JP2006128783A - Portable terminal device and incoming call processing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal device enabling a user to properly select as to whether the device reads off the name of a caller, and also to provide an incoming call processing method thereof. <P>SOLUTION: A control unit 19 is provided with: a reading-off function of searching the name of the caller of an incoming call from a memory 12 when receiving the incoming call and reading off the name; and reading-off setting as to whether the reading-off function should operate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal device that performs wireless communication represented by a mobile phone and an incoming call processing method thereof.

In recent years, a mobile phone has been proposed as a mobile terminal device that announces function names set by key operations (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
The cellular phone includes a plurality of key input units, a control unit configured to set a function corresponding to the key operation among a plurality of functions provided in the telephone according to one or more key operations of the key input unit, and a key operation. And a voice synthesizer that outputs a function name set in conjunction with the voice.

In addition, when a mobile phone receives an incoming call and the caller's phone number is registered in the mobile phone's address book, a mobile phone is proposed that reads out the caller's name by voice. ing.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-252216

However, if a mobile phone is equipped with a function that reads out the caller name / caller name (hereinafter collectively referred to as the caller name) when an incoming call is received or an e-mail is received, there is a problem in privacy. May occur.
That is, it is a privacy problem to suddenly read out the caller name in a place where the user does not want to read out the name of the caller name, for example, in a public place.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal device and an incoming call processing method that allow a user to appropriately select whether or not to read out a caller name.

  In order to overcome the above problems, a first aspect of the present invention provides a caller name generation unit that generates a caller name of an incoming call based on an incoming signal when an incoming call occurs, and the caller name generation A setting unit for setting whether to synthesize and report a call destination name generated by the unit, and a first operation unit that does not respond to an incoming call when an operation is performed on the incoming call A second operation unit that makes a response, and when an incoming call occurs, if an operation is made by the second operation unit, an incoming call response is made, and an operation by the first operation unit is made Is a mobile terminal device that includes a control unit that performs control so as to perform processing different from processing set in advance.

  Preferably, the information processing apparatus further includes a notification unit that performs an incoming call notification, and the control unit reports a caller name in the setting unit when the first operation unit is operated during the incoming call notification. Even if the setting is made, the caller name is not reported for the incoming call.

  Preferably, the information processing apparatus further includes a notification unit that performs an incoming call notification, and the control unit reports a caller name in the setting unit when the first operation unit is operated during the incoming call notification. Even if it is set not to, the caller name is reported for the incoming call.

  Preferably, the control unit stops the operation of the notification unit and operates the speech synthesis unit when an operation by the first operation unit is performed during the operation of the notification unit.

  Preferably, after the incoming call has occurred and the voice synthesizer has reported the caller name, the control unit again operates until the second operation unit is operated or the incoming call processing ends. The notification unit is operated.

  Preferably, it has a storage unit for storing an address book registered as a pair of name and address information, and the caller name extraction unit searches the storage unit when an incoming call occurs, If the address of the calling tone is registered in the address book, the name registered as a pair with the address is extracted as the caller name. If the address is not registered in the address book, a predetermined character is extracted. Extract columns.

  In order to overcome the above-described problem, a second aspect of the present invention provides a notification unit that performs incoming call notification, a first operation unit that does not respond to an incoming call when an operation is performed during incoming call notification, and a response. A second operation unit to perform, a caller name generation unit that generates a caller name of the incoming call based on an incoming signal when an incoming call occurs, and a caller name generation unit when an incoming call occurs. A setting unit that pre-sets a first setting for synthesizing and reporting a call destination name generated in response to the first setting, and a second setting for not performing voice synthesis. Whether to report the call destination name or not, if it is the first setting, the call destination name is reported, and if it is the second setting, the call destination name is not reported. And when the operation by the second operation unit is performed during the incoming call notification, the control unit stops the incoming call notification and performs an incoming call response. When the operation by the operation unit 1 is performed, if the setting of the setting unit is set to the first setting for the sound of the callee name, the callee name is not sounded for the incoming call. If this setting is set, it is a portable terminal device that performs control so that the incoming caller name is sounded for the incoming call.

  In order to overcome the above problem, when a third operation of the present invention performs an operation on an incoming call, a first operation unit that does not respond to the incoming call, a second operation unit that makes a response, An incoming call processing method for a portable terminal device having a step of generating a caller name of the incoming call based on an incoming call signal, and synthesizing the generated callee name and reporting a sound when an incoming call occurs A step of referring to the setting about whether or not, and when the incoming call occurs, if an operation is performed by the second operation unit, an incoming call response is made, and the operation by the first operation unit is performed. In some cases, the method is an incoming call processing method for a mobile terminal device, comprising: performing a process different from a previously set process.

