switch.

In this case, the output side of the amplifier 112 is connected to the fixed terminal on the a side of the changeover switch 114, and the output side of the DTMF modulator 113 is connected to the fixed terminal on the b side. The changeover switch 114 is controlled by the control unit 101, and is connected to the b side when transmitting a DTMF signal, and is connected to the a side when performing another call or the like.

The telephone 100 stores an operation unit 115 for the user to perform various key operations, a display unit 116 including a liquid crystal display, etc., and telephone directory data, character message data, and the like. Non-volatile memory 117 for
Ringing output section 118 which outputs a ringing tone (bell sound)
And a vibration generator 119 for vibrating the telephone body.
And a Morse code sound output unit 120 that outputs a sound corresponding to the Morse code. These operation units 115,
Display unit 116, nonvolatile memory 117, ringer output unit 1
18. Vibration generator 119 and Morse code sound output unit 1
Reference numerals 20 are connected to the control unit 101, respectively.

The operation unit 115 includes a call key for instructing a call or answering an incoming call, a call termination key for ending a call, a numeric keypad for inputting a telephone number, and telephone directory data. , A key for storing telephone directory data, a key for selecting a calling method, a key for setting or canceling the Morse code sound output mode, and the like. In this embodiment, there are the following methods (1) to (4), and one of them is selected. Outputs a ringing tone (bell sound).
Vibrate the phone body. Outputs Morse code sound.

The display unit 116 displays, in addition to the state of the system, the telephone directory data selected in the retrieval of the telephone directory data, the telephone number input with the numeric keypad, the telephone number of the calling party relating to the incoming call, and the owner's telephone number. The name, characters related to character data included in the called subaddress or calling subaddress of the call setting message, and the like are displayed.

The telephone directory data of each case stored in the telephone directory data storage area of the nonvolatile memory 117 includes a telephone number,
It contains data such as names and memos.

The control unit 101 includes a ROM (read only memory) 121 in which an operation program of the microcomputer, a conversion format for converting character data into character codes, and the like are written.
A working RAM (random acces) for temporarily writing a DTMF signal code or the like obtained by the TMF demodulator 109.
s memory) 122.

Next, the simplified portable telephone 100 shown in FIG.
Will be described. When the power is turned on, since the control channel is out of synchronization with the control channel, the control channel transmitted from the base station is received and the synchronization with the control channel is established. In this case, so-called short tracking, in which control channels of available public base stations are sequentially received, is performed, and a received signal strength (RSSI: Receive Signal Stren) is received.
gth Indicate) is at or above the selection level, and the control channel with the largest control channel is selected, and synchronization with the control channel is established. After that, location registration is performed to be in the area of the base station associated with the control channel for which synchronization has been established. This location registration is performed using a call channel. After the location registration is completed, the mobile station returns to the reception state of the control channel for which synchronization has been established, and enters a standby state.

The operation for making a call will be described.
In this case, for example, when the telephone number of the other party is input by operating the keys of the operation unit 115 or the call key is operated after searching the telephone directory data, a calling process is performed. That is, telephone number data and the like are supplied as control data from the control unit 101 to the TDMA processing unit 105 and transmitted to the base station through a control channel. As a result, the line connection with the other party is established, and a call state is established.

Here, the communication is performed using the communication channel. At the time of the line connection processing, the communication frequency and the slot position data of the communication channel are transmitted as control data from the base station using the control channel, and the TDMA processing is performed. The information is supplied from the unit 105 to the control unit 101. Control unit 101
Controls the radio unit 103 based on the communication frequency data so that the transmission / reception frequency matches the communication frequency of the communication channel, and sets the TD based on the slot position data.
The slot selected by the MA processing unit 105 is set. Therefore, the call is made using the call channel notified from the base station.

Further, paging data is transmitted from the base station as control data using the control channel, and this paging data is supplied from the TDMA processing unit 105 to the control unit 101, and when an incoming call is detected, the control unit 101 The ringing sound output unit 118, the vibration generating unit 119, or the Morse code sound output unit 120 is controlled to perform a ringing operation.

While this calling operation is being performed,
When the call key is operated and there is a response, response data is supplied from the control unit 101 as control data to the TDMA processing unit 105 and transmitted to the base station via the control channel. As a result, the line connection with the other party is established, and a call state is established.
Also in this case, the communication is performed using the communication channel notified from the base station.

In the talking state, the compressed voice data transmitted through the talking channel is output from the TDMA processing unit 105. The compressed audio data is supplied to the audio codec unit 106, where it is converted into an analog signal after being subjected to a decoding process. Then, the received audio signal output from the audio codec unit 106 is transmitted to the speaker 10 via the amplifier 107.
8 and the speaker 108 outputs a sound based on the received sound signal.

