JP5094306B2 - Mobile phone - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone including an incoming call display unit made up of a light emitting element such as an LED, and in particular, controls the lighting of the incoming call display unit as illumination in a time zone set by a user. The present invention relates to a cellular phone in which f fluctuation control is activated to control lighting.

  With the development of information processing technology and communication technology in recent years, various portable information communication terminal devices (hereinafter referred to as mobile terminal devices) have become widespread. Such a mobile terminal device is connected to an information distribution server or a desired website that provides various services via a network such as the Internet when the user is out, or receives the service, or acquires information, It is possible to obtain information necessary for business by connecting to the company's network.

  Recently, the hardware and software functions of mobile phones have been enhanced, and the functions of conventional mobile terminal devices have also been increased, and there has been a remarkable increase in the penetration rate of mobile phones. The number of operators providing data communication services using mobile phones is also increasing, and it is possible to receive various services such as banking, internet sales, navigation, payment for transportation facilities and convenience stores, etc. using mobile phones. It has become like this. In particular, mobile phones can be equipped with various options and applications, and the types of services that can be used are also increasing.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the appearance of a general mobile phone. As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile phone includes a display unit 80 and an operation / input unit 90 configured by a liquid crystal display unit and the like. The operation / input unit 90 includes a numeric keypad 91 and the like, a selection key 92, and a confirmation key. 93. Function keys such as an input character code conversion key are provided. The user displays a menu screen on the display unit 80 or operates the selection key 92 to select a desired function of the mobile phone. Further, a telephone number is input from the numeric keypad 91, and a call is made to a desired partner by operating a call key.

  The range of use of mobile phones has expanded as the functions of mobile phones have been enhanced. Especially for young users, in addition to the original call functions, applications that pursue entertainment and applications that can receive special services. Etc. are preferred to differentiate from mobile phones owned by other users, and a variety of mobile phones that add amusement elements or consider fashion are also provided .

  The mobile phone is provided with an incoming call display unit composed of LED light emitting elements to notify the user of an incoming call. In order to add an amusement element and a fashion element, a mobile phone is known in which an incoming call display unit is used to display an incoming call display during a call or communication.

  For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-317891) below discloses a mobile phone having a strobe light emitting unit for a camera and an incoming call display unit for performing incoming call display and illumination display.

  In the cellular phone disclosed in Patent Document 1, an incoming call display unit is interposed between a white LED for strobe light emission, a blue LED for incoming call display or illumination display, a light emitting lens, and a light emitting lens and a white LED. It is constituted by a prism sheet. During strobe light emission, most of the white light emitted from the white LED and applied to the prism sheet is refracted by the transmission surface of the prism sheet, emitted toward the light emitting lens, transmitted through the light emitting lens, and emitted. The light is emitted from the surface and used as strobe light.

  Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-269255) below discloses a mobile phone configured to control the incoming call display in the incoming call display unit and the illumination display during communication.

  The cellular phone disclosed in Patent Document 2 includes a light emitting unit, a ringing unit, and a vibrating unit, and the central control unit includes a light emitting control unit that controls activation or deactivation of an illumination LED when an incoming call is received, and activation or deactivation of a speaker. The sound control means for controlling the vibration, the vibration control means for controlling the start or stop of the vibrator, the display control means for controlling the start or stop of the display section, and the validity or invalidity of the key operation during the incoming call of the key operation section. It is configured to have a key operation restriction control means for controlling and a communication light emission control means for controlling activation or stop of the illumination LED during communication.

In this mobile phone, the illumination LED as a light emitting means can be arbitrarily turned on or off at the user's will, and the user can set the illumination LED to be turned off, thereby causing troubles caused by lighting the illumination LED to the surroundings. It can prevent wasteful power consumption due to lighting of the illumination LED against repeated and persistent spam calls and spam mails.
JP 2004-317891 A JP 2005-269255 A

  When adding various amusement elements to a mobile phone, it is necessary to consider user preferences and trends. Nowadays, mobile phones have become a necessity for users to always be familiar with. Therefore, there is a demand for some users to spend time for relaxation by using a display function of a mobile phone at the time of going to bed or making up in a restroom. For example, there is a case where it is desired to spend relaxation time using the illumination display of the incoming call display unit in a desired time zone.

However, in a mobile phone in which illumination display can be performed on the incoming call display unit, such as the mobile phones disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the illumination display pattern is generally designed in advance on the mobile phone side. There is a problem that it is fixed and the illumination display mode cannot be set to the user's preferred mode. For example,
As a result of various studies to solve the above problems, the inventor of the present application has provided a timer setting unit and a 1 / f fluctuation control unit, and performs lighting control using the incoming call display unit as illumination in a time zone set by the user. As a result, if the 1 / f fluctuation control is activated and the lighting control is performed, the above-mentioned problems can be solved, and the present invention has been completed.

