CN101227666B - communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

A communication device includes a notifier and a mode controller. The notifier can generate a notification signal when the communication device receives a message or an incoming call, and the mode controller can control the notifier to change the strength or frequency of the notification signal by detecting the user's activity state and the conditions of the environment. The communication device provided by the present invention can avoid the situation of missing messages or calls, and increase the chance of the user receiving messages or calls.

Description

communication device

technical field

The invention relates to a communication device, especially a communication device equipped with a mode controller capable of detecting the user's activity status and environmental conditions.

Background technique

Generally speaking, when users use communication devices such as pagers, mobile phones, or personal digital assistants (PDAs), they often consider their own activity status or environment before setting these communication devices when receiving How to notify users when messages or incoming calls are received. However, since the activity state and environment of the user of the communication device often change, once the user fails to change the setting of the communication device immediately, it is easy to miss a message or a missed call. For example, when the user changes the activity state from sitting to running or climbing stairs, if the user forgets to change the incoming call notification of the mobile phone from the vibration signal to the ring signal, or the user fails to change the vibration signal If the intensity or frequency is increased, the user may ignore the vibration signal generated by the mobile phone because of the shaking of the limbs, thus missing the incoming call. As another example, when the user changes the environment from a quiet office to a noisy street, if the user forgets to change the incoming call notification of the mobile phone from a ring signal to a vibration signal, or the user does not If the volume setting of the ring tone signal can be adjusted up, the user may miss the incoming call because of the noisy background noise and fail to perceive the ring tone produced by the mobile phone.

Explore the main reason why the notification signal generated by the traditional communication device cannot be noticed by the user, because the user's activity state and the environment often change, so the various senses of the user's body that can detect the notification signal, such as the skin, ears or Eyes, etc. are also often in a busy state. Therefore, the way that the traditional communication device can only passively accept user settings and output a fixed type of notification signal cannot meet the needs of users.

In addition, although common communication devices can accept users to input commands by pressing buttons, handwriting input, voice-activated input, shaking or tapping, etc., users still need to set or switch to a suitable command generation method by themselves. The command is successfully input into the command receiver of the communication device. For example, when the user of the mobile phone is sitting on a shaking car but wants to send information to others, the user must set the mobile phone to the voice control mode, and the communication device will turn on the microphone to receive the message. or text messages edited by voice control.

Exploring the reason why traditional communication devices fail to receive the instructions generated by the user in real time is because the user's activity status and environment are constantly changing, so the way the user generates instructions is also constantly changing. Therefore, if the communication device only It is no longer possible to satisfy the user's needs if the appropriate command receiver can be turned on passively after the user sets it.

The most important function of communication devices such as traditional pagers, mobile phones or personal digital assistants (PDAs) is to immediately notify the user to read the information or answer the call after receiving the signal of the message or incoming call. Therefore, if If the communication device can detect the user's activity status or environmental conditions, and then generate a notification signal that the user can easily perceive, the user does not need to change the settings of the communication device frequently, so that the situation of missing signals or incoming calls can be avoided. . In addition, if the communication device can detect the user's activity status or the user's environmental conditions, and then actively turn on the appropriate command receiver to receive the user's command, the user does not need to frequently switch the command receiving mode of the communication device, and can Input commands into the communication device smoothly and conveniently.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of traditional communication devices, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication device that can detect the user's activity status and the user's environmental conditions, and this communication device can, after receiving a message or an incoming call signal, A notification signal that is easily perceived by the user is generated, so that the user can read the information or answer the incoming call.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a communication device that can detect the user's activity status and the user's environmental conditions, and the communication device can actively open an appropriate command receiver to receive commands generated by the user.

The communication device provided by the present invention includes a signal receiver, a mode controller and a notifier. The signal receiver is used to receive information or incoming calls from other communication devices; while the mode controller can detect the user's activity status and environmental conditions at any time, and control the notifier after the signal receiver receives information or incoming calls Generating at least one notification signal that is easily perceived by the user's senses, so that the user can read information or answer incoming calls.