  According to the present invention, the user can appropriately select whether or not to read out the caller.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a portable terminal device of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a mobile phone 10 as a mobile terminal device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the appearance of the mobile phone 1.
The mobile phone 10 is a so-called foldable mobile phone having a movable mechanism. FIG. 2A is a front view in an opened state (open state), and FIG. 2B is a closed state (closed state). (C) is a side view in the open state, and (d) is a side view in the closed state.

The mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment has a voice reading function in addition to the function of a normal mobile phone, and when there is an incoming call, the voice reading function operates so that the callee name can be read out. It is configured.
In the mobile phone 10, the user can set in advance whether or not to read out the callee name when there is an incoming call.
Regardless of the user setting, when an incoming call is actually received, whether or not to read out the callee name or whether or not to continue reading is changed by a key operation.

  Hereinafter, the configuration and function of each unit of the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment, and the voice reading control will be described in order.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 10 includes a communication processing unit 11 including a transmission / reception antenna 111, a memory 12, a key input unit 13, an open / close switch 14, a sub display unit 15, a main display unit 16, The audio processing unit 17 includes a speaker 171 and a microphone 172, a reading key input unit 18, and a control unit (CPU) 19.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, the main body case 100 of the mobile phone 10 has an open / closed state in which a key input side main body case 101 and a display side main body case 102 are connected by a movable mechanism (not shown). Configured to do.

The communication processing unit 11 performs a wireless communication operation via the base station, for example, a telephone number calling operation or an e-mail transmission / reception operation.
The communication processing unit 11 includes a transmission / reception antenna 111, and modulates voice information, e-mail, etc. processed by the control unit 19 to perform wireless communication using radio waves, and a base (not shown) by the transmission / reception antenna 111. Send to the station.
Further, the communication processing unit 11 demodulates various information such as electronic mail and voice information transmitted from the base station by radio and received by the transmission / reception antenna 111 and outputs the demodulated information to the control unit 19.
The transmission / reception antenna 111 is built in the key input side main body case 101 or the display side main body case 102 and is not exposed to the outside in FIG.

The memory 12 includes a non-volatile memory such as an EEPROM, and stores a control program for transmitting and receiving calls and mails, an Internet browser, message data, an address book in which names and telephone numbers are registered.
The memory 12 stores a speech reading database including a text string necessary for a reading function to be described later. In this database, text strings for reading are systematically arranged so that the connection relationship before and after is established as a sentence.

The key input unit 13 has an end (end call) / power key, a start (call) key, a plurality of numeric keys corresponding to numbers, etc., and when these keys are operated by the user, Input information is output to the control unit 19.
The key input unit 13 includes a key for responding to incoming calls. As a response to an incoming call, in addition to a normal incoming call response, an incoming call hold or incoming call rejection is also included. The key for responding to this incoming call corresponds to the second operation unit of the present invention.

The open / close switch 14 is a switch for detecting the open / closed state of the mobile phone 10.
Various technologies can be applied to the specific configuration of the open / close switch 14. For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, a contact portion is provided on each of the key input side main body case 101 and the display side main body case 102. In the closed state (FIG. 2 (b)), the two contacts are electrically non-conductive so that the device can be turned off.
For example, when the mobile phone 10 is in the closed state, the open / close switch 14 is turned on (ON state), and in the open state, the open / close switch 14 is turned off (OFF state), and the control unit 19 changes the state of the open / close switch. By detecting, the open / close state of the mobile phone 10 is determined.

The sub display unit 15 has a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) and is visually recognized by the user in the closed state as shown in FIG.
The main display unit 16 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) and is visually recognized by the user in the open state as shown in FIG.
The sub display unit 15 and the main display unit 16 display the text of the received e-mail and various text data stored in the memory 12 in the closed state and the open state, respectively.