  That is, the present invention aims to solve the above-described problems, and provides a mobile phone that can change the illumination display mode using the incoming call display unit to a display mode having a relaxation action in a time zone preferred by the user. It is intended to do.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application includes a display unit, an input unit for inputting various instructions, and an incoming call display unit, and displays an incoming call notification on the incoming call display unit when an incoming call is received. In the mobile phone that performs the above, the mobile phone includes a 1 / f fluctuation control unit for displaying the incoming call display unit in a 1 / f fluctuation, a time zone or a current time of a start time and an end time input from the input unit. A timer setting unit for setting a time to continue the display from the start time and the end time set in the timer setting unit or during the time to continue the display from the current time , the 1 / f fluctuation The control unit is activated to display the incoming call display unit with 1 / f fluctuation.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is the mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the incoming call display and the 1 / f fluctuation display are either valid or invalid for the state of the flag set and input from the input unit, respectively. It is controlled based on whether the incoming call display unit, the display of incoming call notification by the state of the flag, and, 1 / f fluctuation display line Utotomoni, the timer setting section start time and end time of the time set to The display of the incoming call notification is prioritized during a time period during which the display is continued from the band or the current time .

  In the invention according to claim 1, the mobile phone sets a 1 / f fluctuation control unit for displaying the incoming call display unit with a 1 / f fluctuation, and a desired time zone or time input from the input unit. A timer setting unit, and activates the 1 / f fluctuation control unit during the time zone or time set in the timer setting unit to display the incoming call display unit in 1 / f fluctuation.

  According to such a configuration, when the user sets a desired time zone or time in the timer setting portion, the incoming call display portion can be illuminated by 1 / f fluctuation display during the set time zone or time. become able to. By performing this display, the user can feel relaxed and healed.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the mobile phone according to the first aspect, the incoming call display and the 1 / f fluctuation display are based on whether the state of the flag set and input from the input unit is valid or invalid, respectively. The incoming call display unit performs incoming call notification display and 1 / f fluctuation display according to the state of the flag.

  By configuring in this way, the user can arbitrarily set whether to enable or disable incoming call display, and can set whether to enable or disable 1 / f fluctuation display, The user can arbitrarily use the display mode of the incoming call display unit. Thereby, the user can prevent the display of the incoming call display unit in a public place from causing trouble to the surroundings.

  Hereinafter, specific examples of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to examples and drawings. However, the embodiment shown below exemplifies a mobile phone for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and is not intended to specify the present invention for this mobile phone. The present invention can be equally applied to the mobile phones of other embodiments included in the scope.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 10 includes a communication unit 12 connected to an antenna 16. The communication unit 12 transmits a signal from a baseband unit 14 described later to the base station via the antenna 16 or receives radio waves from the base station via the antenna 16.

  The communication unit 12 is connected to the baseband unit 14. The baseband unit 14 includes a CDMA processing circuit 18 and an audio codec 20. Here, the CDMA processing circuit 18 performs code division multiple access, scrambling, error control, and timing detection. The audio codec 20 compresses (encodes) and decompresses (decodes) the audio, performs analog and digital conversion, and changes the received sound volume and microphone sensitivity by an internal amplifier circuit (not shown). .

  In addition, a switching circuit 22 is connected to the baseband unit 14. A first speaker 26 is connected to the switching circuit 22 via an amplifier circuit 24. The first speaker 26 converts the electric signal of the baseband unit 14 amplified by the amplifier circuit 24 into sound. This first speaker 26 is applied to the user's ear and used for a call.

  Further, the microphone 30 is connected to the switching circuit 22 via the amplifier circuit 28. The microphone 30 is used for a call and converts sound into an electrical signal. The electric signal input from the microphone 30 is amplified by the amplifier circuit 28 and output to the baseband unit 14.

  Further, a second speaker 34 is connected to the switching circuit 22 via an amplifier circuit 32. The second speaker 34 converts the electric signal of the baseband unit 14 amplified by the amplifier circuit 32 into sound. The second speaker 34 is a loudspeaker for listening to the surrounding people of the received sound. The second speaker 34 also sounds an incoming call notification. Note that the gains of these three amplifier circuits 24, 28, and 32 are fixed, and the volume of the first speaker 26 and the second speaker 34 and the sensitivity of the microphone 30 cannot be changed.

  The switching circuit 22 is connected to the baseband unit 14 on the side of the amplifier circuit 24 for the first speaker 26 and the amplifier circuit 28 for the microphone 30, or the amplifier circuit 32 for the second speaker 34 for loud sound. And switching to the amplifying circuit 28 side for the microphone 30.