The transmission audio signal output from the microphone 111 is amplified by the amplifier 112, supplied to the audio codec unit 106, converted into a digital signal, and then compression-encoded to form compressed audio data. . Then, the compressed audio data output from the audio codec unit 106 is supplied to the TDMA processing unit 105, and transmitted to the other party through the communication channel.

Next, referring to the flowchart of FIG.
A control operation of the control unit 101 of the telephone 100 relating to an incoming call will be described.

First, in step ST1, it is determined whether there is an incoming call. When there is an incoming call, in step ST2,
It is determined whether or not the calling by the output of the Morse code tone is selected. If the calling by the output of the Morse code tone is not selected, the display unit 116 is controlled to display the telephone number of the calling side in step ST3, and in step ST4, the ringing tone output unit 118 or the vibration generating unit 119 is displayed. So that a ringing operation is performed by outputting a ringing tone (bell sound) or by vibrating the telephone body,
Thereafter, in step ST5, the state shifts to a state of waiting for a response from the user.

If the calling by the output of the Morse code tone is selected in step ST2, step ST6
Then, it is determined whether or not the calling party's telephone number is among the telephone numbers stored in the telephone directory data storage area of the nonvolatile memory 117 as telephone directory data (telephone numbers stored in the telephone directory). . If the calling party's telephone number is not among the telephone numbers stored in the telephone directory, the process proceeds to step ST3, in which the same control operation as when the above-described calling by Morse code tone output is not selected is performed. In this case, in step ST4, control is performed so that a calling operation is performed by outputting a ringing sound (bell sound), for example.

If the telephone number of the calling party is found in the telephone numbers stored in the telephone directory in step ST6, the process proceeds to step S6.
At T7, the display unit 116 is controlled to display the name stored as a pair with the telephone number as the telephone directory data together with the telephone number. Then, in step ST8, the character string having the above-mentioned name as a character string related to the telephone number is converted into a Morse code. Without the above, the control unit 101
Has a function of converting a character string (character data) into a Morse code. Next, in step ST9, control is performed so that a calling operation using Morse code sound is performed.
That is, it controls the Morse code sound output unit 120 to output a sound (Morse code sound) corresponding to the Morse code obtained by converting the character string of the name as described above. Then, in step ST5, the state shifts to a state of waiting for a response from the user.

Next, using the flowchart of FIG.
The control operation of the control unit 101 when the Morse code sound output mode is set by a key operation of the operation unit 115 by the user will be described.

When the mode is set to the Morse code sound output mode, first, in step ST11, a predetermined character string is generated. Although not described above, the control unit 101 has a function of generating a character string. For example, data of a plurality of character strings is stored in advance in a character string storage area of the nonvolatile memory 117,
The control unit 101 randomly extracts one character string from the plurality of character strings. Note that the nonvolatile memory 117
The contents of a plurality of character strings stored in the character string storage area can be changed by a user's key operation of the operation unit 115.

Next, in step ST12, the generated character string is stored in the RAM 122. And step ST
In step 13, the character string is converted into a Morse code, and in step ST14, the Morse code sound output unit 120 is controlled to output a sound (Morse code sound) corresponding to the Morse code. Further, in step ST15, the display unit 116 is controlled to display a character corresponding to the generated character string.

Next, in step ST16, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed, and in step ST17, it is determined whether or not a mode release operation has been performed by a key operation of the operation unit 115 by the user. If the predetermined time has elapsed without the mode release operation, the process returns to step ST11, generates a predetermined character string again, and performs the same control operation as described above. On the other hand, if there is a mode release operation before the elapse of the predetermined time,
The process proceeds to step ST18 and shifts to a standby state.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the calling by the output of the Morse code tone is selected, there is an incoming call, and the telephone number of the calling party relating to the incoming call is the telephone number stored in the telephone directory. When it is in the middle, the character string of the name stored as a pair with the telephone number as the telephone directory data is converted into a Morse code, and a sound (Morse code sound) corresponding to the Morse code is output as a ringing tone. . Therefore, at the time of an incoming call, the user can check the name of the other party (outgoing party) regardless of the display. Therefore, when the telephone 100 is carried in a bag or the like, it is not necessary to take out the telephone 100 from the bag or the like to see the display unit 116, and the usability is improved.

When the Morse code sound output mode is set, a predetermined character string is randomly selected from a plurality of character strings and converted into a Morse code, and a sound (Morse code sound) corresponding to the Morse code is generated. Is output, and the character corresponding to the character string is displayed. Therefore,
This is suitable for practicing Morse code. Further, the Morse code conversion function and the Morse code sound output unit 120 provided in the control unit 101 can be effectively used.