The communication device provided by the present invention includes a command receiver and a mode controller. The command receiver is used to receive the command generated by the user, and the mode controller can detect the user's activity status and environmental conditions at any time, and actively turn on the appropriate command receiver to receive the command generated by the user.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a communication device is provided, including: a light emitter, which is used to generate a first flash signal or a second flash signal when the communication device receives a message or an incoming call; wherein the second flash The brightness or flashing frequency of the signal is greater than the first flashing signal; and the mode controller includes a light sensor to continuously detect the brightness of the user's environment, and when the brightness of the user's environment is lower than a preset value, the The mode controller controls the light emitter to generate the second light emitting signal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a communication device is provided, including: a first notifier, the first notifier is a light emitter, used to generate a flash signal, and the first notifier is used to receive information when the communication device or generate a first notification signal when an incoming call is received; the second notifier is a loudspeaker for generating a ring signal or a vibrator for generating a vibration signal, and the second notifier is used for receiving information or A second notification signal is generated when a call is received; and a mode controller, including a light sensor, is used to continuously detect the brightness of the user's environment, and make the first notification device generate the first notification signal or make the second notification signal according to the brightness. The notifier generates the second notification signal.

In the above communication device, when the brightness of the user's environment is greater than a preset value or lower than another preset value, the mode controller controls the speaker to generate the ring signal.

In the above communication device, when the brightness of the user's environment is greater than a preset value or lower than another preset value, the mode controller controls the vibrator to generate the vibration signal.

The present invention also provides a communication device, including: a first instruction receiver, the first instruction receiver is used to receive the first instruction generated by the user; a second instruction receiver, the second instruction receiver is used to receive the second instruction generated by the user; and the mode controller, which is used to continuously detect the user's activity status or the condition of the user's environment, and turn on one of the first instruction receiver and the second instruction receiver to receive One of the first instruction and the second instruction.

In the above communication device, the first command receiver can be a button, the second command receiver is a microphone, and the mode controller includes a light sensor for detecting the brightness of the user's environment, and when the user is in When the brightness of the environment is greater than a preset value, the mode controller turns on the microphone.

In the above communication device, the first command receiver can be a button, the second command receiver is a microphone, and the mode controller includes a light sensor for detecting the brightness of the user's environment, and when the user is in When the brightness of the environment is lower than a preset value, the mode controller turns on the microphone.

In the above communication device, the first command receiver can be a button, the second command receiver is a microphone, and the mode controller includes a vibration sensor to detect the vibration amplitude of the user, and when the vibration amplitude of the user is greater than At a preset value, the mode controller turns on the microphone.

The communication device provided by the present invention can avoid missing messages or incoming calls, and increase the chances of users receiving received information or incoming calls.

Description of drawings

The present invention can obtain deeper understanding by following accompanying drawing and description:

FIG. 1 is a system architecture diagram of a communication device provided by the present invention; and

FIG. 2 shows the operation flow of the mode controller in the communication device.

Description of main component symbols:

1 communication device 10 signal receiver

11 Notifier 12 Mode Controller

121 sensors 122 processors

123 memory 13 instruction receiver

Detailed ways

The present invention provides a communication device, and FIG. 1 shows a system architecture diagram of the communication device. The communication device includes a signal receiver 10 , a notifier 11 and a mode controller 12 . The signal receiver 10 can be selected from a radio wave receiver or an infrared receiver, and its main function is to receive information signals or incoming call signals from other communication devices. The notifier 11 can be selected from a vibrator, a loudspeaker or a light emitter, and is used to generate notification signals such as vibration, ringtone or flashing light respectively to notify the user that there is a message or an incoming call occurs.

Continuing to refer to Fig. 1, in order for the communication device 1 provided by the present invention to receive information or an incoming call signal, no matter what activity state the user is in or what environment the user is in, the communication device 1 can surely notify the user There is a message or call. Therefore, the present invention particularly sets a mode controller 12 in the communication device 1 to detect the user's activity status and the conditions of the user's environment at any time, and then control the notifier 11 to generate at least one user-friendly signal. Notification signal, thus avoiding the situation of missing messages or incoming calls.