The audio processing unit 17 includes an audio processing circuit, and is connected to a speaker 171 that outputs audio for a call function and a microphone 172 that inputs audio.
The sound processing unit 17 performs predetermined processing on the sound collected by the microphone 172 and supplies the processed sound to the control unit 19. In addition, the voice processing unit 17 performs predetermined processing on the voice information (for example, ring tone data) supplied from the control unit 19 and outputs the processed information from the speaker 171.
In addition, this audio | voice processing part 17 is one Embodiment of the alerting | reporting part of this invention.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the speaker 171 includes two voice output units, that is, a reception speaker 171a and a ringer speaker 171b, and outputs a voice as a processing result of a reading function to be described later. .
Furthermore, the speech processing unit 17 has a speech synthesis circuit, and converts the text data supplied from the control unit 19 into speech data when reading, and receives a reception speaker 171a or a ringer speaker 171b as a speech output unit. To synthesize a voice and output the voice.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the reading key input unit 18 includes a push-down button 18a disposed in the center of the display-side main body case 102, and an input circuit for switch input by the button. The The push button 18a is an embodiment of the first operation unit of the present invention.
When the push button 18a is operated, a reading setting to be described later is changed when an incoming call is received.

  The control unit 19 is mainly composed of a microcomputer and controls the entire mobile phone 1. For example, the control unit 19 controls the wireless transmission / reception of various types of information in the communication processing unit 11, the processing of audio information for the audio processing unit 17, the display control of information on the main display unit 16, and the input information of the key input unit 13. Responsive processing, access control to the memory 12, and the like are performed.

The control unit 19 executes a reading function.
At that time, the control unit 19 sequentially scans the text string from the first character, refers to the reading database in the memory 12 in advance, and performs speech synthesis in units of sentences while considering the connection relationship before and after. Text data is supplied to the speech synthesizer 20.
Further, the control unit 19 performs control so as to perform, for example, sentence-by-sentence speech synthesis, and according to this reading function, for example, it is possible to change to male sound, change to female sound, change the reading speed, and the like. .
The control unit 19 determines the open / closed state of the mobile phone 10 based on the output of the open / close switch 14 and then notifies the audio processing unit 17 of the audio output destination for reading.

When there is an incoming call, the control unit 19 operates a reading function for the callee name. At this time, as a reading function, a text reading method is used instead of a method of outputting voice data for reading, and a text string is extracted / generated to read the text.
That is, when there is an incoming call, the control unit 19 searches the address book in the memory 12 to see if the incoming callee name is registered. Further, when registered in the address book, the callee name is extracted and a text for reading is generated. When generating the text for reading, the voice reading database in the memory 12 is referred to.
This text for reading is supplied to the voice processing unit 17 and outputted as voice. For example, if the callee name is recognized as “Wada” as a result of the search, the text “Wada is a phone call” is generated as the text to be read out.

  The control unit 19 is an embodiment of the caller name extraction unit of the present invention. The control unit 19 and the voice processing unit 17 are an embodiment of the voice synthesis unit of the present invention.

If the incoming callee name is not registered in the address book, the notification text stored in advance in the memory 12 is extracted and supplied to the voice processing unit 17.
The notification text is a text that does not specify the callee name, for example, “It is a telephone”.

  In the following, a case where a call is made as an incoming call will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to a call, but is applicable to all incoming operations of data that can be obtained by wireless communication by a user, such as an incoming call by e-mail. Can do.

The control unit 19 sets any one of “automatic” / “manual” / “off” according to the user's selection for the above-mentioned reading function for the callee name. Hereinafter, this setting is referred to as “reading setting”.
The control unit 19 is an embodiment of the setting unit and the control unit of the present invention.

  When the reading setting is “automatic”, as described above, when there is an incoming call, the address book in the memory 12 is automatically searched for the name of the callee of the incoming call. Depending on the search result, the text to be read out or the text for notification is synthesized by voice and output as voice.

After the text to be read or the notification text is synthesized and output as a voice, the ringtone may be output as a voice. In that case, the output of the ring tone is continued until the key for responding to the incoming call such as response to incoming call, incoming call hold, incoming call rejection, or the like is operated or the incoming call processing is completed.
As a result, even when the callee name is missed, the user can reliably respond to an incoming call.

  When the reading setting is “manual”, when there is an incoming call, a voice is output by a preset ring tone. The control unit 19 supplies the set ringtone digital data (ringtone data) to the voice processing unit 17, and the voice processing unit 17 amplifies and outputs the ringtone data after analog conversion.

When the push button 18a is operated during voice output with a ring tone, the same operation as the above-described “automatic” setting is performed. Further, the address book in the memory 12 is searched for whether the name of the incoming callee is registered, and according to the search result, the text for reading or the text for notification is generated and output as voice. That is, the reading function is manually executed.
Even when the push-down button 18a is operated, the reading function operates only in the case of an incoming call, and the subsequent reading setting is not “automatic”.