  A control circuit (control unit) 36 is connected to each of the communication unit 12, the baseband unit 14, and the switching circuit 22. Switching by the switching circuit 22 described above is performed under the control of the control circuit 36. The control circuit 36 controls the audio codec 20 of the baseband unit 14, and the audio codec 20 changes the volume of the first speaker 26 and the second speaker 34 and the sensitivity of the microphone 30. A ROM 38 is connected to the control circuit 36 and controls each part based on a system program stored in the ROM 38. When there is information temporarily generated or temporarily used when the control circuit 36 controls each unit, the information is temporarily stored using the RAM 40.

  An input unit 44 is connected to the control circuit 36. The input unit 44 includes a numeric keypad 48 for inputting a telephone number, a call key 50 for operating the start of a call, a cut key 52 for operating the end of the call, an OK key 54, and a clear key 55. Have. Here, the numeric keypad 48 includes numeric input buttons of 0 to 9, # button, and * button.

  The display 42 is composed of a liquid crystal display unit or the like, and is used to display a menu screen or a standby screen of the mobile phone 10 or an e-mail, a telephone directory, a call history, or the like. The illumination unit 46 is a backlight of the liquid crystal display unit, and is turned on when an image is displayed on the display 42.

  The control circuit 36 is connected to an incoming call display unit 61, 1 / f fluctuation control unit 62, illumination control unit 63, and timer setting unit 64. The incoming call display unit 61 includes a plurality of LED light emitting elements having different display colors, and is used as a display unit that turns on an LED of a specific display color to notify the user of an incoming call when the mobile phone 10 receives an incoming call.

  When the incoming call display unit 61 is used to display the state of the mobile phone 10 other than the incoming call, for example, when displaying that the mobile phone 10 is placed on the charging stand and being charged, LEDs of different display colors Can be configured to light up.

  When the incoming call display unit 61 is composed of a single LED element, the lighting pattern of the LEDs can be distinguished from each other by different patterns, for example, the lighting and extinguishing time and the time interval. .

  The illumination display control unit 63 performs control to turn on the incoming call display unit 61 as illumination during communication or data communication by the mobile phone 10 through a call. Generally, the lighting pattern of the LED at the time of illumination display is a preset fixed lighting pattern.

  The 1 / f fluctuation control unit 62 performs control so that a light emission display having 1 / f fluctuation is performed during lighting control of the incoming call display unit 61. As such a display control method, the method (paragraph [0049]) disclosed in the invention of the electronic candle disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-115477 can be applied.

  Each of the incoming call display, the charging display, the illumination display, and the 1 / f fluctuation display can be individually set to valid / invalid from the input unit 44. Each display function is provided with a flag indicating validity / invalidity. When the flag is set to be valid, the flag is set to “ON”, and when the flag is set to invalid, the flag is set to “OFF”.

  The timer setting unit 63 sets a time zone in which the 1 / f fluctuation control unit 62 is activated, and a time zone in which the user wants to activate the 1 / f fluctuation control unit 62 to display the incoming call display unit 61 is displayed. This can be set using the input unit 44. Setting the time zone is a method of setting the start time and the end time, and a method of starting the 1 / f fluctuation control unit 62 from the current time and continuing the illumination display, for example, a time of 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc. Either of these can be taken. In the present specification, the setting by the former method is referred to as a time zone, and the setting by the latter method is referred to as time (time from the current time).

  Since the incoming call display unit 61 is turned on in a plurality of display modes according to the flag set to enable / disable each display function, a priority order is set for each display function. The incoming call display has priority over all other display functions. The 1 / f fluctuation display is one type of illumination display, and when the time setting is performed by the timer setting unit 63, the 1 / f fluctuation display has priority over the illumination display and the charging display. When the time zone is not set by the timer setting unit 63, the 1 / f fluctuation display is ignored even if the flag is set to “ON”. Also, the incoming call display has priority over the charging display. These priorities are a matter of which function is prioritized and can be set in various ways. The user may be able to set the priority order according to preference.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the time zone or time set in the timer setting unit 63 and the flag setting (“ON”, “OFF” state indicating each display function. As described above, the timer The time zone to be set in the setting unit 63 is a method for setting the start time and the end time, the time for starting the 1 / f fluctuation control unit 62 from the current time and continuing the illumination display, for example, 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc. One of the methods for setting the time.

  Accordingly, a time zone is designated in the timer setting unit 64 by the start time (11:30 pm) and the end time (6:30 am) as shown in FIG. 2, and at the same time, the 1 / f fluctuation display flag is set to “ON”. If set, the incoming call display unit 61 is displayed with 1 / f fluctuation. In this way, the user can activate the 1 / f fluctuation control unit 62 and display the illumination display on the incoming call display unit 61 while charging the mobile phone 10 on the charging stand placed at the bedside at night.