Referring to Fig. 1, mode controller 12 comprises at least one sensor 121, processor 122 and memory 123, wherein, sensor 121 is selected from vibration sensor, sound sensor or light sensor, in order to detect the vibration that user's activity produces at any time, use. The background volume of the user's environment or the brightness of the user's environment. The processor 122 can then compare the result detected by the sensor 121 with the preset range stored in the memory 123, thereby judging whether the user's skin, ears or eyes and other sense organs are busy or difficult to operate. The vibration signal, the ring signal or the flash signal generated by the communication device 1 cannot be successfully sensed due to the state.

For the operation flow of the mode controller 12 , please refer to FIG. 2 . First, the mode controller 12 detects the user's activity state and the user's environmental conditions through the sensor 121 that can correspond to the user's senses (step 201), including detecting the user's activity state through the vibration sensor, and through the sound. A sensor is used to detect the background volume of the user's environment, or a light sensor is used to detect the brightness of the user's environment.

Then continue referring to FIG. 2 , the processor 122 of the mode controller 12 compares the result detected by the sensor 121 with the preset range or preset value stored in the memory 123 (step 202 ), thus judging that a user's 1. Whether the senses are busy or difficult to operate. The preset range or preset value stored in the memory 123 can be built in the memory 123, or can also be set by the user to set the sensor 121 when the user is in a certain activity state or in a certain environment. The detected physical quantity is defined as a preset range.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 2, when the communication device 1 receives information or incoming calls from other communication devices 1, the processor 122 of the mode controller 12 can control the notifier 11 in the following three ways to generate an alarm that is easy for the user to notice. notification signal.

(1) Control the notifier 11 to change the intensity or frequency of the notification signal (step 203A), so that the user's senses that are busy or difficult to operate can still perceive the notification signal;

(2) Control another type of notification device 11 to generate another type of notification signal (step 203B), thereby enabling the user to perceive the notification signal with other senses; and

(3) Control multiple notifiers 11 to generate multiple notification signals sequentially or simultaneously (step 203C), so that other senses on the user's body can sense multiple notification signals sequentially or simultaneously, increasing the number of notifications received by the user signal opportunity.

In the communication device 1 provided by the present invention, the mode controller 12 can be provided with at least one sensor 121 , and the processor 122 in the mode controller 12 can also control at least one notifier 11 to generate at least one notification signal.

The first embodiment of the present invention provides a communication device 1, including a signal receiver 10, a notifier 11, and a mode controller 12, wherein the notifier 11 includes a vibrator that can generate a vibration signal, and the mode controller 12 includes a vibrator sensor. The mode controller 12 provided in this embodiment can define the vibration amplitude detected by the vibration sensor when the user is in a certain activity state, such as sitting, as a preset range and store it in a user-set or built-in manner. In this way, when the user changes from a sitting posture to walking so that the vibration sensor continuously detects a vibration amplitude greater than a preset value, once the signal receiver 10 receives a message or an incoming call, the mode controller 12 will control The vibrator generates a vibration signal with high intensity or high vibration frequency. On the contrary, when the user places the communication device 1 on the desktop, or the user is in a sitting state, since the vibration sensor continuously detects a vibration amplitude smaller than a preset value, once the signal receiver 10 receives the information Or when a call comes in, the mode controller 12 will control the vibrator to generate a vibration signal with less intensity or lower vibration frequency.

The second embodiment of the present invention provides a communication device 1, including a signal receiver 10, a notifier 11, and a mode controller 12, wherein the notifier 11 includes a loudspeaker that can generate a bell signal, and the mode controller 12 includes a sound sensor . The mode controller 12 provided in this embodiment can define and store the volume detected by the sound sensor in the environment where the user is in such as an office environment as a preset range through user setting or a built-in method; Now, when the user walks from the office to the outdoors and the sound sensor continuously detects a volume greater than a preset value, once the signal receiver 10 receives a message or an incoming call, the mode controller 12 will control the speaker to generate a volume ( Intensity) larger ring signal. Conversely, when the user enters a quiet meeting room from the office environment, since the sound sensor continuously detects a volume that is less than a preset value, once the signal receiver 10 receives a message or an incoming call, the mode controller 12 will It will control the loudspeaker to generate a bell signal with a small volume (intensity).