  When the reading setting is “off”, as in the case where the reading setting is “manual”, when there is an incoming call, a sound is output by the set ringtone. However, unlike the case where the reading setting is “manual”, the reading function does not operate even if the push button 18a is operated while the voice is output by the ring tone.

Heretofore, each component of the mobile phone 10 has been described.
Next, the operation of the mobile phone 10 will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the display operation of the main display unit 16 when the reading setting is selected. FIG. 3 shows an example in which the reading setting is “manual”.

In FIG. 3, a screen SC <b> 1 is a menu screen of the mobile phone 10. When the user selects “2 incoming / reception” with the cursor on this menu screen or presses down the numeric key “2” in the key input unit 13, the screen SC2 is entered.
The screen SC2 is a screen for setting the reading setting. On this screen, when the user selects “2 manual” with the cursor or presses down the numeric key “2” in the key input unit 13, the screen SC3 is entered.
The screen SC3 notifies the user that the reading setting is “manual”.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the reading setting is determined / changed by the user, the control unit 19 confirms the reading setting and reads out the subsequent incoming calls by the determined / changed reading setting. Control the function.

  Next, a reading operation at the time of an incoming call of the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 is a state transition diagram showing a reading operation when an incoming call is received. In the figure, “operation” means an operation on the push button 18a.
The control unit 19 controls the reading function based on the three states 1 to 3 corresponding to the reading setting.

(1) When the reading setting is “OFF” When there is an incoming call, the control unit 19 performs control based on the state 1 in FIG. 4. That is, the mobile phone 10 outputs the ring tone set at that time.
When the reading setting is “OFF”, even if the push button 18a is operated, there is no transition to other states (state 2 and state 3).

(2) When the reading setting is “manual” When there is an incoming call, the control unit 19 performs control based on the state 2 of FIG. That is, the mobile phone 10 outputs the ring tone set at that time.
Then, when the push button 18a is operated while outputting the ring tone, the control unit 19 makes a transition to the state 3 as shown in FIG. That is, the output of the ringtone is stopped and the address book is searched based on the telephone number related to the incoming call. If the corresponding callee name can be extracted, the text to be read out (for example, “Wada is a phone call”) is output as a voice. When the callee name cannot be extracted, the notification text (for example, “It is a telephone”) is output as voice (read-out output).

  In this way, setting the reading setting to “manual” is effective when the user wants to select the ring tone or the reading output each time according to the user's situation. For example, when the user is in a public place, if the user responds to an incoming call without operating the push button 18a, the call destination is not known to the surrounding people, and privacy is maintained. Further, when the user is not in a public place, it is convenient because the callee name can be known by reading out by operating the push button 18a.

(3) When the reading setting is “automatic” When there is an incoming call, the control unit 19 performs control based on the state 3 in FIG. That is, the mobile phone 10 searches the address book based on the telephone number related to the incoming call. If the corresponding callee name can be extracted, the text to be read out (for example, “Wada is a phone call”) is output as a voice. When the callee name cannot be extracted, the notification text (for example, “It is a telephone”) is output as voice (read-out output).
When the push button 18a is operated while the callee name is being read out, the control unit 19 makes a transition to the state 2 as shown in FIG. That is, reading out is stopped and the ringtone set at that time is output.

  Thus, setting the reading setting to “automatic” is effective when the user wants to select a ring tone or a reading output in advance according to the user's situation. For example, when the user is in a public place, if the user operates the push button 18a to change to the output of a ring tone, the call destination is not known to the surrounding people, and privacy is maintained. Further, when the user is not in a public place, it is convenient because the callee name can be known by reading out as it is.

  It should be noted that whether the reading setting is “automatic” or “manual” may be selected by the user according to the usage status of the mobile phone 10 of the user.

Further, after the reading text / notification text is read out by the reading function, the ring tone may be output continuously. In that case, the output of the ring tone is continued until the key for responding to the incoming call such as response to incoming call, incoming call hold, incoming call rejection, or the like is operated or the incoming call processing is completed.
As a result, even if the user has missed the read-out output, the user can reliably deal with an incoming call.

  As described above, according to the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment, when there is an incoming call, the reading function that reads out and reads out the callee name related to the incoming call from the address book, and whether the reading function is operated. The user can set in advance whether or not to read out the callee name, and privacy is maintained.