In the above embodiment, the telephone directory data storage area of the non-volatile memory 117 is used as memory means for storing a telephone number and a character string related to the telephone number as a pair. However, a dedicated memory may be provided. Further, although the character string related to the telephone number is a character string indicating the name of the owner of the telephone number, it may be a character string indicating an abbreviation of the name or another character string.

In the P-mail, character data is sent using the incoming subaddress or the outgoing subaddress of the call setting message. Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 4, the call setting message includes a calling telephone number (calling number) which is a telephone number of the calling source (calling side), a calling subaddress associated with the calling telephone number, and a calling call. A destination telephone number (destination number), which is the telephone number of the destination (reception side), and a destination subaddress attached to the destination telephone number are included. Even if not described above, the character data included in the destination subaddress or the calling subaddress is converted into Morse code, and the Morse code sound output unit 120 outputs a sound (Morse code sound) corresponding to the Morse code.
May be output. As a result, the user can check the contents of the character data included in the destination sub-address or the originating sub-address of the call setting message regardless of the display.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the communication terminal device is a simple type mobile phone, but it is needless to say that the present invention can be similarly applied to other communication terminal devices.

[0045]

According to the present invention, when a call is received, a character string indicating the name of the other party is converted into a Morse code, and a sound (Morse code sound) corresponding to the Morse code is output as a ringing tone. In addition, at the time of an incoming call, the user can check the name of the other party regardless of the display, and the usability is improved.
In addition, by generating a predetermined character string, converting the character string into a Morse code, and setting the mode to output a Morse code sound corresponding to the Morse code, the mode can be effectively used for practicing Morse code. The character string / Morse code conversion means and the Morse code sound output means can be effectively used.

According to the present invention, character data included in the destination subaddress or the originating subaddress of the call setting message is converted into a Morse code, and a Morse code sound corresponding to the Morse code is output. Therefore, the user can check the contents of the character data regardless of the display, and the usability is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a simplified portable telephone (PH) as an embodiment.
It is a block diagram which shows the structure of S).

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of the simplified portable telephone as an embodiment relating to an incoming call;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation when a Morse code sound output mode is set.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a partial configuration of a call setup message.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 Simplified mobile phone 101 Control unit 102 Transmission / reception antenna 103 Radio unit 104 Digital modulation / demodulation unit 105 TDMA processing unit 106 Audio codec unit 107, 112 Low frequency amplifier 108 Speaker 109 DTMF demodulator 111 Microphone 113 DTMF modulator 114 Switching switch 115 Operation unit 116 Display unit 117 Non-volatile memory 118 Ringer output unit 119 Vibration generator 120 Morse code output unit

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A memory means for storing a telephone number and a character string related to the telephone number as a pair; a character string / Morse code conversion means for converting the character string into a Morse code; A Morse code sound output means for outputting a corresponding sound; a caller number determining means for determining whether or not the telephone number of the calling party relating to the incoming call is among the telephone numbers stored in the memory means; When the telephone number of the calling party relating to the incoming call is in the telephone number stored in the memory means, the character string stored in the memory means as a pair with the telephone number is the character string / Morse code conversion means. Is converted to Morse code,
A communication terminal device comprising: a calling control unit that controls a sound corresponding to the Morse code from the Morse code sound output unit to be output as a ringing sound. 2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising: a calling method selecting means for selecting an arbitrary calling method from a plurality of calling methods including at least a calling method using a Morse code tone. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein control is performed such that a sound corresponding to the Morse code is output from the Morse code sound output means as a ringing tone only when is selected. 3. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein said memory means is a memory means for storing telephone directory data. 4. A character string generating means for generating a character string; a mode setting means for setting a first mode for outputting a Morse code sound corresponding to the character string generated by the character string generating means; When set to the first mode, a character string display means for displaying a character relating to a character string generated by the character string generating means; and when the first mode is set, generated by the character string generating means. And a Morse code sound output control means for controlling the character string to be converted into a Morse code by the character string / Morse code conversion means and outputting a sound corresponding to the Morse code from the Morse code sound output means. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising: 5. The communication terminal device according to claim 4, wherein said character string generating means sequentially outputs one character string randomly extracted from a plurality of character strings. 6. The communication terminal device according to claim 5, further comprising character string changing means for changing the contents of said plurality of character strings. 7. A character data / Morse code conversion means for converting character data into Morse code; a Morse code sound output means for outputting a sound corresponding to the Morse code; and a call setting message including a destination subaddress or a calling subaddress. Character data to be converted into Morse code by the character data / Morse code conversion means, and a Morse code sound output control means for controlling the Morse code sound output means to output a sound corresponding to the Morse code. A communication terminal device characterized by the above-mentioned.