The third embodiment of the present invention provides a communication device 1, including a signal receiver 10, a notification device 11, and a mode controller 12, wherein the notification device 11 includes a light emitter that can generate a flash signal, and the mode controller 12 includes a light sensor. The mode controller 12 provided in this embodiment can define and store the brightness detected by the light sensor in the user's environment such as an office environment as a preset range through user setting or a built-in method; Now, when the user enters the dark lecture hall from the office and the light sensor continuously detects a brightness less than a preset value, once the signal receiver 10 receives a message or an incoming call, the mode controller 12 will control the light The device generates a flash signal with brighter brightness (intensity) or higher flash frequency.

The fourth embodiment of the present invention provides a communication device 1, including a signal receiver 10, a notification device 11, and a mode controller 12, wherein the notification device 11 includes a vibrator capable of generating vibration signals and a speaker capable of generating ringtone signals, And the mode controller 12 includes a vibration sensor. The mode controller 12 provided in this embodiment can define the vibration amplitude detected by the vibration sensor when the user is in a certain activity state, such as sitting, as a preset range and store it in a user-set or built-in manner. In this way, when the user changes from a sitting posture to walking so that the vibration sensor continuously detects a vibration amplitude greater than a preset value, once the signal receiver 10 receives a message or an incoming call, the mode controller 12 will control The speaker produces a bell signal.

The fifth embodiment of the present invention provides a communication device 1, including a signal receiver 10, a notifier 11, and a mode controller 12, wherein the notifier 11 includes a vibrator that can generate a vibration signal and a light emitter that can generate a flash signal , while the mode controller 12 includes a vibration sensor. The mode controller 12 provided in this embodiment can define the vibration amplitude detected by the vibration sensor when the user is in a certain activity state, such as sitting, as a preset range and store it in a user-set or built-in manner. Get up; in this way, when the user does not carry the communication device 1 and places the communication device 1 on the table, or when the user is in a sitting state, since the vibration sensor continuously detects a vibration amplitude that is less than a preset value, Therefore, once the signal receiver 10 receives a message or an incoming call, the mode controller 12 will control the light emitter to generate a flash signal.

The sixth embodiment of the present invention provides a communication device 1, including a signal receiver 10, a notifier 11, and a mode controller 12, wherein the notifier 11 includes a speaker capable of generating a bell signal and a vibrator capable of generating a vibration signal, Instead, the mode controller 12 includes an acoustic sensor. The mode controller 12 provided in this embodiment can define and store the volume detected by the sound sensor in the environment where the user is in such as an office environment as a preset range through user setting or a built-in method; Come, when the user goes outside from the office and the sound sensor continuously detects a volume greater than a preset value, or when the user enters a quiet meeting room from the office environment, the sound sensor continuously detects a volume less than one When the volume is at a preset value, once the signal receiver 10 receives a message or an incoming call, the mode controller 12 will control the vibrator to generate a vibration signal.

The seventh embodiment of the present invention provides a communication device 1, including a signal receiver 10, a notification device 11, and a mode controller 12, wherein the notification device 11 includes a speaker capable of generating a bell signal and a light emitter capable of generating a flash signal, Instead, the mode controller 12 includes an acoustic sensor. The mode controller 12 provided in this embodiment can define and store the volume detected by the sound sensor in the environment where the user is in such as an office environment as a preset range through user setting or a built-in method; Now, when the user walks from the office to the outdoors and the sound sensor continuously detects a volume greater than a preset value, once the signal receiver 10 receives a message or an incoming call, the mode controller 12 will control the light emitter to generate a flash signal . Conversely, when the user enters a quiet conference room from the office environment, since the sound sensor continuously detects a volume that is less than a preset value, once the signal receiver 10 receives a message or an incoming call, the mode controller 12 will also It will control the light emitter to generate a flash signal.

The eighth embodiment of the present invention provides a communication device 1, including a signal receiver 10, a notifier 11, and a mode controller 12, wherein the notifier 11 includes a light emitter capable of generating a flash signal and a speaker capable of generating a bell signal, Instead, the mode controller 12 includes a light sensor. The mode controller 12 provided in this embodiment can define and store the brightness detected by the light sensor in the user's environment such as an office environment as a preset range through user setting or a built-in method; Come, when the user walks from the office to an outdoor environment with strong light and the light sensor continuously detects a brightness greater than a preset value, or when the user enters a dark lecture hall from the office and the light When the sensor continuously detects a brightness less than a preset value, once the signal receiver 10 receives a message or an incoming call, the mode controller 12 will control the speaker to generate a ring signal.