Further, according to the cellular phone 10 according to the present embodiment, as a reading setting, when the incoming call is received, the callee name is automatically read, and when a predetermined button is operated, the incoming call is received only when the incoming call is received. "Automatic" setting to switch to sound, "Manual" setting to output ringtone when there is an incoming call, and to read out the callee name only when the specified button is operated Therefore, the user can select stop / start of reading according to the situation regardless of the reading setting.
Therefore, privacy can be maintained according to the user's situation while ensuring the user's convenience by reading the callee name.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a mobile phone according to an embodiment. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an appearance of a mobile phone 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display operation of the main display part 16 in the case of selecting reading-out setting. It is a state transition diagram showing a reading operation at the time of incoming call.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Mobile phone 100 ... Main body case 101 ... Key input side main body case 102 ... Display side main body case 11 ... Communication processing part 111 ... Transmission / reception antenna 12 ... Memory 13 ... Key input part 14 ... Open / close switch 15 ... Sub display part 16 ... Main Display unit 17 ... Sound processing unit sound 171 ... Speaker 172 ... Microphone 18 ... Reading key input unit 19 ... Control unit

Claims (8)

When an incoming call occurs, a caller name generation unit that generates a caller name of the incoming call based on an incoming signal;
A setting unit for setting whether to synthesize and report a call destination name generated by the caller name generation unit;
A first operation unit that does not respond to an incoming call when an operation is performed on the incoming call; a second operation unit that responds;
When an incoming call is received, if an operation is performed by the second operation unit, an incoming call response is performed. If an operation is performed by the first operation unit, a process different from the preset process is performed. A control unit for controlling to perform
A portable terminal device comprising: And a notification unit that performs incoming call notification,
When the first operation unit is operated during the incoming call notification, the control unit sets the caller name for the incoming call even if the setting unit is set to report the caller name. The portable terminal device according to claim 1, wherein no sound is reported. And a notification unit that performs incoming call notification,
When the first operation unit is operated during the incoming call notification, the control unit sets the caller name for the incoming call even if the setting unit does not report the caller name. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal device reports a sound.   The said control part stops the operation | movement of the said alerting | reporting part and operates the said speech synthesizing part, when operation by the said 1st operation part is made during operation | movement of the said alerting | reporting part. 3. The mobile terminal device according to 3.   The control unit operates the notifying unit again until the second operation unit is operated or the incoming call processing is completed after an incoming call occurs and the voice synthesizer reports a caller name. The portable terminal device according to claim 4, wherein: A storage unit for storing an address book in which name and address information are registered in pairs;
The caller name extraction unit searches the storage unit when an incoming call occurs, and when the address of the calling sound for the incoming call is registered in the address book, it is registered as a pair with the address. 6. The portable terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a name is extracted as a caller name, and a predetermined character string is extracted when the name is not registered in the address book. A notification unit that performs incoming call notification;
A first operation unit that does not respond to an incoming call when an operation is performed during an incoming call notification; a second operation unit that responds;
When an incoming call occurs, a caller name generation unit that generates a caller name of the incoming call based on an incoming signal;
When a call arrives, a first setting for synthesizing and reporting a call destination name generated by the caller name generation unit, and a second setting for not performing voice synthesis are set in advance. A setting section to be set;
When an incoming call occurs, the setting of the setting unit is referred to whether or not the callee name is sounded. If the first setting is made, the callee name is reported, and if the second setting is made, the call is made. A control unit that does not report the name of the name,
The control unit stops the incoming call notification when the operation by the second operation unit is performed during the incoming call notification, and performs an incoming call response, and when the operation by the first operation unit is performed. If the setting of the setting part is set to the first setting for the callee name sound, the callee name is not sounded for the incoming call, and the callee name is set for the incoming call if the second setting. A portable terminal device, characterized in that control is performed so as to perform the sound notification. An incoming call processing method for a mobile terminal device having a first operation unit that does not respond to an incoming call and a second operation unit that makes a response when an operation is performed on the incoming call,
Generating an incoming caller name based on the incoming signal when an incoming call occurs;
Referring to the setting for whether to synthesize and report the generated callee name;
When the incoming call is received, if an operation is performed by the second operation unit, an incoming call response is performed. If an operation is performed by the first operation unit, the process is different from a preset process. Processing steps;
An incoming call processing method for a mobile terminal device, comprising:

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