  Alternatively, if the duration (30 minutes) of the 1 / f fluctuation display is set in the timer setting section 64 as shown in FIG. 2, the incoming call display section 61 displays the 1 / f fluctuation for the time set from the current time. Is done. In this way, the user can display the incoming call display unit 61 and the illumination display by activating the 1 / f fluctuation control unit 62 by placing the mobile phone 10 in a familiar place for a desired period from the current time. For example, the mobile phone 10 can be placed on the dressing table and the 1 / f fluctuation display can be enjoyed during the waiting time.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of the incoming call display unit 61 in the mobile phone 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 (a) shows a display function setting process, and FIG. 3 (b) shows an incoming call display unit. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of this display control. In the flowchart of FIG. 3B, the flag “ON” or “OFF” indicating the 1 / f fluctuation display function is set in step S101 of FIG. 3A, and a desired setting is given to the timer setting unit 64 in step S102. The procedure will be described assuming that the time zone is set.

  In this flowchart, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, the incoming call display unit 61 performs incoming call display and illumination display, and does not serve as charging display, and the timer setting unit 64 displays 1 / f fluctuation display. In the following description, it is assumed that the start time and end time are set.

  In step S201 of FIG. 3B, the mobile phone 10 determines whether the time (start time) set in the timer setting unit 64 is reached. If it is the start time, it is determined whether or not the incoming call display flag is set to “ON” in step S202. If it is set to “ON”, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone 10 has received an incoming call in step S203. .

  If there is an incoming call, the process proceeds to step S207, where the incoming call display unit 61 is set to normal incoming call display, and the process proceeds to step S208 to wait for the end of the call. When the call ends, the process ends. If it is determined in step S203 that there is no incoming call, it is determined in step S204 whether the 1 / f fluctuation display flag is set to “ON”.

  If the 1 / f fluctuation display flag is set to “ON”, the process proceeds to step S205, the 1 / f fluctuation control unit 62 is activated, the incoming call display unit 61 is displayed in 1 / f fluctuation, and the process proceeds to step S206. It is determined whether or not it is the end time (set time) of the 1 / f fluctuation display set in the timer setting unit 64 in the process. If it is not the end time, the determination process of step S206 is repeated. If it is determined in the determination process in step S206 that the end time is reached, the 1 / f fluctuation control unit 62 is stopped and the process is terminated.

  As described above in detail, according to the mobile phone 10 of the present invention, the user sets a desired time zone or time in the timer setting unit 64 and sets the 1 / f fluctuation display function to “ON”. Thus, the incoming call display unit 61 can be illuminated by 1 / f fluctuation display during the set time zone or time. By performing this display, the user can feel relaxed and healed.

  By applying the present invention, relaxation, amusement, and healing elements can be added to the mobile phone.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone concerning the Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the state of the time slot | zone set to the timer setting part, and the setting ("ON", "OFF") of the flag which shows each display function. FIG. 3A is a flowchart showing a control procedure of an incoming call display unit of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3A shows a display function setting process, and FIG. 3B is a display control process of the incoming call display unit. It is a flowchart which shows a procedure. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the conventional common mobile telephone.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Mobile phone 12 ... Communication part 14 ... Baseband part 16 ... Antenna 22 ... Switching circuit 26, 34 ... Speaker 30 ... Microphone 36 ... ... Control circuit 38 ... ROM
40 ... RAM
42 ... Display 44 ... Input unit 46 ... Illumination unit 61 ... Incoming display unit 62 ... 1 / f fluctuation control unit 63 ... Illumination control unit 64 ... ..Timer setting section

Claims (2)

In a mobile phone comprising a display unit, an input unit for inputting various instructions, and an incoming call display unit, and displaying an incoming call notification on the incoming call display unit when an incoming call is received,
The mobile phone is
A 1 / f fluctuation control section for displaying the incoming call display section with 1 / f fluctuation;
A timer setting unit for setting the time to continue the display from the time zone of the start time and the end time or the current time input from the input unit;
With
The 1 / f fluctuation control unit is activated to display the incoming call display unit in a 1 / f fluctuation during the time period from the start time and the end time set in the timer setting unit or the current display time . A mobile phone characterized by that. The incoming call display and 1 / f fluctuation display are controlled based on whether the state of the flag set and input from the input unit is valid or invalid,
The incoming call display unit, the display of incoming call notification by the state of the flag, and, 1 / f fluctuation display line Utotomoni, a display from the time zone or the current time of the set start time and end time to the timer setting unit 2. The mobile phone according to claim 1 , wherein display of the incoming call notification is prioritized during a continuing time .

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