The ninth embodiment of the present invention provides a communication device 1, including a signal receiver 10, a notification device 11, and a mode controller 12, wherein the notification device 11 includes a light emitter capable of generating a flash signal and a vibrator capable of generating a vibration signal , while the mode controller 12 includes a light sensor. The mode controller 12 provided in this embodiment can define and store the brightness detected by the light sensor in the user's environment such as an office environment as a preset range through user setting or a built-in method; Come, when the user walks from the office to an outdoor environment with strong light and the light sensor continuously detects a brightness greater than a preset value, or when the user enters a dark lecture hall from the office and the light When the sensor continuously detects a brightness less than a preset value, once the signal receiver 10 receives a message or an incoming call, the mode controller 12 will control the vibrator to generate a vibration signal.

In the communication device 1 provided by the present invention, the mode controller 12 can control a most appropriate notifier 11 according to the result detected by the sensor 121 to generate a notification signal that is easy for the user to detect. 12 can also control multiple notifiers 11 to generate various notification signals simultaneously or sequentially. For example, in the fifth embodiment, in addition to the vibrator that can generate a vibration signal and the luminaire that can generate a flash signal, the notifier 11 can also add a speaker that can generate a bell signal, so that when the signal is received When the device 10 receives a message or an incoming call, the mode controller 12 can not only control the light device to generate a flash signal, but also generate a ring signal at the same time or later to notify the user, thereby improving the user's chances of successfully receiving the signal.

The communication device 1 provided by the present invention is not limited to having only one sensor 121 and at least one notifier 11 installed in the mode controller 12. In the communication device 1 provided according to other embodiments of the present invention, The mode controller 12 may also include a variety of sensors 121 and a variety of notifiers 11, so when the communication device 1 receives a message or an incoming call, the processor 122 of the mode controller 12 can integrate the results detected by the sensors 121 to control The notifier 11 generates a notification signal through one most appropriate notifier, or generates multiple notification signals simultaneously or sequentially. For example, the mode controller 12 of the communication device 1 may include a light sensor, a sound sensor, and a vibration sensor at the same time, and the notifier 11 of the communication device 1 may include a light emitter that generates a flash signal, a speaker that generates a ring signal, and a speaker that generates a ring signal. A vibrator that produces a vibration signal. And when the user sits in a quiet and weakly lit lecture venue to listen to the speech, the light sensor continuously detects a brightness less than a preset value, the sound sensor detects a volume less than a preset value, and the vibration sensor detects a The vibration amplitude is smaller than a preset value. In this way, once the signal receiver 10 receives a message or an incoming call, the mode controller 12 will control the vibrator to first generate a vibration signal to notify the user, then control the light emitter to generate a flash signal, and finally, control the speaker to generate a flash signal. bell signal. Through the joint detection of the above-mentioned various sensors, the mode controller 12 can more accurately grasp the user's status and the conditions of the environment, thereby increasing the chance of the user receiving information or incoming calls.

In addition, referring to the system architecture diagram shown in FIG. 1 , since the user is often in different activity states or different environmental conditions, the way the user generates commands and inputs them to the communication device 1 is also changing at any time. In order to allow the user to input commands generated under different activity states or different environmental conditions into the communication device 1 smoothly, the mode controller 12 provided by the present invention can also detect the user's activity state and use at any time. Based on the environment conditions of the user, the way the user generates the command is inferred, and then the command receiver 13 provided in the communication device 1 is actively turned on to receive the command generated by the user. The command receiver 13 provided by the present invention can be selected from an analog-to-digital conversion device such as a microphone.

The communication device 1 provided by the tenth embodiment of the present invention includes a mode controller 12 and a command receiver 13, wherein the mode controller 12 includes a light sensor, and the command receiver 13 includes an input signal that can be pressed by the user. Command buttons and a microphone that can receive voice commands. The mode controller 12 provided in this embodiment can define and store the brightness detected by the light sensor in the user's environment such as an office environment as a preset range through user setting or a built-in method; Come, when the user walks from the office to an outdoor environment with strong light and the light sensor detects a brightness greater than a preset value, or when the user walks from the office to a dark street after work and the light sensor When a brightness less than a preset value is detected, since it is difficult for the user to see the screen of the communication device 1 clearly, it is inconvenient to generate instructions by pressing keys or handwriting input, etc., so the mode controller 12 will automatically turn on the microphone to receive The user's voice commands.

The communication device 1 provided by the eleventh embodiment of the present invention includes a mode controller 12 and a command receiver 13, wherein the mode controller 12 includes a vibration sensor, and the command receiver 13 includes a Buttons for inputting commands and a microphone for receiving voice commands. The mode controller 12 provided in this embodiment can define the vibration amplitude detected by the vibration sensor when the user is in a certain activity state, such as sitting, as a preset range and store it in a user-set or built-in manner. In this way, when the user changes from a sitting position to walking and the vibration sensor continuously detects a vibration amplitude greater than a preset value, it is not easy to press buttons or handwriting input due to the user's body swing. Therefore, the mode controller 12 will automatically turn on the microphone to receive the user's voice command.

For the communication device 1 provided by the present invention, its operation mode can also be used as a basis for switching various operation modes through sensors. Whether the sensor is touched or not determines the mode that the user wants to operate, such as the answering mode or the photographing mode.

The above-described embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical ideas and characteristics of the present invention, and its purpose is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and should not limit the patent scope of the present invention with this, that is, any Equivalent changes or modifications made according to the spirit disclosed in the present invention shall still fall within the patent scope of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. communicator comprises:

Photophore, this photophore are used for producing first flashing light or second flashing light when this communicator receives information or incoming call; Wherein the brightness of this second flashing light or flashing rate are greater than this first flashing light; And

Mode controller comprises optical sensor, and in order to continue detecting the brightness of user's environment of living in, when the brightness of user's environment of living in during less than a preset value, this mode controller is controlled this photophore and produced this second flashing light.

2. communicator comprises:

First notifying device, wherein this first notifying device is a photophore, in order to produce flashing light, this first notifying device is used for producing first notification signal when communicator receives information or incoming call;

Second notifying device, wherein this second notifying device is in order to the loud speaker that produces ringing signal or in order to produce the vibrator of vibration signal, this second notifying device is used for producing second notification signal when communicator receives information or incoming call; And

Mode controller comprises optical sensor, in order to continue detecting the brightness of user's environment of living in, and makes this first notifying device produce this first notification signal or makes this second notifying device produce this second notification signal according to this brightness.

3. communicator as claimed in claim 2, wherein when the brightness of user's environment of living in during greater than a preset value or less than another preset value, this mode controller is controlled this loud speaker and is produced this ringing signal.

4. communicator as claimed in claim 2, wherein when the brightness of user's environment of living in during greater than a preset value or less than another preset value, this mode controller is controlled this vibrator and is produced this vibration signal.

5. communicator comprises:

First command receiver, this first command receiver are used to receive first instruction that the user produces;

Second command receiver, this second command receiver are used to receive second instruction that the user produces; And

Mode controller in order to the active state that continue to detect the user or the condition of user's environment of living in, and is opened one of this first command receiver and this second command receiver and is received this first kind of instruction and this second kind and one of instruct.

6. communicator as claimed in claim 5, wherein, this first command receiver is a button, this second command receiver is a microphone, and this mode controller comprises optical sensor, in order to detecting the brightness of user's environment of living in, and when the brightness of user's environment of living in during greater than a preset value, this mode controller is opened this microphone.

7. communicator as claimed in claim 5, wherein, this first command receiver is a button, this second command receiver is a microphone, and this mode controller comprises optical sensor, in order to detecting the brightness of user's environment of living in, and when the brightness of user's environment of living in during less than a preset value, this mode controller is opened this microphone.

8. communicator as claimed in claim 5, wherein, this first command receiver is a button, this second command receiver is a microphone, and this mode controller involving vibrations transducer, in order to detecting user's Oscillation Amplitude, and when user's Oscillation Amplitude during greater than a preset value, this mode controller is opened this microphone.

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